Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-12-24

Mr.. MERRlCk gave notice that, on TO morrow, ne
should ask leave introduce bill 10 repeal clause N
the law establishing Post Offices and Post Roads, which
was passed al the last session OF Congress.
The clause es,ubls shes Post Office at the Seminary
n few miles from Alexandra, and was carried IN the
engrossed bills BY mistake the tao Houses OF Congress
having struck out The provision.
The morning business having been transacted, The
general orders taken up and the following oilis
cons dered as Committee of the Whole, and then re
ported TO the Senate, viz:
bill granting donations of land to The citizens OF
Arkansas
Also, bill granting the REIMBURSEMENT of the 10th
sections Of land appropriated for school purposes ana
the entry If others in lieu of them.
| The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
Mr.. COWAN, from the Committee OF Claims, re-
ported The ing resolution which was adopted VIZ:
Reso'rrd That the House will, FrId1y and Satur'
day, the 23d and 23:h ns, meet at 10 o'clock, A. ~,
for the purpose OF dsposng of the business upon Inc
priv ale calendar.
A resolution was also reported by the same Commit
tee, authorize them to continue IN employment tner
| clerk, until further ordered.
/ Mr. JOHNSON OF Tennessee, moved 10 amend the
resolution, by striking out the words uniii further or
drred ana inserting in lieu thereof "!or The present
session.
A brief conversation ensued; and the yeas and nays
ha ing been taken the amendment a6op,ed-yeas
| 123 63.
Mr. TURNEY moved further to amend The resolution,
by striking out the words 'lo continue IN employment
their clerk and inserting, lieu thereof, the words,
"to employ clerk
Messrs COWEN, HOPKINS, TURNEY and GID
DNGS submitted few remarks upon The subject, and
| Mr.. TURNEY called for the yeas and nays, which
ordered; and being taken, resued-yeas 70, nay
100
So The amendment was rejected; and the resolution
was then adopted
THE REPEAL. OF THE BANKRUPT LAW.
The question pending on the motion, made yes
\ rAap Inv MIR ParEp fnrf nf
the bill 10 repeal the Bankrupt law.
Mr.. CUSHING asked the gentleman to withdraw
his motion, for few momenis promising to renew
it go soon as he had submitted proposition TO the
, House
Mr. PICkENS acquesced and
MIR CUSHING suggested to the gentleman from
New York (Mr Barnarh) 10 withdraw the motion which
he made yesterday, % Comm, the bill tohe Committee
the Judicary) and, by dong, all the amendments
which had heen proposed would fall with il. Then II
would be in The power Of The House in the power of
any member, 10 propose amendment winch would
render The bill more acceptable aud just he sent 10
the Chair thr following amendment, viz:
Strike out, "Pr0rdtd, That this act shall not affect
any case or proceeding in bankruptcy commenced be
fare the fifth day Of December, eighteen hundred and
fory.wo any pans, penalties fnrfeures incurred
under such act" And insert "Proridtd, Tina this act
shall not affect any proceeding IN bankruptcy
commenced benre the passage Of this act any pnins
penalties, forfeures, incurred under the said act
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concentration IN like manner as If this act had not
been parsed.
Mr.. BARNARD said that he would withdraw his
motion condition, and that was, that lie would
be permitted TO offer amendment instead OF tina,
suggested by the gentleman from Massachusetts. lie
proposed, substitute for the bill, the following
Strike out all after the enacting clause, and insert
THAT so much of the entitled aci to establish
uniform system Of bankruptcy throughout the u s.,
approved the 10Th day of August, I54 authorizes
I.l tu fart Tho
benefit Of said oct together with all the parts of said
act, which applicable solely the mode of oholning
the benefit Of The provisions of such act IN behalf o
Debtors by the voluntary petition OF such debtors with
out The aid Of their creditors be and tie
same is hereby repealed Prorided, That this net shall
affect proceeding in bankruptcy already
commenced which shall he commenced before the
first day Of July next or any pains, penalties, or for
FIXTURES prescribed IN, and incurred which shall be
incurred under said act
Mr. CUSHING was unwilling to accept Of the
amendment, because it went far beyond the precise
specific object which he had view and according to
promise he renewed the call for the previous question
Tellers then ordered, who reported-66 in the
affirmative and 81 in the negative.
! SO the demand for the previous question not
conded.
/ The question REQUIRED the motion Of MIR.
Arnold strike from the ndment proposed by Mr..
c. J. Ingerso Yesterday, the words: "excuding volun
tary applications and banks owned by the States from
/ the operations nf the law.
! Mr.. UNDERWOOD addressed the House for few
momen s, and gave way TO
! Mr. BARNARD who withdrew his motion to refer
the bill the Committee the Judiciary, Qhe nstruc
tons which had been submitted falling with itD and
presented his ndment, above stated, and modified
it by reducing The tine therein specified TO the 4lh of
March, lS43
Mr.. c. J. INGERSOLL moved 10 amend the amend
rnent so to add the words :" but oil banks shall be
hereafter included in the operation Of said act
| Mr.. UNDERWOOD resumed his remarks, and ex.
pressed himself in favor OF repeating much of The
law relates TO voluntary bankruptcy and retaining
the involuntary principle. This The substance of
the amendment offered by the gentleman from y. York
MIR Barnard with the exception of the limitation to
the 4lh Of March, which allowed voluntary banktups
Ia mike applications from now until Inst lime. This
1 vas what the people had condemned md he wished
get clear Of this part Of the provso leaving it, how
ever, to apply 10 pains and penalties.
Several points of order raised and subsequently,
! Mr.. CUSHING submitted his proposition
anne nd,nent to that Of Mr. Barnard and moved that il
be referred 10 the Committee the Judiciary, with
instructions to bring in Bankrupt law 10 include
bunkng corporations.
| MIR. HOPKINS wanted an unqualified repeal OF the
law lie believed that this the will of the people;
and he called the friends Of the people TO take
thing but the unqualified repeal of the law. He would
against any bill which should have incorporated in
il any provisions like those Of the gen from New
York and the gentleman from Massachusetts,. He
could soy that lie would even vote for the bill NJ
introduced BY the gentleman from Vermont, (Mr Ev
erelt,) because he went for the instant unqualified re
pea OF The law
Mr.. BRIGGS moved to commit the bill to The Com
ni,,ce the judiciary, with instructions TO report
bill To repeal the parts of The existing law which IA.
thorz. the voluntary application OF debtors, aud to IN
clude cnrp"raons which Issue paper TO circulate as
nnney whn The operations ofsaid law.
Mr. CAVE JOHNSON, OF Tennessee, moved to
amend by striking out all the instructions, and inserting
the following:
"Tha, the committee be instructed 10 report, at two
O'Clock 10 morrow, the following hill
Be 1t ,nnefed by hc Ss"aie md H'ase Of Representa-.
tires cfhe Initial States nf .3mtriea CongresS
tied, That the act entitled Van oc 10 establish uni.
form system Of bankruptcy throughout the U. S cp
proved the l9.h day 81 August 1871, be, and the
same hereby il, repealed.
Il Mr. JOHNSON sa,d that this would bring them 10
vote on the question before the House.
Il Mr WISE cnnte ndrd that il the House intended TO