The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-01-05

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sshgest 81 The slaiass 81 he unised SAFES
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fis Rsrky Msoniaias:'' and also . infnrm
the Senate wkm sers he reasons wkich
PreFenied /. any aszssmsat upoa he sub
jerf 81 pFessnt." ard whixh made Il = In.
srpedieni 10 inriu6s shzs suhiecs among
the suijerls Of fnfnzf negotiation /"
AZ. BsHs@ submiiled she lsllowing:
Resoised. TkaG he President II Inc
United States be.Fequesled % inform he
Sensls whether he lsie special Minister
kepm Great Britain % the Uuiied States
made sny proposition. informal or other
wise. "a the negotiation on the part Of he
Unilsd States for lhe assumption o. gnar.
snty d lie State debls by lie government
of he unised States % he holders u said
debts.
The Senate proceeded 10 consider, In
committee Of The whole. The bill ID rela-
tion 20 donations of land 70 certain persons
in the sszie Of Arkansas, whoa The said
bin was ordered 70 be engrosssd fora third
reading.
The Senate then took up The bill fo'
the relief of sundry citizens of Arkansas
who lost tfsir Improvements in conse,
quence Of = treaty between The U. State.
and the Cherokee Indians, when Mr. Bar
row moved that he farther consideration
I of The bill Be postponed
In he Hosse, The consideration Of III
bill 10 repeal the Bankrupt law was re
sumed. Mr. Pickcns's motion.for the pre-
sious question was decided in The mega
1--WE. Mr. Barnard. Of N. York, lothe
J motions having been Withdrawn Cor ii
purpose moved The following As a sub
sliluie FOR The bill:
That so much OF the act entitled "a
! &C. 10 establish uniform system Of bank
ruptcy throughout the United States,
' approved on The 10Th day Of August 1871
! as authorizes any person owing debts
0 apply, by petition. for he benefit Of sal
act. together with all he parts Of said Al
which are applicable solely TO the mod
: Of obtaining The benefit Of The provision
! of such acl in behalf Of debtors, by Il
= voluntary petition Of such debtors. will
Il out The concurrence or aid Of their credi
. ors, be and the same is hereby repeale,
Provided, That this act shall not aite
Q any case or proceeding in bankruptcy
e really commenced, or which shall BE- con
meneed before the sth day Of July mex
!. OF any pains, penalties or forfeiiures pr
scribed and incurred. or which shall
' incarrcd under said act.
" Mr.. Barnard afterwards modified III
: amendment, by reducing the time spec
fed, from the 4lh Of July to The 4sh
April.
Y Mr.. Briggs moved tha, The bill be
fsrred to the committee ON the Judicial
y with tile following Instructions:
I'D To report a bill 10 repeal that part
the existing law which authorizes the v
-iluntary application Of debtors, and to
=. elude corporations which issue paper
circulate as money within the operatio
VI Of said law.
Ie' The debate was continued by Mess
y Underwood, Hopkins, Wiset G. Brow
"e and Arnold.
'e Thursday, December ~
on In the Senate, Mr.. Barrow submit
~ the following:
Resolved, That The COMMITTEES on
ais public lands be instructed TO inquire II
IN. the expediency Of granting to the state
ri Louisiana every sllernate section oil
public lands in the limits Of that st
D" which had been returned as not worth
re- cost of survey, and such alternate sectl'
md of SAID land as are subject to inandat
Co. by the oseriiowing Of the Mississippi
yer, upon condition that the said 81
construct levees by means OF which
!. lands shall be effectualiy protected The
md after from inunda,ion: And provided al
ON that the proceeds Of the sales Of lands :,
claimed by means of such levees shall
a'e exclusively appropriated BY the state
Gu Louisiana to The making of roads and
improvement Of rivers and bayous VII
| of its limits. I'D.
i, The resolution submitted yesterday
nh. Mr.. Linn, calling on the President
ems certain information relative 10 the ella