Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-01-25
MGIsf.ATURE OF VIRGINIA.
DEFERRED DEB.37E.
(C0atiaaed.j
REPEAL OF TIE BANKRUPT LAY.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Saturddu, Jan. Is.

Mr.. BAYLy called up the unfinished bushes f yes
erday-the resolution submitted by him declaring III
Bankrupt Law 70 be nexpedient. The pending ques
ton the motion for the IHeyious Qucs;ica
9 Mr.. kinney appealed to the gentleman not pres
the consideration of the subject to-day ha"much, a
, the member from Campbell, who had lndcattc his in
tention 10 offer amendment 10 the rcieeucn, an
who desired 10 submit his TO the Howe
fined 10 his room by sickness. That gentleman wou
probably be in his seat at the ~ext meeting of ih
. llouse. Mr. X. said he would Therefore move lIa
the resolution be for The present laid tie table.
4 The SPEAKEE ruled the motion TO be at hat time
Of order
MIR. CaurcHrIELD said he had a few vot = of cxpa
nation 10 offer 10 the House. Great ssss; had beer
laid the circumstance that the Prevora Question
was few days since called by those vi :esis:cd IL
application on yesterday. Now, he co,ce.red there
WAS difference between the two cascs,s in.y gyrrt
not II all similar Then, when il : - Inn
self the object 10 prevent the Introduction o. n
resolution by which debate would arise, and then
too, lie Previous Question not moved uni! ate
considerable discussion had eDsued. lie (slr. Z
would not enter into discussions but as The gen
,leman from Accomac had produced the record him
he would undertake to Expose the genlenans candor
lie adduced case parallel TO The present-the pro
cecdngs the introduction of the Resolution for
scindng the EApunge last winter. The gentleman
said that he (Mr. c. then voted for the Previous Cues
ton. True il was: he did vote in the majority among
those who wished sustain the Previous Question
that occasion. Bet the gentleman did not inform The
House that lie himself voted against the Previous CUES
lion. lie well remembered when those resolutions
were introduced b. the colleague Of The gentleman
from hccnmac Mr.. Crnpper) No debate ensued, TX.
cept conversation between hun and the then
member from Southampton (Air RIdlcy) On that oc-
oasnn, The Democrats plainly arowed that all they
wished to bother Mr.. Rivcs, who had Just been
cted to the Senate.
| Mr. KEEN said, as great tme-saver as he land
he we'd all parties in the House claimed The credit
of saving time lie should oppose the call for the Pre-
vons Question, md by doing so, he thought he was
adopting the very hest of saving the time of the
House. What was the object Of the resolution: To
spread before the world the private opinions Of the Lee
rslature on the Bankrupt Law. He objected to Il, be-
il was presented in a proper shape for
plslng the desired end. II should be put in form
more calculated 10 lave an ciiec. on the world BE
SIDES h. had another Objection tie came here 10 le-
Gisa,e Tor Virginia. He thought that his only
duty, and that II not incumbent him 10 soar be
yond this Hall 10 higher sphere. he hadbeen almost
inclined 10 think all the proceedings in this matter but
dream. At other times, he imagined himself legs.
atng the affairs Of the people of the L. > At large,
ard wondered Why he had not been sent TO Congress,
lie did not and could not imagine what was TO be
accomplished ny pressing the resolution, and for his own
part, exceedingly unwilling to be made 10 express
his opinion law, which the mover OF the resolution,
"a leader Of of the parties in the House, and law
yer at learning and acntenessl told Us lie could not
understand, after he had read II and conned II over
Was lie (,lr. k.)-a plain mana country clodhopPcr
TO be called on 10 give an opinion on law which
the distinguished gentlemen in Tie House, after
careful perusa, had declared themselves unable 10 UNI
derstand: lie would give notice that If the qnes
ton called up, and himself called upon 10 vote,
he should he asked 10 be excused lie would not vote!
