Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1842-01-27
SUMMARY CT CONGREGATIONAL PROCEEDINGS.

The Senate did not sit on Saturday. U5ih.)
In the House stormy day was passed on tn
Bankrupt question. Mr.. Briggs resolution in
structing the Judiciary committee to report an a
mendment to the Bankrupt law, which should
include Corporations issuing paper in its provi
sions, modified by Mr.. Clifford, so as not to re-
woke the instructions already given to the COM
mittee to report bill for the repeal of the law,
was rejected. Mr.. boyd of Ky, then submitted
resolution instructing the committee to bring i'm
bill repeating the Bankrupt law, that day at
O'Clock, and moved the previous question:
This motion produced great exctement-the OPP
ponents of repeal wished to debate the question,
but they were cut Off by the motion. Mr.. Irwin
raised the question of order, whether member
could, on submitting resolution, move the pre-
vious question before taking his scatl The
Speaker decided that he could. Mr.. Gushing APP
pealed from the decision of the Chair, and the
Speakers decision was sustained. A motion was
then made to lay the whole subject on the table,
which was rejected. The previous question was
then seconded without division, and the yeas
and nays were called for on the main question:
Mr.. StanIy here rose and pointing to the clock
(Which told the hour quarter to p said that be-
fore the yeas and nays could be taken, the rcso-
luton to report at two o'clock would be an alb
surdity. Mr.. Boyd then modified his resolution,
so as to require the report to be made ns'anter.-
MIR. Granger then asked, is the resolution modii-
cd! The Speaker replied, It's. Then said Mr..
Granger, move to lay it on the table. Mr.. G.
was appealed to, to let the House come to vote
~ q No - L,J Al,
isation applied with strictness to us-now take
them back again yourselves" On this motion
the yeas were 81, nays / Is. so it was lost. A
motion for adjournment was then made, and the
yeas and nays taken--yeas co, nays IGl-so the
House refused TO adjourn. The question then
was shall the main question be now put! which
was decided in the affirmative, ll3toSS. AGAIN
motion was made for adjournment which was
Degatived. Mr.. Granger enqured whether il did
not require majority of two-thirds to pass the
resolution as ithad been modified. The Sneaker
decided that it did not. Mr.. Granger (stll keep
ing his place on the hoor) replied / must bow
then TO the decision of the Chair. Cries of
"question," Question" "order'' s'order.'' hero
interrupted Mr. Granger, who remarked that when
gentlemen were done he would 90 on He then
asked for the yeas and nays, and they were 116
to $3.50 the House decided to call for the report.
Mr.. J. &. Clarke moved to proceed to the orders
OF the day, which were petitions from States. At
This Juncturc about twenty members rose, one af-
ter another, with various notions some insisting
on the report from the committee until question
was piled upon question, and all became confu-
sion. Again motion made TO adjourn
which was negotived. Mr.. Barnard, (tbe chair
man OF the judiciary committeej then signifed
his readiness to make the report. Cries of make
II then-now, now. "No" said Mr.. b. 81 will
not make it, until the Speaker decides that it is
now the next business in ORDER" Mr.. Saunders
Of n. G. "a member of the committee) said, as
member of the committee who had been ordered
10 report, heswould do so. One of the messen-
ger here took paper from bis hand which he |