Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1842-01-25

his political friends who had voted for the law now
turned and favored its repeal without trial of its OPP
Grafton thus affordng Unprecedented instance of
inconsistency and fckleness in Legislation, which
would blast the fond expectations of more than one
hundred thousand throughout the land who had
looked forward to the operations of this law for re-
lease from the CALLING chains of bondage which
were now again to be rivetted on them and their
hopes ofthe present generation for Legislation onthis
subject to be blasted
Mr.. Marshall said many who had voted for the
law, and now went for its repeal had gone on the
ground that by the suspension of its operation, it
might be amended or repealed as popular opinion
required; that the repeal was now demanded by
popular sentiment at least in Kentucky and that if
the repeal was to be made should be done before
the law took partial effect; and as this furnished
reason why the House should act on the subject i'm
mediacly he moved the previous question
After some points of order, and the seconding the
call for the previous question: the main question was
ordered, Yeas l2l Nays 90; and being on the re-
lection of the bill was decided in the negative, Yeas
| 81, Nays 1874
The question then being on the engrossment of
he BILL Mr.. Lewis Williams moved to recommit the
bill to the Judiciary Committee with instructions to
report an amendment to the law to include Banks,
and such other amendments as they might deem ex-
pedient and TO postpone the operation of the
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on the second reading, the motion of Mr. Williams
was cut off, and the main question. having been Or
dered by Yeas ILL., Nays 80 was carried. and thus
the bill ordered engrossed by Yeas 1874, Nays o.
| Mr. Wise moved that the bill be read third time
now; Mr. Briggs moved tomorrow; and Mr. Rose
welt Wednesdays both which latter motions failed,
| and the former prevailed
| The bill was then read third time and Mr.
Campbell of Tennessee, moved the previous ques.
ton on its passage, which was carried and the bill
! finally passed Yeas 1876, Nays "a.
Previous to this Mr.. Roosevelt raised the point of
order, against the passage of the bill that it was an
infringement the constitutional right of the people
to be heard by petition, which he had in his posses
sion in great numbers, and had made repeated but,
under the rules unsuccessful attempts to offer them
against the repeal He contended that the peoples
voice should be heard before the law was repealed
Mr.. J. c. Clarke also said he had been unable to
make the voice Of the people, through petitions, be
heard in the House, against the repeal of the law,
and asked to be excused from voting, which was
granted
Mr.. Campbell of Tenn, Immediately after the pas
sage of the bill moved reconsideration of the vote,
which under the operation of the previous question,
was reiected-as intended
The title of the bill having been read, viz A
Bill to Repeal the Act to Establish Uniform Sys-
tenn of Bankruptcy throughout the United States
Mr.. Arnold moved to amend it by adding 1t being
the first important Act of Public nature which has
ever passed without debate
| Rejected The House then adjourned
| In the Senate, the select committee to which the
plan ofexchequer is referred consists of Messrs Tai
madge, Bates, Evans, Young, Preston, Walker,
| Merrick White and Rives
Mr.. Clay, in presenting number of petitions rel
alive to the Bankrupt Bill expressed his approval of
the Bankrupt act, denying as charge execrably
base and false, the report that he the Of
the movement in the House, that he influenced
the Kentucky representatives in their action on the
repeal of the law
! Mr. Walker moved to instruct the Judiciary Com
mttee to report an amendment to include corpora
tons within the provisions of the BILL but waived the
motion for the present