Mr.. BAfLl said bc would reply 10 the snggesi,Gn OF
The gentleman from Augusta, (Nlr. Kinney lie had
sad that should not 90 with the debate, because
The gentleman from CamPbe had amendment II Of
Ter. Now, Mr.. b imagined there was no probability
that the Previous Question would not be sustained,
and, if So the amendment could not be offered II,
however, the Previous Question should be voted down,
the amendment of the gentleman from Campbell should
not be sustained, because IT referred TO speculative
question entirely willis; the resolution before the House
referred to an existing Law OF the land.
The SPEAKER satd II not in order TO 60 INTO the
merits ii the amendment. Gentlemen might urge, as
argument agninst the Previous Question, that there
were amendments t. be offered; but It entirely ont
Of order TO discuss Tie character Of those amendments
Alr R.yLY said, very well: he would refer to the
circumstance stated BY the gentleman from Spottsyl.
wanna If il true, that Inc (Nr. b. ever pretend
ed 10 consistency, in voting the Previous Question,
the remarks Of the gentleman would be applicable to
him. lie did not however, profess 10 be consistent on
such subject, and, anomalous as it might appear he
thought that, to be consistent on IT, would be 10 vote
wrong often right 1t not his habit TO vote
invariably either for against the application OF The
Previous Question. Ii was always matter OF expe-
dency. At one time there nigh. be numerous reasons
why it should be put, whilst nj another there might be
as many why it should not The only way to keep
right was 10 vote inconsstently. lie had only pro-
duced the records the gentleman from Spniisy Iva
MA, because that gentleman claimed tie merit OF con-
sistency. At the time when the resolution Tor e-
session Of the EXpunge was introduced more than one
Democrat then insisted that the question should not ne
taken without debate. The member then from Monroe
(Alr. CuAPMAa,) particularly protested against the ap-
pcaon Of the gag. He, (Alr b. thought Gat IN
occasion when debate should have been allowed Now,
however, question before the House. about which
there but little diversity OF opmIon-about which,
the opinions Of all formed. The gentleman from
Spottsy yana had arisen in his place, and declared the
Bankrupt Law UNCONSTITUTIONAL ard that it ought TO be
repealed Yet, when the Previous Question called,
that gentleman says il is improper, and insists upon
course which viii lead TO n long debate.
Mr. BAYiY SAID he should endesyor 10 be bre! in his
reply To the gentleman from Monroe. lie would show
how plain tale would put hun down. The gentleman
following in the wake OF professional slance'cT III
this city, that lives SANDER, had undertaken 70 cha
his conduct cdous, oppressive and iyran
uical.
The SPEAKER said lie did not SO understand the mem
Der from Monroe.
Mr. BAyLy. He said ''Odious oppressive and 'yran-
meal"
The SPEAKER said he did not regard that remark as
applying TO the member from Acccmac.
hlr 3AYLy said, II The Speaker was right, he was
willing TO drop all further remarks on THIS head.
The gentleman from Monroe had said that Inc pro-
ceedngs, here yesterday, in which he (Sf b. acted
pcuous part originated in violent party purposes
and the pursued by the party Nth which he
acted the result OF party rancor D'd the actual
proceedings justify the gentlemans assertion. Was
there any thing to justify any such remark :, IT,
(Mr b. would recall! to the recollection oil e mouse,
that the resolution he had proposed far iro' beng
the offspring ofparty and excitement, was the
result OF a compromise between the gentleman VINO is
entitled bc considered the leader Of the wings hec
and the gentleman from Louisa. So far from the mat
ter having any thing of party in H. the resolution was
submitted, only because it met the ideas OF Inc gen
,eman from Fauquier, and was acceded to oy US only
us compromise. He considered that much was gwen
up in taking that proposition. Seeing that his TREND
from Preston ndisposed 10 accept 'he pfopo-
sition of the gentleman from Fauqnier, SO lar IRON
being ac,ua,ed by any party feeling, he slept Tor
ward reconcile contend'ng parties lie peg
ged his friend 10 receive the olive nranch WHICH
had thus been rendered hy prominent aud iniin-
entail Wing, whose opinions were entitled to respect
Thus this resolution grew entirely out o oesife on
his part and the part Of his friends, TO settle Inc ma l.
ter amicably. He would submit II TO the consideration
and candor of those whose minds were not warped oy