Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1843-02-11

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EyfaAcrs FROM rhEs CONSEQUENCE,
90 THE NY. HERAiD uron rHs PASSAGE
o. snE BSLt RHPRALlNa raE BAxKRup,
ILAw:--
Sunless Members Of Congress ar.
very carsfut they will 10 immensel,
shnasred shortly; The world will sa;
that there are tons .snne mon among
them, Fot tkis day tks House, passed III
oil repeai;nR ne BANKRUPT LaE!! And /;
Is expected to PISS the Senate wi,hoi,,
any alteration. l3utlo describe tho scene
that tppk place il impossible. may pu,
down certain. words on paper, hui u,
language can svas describe ahe ss,soa
And set there was no debating, ,c
speeches, no taking, nothing but a sor. Of
miscellaneous rundsng FIRE Of parliament.
nry tactics, that Satan himself could no,
keep UP With, much less reporter; and
thus FIRE did not CEASE until kverett's old
bill brough; up ut tas con,mencefnent Of
the Session, with Cushing's amendment,
was passed, engrossed, and sent to the
Senate for the action Of that body. Nov,
to the point, let me show YOU briefly, si1ee
there were no speeches, how il was
managed. So
You will remember in my report Of
the running fire yesterday.fof which the
one to-day was sort Of SECOND editions
] told you that through+ai,< enlargement
Of CLIFFORD, OF Maine, the Judiciary
Committee had been instructed TO report
IA bill for tho repeal Of the Bankrup. bill
with clause saving al who applied BE-
tore its final passagc) to the House forth.
with. Accordingly, to-day, asslew. mi
nuics after the House met, when IN Fro
port from Committees came up in order
Mr.. BARNARD rose and reported such q
bill. The bill was read first time: and
MIR. Barnard refused to move for its Sc.
coni reading, because he wanted delay.
Here began the trouble, and the fight
ing aud scratching. -
The Speaker asked Shall the bill bc
read q second time. -
Mr.. Barnord-The Tooth rule express.
" says no bill shalt be read second time
on the same day, withou, the special order
OF the House. =.
Mr.. A,herton-(of New Hampshire,
now U. S Senator)-1hen. sir, NOV.
that the bill be read second time now
Mr.. Barnard-Mr Speaker, have the
floor.
Cries Of mo, no." s:order.n "Go on,
and great excitement.
Several nenabers--Mr. Speaker, Mr.
Speaker
Cries Of order.
Mr.. Wise-Mr. Speaker, I can't hea,
ore word
After grea, deal Of confusion the bill
was read second time, as rollows:-
BE IL enacted tn the Senate and House Of Re
presentatires If tie Uni.ed States Of .4n,e ri,a il
Congress assembled, That .hc nc. entitled, .A,
net To establish uniform system Of bank
rupicy throughout the United S,atea.' az
proved August 10, la4l, be aud the samc il
hereby repeated: Provided, horeper. ,Ent ihi
repeal shall not extend 10 or affect any cas-,
which al the time this act goes into eflec
shall be pending before any court, nor 10 an
proceeding which shnil have been legali
commenced, aud which shall .hcn be in pro
gress, under and by virtue of the act thereby
repealed.
| Mr. Barnard-[ submit motion witt
Il regard To This bill.
Speaker-Tke only motion in order i.
tn amend or commit
! Barnard-The motion is 10 commit. ant
is this:
Resolrrd, That the bill to repeal the Bank.
rrpt law, reported BY the Committee on the
judiciary. re recomn'iited to that Committee
with instructions to- report amendments I,
said Bill to the following effect:
l. Coniining the repeal To that part Of III.
Bonkrupt law which authorizes procee ding ii
bankruptcy on the sole petition III the bank
Tupt
g Authorizing any bankrupt to declare him
! sell 'nsolvent; and making such declaratio,
an act ut Bankruptcy, upon wis CHI his creditors
may proceed against him in bankruptcy.
| $. Authorizing the creditor, or q majorit,
OF them in amount, to nominate the assignee
OF the bankrupl's estate.
| Providing that the ascent Of n, majority il
amount of the creditors shall BE- necessary {,
U discharge.
Turney--Mr. Speaker
Barnard Claim the foot. (Crics O
order and Iaugnter.)
Speaker-rhc gentleman from New
York is in order
Turney--No, sir, have the floor
(Great excitement)
Barnard--Sir, made perfectly par.
liamen,ary motion.
Cave Johnson--My colleague Turney,
is entitled 10 the floor.
Clifford-'rhe Chair is wrong, and
hope all inthis House in favcr OF repea
will over rule the Chair.
Spcaker-Since the gentleman iron
Maine seems to know SO much about tn
parliamentary rules, perhaps he'll stat
The question, too.
Briggs-ls this to be endured; this i
II pretty way to over-rule the Chair
(Great excitement. noise and talking une
members nearly all standing up.l
Wise-Mr Speaker, what is tho poin
of apteals
| a Mcmber-It has no pint to il, Wise
(Great laughtcr.)
Speaksr-I'hc Speaker gave the Zoo
70 the rpnnrter nf thn hill ns Ia cn ,,r,,a !,