Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-01-31
a7TH coNoR Ess- SECOND SESSION.
Correspondence Of The NJ y. Tribune.

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of the chair and at times much disorder prevail.
ed. The first question before the House wes on
laying on The table the appeal taken by Mr. Wise
from the Speakers decision that the repeal bill af
ter It's first re0ding laid over in the regular order
OF bills OH the Calendar. The House refused to
lay the appeal on the table Yeas 103 nays III.
The appeal was sustained: yeas lle, nays SO;
ana thus It was decided Ivy the House that they
would proceed to the repeal without delay of The
ppahkrnpt Act; and the question being, "Shall
THIS bill be rejected ?"
MIR Granger addressed the House fer about
three quarters Of an hour in nm able and eloquent
nnnner agahst the repeal denying TINT there
"hs any evidence that it was called for by nublc
opinion, but nlledging that The law was sstuned
by Tie people and the press aud expressing hi,
regret mat some of his political friends who had
voted for the law, now turned and favored its re-
peal without trial Of its operation thus nFordnr
an unprecedented instance of inconsistency ind
hckleness ia legislation, which would blast the
fond expectations of more than 1O0 thousand
throughout the land, and who looked forward to
the operations Of this law for release from the
CALLING claims of bondage, which were now again
10 he riveted on them; aud the hopes of the
present generation for relief from legislation on
this subject TO he 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might be amended or repealed as popular opinion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 DOW demanded by
| popular sentiment at least in Kentucky and that
| II the repeal was 10 be made il should he done
before the law took partial effects and as this fur
nished reason why The House should act on the
subject immediately, he moved the previous ques.
| ton.
| After some points of order, and the seconding
The call for the previous question, the main
question was ordered yeas l ii, nays 80 und be-
| lng OH tie rejection of the bill, was decided ia
The negative, yeas 81, nays 1874
ha tim Hoo, L,..,. i
the bill, Mr.. Lewis w illiams moved to recommit
the bill TO the judiciary committee with nstruc-
tons to report an amendment TO the Law TO in
clude hanks, and such other amendments as they
might deem expedient, and to postpone the opera
ton of the act TO the LIST of March next
| MIR. " eller having moved the previous uues-
ton on the second reading, the motion of Mr.
Williams was cut off, and the main question hav-
ing been ordered by yeas ] III, nays So was carri-
ed and thus the bill ordered engrossed by
yeas l24 nays 90.
Senaie-The select committee to which the
plan Of Exchequer is referred is composed of
Messrs. Talmadge, Bates, Evans, Young, Pres.
ton, Walker, Merrck, White and Rives.
Great numbers of petitions were presented by
nineteen Senators against the repeal or postpone
men OF the Bankrupt Act, and Two three for
repeal or for amendments.
MIR. Clay, IN presenting number of petitions,
four of which were from New York city and two
from the State, expressed his approval Of the
bankrupt Act, denying as u charge execrabe,
base and false, the report that he WINS the cause of
the movement in The House, or that he had nfu-
enced the Kentucky repres eniatiyes in their nc
ton on The repeal of the law.
MIR. Walker moved to instruct the Judiciary
committee TO report an amendment 10 include
corporations within the provisions of the bill bur
waived the motion for the present.
MIR. Clay's resolutions of amendment TO The
Constitution were postponed ill next Monday;
hp Nnfa hav hoe
to the committee on finance, the Senate adj
Correspondence efthe Atlas.
Tuesday, jan. H.
House.-The most of the day was taken up in
offering petitions of every possible character. A
inong The petitions presented from the State of
pennsylvania, was one by j. r. Ingerso os
Philadelphia, relative to the Bankrupt Law
MIR. j. moved lis reference 10 the committee on the
judiciary, with instructions TO consider the expe-
diency of reporting bill free from the objections
winch exist against the present law. The mo-
tlon was carried in the affirmative. When the
state OF New York had been about half gone
through with the House adjourned.
Nothing OF much interest took place during the
day. All the petitions that had any connection
with the subject of slavery were, by separate
votes, all laid on the table.
Mr.. Fillmore presented one relative to slavery
IN The District OF Columbia, he moved its refer
ence to The committee on the Districts, with in
sructlons TO report instanster a bill for the aboli-
ton OF slavery, and upon that moved the previous
question. This was intended a parallel to the
motion OF Boyd in the House, on Saturday, where
the Speaker decided he had right to do so, and
that no one could intervene with an objection TO
the reception of the petition. Blu, today the
Speaker decided in the very face of his late de-
cislon, that objections might be made.
Sendte-ln the Senate nearly The whole of the
morning was taken up in tho presentation of Pc
titions, memorials, &c. all Of which, with hardly
n an ataty
gansl The repeal, postponemeni, or any modifica-
ton Of the Bankrupt Act.
The presentation of these memorials was ter
minated by Mr. Morehead of Kentucky, who
rose for the purpose Of presenting one which he
had been desired by letter TO present to the SEN
ate. He said that the letter had made strong
appeal to him to exert himself 10 save the bill Z
told him that upon his vote depended the hap
piness OF misery of hundreds of thousands Of fe.
low citizens, with their wives and daughters. He
had been strongly impored not to change his vote
upon the measure. He said he was deeply inn
pressed with the peculiarly Of his position, and
should be sorry TO think that any act of his would
so Tar affect the happiness of his fellow citizens.
He then referred to the action of the kentucky
Legislature upon the subject and the decided ex-
preston of opinion which they had given in op-
position 10 The measure.
He said he had voted for The measure in obed-
ence 10 the dictates Of his own judgment He
had regarded the condition and sufferngs of
thousands Of his fellow citizens, and from pro-
found and deep sense OF duty he had been indu-
ced to vote for this measure. lie felt then, and
he still felt it would DO the proudest moment OF
his lie if he could be enabled TO say to The suffer
ing debtors, be ye free.
But he could not wholly lose sight Of the duty
he owed TO lis constituents in relation to this sub
lJect. There was undehiably a strong disinclna-
lion in his own State. TO have this law coniin-
ued in force. In obedience 10 The evident and ex-
pressed wishes Of those whose pleasure he was
bound 10 consult, he felt himself constrained TO
say ho could not vote 10 continue the law in
force In adopting his own course he meant no
implication upon the course that would be pursu-
ed by his distinguished colleague. He could,
without Improperly, pursue a course that would
no, be so well for him. lie, (Mr. NJ y was but a