The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-07-24
CWentp=Seofnth Congress.
FIRST SESSION.
IN SENATE,
THuRspAY, July %, 1871.

THURSDAY july 81 iofi'
MIR. SMITH, Of Indiana, presented petition OF
citizens OF DeaIbon county in that State, praying
Congress for the passage of general Bankrupt law
MIR. TALLMADGE presented petitions for the
object, from New York, and Reading Berks
county, Pa.
MI WRIGHT presented a remonstrance against
the same from citizens of New York.
The following resolution submitted, yesterday, by
Mr. CLAY, Of Ala, was adopted:
hesoired, That the Secretary of the Treasury pre-
rare and lay before the Senate, list of all articles
imported and subject to duty of less than 20 per
cent al raiorem under the existing laws and, also,
restricting the rate of duties paid on each, and the
amount OF duties paid each class OF these articles,
in 1887 1888 and 1889 with the whole value OF these
articles imported in each Of these years
The resolution of MIR. BENTON was adopted re-
guessing the President Of the United States to COM
municate to the Senate the proceedings and report OF
the Commissioners appointed To examine into the con
duct OF contractors and agents on the Public Build
ings.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr.. HENDERSON
was adopted, calling the Navy Department 10 pre-
pare and lay before the Senate as early day as
possible, al the next session Of Congress report
the necessity and propriety of Naval Depot and Ma
w Yard at the Gulf of Mexico
The bill to change the place of trial of General
Gratot, was taken up, and AFTER considerable debate
the question on It's ~ ssage was negatived; Yeas 49,
nays 20
According to notice of yesterday, Mr. BERRIEN
moved TO take up the Bankrupt Bill He said that
public attention had been directed anxously 10 this
measure appeared from the numerous memorials pre-
scented since they had been in session The bill
the same that introduced al anterior session,
with single change as TO the Limitation of the time
it be in force. Ii contained two principles the
relating to voluntary bankrupts and applicable to
all persons without limit to the amount OF Indebted
ness and the other compulsory, and applicable tc
merchants, retailers, bankers, factors brokers' under
writers, and marine insurers, the amount of whose
debt must not be less than ~ 900
The motion was then carried the bill taken up and
read through by sections, the objects OF which, Mr.
B. severally and briefly explained.
debate the filth section, Mr.. BARROW
inquiring if It's provisions were not in conflict with
those of The second, which important to Louisiana
aspioecting the rights of married women and minors
under their peculiar system.
After explanation this by Messrs. BERRlEN
HUNTINGTON, WALKER, and BARROW, No
amendment being made the remainder Of the bill
read and one or two slight notifications adopted
The bill was about being reported to the Senate
when
Mr.. NICHOLSON said he Intended il offer ed b,
no one else TO move amendment to include within
the provisions of the bll all banks whether incorpo
rated or not. But as he had not prepared it, on mo-
ton of MIR. SMITH, Of Ia, with view TO give time
Tor the preparation of amendments the Senate wen
into Executive session. and after which, adjourned