Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-01-20

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considerations il waa CT the motion o! Mr.. BENTON
laid upon the table, IN consideration oil what was tak'n.
Mace upon the subject in the House olRepresen
And the Senate then adourncd
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
After correction Of the journal in one or two unim
porant particulars and decisions three points
| of order that were raised,
The House resumed The unfinished business of Sa
,urday, icing Mr.. WlSE'S appeal on the decision o.
the Sneaker relative 10 The bill TO repeal the Bankrupt
law: the effect OF the decision 10 place the bill
without further action at this time, on the calendar.
Mr. LINN moved 10 lay The appeal on the table,
which motion rejected, yeas 1913, nays III.
The previous question having been moved on the
appea the second put and carried, and after the
question had been again stated by the Chair and some
remarks by Mr.. Wise, the main question was put, and
was decided yeas 80, nays 10.
So the House reversed the decision Of the Speaker
Mr. GRANGER rose, and moved the rejection Of
the bill and addressed the House in support of the
ton.
Mr. MARSHALL obtained the floor, and observed
that il was entirely aside from his purpose TO discuss
the merits of this BILL which he presumed they were
ubou, to repeal this tme but he begged leave 10
make one observations, in explanation OF
the motion he about TO make, than for any other
purpose. u had been nearly three weeks last Satur
day since the House, by decided majority, had passed
resolution ordering the repeal of this BILL the execu
ton of which order, way the other, either by
the Gaining OF the yeas and nays, or by the nerposton
of the rules had been delayed to this time. Every
knew that the Bankrupt Law would go into operation
on the first Of February next and therefore il
TO be repealed, it Of the last degree of importance
that il should be done once. IT, by continued delays
the repeal of this act should be further postponed
would have most injurious effect portion Of
the people of the u s. and he had, therefore, far
he was concerned, cndeavored to urge speedy action
the measure
1t was known that this law had been passed under
peculiar circumstances. Allusions had been made by
the eloquent gentleman who had just addressed the
House MR. Granger TO those gentlemen, who at the
extra session, voted for this law, and who were
voting for its repeal furnishing an example of neon
sistency unknown 10 the Legislation of the country
But he would, in behalf Of those gentlemen, call the
attention Of the House to the fact that, when this law
passed, lis operation was suspended TIL next spring
and why? Whit other assigned for that
postponement than that the law ought to be laid before
the people for their examination and discussion. Many
gentlemen voted for the law the condition that It's
operations should be suspended till the popular sent
ment with regard to it could be asceraincd, and with
the understanding, also, that if should be found that
q majority opposed to il, they might change their
votes. Gentlemen, therefore, who had thus acted,
and who had ascertaned since, 10 their entire sat
tisiaction, that the people they represented were
opposed TO this law, ought not, therefore, to be
charged with Inconsistency or cruelty for voting for
its repeal. So far petitions to be relied on
they had the most indubtabe evidence of what was
paper presently Of the New York papers had
given the names Of several gentlemen, who, il alleged
were under the pay Of British capitalists, and,
tinued Mr. NJ "your humble servant, who has not the
first red cent in his purse, has been charged with hav
ing received for his share 100000" Yes he and his
colleague who voted against the bill at the Extra SEES
sion, charged by this print, together with the
whole Kentucky delegation, of having received $780,
900 each Mr. Sprgg here said that he was not
named in the list
IL nlc hat,
there was of ascertanng the true state of public feel
ing from hirelng press and 10 explain the object OF
The motion he about to make. The law to 20
into operation the lst o! February, and If the repeal
was 10 take place il should be done speedily prevent
more injurious consequences. 1t was not, therefore,
from Of feeling, from inconslderate zeal, that
he moved the previous question.
Mr.. PENDLETON asked if j, in order 10 move
the recommitment Of the bill.
The SPEAKER said il was not.
The second TO the previous question having been
carried, and the Speaker being about 10 put the main
question,
Mr.. ROOSEVELT rose to pon, of ORDER and had
proceeded but short time, when
MIR. TURNEY called him to order.
Mr.. ROOSEVELT said that his point Of order was
this: lie held in his hand volume Of petitions and me-
MORALS some of them for, and some of them against,
the before the House, and on which the
House about 10 act, which he asked leave 10
present
r..
at this stage Of the proceedings, in order 10 ask leave
The SPEAKER. The gentleman must make his
point Of order
Mr.. ROOSEVELT was again proceeding with asking
leave to present his petitions, when he was again inter-
rupted Nv several.
The SPEAKER desired him to state his point Of or
der without reference TO before the House
Mr.. ROOSEVELT Well, vii send my point Of
order TO the Clerks table and have it read
MIR. TURNKEY. No, no, object.
Mr. ROOSEVELT would assure the House that he
did not want 10 resist the action of the majority. All
he wanted was 10 put his point Of ordeI in his own
words. He asked for leave
MIR. TURNEY again called him 10 order.
MIR. ROOSEVELT commenced reading his point Of
order again. but had read but very few words, when
he was again interrupted by MIR. Turney and others.
The SPEAKER saying that he was not in order, and
desiring him 10 take his seat
Mr. ROOSEVELT asked the unanimous consent OF
the House to present tie voice of the people here on
subject which the House about act and which
the order Of business had heretofore prevented him from
presenting 1t constitutional right of the people
to be heard.
Cries of "No, no. "Order, order"
1During the above proceeding, repeated were the
calls 10 ORDER and such tine noise that prevailed, that
the Reporter unable 10 gather more of the point
that Mr.. Roosevelt wished to make
The SPEAKER said that he had INDUCED the gen.
tlcman three times TO state his point Of order instead
of doing which, he asked leave to present petitions
his hand.
Mr. CALHOUN insisted that the gentleman from
New York correct on the point of order he wished
TO raise and appealed from The decision of the Chair
| Mr.. WISE understood the gentleman's point of or
der 10 be this lie had certain petitions in relation 10
the subject which the House about TO act and
that he had the right to present them. The Chair de-
cdcd that he had no right to present them at this time
If such the question he would vote TO sustain the
decision OF the Chair
| Mr.. ROOSEVELT said that the gentleman from
Virginia had not stated his point correctly.
| The CHAIR re-stated the question the appeal.
| MIR. ADAMS demanded that the appeal on the cues
ton be reduced TO writings that he might know what
the question was.
| The SPEAKER stated TO the gentleman from Mas
sachusets, that he had stated the question The ap
peal, and that he had right 10 demand that it be
duced 10 writing
Mr. ADAMS. Then sir, shall mol vote oil the
question. 1t is tyrannca and unjust the part of the
Speaker
| The SPEAKER. The gentleman from Massachu
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