Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1843-01-20
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

the country sppertainng TO the United States
between the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Ocean.
GLIDING the mouth OF Columbia The petition pro-
ceedings referred, motion Of Mr. X, to select
committee.
Mr.. EVERETT inquired of the Speaker what was the
regular order Of busnessl
The SPEAKER said the call Of the States for resolutions
Mr.. EVERETT demanded it,
Mr. WISE on leave gwen presented certain petitions in
favor Of the Exchequer which referred TO the Com
ntee of the Whole the state of the Union.
Mr.. PENDLETON asked leave present n petition.
Mr. ARNOLD objected any thing OF the regular
course OF business.
THE BANKRUPT LAW
Mr.. CLIFFORD Of Maine, thcreupon offered the follow
ing resolution
Resolved That the Committee on the Judiciary be in
suueted report o' thwih the following bill repeal the
Bankrupt law:
BILL 10 repeal the Bankrupt L4ls
Bel enacted, BY The Senate and HOute OF Representa-
tires Of the Uted States Of Ameriea "a Congress
Died. That the entitled IAN establish uniform
system Of bankruptcy throughout the United Staes ap
proved on the 18th day of August lsl be and the
The resolution having been read Mr.. c. demanded the
previous question.
Mr.. BRIGGS moved that the resolution DO laid on the
table.
Mr. CLIFFORD asked the yeas and nays, which were
ordered.
Mr. WINTHROP rose to a point Of order He submitted
that twas not in order instruct the Committee the
Judiciary to bring in bill the subject which
one was pending before the House.
Mr.. CLIFFORD said there was an essential difference
between the two bills The point Of order had been settled
forty times.
Mr. READ called for the reading Of the resolution; which
was again read.
The SPEAKER, responding to Mr.. WISrHRors inquiry
said that the Chair overrued the point order There
material difference in the phraseoOgy of the bills.
And the question the motion Of Mr.. BRIGGS then
taken and decided in the negative-yeas 81 nays ITO.
So the resolution not laid the table.
The question recurring the demand for the previous
question was taken by teers and the vote stood Ayes
30, noes 20.
So there n second.
And on the question: "Shal the main question (which
D adj of the he *
Mr.. BARNARD asked the yeas and nays which were
ordered and being taken, resulted follows: Yeas ll6
nAysS
SO the House determined that the main question should
now be taken
Mr.. CLIFFORD asked the yeas and nays on the main
question: which were ordered.
Mr.. FILLMORE called for the reading of the resolution
which having been again read
Mr.. CLIFFORD desired TO modify it,
The SPEAKER said il would no; now be in order er
cept by general consent.
And objections made
Mr.. CLIFFORD said veTy well.
The question, '5hal the resolution be adopedl" was
then taken and decided in the Affirmative as follows:
YEAs.-Messrs. l.. w. Andrews, Arlington Ather-
ton, Barton, Beeson Bdlsck Birdseye Black Boardman
Bovine, Boyd, Brewster Bronson Aaron V. Brown Chas
Brown, Burke, VIM Butler. Green w. Caldwell, Patrick
Z. Caldwell, William b. Campbell Thomas ]. Campbell
Caruthers Cary Casey Chapman, Clifford, Clinton Coles
Colquitt Mark A. Cooper Gross, Daniel c. Davis Richard
d. DAVIS, Dean, Deberry, Doig, Eastman, John c. Ed
wards Egbert, Ferris John G. Floyd Charles A. Floyd
A. Lawrence Foster Gentry, Gimer, Goggin, William o.
Holmes, Hopkins Houck, Houston, HUBBARD Hunter Jack
Cave Johnson, Keim, Andrew Kennedy Lewis Litteteld
Lowell, Abraham Mcclellan, Robert Mcclellan Mckay
Nehemiah McKeon, Mallory, Marchand Alfred Marshall
Mathews, Mattocks, Medl, Miller, Mitchell Morris New
hard, Oliver Owsley, Pamenter, Partridge PAYNE Pick
ems, f1mer' Pope Profit, Ramsey, Read Reding, Rey-
nolds, Riggs, Rogers, Roosevelt Sanford Saunders Sc
wall, Shaw, Shepherd, Shields, William Smith SNYDER
Spngg, Steenrod, Stokey, Alexander H. H. Stuart John
i. stuart Snmmeos sweeny, Taliaiero, John d. Thomp
son, Jacob Thompson Tlnghast, Tiplett Trot Turney
Ward Washington, Watterson Weller Westbrook Wise
WOOd-l2s.
