The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-01-14

Monroe, Thompson Of Mississippi, Fillmore, Curtis,
Vanderpoel. Barnard, and Pope.
Mr. EVERETT inquired II il intended that
the effect Of the bill should be retrospective If that
was to be the effect he thought that the bill itself ought
not 10 pass.
Mr.. HABERSHAM objected he said to the whole
BILL well to the bill passed at the last session of
Congress- for he believed the operation was partial
lie moved therefore, To recommit the bill TO the Com
mitiee ON the Judiciary, with the following nstruc-
tons:
10 report bill to abolish imprisonment for debt
under process issuing from the Courts of the United
States in all except where the Judgment shall be
against an cthcer of the United States for dealcation
in his office"
Mr. PECK sustained briefly the motion to recon-
init.
Mr. SERGEANT explained his views in relation
70 the constitutional point between the United
states and the several States and earnestly opposed
the amendment
Mr.. BRIGGS here rose, and reminded the House
ihat Mr. NAYLoR, who entitled to the floor in
continuation of his argument, had yielded to his col
league, (Mr. SERaEANr,) under the supposon that
the bill would be disposed Of in few moments
When several voices called for the previous ques
tion"
Mr., VANDERPOEL said he would move the pre-
vlous question If the gentleman from Massachusetts
(Mr Briggs would give way
And Mr.. BRIGGS having yielded the floor
Mr.. VANDERPOEL moved the previous ques-
ton.
And there was a second
The SPEAKER said that the previous question
would cut all the motion to recommt and weuld bring
the House to a vote, first the amendment and then
on the third reading of the bill.
And the House ordered that the main question
should be put.
Mr.. ADAMS asked for the yeas and nays on his
amendment, which were ordered, and, being taken,
were yeas 81, nays no.
So the amendment was rejected.
And the bill (having been ordered TO third reading
at this time) was read third time and passed.
1t is in the following words.
"A BILL supplementary TO an act TO abolish mpris-
onmeAt for debt in certain
BE IL enacted By the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatires Of The United States Of America in Con-
gress assembled That the act entitled Gan act to abo
sh Imprisonment for debt in certain cases, approved
February twenty eighteen hundred and thirty
nine, shall be SO construed as to abolish Imprisonment
for debt process issuing out of any court OF the
United States, in all cases whatever where, by the
laws of any State in which the said Court shall be
held the Imprisonment for debt has been, or shall
hereafter be, abolished
Mr.. SERGEANT, from the Committee on the
Judiciary reported three bills from the Senate viz,
To confirm to the State of Indiana, the land select
ed by her for that portion of the Wabash and Erie
nal which lies between the mouth of Tippecanoe river
and Tcrre Haute, and for other purposes
To prevent the counterfeiitng of any foreign copper
gold silver or other CON- and to prevent the bringing
intothe United States uttering any counterfeit for
egn copper gold, silver, or other coin
To amend act entitled An act more effectually to
provide for the punishment of certain crimes against
the United Stat es and for ether purposes
These bills were then committed to the Committee
of the Whole on the state of the Union
Mr. CAMPBELL, Of South Carolina, again asked
leave to move a resolution which was read al the
Clerks table, and is as follows;
Resoired, That the Speaker of this House be re-
quested to issue subpoena duces tecum to Samuel
Hart, Esq prothonotary Of the Court of Common
Pleas for the city and county of Philadelphia, direct
ing the said Samuel Hart Esq. TO appear personally
or by deputy before this House at O'clock p M on
Friday the 18th nstsnt with the election returns and
other papers file in his office relating the Con-
gressional Election in the Third Congressional Dis
trlct in the State of Pennsylvania in 1888 there to be
examined in evidence in the case Of the contested
election pending between C. j. Ingersoll and
Charles Naylor from the said Congressional District
Several members objected.
Mr.. CAMPBELL then moved suspension of the
rules TO enable him introduce the resolution and
the question put and decided in the negative with
out division.
PENNSYLVANIA CONTESTED ELECTION
of the contested election from the Third COMPRESSION
al District of the State of Pennsylvania between Mr.
Nayor and Mr. lngerso
Mr.. NAYLOR resumed his argument from yester-
day IN support of his right to the seat now held by
The House adjourned.