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me majority and minority Of ne CommltteS on
The Judiciary, in relation to General Jacksons
former against--the latter in favor Of !
the remission.
On Wednesday. Mr.. Rives spoke at length on
the Oregon question. He expressed himself IA /
Eerabls 10 the settlement OF the territory atas
early period as POssiblei and advocated ma
ny Of the provisions or the bill as actually re-
CURED, in order ID preserve Oregon in our pos
session. BuIhe was agsinst the land clauses,
As in his opinion they not only violated The tres-
" with England. but also were contrary y the |
courtesy OF nations.
10 the House, Mr.. Snyder Of Penn. offered
resolution 10 instruct the COMMITTEES on the
Judiciary 10 inquire whether Judge Belts, 81
New York. refused 10 entertain a charge Of
murder on the high seasin the case OF the So
ners, on the g1sdnd that be had already great
press Of civil gases which occupied al his lime
The resolution was literally secuted out Of
the House. BY general chorus Of "Nol NoH'
Mr.. Benton addressed the Senate on Thursday,
in answer to-Messrs. Calhoun and McDufiei
Who had opposed the Oregon bill, and earnestly
advocated its passage.
10 the House, Mr., Adams presented resolu-
tions inqpirnSg Of the President, unaer what au-
sher. -. Jones, sailing il he 0aIf OF Mex
leo, tOOA town Of Monterey b. force, il be-
ing Mexican town.
The resolutions were adopted.
% Friday, in the Senate, Mr.. Berrisn, from
the Judiciary Committee, reported bill in re-
ference to The Bankrupt Law. He asked inI
the name Of the committee 10 be discharged
from, the House Bill, and from all The Memo
rials-and Resolutions re ferring to the subject
The repeal bill, originating IL the Senate, is re-
ported back, with sundry amendments---the
main features Of which affect the voluntary
Principle4
4 The amendments also 30 10 repeal 50 much
Of the voluntary clause as allows any applicant
TO have the benefit of the law upon his single
petition, and changes, in several important par
ticulars, the existing mode ofprocuring the GER
tificate Of discharge.
I The Report states that the salutsry influence
Of such changein the Law will be manifested
- Isl, BY the prevention Of undue credit; I'd,
BY preventing partial assignments Sd, by sub
stitnting one uniform rule, and 4th, BY arming
the creditor with d power to force falling
debtor to go into liquidation before his assets
are wasted BY the desperate specuIations to
which men in such circumsls ncss are tempted.
The following reasons aregiven for continu-
ing the law;
lst In the consideration that the benefits of
the, Bankrupt Law have been extended to a
portion of our fellow citizens, while its sudden
repeal would be denial of equal justice 10
many Others whose claims are not less strong,
and who have been prevented from awaiting
themselves Of them, or restrained by motives
which oughtto command our respect.
I'd. That by the decision Of the question 10
relation to The constitutionality of the law in
one of the Courts,of the United States the citi-
zens of one Of the States Of the Union have
been in effect deprived of all. the benefits of
this law, while those of the other States have
had the enjoy ment Of them.
Sd. Thata Bankrupt Law is but the exercise
Of bene6cent power which the experience or
every commercial State has ascertained 10 be
necesAa airy, and which. power has been conferred
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ment m
4lh That il will prevent The enactment and
operation Of "stay laws, psome Of which have
already been passed.
5th. Finally, thatsuch law extends The pro-
lection Of the Government to a class OF citizens,
who though poor and unfortunate, ought not for
this cause,to be beyond the pale of its protec-
ton. ;s
One of the changes in the Bill is hssubstitu-
tion of declaration Of insolvency according
10 the Act Of 9Th William the Fourth. The
amendment provides that the assignees shall BE-
appointedby majority Of the creditors.
recommendation to include corporations
is embodied in the Report
The Oregon question then came up, and was
discussed further BY .Messrs. Choate, Benton
and Woodbridge.
After some considerations direct vote was Ia
ken on engrossing the Bill for a third reading,
which resulted as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Allen, Benton, Buchanan.
Clayton, Fulton, Henderson, King, Linn, Nero
berts, Manguul, Merrick, Phelps, Sewer Smith
of Conn, Smith Of Indiana Sturgeon, Tappan.
Walker, White, Wilcox, Williams, WOODBURY.,
Wright, Young-24.
NAYs-Messrs. Archer, Bagby, Barrow, Bates,
Bayard, Berrien, Calhoun, Choate, Conrad.
Crafts. Dayton, Evans, Graham, Huntington,
McDuffe. Miller, Porter, Riyes, Simmons.
Sprague, Tallmadge, Woodbridge
The bill was then read third time and pass
cd.
Ip the House, Mr. Taliaferro, reported bill
to allow pension to John Carey, a free color
ed man, native Of the county Of westmore-
land, Virginia, now res ident or the District.
who says he was body servant of Gen. Wash.
ington at the battle Of Braddock,s defeat, il
ITS, and was present at that battle and also,
that he was q servant Of Gen washington al
the surrender Of. CORVALLIS in 1881, and who i
believed 10 be liz years old.
The Senate did not sit on Saturday.
The principal matter under consideration ia
the House, was the Navy Appropriation Bill,
and quite an animated discuss ion took place on
several Of its sections.
In The Senate on Monday, no little excitement
was occasionally Mr.. Areher's moving the re-
Of the vote on the Oregon Bill.
After some discussion, il was agreed that the
vote should b taken tomorrow Tuesday at
one o'clock.
In The House, a bill was reported for the relief
Of Amos Kendall.
The Navy Appropriation bill was further dis
cussed, the amendmeni pending being to reduce
the pay 81 Officers Of the Navy, including en-.
gineers corps, twenty per cent. per annum.