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UNTxED STATS eaNATg
The Trsasagy Nois Bin Hes received
u rs eersso ihis ncEnieg'
oRanAPRAKn ASH ONO cAnAn.
Ths On to surrsassr Ne Csass stsek
% AaEylsnd, bsfora the Ssnsla % Fri-
day, vas hssIly passed oad ssnl 10 The
House Coz eOaeunenes.
otsFRgoR BAxEs.
MF. SerFsck ASKED lssvo % tsks oP
TIE bill 10 revivs ssd eoalinos the baak-
ing powers 10 The District Of Columoia.
AF. TappaD opposed TIE mosioa, a. be
ever does every lhiog pefisisicg 90 the
interests Of tha District. ils thoagAl
there vas time eaongh for action.
Mr.. AlIen hoped also that there woeld
Be po.Ipoosmeat Of The measure saiii
some future day.
Mr.. Benton took occasion 10 make =
speseh against the Bsnks In the diseussioa
Of the question Whistler the Dtslriet Bank
bill should be taken up OF not
Nc. Cfittenden. 81 oae o'elOek-lhe
special order having been eallsd-movsd
tia, the Bankrupt bill be taken up
hr. Msrriek insisted that &c anV thing
wa TO be done sog the District Banks.
nov Was the TINE. The yeas and nsvs
were demanded on bic motion, and tie
follaving was he FssOlt.
Ysss-le. Nsys-27.
BANKRUPT BILL.
The General Bankrupt Bill vas thea
taken up without opposition.
Nj. Hubbard moved that the bill Be
Eeeommiited with Instructions 20 report
eerisin smendnenls materially affecting
the bill. and dssiGned TO AFFECT lie passage.
ITO include cegporsiioas" was one Of
The ipsiFuetioea Riven. Other smood-
menis were rquslly Objeriionable.
The yeSS andnays we're ordered, and
the proposition was voted down by the
folloIing vote -
'Ysas-l6. Nays-20.
As soon - the vote Uas declared, Mr.
Hubbsrd. deleFGsiasd siill TO oppose the
bail. inIToduced biz amendment separate.
". beginniaR with the ono 10 include all
elssSes-of chartered corporations.
Mr.. Clay Of Ala. opposed the ansad.
meal, and came 10 direct conflict with
the prominent supporters Of the Admiuis-
traiiOn party. MF. Clay Was 81 opinion
that notWithsIaE ding there bad been enc.
two and three sDspen,ionS. yet there
could be TO FessOa for including State
corporations. The amendment Wa m.
Constitutional -obviously sO-and the
Sists Of AlSbama could nol consent to
il.
Mr Sewer eEprr'sed be suFpFise that
gone furher--thai = not ineInded
With Corporations. Sls'es. subjects. liber-
ties and sll lie should have pat them
sll ap ~ auction a opeel Why stop
here YoQ have the same right 10 in.
Glade the States ss their Corporations
Ths States ere yOaF masieFS. said De. 8.
aad 700 their ssTVa0tS, undertaking. 10
dictate terms 20 them. The country too.
was . good deal ombarrassed. aud if there
ever vas iime for forbeaFanee now was
the time. Charity end mercy became
the Government, Gnd iasiead Of resoFting
70 violeat means. We were boe0d 20 re-
sort 10 pacific measures. If State inst.
tutions had done wrong. il belonged TO the
States 70 correct them aad not 10 the Go.
VsTpmeni.
I care not. said Mr.. Sewer. what are
the opiaions Of hlF. Van BvTsn upon the
subject, nor do care what are the opia-
iouS Of any body eise--Mr Beaion or
any body, A State has Tighlso give lie
psoPls arss8ie. If il chooses. end il q
nolhing 90 CongFess. care not bow
others vote. bat with any rsspset for The
Cons:iiution Of Arkansas, ! eannot vote
Tor The amendment, nor do see 40 any
enc eau
Hr. Wright Of y. Y. followed, Coz lbs
PuFPose of ezpsainisg Die foFmeF vote 10
favour Of ihe passage 81 the bill. The
Coogrestonsl history Of the Bankrupt
bill Of the lest ssssioa Wss gives.
Ne. Wright wss followed By Ar. Saith
Of Coma. and Others.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The Houss to-day. on motion Of Mr..
JohE w. Jeaes Of Va. wsnl into Commit
tee Of tbs Whoie. and took up the Pen
sion Bill.