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

The Wings have at last succeeded in their
vres and thown out the Ani,-Bankrupt resolution n
the House Of Delegates. We copy The following hi.
tory Of its fate from the Compiler We give the Pr.
ceedIngs in own paper III another column; but tn
Compiler Sketch is brief and presents coup d ad ..
this singu lar transaction.
"Ihe resolutions it will be remembered in lis orgasI
shape, simply declared that the Bankrupt Law ought
TO have been passed. and ought to be repealed
The amendment proposed by Mr.. Dorman declared
that any alteration of the existing Bankrupt Las
Should it not be repenled) that might embrace State
Banks and State Corporations, would be ake volatiSe
Of the Constitution and subversive Of the rights OF TIE
States"
yesterday Tuesday when the subject taken
up, the question pending was the indefinite postpone
ment of the whole subject, moved BY Mr.. Daniel VIZ
Hopkins occupied the floor for time against it'
indefinite posponement and for the adoption of the
solution, without the amendmcnt."-(Mr II S Speech
very able, and the close of IL very eloquent We
gave W some curious statistics about the Debates -
Federal Relations, and showed from the record, hos
much more time for some years pas, the Wings, tbr
now protested Economists Of time have taken up ~
such discussions than the Democrats have consumed
The argument was ingenious, satisfactory, and dfccl
nj h0minem) CATER Mr.. IL concluded, Mr. Iachs.G
and Mr. Caperton made a few remarks in reply-wh.s
the question the indefinite posponement ".
clded in the ncga,ive-6l TO 81.
'Mr. Bayy moved to amend the amendment 50 a
merely 10 declare tie including OF State Corporations
the Bankrupt Act 'unwise and impolitic, INSTEAD y
volativc Of the Constitution and suhversivc cf te
rights Of the States THIS motion was neg aiived-Gs
TO Co.
"Mr. Dormans amendment was then agreed 80
to g.
"Mr. Bayly then ntmated desire 10 Withdraw his
solutions, contending that amended it embraced t"o
distinct propositions, and il was his wish with The pe.l
sion Of the House, present he IN distinct rcsOs
oas, which he informed the House he prepared /"
do, having copied the original resolution and the a;neai
ment separately. "-(Mr. b. remarked, and with gfta'
force and justice that the propositions dstnr, is
many Of the me iabers who woud agree 10 the on, ~
difficulties and doubts about The o:her-and thai Il Na
no, fair and correct legislation, compel them = af'
reject both united together, especially when the =.
dtcna proposition vas not considered essentially =.
leyant TO the main one, about which almost all the mem
bers appeared 10 agree.-But the Wings insisted upon
their ndIssoluble union in resolution They ws.
ed to defeat the nam resolution, Tor the purpose "
screening their brethren at Washington, who Lad =.
ed tins outrageous !aw-cnG rs they could not t''t
their object directly, they had recourse 10 a rtss
eufrre. They tackled tail to IL abou, which there
much diversity OF opinion, with view of losing ro'.'
to the whole resolution, and inducing two or thae
members 10 jim their party N indefinitely postponp
the whole. The device MAS palpab!e, tia, a NJ
must BE- stone blind, who could not see through Z.
When MIR. Bayly submitted hts distinct resolution
one Of tie Wing Orators lei the cat ont OF tie b..
Dr. Yerby, III remark, which 'sGlet oft shop, ~
| Iingy said, that il sometimes best 10 admins.
two medicines together-for instance salts and mss
nesia; aud that tie Patient would be bettered by -
operation OF both. And yet the Doctor thought i b.,
afterwards to give nei,her-and Joined in the vote =
put the whole aside, the motion for indefinite pos.
! ponementD
"The Chair decided thu, it was competent for ~
/ House to permit Mr.. Il. TO withdraw H. Mr.. D1hl',
contended that the application entirely out OF ofe
and that Mr.. Bayly had no right TO make it. lie DEM.
that the resolution Mr.. Baylys-it belonged 70 ~
House. 1t had been amended by the House, ~ =. y,
incorporation of an amendment Mr.. ID. had propose
and therefore it not MIR. BIS rghtto ask Iea''
Withdraw il. The Speaker adhered TO his dee or I'
ferring the right Of Mr. B. 10 ask leave 10 "itnoss
Mr. Dorman declined 10 appeal from The Speakef s.A
sion, but moved the indefinite postPoae'nehl " +.
took precedence Mr.. d. in making The no''s. a
clared, that the amendment had been offered By hnn
behalf of Mr. Tocr, who was absent from the To-.
and that he was against the discussion OF the
all ..,.;o,ef
"The question upon Mr. d s motion 10 ,na, ~,
postpone, was decided in the aiiTmaoye-aye' W