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nounccment in the Senote, when that body adj |
ourned.
Tuesday, Dec. 20.
Nothing Of much importance was transacted
in the Senate.
In the House, Mr.. Gwin asked leave to offer
resolution calling on the President for any Of
fetal information he may have received relative
to the recent mutiny on board the brig Somers,
the number of executions, of what grade Of Of.
ficers, &c. Objection being made, Mr.. e. moved
suspension of the rules for its reception, which
motion was rejected without division.
Mr.. Fillmore moved to 60 into Committee of
the Whole to resume the consideration Of the
App ropraton bill.
Mr.. Everett hoped the motion would not pre-
vail, but that the bill to repeal the Bankrupt act
(Which had been postponed till today would be
taken up.
The House having disagreed to Mr. .Fillmore's
motion by Yeas,0S Nays 80, took up the bill for
the repeal Of the Bankrupt Law, introduced as
will be reccollected, some days since by Mr.
Everett, of Vii
Mr.. Everett stated that he had voted for the
Bankrupt Law when it passed, and against its
repeal at the last Session. He was glad that it
had been passed it had had greater benefi.
cial effect in relieving the country from the load
of bankruptcy, of ruin and dstres that had been
cast upon it, generally speaking. without the
fault of the bankrupts themselves, but from the
action Of the Government, and from unavoidable
msfortunes--among which he noticed the great
fire in New. York, producing probable loss of
S20000,O00D than any other measure which had
been passed by Congress.
But he had never desired it to be permanent
measured its beneficial effects he considered all
accomplished, and as prospective act, partcu.
larly in its voluntary provisions, he considered il
destructive Of all confidence between man and
man.
Mr. Barnard of New-Yorl, and Mr.. Winthrop
of Boston, spoke in opposition to repeal, and
severaothcrs in favor, and the House adjoured
without any definite action upon the Bill.
Wednesday, Dec. 81, 1912.
In the Senate, to-day, Mr. Berrien presented
| petition from number of citizens of New
York, demonstrating against the repeal Of the
Bankrupt Law, and Mir. Benton presented a
memorial from Washington county, Vermont,
asking for its repeal.
Mr.. Benton offered a resolution, which lies
over under the rule, calling upon the President
to communicate to the Senate any correspon-
dence which took place pending the recent he.
gotiatons between the United States and Great
Britain, upon the subject of The State Debts
Mr.. Linn also offered resolution, which was
adopted, calling upon the Secretary of War to
communicate the report of Lieutenant fremont
giving the result OF the exploring expedition to
the Rocky Mountains.
Mr.. Linn, from the Select Committee, repor.
ted bill for the occupation and settlement OF
the Oregon Territory.
In the House, the bill for the repeal Of the
Bankrupt act was then taken up. Mr. Pickens's
pending motion for the previous question fail
ed Of a second-ayes GO nays 81.
! MIR. Barnard then withdrew his motion tc
commit the bill carrying with it the amend
ment Of CT. IngersollD and moved an amend
mcnt to the bill to provide for the repeal of the
voluntary provisions of the law, and that the
repeal shall not affect applications made before
18th OF March next.
Messrs Underwood, Gushing, Charles Brown
Arnold, and others, spoke in favor of amending
the bill and against its repeal. Messrs Hopkins
Cave, Johnson, and Wise, advocated an uncon
ditanal repeal. Without taking the question
the House adjourned.
Thursday, Dec. 90.
SENATE.-On motion of Mr. McRoberts
the committee on commerce was instructed t,
enquire into the expedency of making appro
prlations for the improvement Of the navigation
Of the Mississippi.
; Mr. Benton's resolutions inquirng of tn,
President whether the British Minister ha
, made any proposition to the Government in re
gard to the assumption of State debts, wal
, adopted. Ayes 36, Nays II.
The resolution 10 raf."L tho nne VI Ter
Jackson was taken up, and preliminary debate
of some interest arose, in which Messrs. Linn
t Buchanan and Allen warmly debated its passag,
c and justified the conduct of Gen Jackson in thi
case, and Mcssrs. Bayard and Crttenden ex
pressed their willingness to vote for the bill
so modified that their support of il could not b
construed into sanction OF the principles o
which Gen. Jackson acted. Mr. B. introduce
r the pamphlet recently published by "a Ken
0 tuckan on this subject, and wished the resc
luton, with this pamphlet, referred to the Con-
! mtee on the Judiciary, that the subject migf
+ be fully investigated.
# The further consideration Of the resolutio
was postponed till Tuesday next And the Ser
ate adjourned.
In the HOUSE the Bankrupt Bill was la
over and the appropriation Bill taken up.
An amendment Of MIR Tilnghast to appr'
pirate 100000 for The publication OF the accoul
of the Exploring Expedition uas adopted.
,e The bill was reported TO the House, whel
Is tie previous question was applied. Mr.. Gwin
!, , amendment, striking out all the appropriate
"A for the survey was concurred in: Yeas III
10 Nays S4. Mr.. Tilllnghast's amendment (givs
10 above) WINS non-concured in. No other impo
IT, tant amendments were made. The bill W
We then passed.
a. Friday, Dec. 90
or In the Senate, after some unimportant pr
RS liminary business Mr.. Evans moved to take
b. the civil and diplomatic bill, the committee ha
ing reported it without amendment.
OF No objections being made, the bill was co
- sdered as in committee of the whole, report
o. 10 the Senate, and finally passed.
nd The Private Secretary OF the President tn
Of appeared with two communications from I
So President in answer to Resolutions adopted ys
h. terday.
he The President states that no communicate.
ne formal or informal, or otherwise, passed betwe
in the Secretary Of State and Lord Ashburton I
on on the subject of the State Debts. This answ
70. coming in response 10 a Resolution adopted {
led ly yesterday, was listened to with much int
ur- est Being read, it was laid on the table.
The other Communication was in answer
TO- the Resolution, in which was stated (upon
1 ,v subject of the North Western Boundary tina
re- was not compatible with the public interest
cal communicate any information at present I
communication was laid upon the table and
dered to be printed.
ter Several Executive communications were