Litchfield enquirer., 1842-01-06
CONGREsS1ONAL.

In Senate, Mir. Clay gave notice that he would to morrow introduce joint resolutions 1 amendatorv of the Constitution of the Uni | ted States: to restrict and limit the Veto power to appoint the Secretary ofihe Treas ] ury by Congress; and to prevent Members of Congress from accepting any appointment from the Executive during the term for which they are elected. He said he would not also propose to limit the Presidential term, as friend of his de- signed doing this.
 ! The bill introduced by Mr. Benton 10 post pone the operation of the Bankrupt Act till l tho lst of July next, so as to amend it by in- ciuding Corporations, was taken up and Mir. Berren moved it's reference 10 the Commit 1 tee on the Judiciary.
 Tho propricty of the reference of the bill to any committee. considering that the time is now so near when the Bankrupt Law is to take effect, was discussed by many Senators,
 most of them, both friends and opponents of tho aci, concurring in she opinion that re- ference was ueccCSsnry. Tho merits ot the principles of the Bankrupt bill were scarcely
 reached, although many illusions were made to it's irnpcrfctions. Mr. Mangum had heard
 from Judicial authority that unless the oft1- cers invested with the execution of the law, ns it now stands were invested with ubiQulty,
 i, could no, be carried out. He was for post
 poning tho bill till timo could be given for
 tue proper amendments MT. Calhoun con.
 cured in tbeso views. MT. Clay wns in fa.
 vor of tho law on the broad principle that it
 was demanded by tho commercial and other
 States, and because the General Government
 only had the power of passing law of this
 kind. If the bill were imperfect, he should
 have ne objection to postponng its operation
 for time 10 amend it. Mr. Buchanan urg-
 ed the impraciicability of the aci, and that
 the courts would not be able 10 perform the
 business growing out of it. Mir. Henderson said 1t might be imperfect, and might throw too much business before the courts, but all
 that could be done; and there were many
 cases under it's operation which would not
 come to courts, bu, be settled by magistrates.
 Mr. Preston had no objection 10 acting on
 this bill now 1t ought 10 Do considered be.
 fore the time arrived for the act 10 take effect.
 Mir. Huntington said that public opinion still
 remained in favor of the net. Mr. Tali- , madgo wished that the act should go into op- eration at tho time fixed, and when defects were discovered in it's operation they could r be remedicd. He was opposed so postponing - the bill and much more to repeating it. Mr. , Benton urged tho necessity of immediate } action on the bill, as but thirty days-twcn- r ty only of which were Legislation days-re' mained before the act was 10 take effect The question was then taken on me reIer' , ence, and lost; Yeas l5. Nays 25. Thus the } bill without reference remains before the f Senate.
 Tho tariff debate was continued In the . House by Mr. Hudson, who concluded bis ) able and practical speech in favor of protec' 7 ton by Mr. Payne of Ala, who opposed the , protective system as taxing one portion ofshe country unjustly for the benefit of another and replied to various previous arguments 7 by Mir. Burke of N. H., who in tone scarce:
 ly audible read speech which was supposed
 to be against protection, and in part reply: ! ing to Mr. Arnold as Mir. A. Geslingly) said he had not hoard the speech. and moved that s 1t be read by the Clerk, or laid on the table
 and ordered to be printed; and by Mr. East man in opposition to protection. who, without ) concluding, gave way to O motion for ad 3 li gae-'-;N Y. Tribune.
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