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rejected, was then taken, and decided in the neg-
alive, yeas 81, nays l2f. The second reading
OF the bill was then gone through, and Mr.. Will
iiams moved its re-commitment to tho committee
on the Judiciary. He wished to give time for
more grave consideration. On taking his seat
dozen members rose u call for the previous
question, in order to bring the House to vote on
the engrossment of the bill. After spending
some minutes on points of order, (the most inn
portant of which was one by Mr.. Gushing on
the reception of petitions which was overruled
by the Speaker) the bill was ordered to be en-
CROSSED lA TO 96-and immediately afterwards
ordered to its third reading and passed, by the
following vote:
iEAs-Messrs. Landau w. Andrews, AIRING
ton, Atherton, Barton, Beeson, Bidlack, Brdscyc,
Bolts, Bovine, Boyd, Aaron v. Brown, Charles
Brown, Burke, Samson II. Butler, William But
Ter, William y. Butler, Green ". Caldwell,
Patrick G. Caldwell, John Campbell, w. b.
Campbell, rhOs. ]. Campbell, Caruthers, Gary,
Casey, Chapman, Clifford, Clinton, Coles. Cow
en-, Crayens, Cross, Daniel, Garrett Davis, Rich
ard ID. Davis, Dean, Doan, Doig, Eastman, J. &.
Edwards, Egbert, Ferris, John q. Floyd, Charles
A. Floyd, Torrance, II. +. Foster, Gamble, Cen
try, Gilmer, Gogg,n, Patrick G. .Goode, Gordon,
ErahaD. Green, Cuisine, Harris, John Hastings,
nays, Holmes, Hopkins lIoucb, Houston, Hub
ard Hunter, Charles j. Ingersoll, Jack, Cave
Johnson, j. w. Jones, keim, Andrew Kennedy,
Lewis Lowell, Abraham Mcclellan, Robert Nc.
NiellanI' A, Mckay. Mallory, Marchand, Alfred
Marshall, Thomas +. MARSHALL, John Il. Mason,
Matthew'S, Mattocks, Medil, Merwether, Miller,
Newhard, Owsley, Parmen,er, Partridge, Payne,
pickens, Plumer, Pope, Profit, Ramsey, Reding,
heynoi.S Rhett, Riggs, Rogers, Sanford, Saun-
ders' Shaw, Shepperd, Shields, William Smith,
Sellers, Sprigg, Steenrod, Alex'r. III. II. Stuart
Summers, Sumter, Sweeney, Taia(erro, John b.
Thompson, Triplett, Turney, Underwood. Van
Duren, Ward, Watterson, Weller, Westbrook,
| James w. Williams, Christopher II. Williams,
wise, Augustus omng-126.
NAYs-Messrs. Adams, Allen, Sherlock ].
Andrews, Arnold, Aycrigg, Babcock, Baker, Bar
nard, blair, Boardman, Borden. Brewster, Briggs,
Brockway, Bronson, M. Brown, J. Brown, Bur
nell, Calhoun, Childs, Chiltenden, Stalcy n.
Clarke, Cooper, Cranston, Gushing, Dawson,
Dcberry, John Edwards, Fessenden, Fillmore,
Gwin, Eahersham, Hall, fialsted, Henry, How
ard, Hudson, Hunt, Joseph r. Ingersoil, James
irwin, William w. Irwin, James, William C..
Johnson, j. l.. Kennedy, Lane, Lawrence, Linn,
Mcheon, Samson Mason, Mathio,, Maxwell, May
nard; Moore, Morgan, Morrow, Osborne, Pearce,
Rayncr, Rdgway, Rodney, Roosevelt William,
Russell, j. M. Russell, Saltonstall, Simont,n.
! Shade, Truman Smith, Stanly, Stratton. John n
Stuart, Richard w. Thompson. Jacob Thomp
son. i'illinehast, Toland, Tomlnson, Trumbuil.
, van Rensselaer,, Wallace, Warren, Washington,
Thomas w. Williams, Lewis Williams, Joseph
l.. Williams, Winthrop, Wood, John Young-94.
80 the bill was passed, and the Bankrupt Law
| OF the Extra Session, so far as the House is con-
| cerncd, was repealed.
MIR. Campbell, of Tennessee, moved recon.
sideration OF the vote just taken; and asked the
previous question.
| And there was second
| And the question (being on the reconsideration
was ordered, and, being taken, was decided in
the negative.
80 the vote was not reconsidered
ana The question being on the title of the bill.
Ehr' arnold moved to amend it by adding the
words, ''being the first important act of public
nature That was ever passed without debate''
Inc speaker, on point of order raised by
Mr. wise, ruled the amendment to be out of or
! der.
| MIR. Profit and Mr.. Campbell, of Tennessee.
simultaneously moved the previous question on
! the title. VII
And there was second
And the main question (being on the title of
the bil) was ordered; and, being taken
The title of the bill was agreed to.
MIR. Calhoun rose and said, move that the
House adjourn; and call for the previous ques-
| ton on that.
| And at late hour, the House adjourned.
In the Senate on Tuesday, large number of
memorials from New York, Maryland, Ken
lucky Ohio and other States. were presented a.
galnst repeal of the Bankrupt law. The Clerk
OF The House presented the bill which had passed
that body the evening before for the repeal of the
bankrupt law. Mr.. Evans as chairman of the
Committee of Finance, reported the Treasury
note bill, which had passed the House, with an
amendment Ito strike out the amendment of MIR.
GIlmer to deduct from the amount of the Loan
authorized the Treasury notes issued.1 After
some conversation on the subject of the Bank
rupt bill, and the consideration of some unimpor-
tant business, the Senate went into Executive
Session.
In the House, Mr.. Ingersoll presented petit
ton from Philadelphia for the amendment or re-
peal OF the Bankrupt law, which he moved to
have referred to the Judiciary committee, with
instructions to report bill for establishing uni
form system of Bankruptcy &c. and upon these
instructions he moved the previous question.
which was carried SO to5O. Numerous petitions
against the repeal were presented and referred
during the day.
In the Senate, on Wednesday, number of pc
u'ions were presented against a repeal of the
Bankrupt law, and two or three in favor of renea
The Treasury note bill was called up by Mr.. f.
vans, who went into an expose showing the neces-
SHY oil the amendment proposed to the bill as il |
came from the House. lie said the debt now exist
mo was 10 or I pniIl;opc of Il oIIo....1.r