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


The Speaker remarked that, in the condition of
the House, he was reluctant to say what should,
or should not be done, but reminded them that
whatever might be his decision it could be ap-
peaied irom.-iie decided that the bill should be-
reported. MIR. Gushing appealed. Mr.. Fillmore
here called the House, in solemn and impres.
sve manner, to pause in its course. In the New
Jersey case, when there was as much excitement
as now, the committee retained their report Cor
four or five days, and although it had been per-
emptor''y demanded from them, the House re-
fused TO enforce the demand. excen, in tho raw
lar oIdero Of business. lie called upon gentlemen
10 rehcct upon the consequence of thus breaking
down all the rules fthe House. At any time il
would De competent for a bare majority 10 pass
and repeal laws without debate-withou, piyiru
to the minority the smallest opportunity to ex-
press their opinions. 'I know" said Mr.. Fin.
more (with feeling) ''that this is a do,n,ed ,,es-
ton In this House but sir, cannot it he seach.,
soon enough without thus trampling upon all the
forms, and rules, and dignity of this assembly
N''cr MT. +. took his seat great confusion pre-
vailed Finally question was put and carried j.
iol to %, to lay the appeal from the Speakers
decision on the table. now question then a.
rose as to the fact whether the bill had been rc.
celyed, not being reported by the Chairman Of
tho committee. Its reception was believed not
To be In order. MIR. Barnard now rose and SAID
that under the peremptory order of the House. he
iell called upon to report the bill-which was
done accordingly, and amids, general confusion.
sent to the Speakers table. MIR. Wintbrop Of
Mass objected to the reading of the bi--he con-
tended that the order OF the House had been full
filled IN the report Of the bill, and that ac,ion nm
on 1t was exhausted, unless the House susnenJ
lis rules, which would require vote of two
'h'rds. Inc Speaker, after some pause, SO deci-
dod-Mr. Wise appealed, and argued the oues
ZION in the midst of a general uproar. A motion
was then made to adjourn, which was carried
log to l02-the announcement of which u,s 70.
ceived with clapping of hands, and other de-
monstrations of satisfaction on one side, and
strong feeling on the other.
In the Senate, on Monday, Mr.. Ta,lm,dro
presented the proceedings of the proot nicotine
!" New orH against the repeal of the Bankrupt
law re also presented sixteen petitions against
'he repeal. great number of memorials to the
same elect were presented by other MEMBERS
MT. clay, IN presenting bundle of them. motto.
cd remark which he had heard made. in obioc-
ton to the Bankrupt law. that il would throw in
10 market one or two hundred millions of proper
". This he thought was calculated to be iniur-
Gus. Whether it was this amount or not. il ,y,s
proper subject of inquiry as TO what would no..
come OF 1t, it the Bankrupt bill were not enforced
"ou.u "ho' De thrown into the market any way?
Anu II IL were lett to the operations of the Bank.
rupt law' creditors would attend these sales be-
cause enti'ied to their distrbutve share. and car
~ the property TO much higher amount, than it
would bring under common sales and executions
made Tor the benefit of few. He thougb, too
''at the enforcement Of the law was recommends
Gu 10 us oy all the feelings of benevolence ms.
.'ce ana humanity. II was not right to slam the
door In the faces of those unfortunate mon who
expected to be liberated by the law, and M man
could tel! the consequences likelv to ensue f,o,,
repeal lie adverted to a base charge that he had
oAerciseh ms influence clandestinely against the
"i''' Inc kentucky delegation with but one ex.
ceP'ioh went against the bill at the extra session
ana now when they pursue the same course il ;s
made ground of charging him with duplicitv and
dishonesty. Sir, said Mr.. c., these men ba ve No,
10 learn that my friends in the other Hopse have
DIS much right to dictate to me as have to ,bsm
ne begged pardon for the reference to the insinu
ation, and concluded by remarking that all here
VIII Dear witness that he had sought to live as
lie wished to die, an honest man.
Inc following is the Select Committee of ,,,o
senate on the Exchequer scheme--Nessrs. Tall
nlauge' Preston, Bates, Walker, Evans. Mer,ick.
Young, Rives and White.
In the House, the bill to repeal the Bankrunt
Id" came up as the unfinished business of Satnr-
Jay Alter various efforts to arrest proceedings.
ana the settlement ofseveral questions of order
MT. Granger moved the rejection of the bill. and
addressed the House in support of the motion
he was unwilling that bill involving such i'm.
portant interests should be hurried tbrouob with
out word OF opposition. Never said he. had
there been parallel for the legislation in which
'hey were then engaged. This House had refns-
ed even to give decent burial to the creature or
us own creation. He denied that the manifest,-
"ohs oil popular sentiment demanded such
course. 1t was demanded by the wealthy. and
avariclous alone, who would never ,vill;ro,,
leave their victims until they had exhausted there
very Likelihood. Had the House reflected ON tho
consequences ofchaining down the epera;os oc
hundreds OF thousands of their fellow-citizensq
MIR. u. closed his glowing appeal with the fol.
lowing striking illustration. 81 have read of,
Athenian artist who purchased two sloves for a.,