The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-12-22
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.


Mr.. COWEN, from the Committee Of Claims, re-
ported the following resolution which was adopted,
viz:
Resolved, That the House will, on Friday and Sat
urday the 23d and oath inst met at 10 O'Clock A.
NJ for the purpose of disposng of the business upon
the private calendar.
A resolution was also reported by the same Com
mittee, to authorize them to continue in employment
their clerk, until fu'ther ordered.
Mr.. JOHNSON, of Tennessee, moved to amend
the resolution, by striking out the words "unt fur
Their ordered" and inserting in lieu thcreu 3" Tor
the present session."
A b,ef conversation ensued and the yeas and nays
having been taken, the amendment was az, pied
yeas 1913, nays 63.
MIR. TURNEY moved further to amend the
luton BY striking out the words to continue in
employment their clerk, and inserting, in lieu thereof
the words, Z" employ clerk"
Messrs COWEN, HOPKINS, TURNEY and
GIDDINGS submitted few remarks upon the sub
ject, and
Mr.. TURNEY called for the yeas and nays which
were ordercd and being taken, resuIted-yeas 50,
nays lO9
SO the amendment was rejected; and the resolu-
ton was ten adopted.
THE REPEAL OF THE BANKRUPT LAW.
The question pending was on the motion, made yes
terday by Mr.. Pckcns, for the previous question on
the bill to repeal the Bankrupt law.
Mr.. CUSHING asked the gentleman to Withdraw
his motion, for few moments, promising TO renew
it so soon as he had submitted proposition the
House.
Mr.. PICkENS acquie. ced and
Mr.. CUSHING suggested to the gentleman from
New York MIR. Bamard) TO withdraw the motion
which he made yesterday, (to commit the bill to the
Committee on the Judiciary and, by doing all the
amendments which had been proposed would iall with
it. Then it would be in the power Of the House, or
in the power of any member, TO propose an amend
ment which would render the bill more acceptable
and Just He sent to the Chair the follow Ing amend
ment, viz
Strike out, "Prorided That this act shall not affect
any case proceeding in bankruptcy commenc d
before the fifth day OF December eighteen hundred
Ind forytwo, any pains, penalties forfeitnres,
incurred under such act.n And insert " prorided,
That this act shall not affect any proceeding
in bankruptcy mmeuced before the passage of this
act or any pains penalties or forleiturcs incurred
under the SAID act but every such proceeding may
be continued to its final consummat in like man
ner as If this act had not been passed"
MIR. BARNARD said that he would withdraw his
motion one condition, and that was, that he would
be permitted to offer amendment instead of that
suppe sted by The gentleman from Massachusetts. He
proposed, as substitute for the bill, the following
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert
That much OF the act entitled an act to es-
tablish uniform system of bankruptcy throughout
the United States, approved the 18th day of Au-
gust, 1884, as author any person owing debts TO
apply ny pe,iivn for the benefit of said act icge her
with all the parts of ssid act, which applicable
solely to the mode Of obtaining the benefit OF the
provisions Of such act in behalf of debtors, by the
voluntary petition of such debtors, without the
cgrIence or AID Of their creditors, be and the