Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-01-22
LEGISLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
DEFERRED OEG.3TE.
HOUSE OF DELE GATES,
Friday, Janadry II.

REPEAL. OF THE BANKRUPT LAW.
The House having refused 10 iay The resolution Of
Mr BAyLy, on the table, liz Then rose ana moved l!e
Previous Question
Mr. ToLer read amendment: which he sad n
desired 10 offer 10 The resolution.
Mr. CkurcuFlFip called the atten. or Of the House,
10 the circumstances under which The Previous Ones
lion was moved, and IN order TO show That Inc
House should not sustain II, he would detail 81
The facts The gentleman from Preston moved to take
up his resolution; appeals were made 10 h'm 10 with
draw the mo,ion as House not full: the gen
tleman from Fauquer offered substitute, which
refused By the gentleman from Preston: the gentleman
from Louisa then read which he hoped would he
accepted; interview takes place between the gentle
ma n from Preston and Tie gentleman from Accomac,
the result Of which -, that the gentleman from Preston
wi,hdraws his molion--;akinr The loor from rber
who was no, experienced IN parliamentary proceedings
No sooner has tie motion been Withdrawn than
the gentleman from Accomac rises and oilers the
resolution previously read By iis friend from Lou
isa Tho gentleman from Rockhr:dge then
70 Law the resolution the table, wic! he
Previous Question IS promptly called. The lnusc, he
conceived were labariog under asaPprehenston and
refused TO la On the tabI" The gentleman from Acco
mac endeavors cut of al discussion, and pledges
for his side IN. knew not which exactly the gentle
mans sde) tina. they wocld no. speak. Now, asked
Mr.. c, w1s there pa:ac! any where afforded Of e
proceeding GG'i nud "a exclusive: The gentleman
from Accomac, 81 o seen 9 7 s'aa by authority, had
declared that The question Shout - taken al once lie
mir. c 5hould ofpas. such nrorredinI. and vote
AGAINST the Previous QGrs.or h,a ID he would not op
pose the passage of he .5saip,ia wien Il up.
alr BRows ii Preston. shed 70 correct tine gentle
man iror Snn,tsyiva"ia IN one paFi'cniaT he had
withdrawn hi1 ;7onn entirely A. tie suggestion Of The
gentleman from H,cGG:'ad,
Mr. JAcK.os said he had been thus far hut aten-
tive listener the debate the, had sprung M bat ike
the gentleman .Ga Y chmond he Gra,fcd IT, submit has
views on the nar'> II tie Bankrupt Law. tie avowed
himself uneonvocay IN favor Of that Law If the sub
iect be forced upon the House he considered bni
rirht that hose who in favor o the Ia" should have
an opportunity or expfesstn. their views Ihis act,
would lie remembered operated not On Virginia alone
hut on twentr-six States. This Assembly would no!
express the opinion of Virginia, bu OF the taxpayers
Of virginia; and lie opposed T. consuming the time
Of th. HOUSE in its discussion lie, therefore, was IN
cned n prnpos, lila, there should he Evening 81 ssoas
for the discussion OF Federal Rratonsti!e House re-
solviny itself into Comctcc o! the Nhole-and the
Reporter and many mem5crs Is should choose a.
tending Thus gentlemen n'ah,say what they thought
proper On the subject and still no, proong the session
OF the Legislature.
Mr. BAyLY SAID lie 10 express the strong safprze
yhch he felt al the presented 10 The coGn-
try A few days since gentlemen expressed holy
horror at the idea of debate Here was question not
recurring oeha;e--a question, upon which the mind 81
every member IN the House was made M; yet because
three gentlemen wished to en'igem srg,aia and one
of thern twentys,x States, 1t vas objected mat We
should not sustain Inc Previous Question lie womb
statement Of Rcta before Inc rouse "Hd
the country The gentlemen from Preston moved 10
sake I'd his resolution upon which the gentleman IRON
rauuuler, (who, from his standing and abilities, de-
seryea 10 possess the confidence aud be called the lead
or OF he par,y) read resolution us substitute Tor
chat offered b, The gentleman from Preston This the
alter refused 10 accept because lie considered 1t as
waiy,ng the right instruction. Seeing that the olive
branch thus held out and That deba'" ght be cnl
off, he (Mr. Bayy) got up ard undertook 10 convince
mis- friend from, Preson that The substitute o'd NOT
,l,, - $ Hp X
ore sed his willingness accept Of mnd's!cat'on
which would meet the views Of The gentleman from
Tauqu,er. 1t only with n view ct settling ditcni'
lies and preventing our being stall further ut sen, hat
we took part IN The arrangement. After the motion
had been Withdrawn, believing tha, the proposition
might be voted on at once and the ahcuiy got clear
OF, he (alr. B offered his resolution A motion was
Immediately made 10 lay IL on Tho table, which the
gentleman ,ronl Frederick (alr Byrd called The pre-
vious question The ionse refused 10 lay The ta-
BILE, and then seeing that long debate was likely 10
arise he moved the previous question. This had been
characterized b. tc gentleman from GpoilsyiSan'a as
unprecedented. lie {llr B would refer l. prece.
den: d.frc,iy in point 10 Justify IL Last winter, vixen
rhe resolution ns;rmc,ing Senators 10 r"!e Tor
scndlng the Espungng resolution was offered, the
.'fevous Question Immediately called and sus.
sained--'hs gentleman )som Sponsyraaa roting aeiM
,hc majority Was not there precedent 10 bear out
iais proceeding?
Mr. Iny,So argued against the Previous Question
he considered that i! any thing wanting show
The Improperly OF s applca.ion was the fact that
various amendments had hoen, would BE-, offered 10
the resolution. We all know !, slhec Of vital
interest and Importance 20 Tho Commonwealth and
FOO In " hch her fame somewhat concerned. What
was the present stale of things We called upon
by the advocates OF the resolution 10 vote for
dately, when numerous amendments pending
before Congress. These il not proposed TO consl-
der: we were not to be allowed 10 vote tho amend
ment.
Here, Mr. / was called 10 order, but, after sc;nr
conversa ona discussion, IN which he, tie SPEAGEE,
nnd Mr.. DonNAS took part, was allowed TO proceed.
Gentlemen he said, might very well he wiling 10 go
on this and press forward for decision OF the question
the original resolution but did they 10 dodge the
question on the amendments indicated by the gentlemen
from Fauquier aud Campbell
Here Mr.. l. was again call TO order. lie then said
tina, the object sought to be accomplished was perfect
~ understood and sppea!sd 10 The gentleman from Ae
comac to saw whether he still desired members Ia vot
m single resolution, whea such strong desire existed
for its anendnent.
SIR BAyIY declared his object TO be, not TO cut OF
sn,e ndments bu, TO stop debate. If gentlemen would
gree net to discuss bu, Gully to vote on any amend
n,en,s tina, might be oer-dif any prcn'nen; and re-
spec,able member o. the Wing party would pledge
h;s-be would waive his cal! for the previous question,
md le, gentlemen see whether he had any desire to
Il uk ,hs question on any amendment whatever
Mr.. CRUrcaFIELD said he did no, understand the
vsten of oae member pcdging hia'sslf for portion
If The House. /. seemed, however, to be common
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