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FROM WASHINGTON.
FRlpAY, FEB 3.-Senate.- Banhrup, Lap.
Mr. Berrien. Of Georgia, from the Committee
on the Judiciary, reported bill in reference to
the whole subject. He asked in the name of
the Committee to be discharged from the House
Bill, and from all the memorials and resolutions
referring to the subject. The repeal bill, org-
mating in the Senate, is reported back, with sun
dry amendnents-the main features of which
affect the voluntary principle.
The amendments also go to repeal so much
OF the voluntary clause as allows any applicant
to have the benefit Of the law upon his single
petition, and changes, in several important par
ticulars, the existing mode Of procuring the
certificate of discharge.
The bill and report are both long, and as
soon as the report was presented, Mr. Tall.
madce rose and said, that in view of the import
ance of the subject he moved the printing Of
1900 extra copies of the report.
The report states that the salutary influence
Of such change in the law will be manifested
list, by the prevention OF undue credit 3D.
| by preventing partial assignments; Sd, by sub.
shutting one uniform rule and 9TH, by armng
the creditor with a power to force failing
debtor to 60 into liquidation before his assets
are wasted by the desperate speculations to
which men in such circumstances are tempt
! ed.
The following reasons are given for continu.
ing the law:
LIST. In the consideration that the benefits of
the Bankrupt Law have been extended TO por.
ton of our fellow citizens, while its sudden
repeal would be denial Of equal justice to
many others whose claims are not less strong,
and who have been prevented from availing
themselves of them, or restrained by motives
which ought to command our respect.
I'd. That by the decision of the question in
relation to the consttutionaity of the law in
one of the Courts of the United States, the
citizens Of one of the States of the Union have
been in effect deprived of all the benefits Of
this law, while those Of the other States have
had the enjoyment of them.
81. That the Bankrupt Law is but the exer
else Of benelicent power which the expert
ence Of every commercial State has ascertain
f ed to be necessary, and which power has beer
conferred by the Constitution Oh the Fedora
Government.
4th. That it will prevent the enactment ant
! operation of "stay laws" some Of which hav'
already been passed.
y 9Th. Finally, that such law extends the pro
t lection of the Government to class of citizens
: who though poor and unfortunate, ought not 70
: this cause, to be beyond the pale Of its protec
: ton.
r One Of the changes in the bill is the substitu
l. ton of declaration of insolvency according t
Q the Act of 9th William the Fourth. Tn
: amendment provides that the assgnees shall b
3 appointed by majority Of the creditors.
l. No recommendation to include corporations
ID embodied in the report.
The question was taken, and the printing wa
g. ordered by vote of l6 to IA.
:. Resoluiions.-Mr Benton offered two resoll
in tons, one as to the payment OF the interes du
is the Shawnee tribe OF Indians under the law
e. 1901, which was adopted.
le The second was as follows
of ReSolred, That the President OF the Unite
c. States transmit to the Senate copies of any pr
at test or remonstrance against the ratification
re the British Treaty upon the right of search, ar
!. that all correspondence be furnished in come,
,e ton with this subject.
The resolution lies over for one day.
Oregon Question This Bill! was called f
NJ again, in the hopes expressed by Mr. Linn, TIL
~, to-day would end the consideration of this ve
se ed question.
ed Mr. Choate was entitled to the floor, and a.
Of dressed the Senate in reference to the merits
,e' a single branch of the subject, the Identity
nc the treaty lines on the North West of 1912 Al
l7s3-a point denied by Mr. Benton. lie sa
L. tic ioHotduic oeHdtoI says Tue urea
nc changes the boundary. controvert the stat
ng ment. MIR Choate proceeded to substantial
his ground with maps, documents. reports, trea
a les and testimony.
II. Mr. Choate remarked, en- PEASANT, that
", could not see what the Federasts of '93
H. 40 had to d, with this subject. Mr. c. adher,
~ TO the treaty of '63, and if the treaty of Z
no gave up what that claimed, he should belize
~ ~ the Senator had done right in making so mu,
Of of this subject as he had. But he denied tn
mr. the Senator from Missouri had adduced OF
ire scntllla of proof that his position was CORE,
ey Neither book, letter. report nor Testimony
,oIs any kind favored his views, and no one wi
nd knew the habits of search Of the Senator, cou
is doubt that he would have produced this tes
mony if he could have done 3d.
ed Mr. Choate examined the treaty of John ia
II. on whom he pronounced high and beautif
euogy. The treaty Of Jay was precisely /,
ng treaty of 42-of Washington, that Of the ps
IT. year. In regard to the North Western Bou
&C. Diary, the route and privileges were the sam
he all of which was abundantly proved BY rele
ence to both.
Mr. Choate having spoken at consderab
TO length, and with great eloquence and researc
he Mr. Benton reioined, and maintained again a
again his positions against Mr. Webster and h
treaty. The subject Of the Oregon Bill W
nc not alluded to- or but most disantly, and no OF
m could have known anything of the subject fro
the character o. the debate.
Mr. Benton, in concluding his remarks, W