NAYS-Messrs. Adams Allen, Sherlock J. Andrews
Arnold, Baker Barnard, Blair, Borden Briggs Milton
Brown, jeremiah Brown, Burne Calhoun Childs staley
N Clarke. Cowen, CraRston, Crayens Cushing Dawson
John Edwards, Everett Fessenden Fillmore Gates Gid
dlngs, 2. g. Goode, Granger Halsied, Henry Howard
Hsdson, Hunt, Joseph X. Ingero James Irwin William
w Irwin James, VIM Cost Johnson, John p. Kennedy
King Lane, Linn, Thomas F. Marshal Samson Mason
Mahiot. Maxwell, Maynard, Moore, Morgan Osborne
Pearce, Pondleton, Powell, Benjamin Randall Ridpway
Rodney, William Russell James VI. Russell Slad. r.,
Smith, Stany, Sfratton, X. w. Thompson Toland
TOmlnson, Trumbull, Van RENSSELAER,, Wallace Warren
Edward ID. White, Joseph l.. White Christopher H. vii
hams Joseph Il. Williams Winthrop, Y rke, a. Young
John Young-7S.
80 he Resoiufion c1s adopted.
Mr. BARNARD chairman Of the Committee on tr
Judiciary and said that there was standing rule
the House which forbid any committee 10 sit during III
sessions Of the House unless by leave The House hn
passed resolution in-tructng the committee bring in
b f0Tfhsih Between these conflicting order. al i
House he felt little embarrassed. He was OF course pei
fectly ready TO obey the order Of the House.
Mr.. WISE here and said that, with view to rery
the gentleman from New York mr. B.RvAED) from IN,
difficulty. he Mr. W. would move that the Committee
the Judiciary. ia compliance with the vote Of the House
very decisive Yote-hsye leave Immediately retire. or
House might be fulfilled
Mo. BARNARD, addressing the spoakorj Ts tina, M
ton In order
The SPEAKER. Tho Chair thinks not
Mr.. BARNARD. Then object TO IT,
MI WISE. Does the Speaker decide that my motion
sitter the House has instructed the Committee the Jud
cary 10 bring iu a bill forthwith, II in order
The SPEAKER Yes; unless under a suspension ,
the rules.
NJ WISE appealed from the decision.
NJ CLIFFORD asked tho yeas and nav. on the sppes
Me- THOMPSON, Of Indiana, moved that the nppe,
M CLIFFORD asked the yes. and avs on tina, ,,o,,,
which were ordered. ~
Mr. BARNARD was understood to inquir. ,yb.,b., q,
motion of the gentleman from Vfginin Mr. W,scl ii
not require vote Of two-thirjsl
The SPEAKER said yes; and that was not the onl
dhhculy for there was another rule which provided t
every alternate Monday should be set apart for resolution
and that no debate was In order, &c.
And the question:" Shall the appea be laid on the table
was then taken, and decided in the airmatyc-Ayes 10
noes 81.
SO the appeal wss laid on the table, and the motion
NJ Wfsr ruled ont Of order.
NJ p. g. GOODE' from the Committee Enrolled Bill
made report
The SPEAKER proceeded with the cell Of the STATES
resolutions, which wnshl with the State OF Maine.
FORTHWITH
Mt LOWELL, q that State rose and offered the folio,
tng resolution, which read
hsseirtS That The COMMITTEES the Judiciary have 10 =,
% 80 during the Of the House. for the purpose
obcying he order Of dc House relation the repeal
he bankrupt Law.
NJ, l.. dcmanded the previous question
NJ. THOMPSON Of Indians, moved that the resoluo
~ led on The table.
~, ne motion wa. withdrawn for an instant. and
W.. BARNARD said that he wished TO debste ,hs r,
solution.
TIE SPEAKER suid the gentleman could not do 90 .
ths pFs,ious question had been demanded.