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discharge" I
A discussion followed on points of order, and +
finally the previous question being moved was
secondedb in the mean time the morning hour J
expired. Mr.. Giddings and Mr.. Barnard stimuli
taneously demanded the order the day. S
The Speaker announced that the regular or {
der of business was the bill heretofore introduce
ed by the gentleman from Vermont, (Mr. Ever
ett,) to repeal the bankrupt law. [laughterl and
that the gentleman from Kentucky, (Mr. Mar
shall,) was entitled to the floor.
The bankrupt law repeal bill, as heretofore
reported by Mr.. Everett, with sundry amend
ments pending, was then resumed-After the
statement of the question, Mr.. Marshall waived
his right of addressing the House, and moved the
previous question, which was seconded. The
first question came up on the amendment to
strike Jut the proviso, and to insert new provl-
so as given below. The amendment was adopt
ed; yeas las, nays 62.
The question then REQUIRED on the substitute
moved by Mr.. Barnard, which was lost; yeas 70,
nays 1876.
The bill as amended was then ordered to a
third reading, in the following form:-
Be il enacted by The Senate and House of Repre-
sentdtiueS Of the United States of America in Con-
gress assembled That act entitled " An act to es
tabsh uniform system OF bankruptc, throughout
the United States" approved Oh the 18th August
lS4l be, and the same hereby is repealed: Prorided
That this act shall not affect any proceeding
in bankruptcy commenced before the passage of this
act, or any palms. penalties or forfeures incurred
under the said act; but every such proceeding may
be continued TO its final consumalon in like manner
+ as if this act had not been passed.
On the question "shall this bill pass" the
, yeas and nays were ordered, and taken as fol-
lows:
YEAs-Messrs, Landau w. Andrews, Arlington,
Athcrton Bceson, Bidlack, Brdseye, Black. Board
. | AR Rurka Rutle linn
: Q. Butler, Green w CALDWELL Patrick G. Caldwell,
i VIM. B. Campbell, Thomas J. Campbell, Caruthers,
: Cary, C.sep, Chapman, Clifford, Clinton, Coles
y Dean, Deberry, Doan, Dog, Eastman, John c.
. Edwards, Egbert,. Everett, Ferris, John G. Floyd
Z Charles A; Floyd, Fornance Gentry, Gerry Gil
9 mer, Goggin, Patrick e. Goode William o. Goode,
a Gordon. Graham Green, Cuisine, Harris, Hast
u ngs, Hays Holmes, Hopkins Houck, Houston,
70 HUBBARD Hudson, Hunter, Charles j. Ingersoll.
+ Jack, Cave, Johnson, Keim, Andrew Kennedy,
!, Mckay McKennan McKcon, Mallory, Marchand,
d Alfred Marshall Thomas f. Marshall, Mathews,
Mattocks, Medil' Mitchell, Morris, Newhard, Oh
g ver Osborne Owsley Parmenter, Partridge, Pick
Is ems, plumer, Pope, Profit Ramsey, Rayner, Read,
'e Rodng, Rencher, Reynolds, Rheit, Riggs, Roose-
he ve Sanford, Sewell, Shaw, Shepherd, Shields
ir seenrod, stoclly, Alexander ii. II. Stuart, John
+ r. Stuart, Summers, Sumter Sweeney Taaierro
n John b. Thompson, Jacob Thompson, Tlinghas,
IL TTipe''; Tro! TluwhoIl UndcrWo9d, Van Buren,
= WISE Wood, Augustus foung-l40.
ST. NAYs-Messrs. Adams, Allen, Sherlock j. An
., drews, Arnold, Aycrgg Babcocl,, Baker, Barnard
al Burnel. Calhoun, Childs, John c. Clark Stale,
N. Clarke Cranston, Cravens, Gushing, John Ed
wards, Fessenden, Fillmore, Gates. Granger, Hen
ry, Howard Hunt, Joseph K. Ingersoll, Jane
Irwin, VIM. w. Irwin, James, William Cost John
son, Isaac d. Jones, John P. Kennedy, King
he Lane, Linn. Samson Mason, Malhiot Maxwell
nd Pearce Pendleton, Powell, BENJAMIN Randall, Ran
". doph, Ridgway, Rodney William Russell, Jane
nd nd NJ Russell, saltons,sll straston, Richard W
''u Thompson Toland, Tomlnson, Van Ranseene
he Wallace, Warren Edward y. White, Jos. l.; White
he Thomas W. Williams, Christopher H. Williams
n Joseph L. Williams, Winthrop, Yorie, John Youn
r. I'll.
III Mr.. Profit afterwards moved reconsdera
." ton Of the vote, but no proceeding were had o
-, the motion.
,or The House on motion of Mr. Fillmore, wer
inf into Committee on the Whole on the army Ar
% in consideration of the bill, the committee ros,
Ia and after dsposing Of several documents on tn
~ table, the House adjourned.
r. JAN. Isl am of opinion, at this present wr
of ting, that | shall not again attempt to give
" conjecture in advance, calculated to encourag
ii. the hope that Congress will legslate decent
~. upon any particular subject, and | promis
ato hereafter not to be guilty again of counting upo
wv any thing like consistency, from one year
,,s believe that almost every person who has wri
,bo ten or said any thing within the last fortnight
until yesterday upon the subject of the bill
tho repeal the Bankrupt Law has expressed stror
I'm doubts of its passage and all were as much
~, tonished at the dongs of yesterday and the d.
'ho before as was. Such a perfect avalanche
IN votes as came rushing down yesterday so su
the denly and unexpectedly as fairly dumb-found'
oyt every body.
NJ at the Extra Session did not then know that
,;rb would of course wipe out great many debts
40 that it would release thousands from their leg
va obligations, and that some small creditors a
mn, other folks Doald complain! Did they expe
- such measure to operate without produc
~ the very effects intended by the law itself,
49,, that unlike every other law which has ever be
10y s,So passed, it would not in some instances
nod wrongfully used!
W., There never was measure adopted for I
mitigation of the rgors to which those who
T., SO wicked as to be poor and in debt are expos
,Lo from their creditors, that did not create clan
q among certain sort of people. 1t made gr'
ito, cutlery IN Massachusetts when creditors we
y nf deprived of the glorious and delightful prvie
Of shutting up men in prison for owing deb,
If less than five dollars, and it required the sp
ann and bodness of a reformer to purpose and
'"s complsh its abolition. And so Of all such la,
ear You have seen the Ayes and Noes upon
"'i, passage Of the bill yesterday l40t II. |
','o sorry to know that among the Ayes are
'~' Wings, but it may afford some consolation
tho know that the greater portion of votes 81,
no nc, by Locofocos the II who voted against the
,,ion peal are, think, all whigs But this is SO
IIo comfort
0,;rn This is good specimen of the INSTALL
: tho witch characteristics the legislation and the G
VIZ eminent generally of this country--"const
lin, only in INCONSISTENCY" like the blind godd
','ns standing upon the wheel.and unstable as wat
'n"' how can we excel! But there is no use
''"' grumbling-so will say no more, but to TIL
m If our Seigneurs that they had the grace to
made ,.uI 'oi s"ooe La "u.aSy ma''"S d.
rr., out the provision in favor OF those who az
80 before the passage of the act.
,r"n, Mr. Profit yesterday moved the reconsd,
IVY. ton Of the matter, in order to give his fri
nas' Gushing an opportunity of replying to the Xxi
p''' and cuffs and bufiettngs,he has received dui
n on the debate. If he undertakes to reply to Il