Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1843-01-19
Tsrcnsy-screnfh Congress.
THIRD SESSION.

THIRD SESSION.
Correspondents 81 tie T,alfimorc Araerseon.
PROCEEDINGS or SATURDAY
WASHINGTON, Jan. IA, ls43.
The Senate did not sit to-day.
10 the House Of Representatives Mr..
Sprigg presented memorial from PENN
sylyania upon the subject Of Fur Hats.
asking for change Of duty, and stating
that the consequences OF keeping the duty
as II Is will be . great injury to the trade.
Among the Resolutions adopted was
one nsiructing the Committee on Militia
ry Affairs to reporl Bill to correct sthe
extraordinary disproporlion between the
arms allotted to the several States and
their respective populations" arising un-
der the act Of 1908, for armlng and equip
ping the whole body of Militia. and TO 10.
sure IN future. fair and equal distrlbu.
ton 81 the arms.
Mr.. Turuey reported Bill further n
continue 10 force the act for the payment
Of horses and other property lost in the
Military service Of the United States,
which was read twice and referred to The
Committee on Military Affairs.
AIR. q. Davis during the morning, gave
notice Of his intention 10 introduce a bill
TO reduce the number Of Government Of
fee. holders employed in the Post Office
of New York.
Mr.. Everett presented the Vermont
Resolutions for the reduction Of the rates
of postage and additional restrictions upon
the franking privilege.
Mr.. Casey presented the Illinois Reso-
utions in relation to the disposition of the
Public Lqnds.
Mr.. Barnard presented memorial
from Vermont against the repeal Of the
Bankrupt Law.
Mr.. Bates presented memorial from
Virginia asking for a repeal Of the Bauk.
rup, Law.
EXCHEQuER BILL.
Mr. Gushing moved that House resolve
itself INTO Committee Of the Whole on the
state Of the Union for the purpose OF con-
siderng the bill to provide Board Of
Exchequer. The motion did not pre-
vail.
BILL TO REFUND THE FINE OF GEN
ERAL JACKSON.
This bill coming up in order, Mr.. Hunt,
.ofN. York addressed the House in com.
meucement only OF speech which enters
into the merits of the whole question, and
is intended as y reply to Mr.. c. ]. Inget-
soil of Penn. Mr.. Hunt wss cut off in
the midst OF his speech by the expiration
of the so called morning hour. which
sometimes, itmay he rs well 10 mention,
Is two or three hours in the session.
Monday Jan. l6, 1913.
Ia the Senate Mr.. Alien presented Joint
Resolutions from the Legislature Of Ohio,
asking the lmm, date reprai Of The Bank.
rupt Law.
Mr.. Calhoun presented memorial ~.
on the suli ct OF he Currency and lhs.
Exchcquer, from Philadelphia. Mr.. G.
said hr desired to he understood Ms ex-
pressing no opinion in favor Of the
scheme.
Mr.. TalmedGe presented TWO memori-
ais from Brooklyn and New York city
in favor of the Evcheqner plan.
Mr.. Buchanan presented a like memo
rial from Philadelphia.
Also, memorial in lever OF the issue
ofS200, 000, 900 of State Stocks.
Mr.. Sturgeon presented two memorials
in relation t. the Bankrupt Law, from
Penn, one praying modification of the
Law, and the other asking for the repeal.
Mr.. Benton presented a memorial from
New York, asking for the repeal of the
Bankrupt Law.
The Presiden, signed n number Of Bills
which have passed during the present
session; having done which
TIE EXCHEQUER PLAN
Before the Senate was called up, and up.
on intimaton given by Mr.. Talmedge in
formally passed over.
After the passage Of two private bills,
and pretty good days work, the Senate
adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
THE BANKRUPT LEW.
Mr.. Clifford, from Maine, submitted a
resolution instructing the Committee on
the Judiciary to report, forthwiih, bill to
repeal the Bankrupt law and he moved
the previous question.
Mr.. Briggs Immediately moved that
the resolution be laid upon the table.
mr.. Clifford thereupon called for the
yeas and nays, which were taken, and re.
sulted-yeas 81, nays 40.
So the resolution was not laid upon the
table.
The question now REQUIRED on second
ing the demand for the previous question,
which was taken by tellers, and the re.
suit was-ayes 81, noes 10. So there