The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-01-18
CONGRESS.

The subject (Repeal of the Bankrupt
bl) which occupied the House yesterday was,
from its intrinsic nature of an all absorbing in
erest. though the course of the proceedings was
mol such as TO be attractive TO mere auditor
The mode of conducting the business in the
first stages was mere transcript OF what trans
pired on Saturday. The dulness Of routine was,
about two o'clock, relieved by a speech from
Mr. Granger in opposition to the repeal
The first act, after some propositions TO amend
the Journal was motion for the call of the
House. The vote was taken by the yeas and
nays, and the motion negatived by a large ma
iorry A motion TO lay the appeal on the table
which was the unfinished business of Satur-
day-was also negalived. The Speaker had
decided, that the House was obliged to go on
with the reception of petitions Mr.. Wise APP
pealed from the decision, and the question was
laken to-day when the Chair was not sus-
tanned.
The question then was shall the Repeal bill
be rejected, and the previous question was or
dered without a division. At this moment, Mr..
Roosevelt rose to point of order-nsisting, as
we understood him, that he had right to pre-
sent certain petitions on The point then at issue
before the question was decided. Much con-
fusion ensued, and several members in success
sion would insist on addressing the House not
withstandng the cries Of order resounding from
various quarters, and the repeated commands OF
the Speaker ordering them TO take their seats.
Previous 10 the movement made by Mr..
Roosevelt, Mr.. Granger made the speech to
which we have alluded He spoke with earn
estness against the repeal-insisting that the
opinions of the nation had not been consulted
that the petitions against the repeal had not
been considered-that the honest and industr-
GUS were interested in having the Bankrupt act
carried into execution-that banks and brokers
urged its repeal. He accused those, who voted
for the bill at the extra session and now advo-
Gated its repeal, of cruelty and inconsistency.
Mr.. Marshall replied, that many of those who
voted for the billat the extra session, did with
out having been able to ascertain the will Of
their constituents and with the expressed re-
servation that they were at liberty to consult
that will and act hereafter in accordance with it,
The charge of inconsistency and cruelty was,
therefore, gIoundless.
Order having been with some difficulty re-
stored, after the confusion produced by the point
of order raised by Mr.. Roosevelt, the vote was
taken, shall the main question be put, and
decided in the affirmative by vote of 12l to 90
Mr.. Sellers asked to be excused from voting,
and wished to give the reasons for his request
He was Immediately called to order hut mi hp-
fore he had said, that he was of opinion, that
the intention Of deferring the time when the bill
should 60 into effect was with the design that
II might receive at the present session such
amendments as reflection, in the intermediate
time, would teach to be judicious, and he held
the chairman Of the Judiciary committee respon-
slble to him for neglect in proposing them.
The question was then put-sha the bill, re-
pealing the Bankrupt act, be rejected? And it
was decided in the negative, ayes 81, nays l2l.
The bill having been read a second time, Mr..
Williams, Of North Carolina moved that it be
OF carrying It into execution be deferred until
the lst Of March, and report certain amendments.
substitute was offered by Mr. Kennedy which
was not in or'ler at the time.
AT o'clock there was probability that the
Repeal bill would be PASSED before the House
would adjourn.
P. S. The Bankrupt bill was repealed by vote
of l26 TO "a.
The Senate was principally employed in the
passage Of private bills.