Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-01-21

United States, approved on the l9th Gay oil August
lS4l, as authorizes any person owing debts to apply
by petition, for the benefit of end act, together with
all the parts Of SAID act which applicable solely to
the mode Of obtaining the benefit OF the provisions OF
such act in behalf OF debtors, by the voluntary petition
OF such debtors, without the aid Of their
creditors, he and the is hereby repealed Prorad
cd rha, This act shall affect any proceeding
IN bankruptcy already commenced, or which shall be
commenced before the 4,h day of July next, or any
pains, penalties or!etures prescribed and incurred,
which shall be incurred, under said act.
And Mr.. Gushing had offered the following amend
men. TO the original bill:
In The proviso Of the original Dl! strike out the
18th day of December, 1872 &c. and insert so that
the provso shall read follows Preceded, That this
shall aiec, any proceeding in bankrupt
cy commenced before the passage Of Tins act, any
palms. penalties, foeitufes incurred under said act
but every such proceeding may be continued to lis final
consuminaion in like If this act had not been
passed
MIR. Briggs had moved that the bill b. committed to
the Committee the Judiciary with the following in
structons:
"To repor, bin to repeal that part Of the existing
law which authorizes the voluntary application OF
debtors, aud 10 include corporations which issue pa
per TO circulate money within the operations OF said
law
Which proposed instructions Mr.. e. JOHNSON had
moved TO amend as 10 instruct the Committee to
report bill for the immediate repeal of the Bankrupt
law, without limt or qualification [smply, IN fact
striking out the provso of the original bill OF Mr. EF
ERETTl
The motion to commit with instru c,ions takes pre-
cedence OF the motion TO amend the bill
So the first question which now REQUIRED was The
proposed anne ndmeni of MIR. T.. JOHNSON TO the in
structons of Mr.. BRIGGS.
MIR. MARSHALL (wao was entitled to the foor)
and sad he did wish be responsible for any
delay of the question the bill to repeal the Bank
rup act and inquired what would be the effect on his
right 10 the floor CT motion on his part for the previous
question, it it was not sustained by the House,
The SPEAKER replied that The gentleman would
lose his ella i'm the floor, but that any gentleman who
first addressed the Chair would be entitled 10 1t.
After some conversation
Mr.. MARSHALL moved the previous question.
Mr.. CUSHING appealed to the gentleman not TO
move the previous question. Many gentlemen had as
sailed him in previous speeches. and was far, 1t was
Due 10 him. to be afforded an opportunity to reply.
MIR. MARSHA Ii. hoped the gentleman from Mas
ssohusetts felt rising of cholcr. No gentleman
This aoor more ANXIOUS than himself to debate the
question.
Some further conversation followed to the effect
Of the previous question:
When the question secondng the demand was
taken, and the vote stood-ayes no, noes IS.
So there was u sccond-[,hu cutting off the motion
20 commit with instructions.
And the main question ordered 10 be now taken
The FIRST branch of The main question the
amendment of Mr. CUSHING 10 the original bill.
Mr.. MATHIOT asked the yeas and nays, which,
after conversation were ordered; and being la
ken, resulted rs follows
Yeas-Messrs Adams, Allen, landau W. Andrews,
Sherlock J. Andrews, Arnold Aycrigg, Babcock, Ba.
ker, Barnard, Barton Beeson, Bidlack Bdseye Black,
Bo.rdman, Borden. Bolts, Bovine, Brewster, Briggs,
Bronson, Milton Brown, jeremiah Brown, Barnell,
William Butler, Calhoun, J. Campbell, Thomas },
Campbell, Carn.hers Casey, Chapman, Chllds, John
Z Clark Staey n. Clarke, Cowen Ctenston, Cravens,
Gushing, R. ID. Davis Dawson, Debery, John Ed,
wards, Jno. {. Edwards Everett, Frssenden, Fillmore,
John G. Floyd, Chas a. Floyd, Gates, Gentry, Ger.
ry, Goggin r. G. Goode, Gordon, Graham, Granger,
Green, Cuisine, Henry, Holmes, Howard, Hudson,
Hunt, c. j. lngerso, JOS X. lngersoll, James Irwin,
VIM. w. IRWIN, Jack, James, Isaac d Jones, John ?.
