Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1842-01-29
JANUARY n.

So W.
SENATE.
Tho J'arnal having been read. tho business q ,m.
~ need win II message fnir the President OF Inc
U.iisd States. trausmiui 9 nrcuuus.
BANkRuPF Law.
About one hundred m'TaIrIals were presented
WIS mr'rnnS, rem Irtraiing og,ins' tho rapcaI
p'slP"hein ~ or aiaculmtu' OF the Blukugd Inv.
Mr. Taliinadgs presented between nyrulv-Gy.
AMI thidy renlJIsIrLGceI, raosI OGihrm belonging 10
llc country.
Inc Massachusetts 5 nat ,s presented seven me.
MORALS ofa Ike ch1rlcicG Mr. Clay. ten or twelve;
Mr. Phelps. one h0m NcHnGnI: Mr. nuutl..lou. n..
lron Conneciicul; Mr. Srmuo.s one ryn, M N.
Island; Mr. Wnlksr. onn of tho ,au, rb,r,c,., ~,
Henderson prc.onicd like memorials also. I'm,
memena!, pteaeutel were from all SECTIONS Of coan.
.ty.
The morning business occuIi - The tinc Of the
Seh' to ~ "a very late hour, wh.u aI tvva o'clock. lh.
Senate procse led To the sousidrution Of
THE GENERAL BANKRUPT BILL.
Ihc ball was announced as IN Cummnue, orthe
Whole having hal n sUconJ reading.
Mr. Berueu, as Chairman uf tie Committee on
Tic Judiciary. took occasion to express hs views up
on The Bill, and with great ireedom.
The spectacle was ono showing forth The insinbJ.
NV Of our Government, aud as such might pra.iGs
Tie enemies Of free Government. With a few brief
introductory remarks, Mr Berricn. pruccedee 10 the
arsumcnI IN defence Ut TIE Inv IL WIS n very
'S'bhfe's hpHl ~ Tue q sc unu logical
character Of the argun.ni. and for Tho honesty of
purpose aud goodness of heart displayed 5y the
speaker. The Constitutional power was defended
10 a maSierly manner, aud all The incidental qses.
lions growIng ouiuf 70. =
Mr. Berrien soon after three o'cl,ck. yielded the
h'or on n motion made by Mr. Huntington. Of Con.
nccnrut, iO GO INTO Executive Session.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr. Sprrgg commenced n speech. or rather pro-
UFarI NaND. IL -
mary remarks, before introducing IN amendment.
lie VS. proceeding with lhen. occasionally creating
some laughter Ly his cccentriciiy uf matter and
manner when, one O'Clock having cpme ruund
Mr. Gilmer interrupted The gentleman. for Inc pur.
pnse Of calling up his resolution tceusuring Mr. A.
dstfS)of Yesterday.
Mr. : fillmore hoped The House would give nnoib.
or u The bill and thought 1t might he disposed
Of. Bon a different disposition beng m,niCcs,.b n
motion was made TO lay Mr. Gi.m ,es resolution, on
the table and the yeas and nays were called upon n.
which were, avcs 81. nues lie.
Mr NJ concluded his brief support Of his soIem,
restitution, with a Geclamiion that, if ne knew IA.
own heart, he would have invoked The s,ms cct,,,.
upon his own f'her. II lie hal been the insirums. I
Of 80 dsePa wound upon thc honor and safety Of the
Republic.
A1cr Mr VI sqt down. the S ,e,Ec, said ,b,, no
courtesy the geutismm fmr Massachusetts. would
be entitled 10 the floor if he saw proper 10 lake A.
Mr. Adams then rnsc sloyly,auj began by asking
What had taken possession Of he ideas and5udgmrnl
of The gcntemIn from Kentuck,l
lie called Tor The reading ofihe fri pau Of The
Declaration ni Independence, and when IL had bcen
dune, There sad he Mr. 4 is what he petition 4
have preacaici Is b1sed upI1. The right Of The
people 10 alter. or throw OF any fsIn of gpycrum Mt
"hrn % has become gnsvious anil oppressive.
Mr. Adam. briefly defended himself from Inc
chIfge 81 high treason which had been a, g,,ssIy
.e'o'IeJ az him. and said that be had been plriicn
tfIy caHii'us briors hr presented this petition 10 IN.
'ofm himself of the hct Of be- hiring genuine. anJ
when hs presented u, 10 d. IL 10 such n FUN a. ro
show "hai hr VeuiabIe Olgect was. NIv. said Mr.
p. D. not iho time 90 g. ini0 The whole merts Of
ihs su3Iec'. but when the House had acted up,p
iho question before %, be hoped 70 defend bipseIC
and 20 show that on aueppt 10 control The aT, ir. of
me Republic by n coalition Of N0rlhsrn Dem ,crts
"iih southern slaveholdor. bad been going on ior
seven years PasL and that unless Il we've arrested. r
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