Kennedy, Lane, Linn, Robert Mcclellan, McKennan,
McKeon, Mallory, T. F. Marshall, S. Mason, Malhot,
Ma,tocks, Maxwell, Maynard, Merwether, Mitchell,
Moore, Morgan, Morris, Morrow, Newhard, Oliver,
Osborne, Parmenter, Payne, Pearce Pendleton, Pick.
ems, Plumer Powell, Ramsey, b. Randall, Randolph,
Rayner, Rencher, Rdgway, Rodney, William Russell,
Jas NJ Russell, Sal.onsall, Sanford Sewell, Shields,
Slade Truman Smith, Sellers, Stauly Sokely, STRAIT.
ton Alexander II. II Stuart, Jno, +. Stuart, Summers,
Taliaierro, John b. Thompson, Richard W. Thompson,
Jacob Thompson, Tilltnghns,, Toand Tomlinson,
Trplett, Trotli, TRANQUIL, Van Buren,, Van Rensse-
iaer Wallace. Ward, Warren, Washington, Waterson,
Wesbrook, Edward D. White, Joseph L. White, 1'hos,
w Williams, Joseph l.. Williams, Winthrop, Wise,
Wood, Yorke, \. foung-liS.
.Iays-Messrs. Arlington, Anterior, Boyd, Burke,
William o. Butler, Green w. Caldwell, Patrick c.
Caldwell, William b. Campbell Cary, Clifford, Gin
ton, Mark A. Cooper, Daniel, Garrett Davis, Dean,
Doan, Doig, Eastman, Egbert, Ferris, Torrance, CD
D,er William o Goode, Gwin Harris, Hastings Hays,
Hopkins, Houck Cave Johnson. Keim, A. Kennedy,
Lewis, Li,tlefeld Lowell, A. Mcclellan, Mckay,
Marchand, A. Marshall, Mathews, medili, Miller, Ows
lev Partridge Pope, Profit, Read, Redng, Reynolds,
Riggs, Rogers, Saunders, ShepPerd, William Smith,
SNYDER, Sprigg, Steenrud, Sumter, Sweeney, Turney,
Underwood, Weller-.62.
So the amendment agreed 10.
The question recurring on the substitute Of Mr.
BARNARD
which, after some conversation, were ordered; and,
being lsken, resulted as follows: Yeas 13-nays 1876.
So the substitute was rejected.
lMr. SMITH Of Virginia, for reasons assigned, asked
10 be excused from voting but withdrew the motion ]
The BILL as amended, was then ordered 10 third
reading.
And the SPEAKER having put the usual lnierroga-
tory, "When shall this bill have lis third reading,
Various opinions we're expressed, such az 'now, "to.
day, "never, "to morrow, "the lsl OF April" &c.
The result OF good deal oil conversation the sub
iect was, that motion of Messrs. EVERETT and
BOVINE. the rules, by ayes li3, noes 3S, were sus-
pended tina, the bill might have its third reading
And the bull having been read third ,me and The
question being, eShall this bin pass =:
Mr BARNARD asked the yeas and nays, which
were ordered; and, being taken resulted follows:
leas--Messts. J.. W. Andrews, Arlington, Anterior,
Barton, Beeson, BIdlack, Birdseye, Black Boardman,
Bolts, Bovine, Boyd, Brewster, Bronson, A V. Brown,
Burke William Butler. William O. Butler, Green w.
j. Campbell Caruhers, Cary, Casey. Chapman, Cllf.
ford, Clinton Coles, CoWen, Daniel, Garrett Davis, r.
d. Davis, Dean, Dcberry, Doan Dog, Eastman, John
C. Edwards, Egbert, Everett Ferris, John G. Floyd,
Charles A. Floyd, Torrance, Gentry, Gerry, Gilner,
Goqgin, Patrick G. Goode, VIM o. Goode, Gordon,
Graham, Green, Cuisine, Harris, Hastings, Hays
Holmes, Hopkins, Houck Houston, l!rbard, Hudson
Hunter Charles J. lngersol, Jack, &. Johnson, keim
Andrew Kennedy, Lewis, Llt,lefed, Lowell, Abraham
Mcclellan, Rober, McCleaa, Mckay, alckennan
McKeod, Mallory, Marchand, Alfred Marshall, Thomas
F. Marshall, Mathews, alattocks. Medill, Mitchell
Morris, Newhard, Oliver, Osborne, Owsley, Parmen,er
Partridge Pckens, piumer, Pope, Profit Ramsey
Rayner, Read, Reding, Eencher, Reynolds, Rhe,t
Riggs, Roosevelt, Sanford. sewell, Shaw, sheppetd
Shields Sade, Truman Smith, Snyder, Sprigg, Staniy
steenrod, Stokely, A. II. II. Stuart, John I. Stuart
Summers, Sumter, Sweeney, Taliaierro, }. b. Thomp
son, Jacob Thompson, T,llinghcs, Triplett, Tro,ti
Trumbu!l, Underwood, Van Buren,, Ward, Washing
tor, Wu,,erson, Weller, "estbsook, Wise, Wood,
ioung-l40.
sass-Messrs Adams, Allen Sherlock ]. Andrews,