The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-02-27
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THIRD SESSION.
SENATE.

SENATE
Mr. WRIGHT. from the Committee on Com
nerce reported the bill from the House Tor testing
Morse's electro magnetic Telegraph, with recon-
mendaiion that the bill pass
Mr. LINN presented joint resolutions from The
Legislature of Missouri, iustructing their Senators
and requesting their Representative to vote Tor 'hs
payment Of the fine imposed upon General JACKSON
The bill having been passed. the resolutions were iad
upon the table.
Mr.. BAGBY offered resolution, which was
adopted calling upon the President OF the United
States TO communicate to tbs Senate, at the next
session of Congress- all information in his posses
sion a, 70 the manner which the fund for the recap
tured Africans has been expended who has received
il, when paid, sc.
The following resolution submitted by Mr. Ben
ton yesterday was adopted, viz
Resolved, That the President Of the United States
be requested il compatible with his Of the pub
lie interest to communicate TO the Senate copy Of
the despatch received from Mr. Everett, dated the 80
of February instant; also, copy the despatch Oh
Lord Aberdeen Of December, lS4l, TO the American
Secretary of State and copy of the answer II any
which was given by the American Secretary to that
despatch.
HOUR OF MEETING.
The resolution of MIR. Evans, to meet al 10 O'Clock
from and after Monday next, was adopted. The Sc
cond branch of tho resolution to have recess each
day between aud 5 O'Clock, was rejected.
Mr. EVANS asked the Senate to take up and pass
bills equalizing the value Of foreign coin at the diff
fcrent custom-houses and the rates at which it shall
be received also bill regulating the currency Of
gold and silver German coins in the United States
A bill to print the debates from 80 to the present
II k~. a. h., lk-J
Tappan and Wright, and was then passed over to
Monday.
BANKRUPT LAW.
The bill to repeal the Bankrupt law came up at
one o'clock the question being upon the following
amendment introduced last evening by MIR. WALKER,
viz:
and be il further en0c,ed, That, when any private
incorporated banking company shall fail, upon pre-
sentiment to said bank Of any of its notes, checks or
bills to pay and redeem the same in specie, said
failure STALL be regarded as ON act Of bankruptcy
and the holder of said note, check or bill, 50 neg
lected to be paid as aforesad may upon affidavit OF
the facts sworn to by said individuals and at least
two dsinterested witnesses, proceed against SAID
company as bankrups, as in other cases specified in
this act and the proceedings shall be had as In
other cases. except that no certificate of discharge
shall be deemed or proper to be given to any
stakeholder of said company except in cases whore
such stockholders may be personally responsible for
the debts Of such company and in such case, said
stockholders shall be discharged, upon the same
terms and restrictions as in the other cases Of final
discharge authorized by this act.
Mr.. CRITTENDEN entreated Senators to act
upon this bill at once if they meant to attend to the
business upon the calendar
Mr.. SMITH, of Conn.,, addressed the Senate
briefly in opposition TO the Bankrupt law.
Mr. CHOATE followed in behalf of the law, en-
treating the Senate not TO repeal it; pointing out
what, in his view, would be the consequences of
repeal, expressing the hope that the bill would be
amended, and a willingness to vote to include
poratons when their insolvency was proved by a
commission instituted for the purpose.
MIR. SMITH, Of Conn.,, again addressed the Senate
upon the merits of the law, and in reply to Mr..
CnoArE and Mr.. BERmES,-arguing to prove that
the law now in force was unconstitutional.
Mr.. ALLEN was opposed to the incorporation Of
any amendment, fearing the effect would be to lose
the bill for repeal of the law.
MIR. WALKER called for the yeas and nays ulon
his amendment, which he modified so as 10 except
all banks in which the States had proprietorshp.
The yeas and nays we're called and the amendmen,
was rejected by the following note
YEAs-Messrs. Allen, Bagby, Bates Benton, Bu-
chanan, Choae, Crafts, Evans, King, Linn, Nero
berts, Sturgeon, Talmndgc, Tappan, Walker, Will
liams, Woodbury., Wright--Ie
NAYS--Messrs. Archer, Barrow, Calhoun, Con-
rad, Clayton, Crttenden, Cuthbert Dayton, Fulton
Graham, Henderson, Huntingdon Kerr McDutiie
Mangum, Merrick, Miller, Phelps, Rives, Sewer
Smith, Of Ia. Sprague, White, Wlcox-2i.
The Senate then voted upon the amendment of the
Judiciary Committee, and, after debate, re.
Jected, as follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Barrow, Bates, Berrien, Choate
Clayton, Crafts, Dayton, Evans, Henderson
Kerr, Miller, Phelps, Porter, Tallmadge, White
Woodbridge--l6.
NAYS-Messrs. Allen, Archer, Bagby, Benton
Buchanan, Calhoun, Critenden, Cuihbert, Fulton
Graham, Huntington, King, Linn McDufie, Nc
Roberts, Mangum, Morehead, Rives Sewer, Smith
of Connecticut, Smith, of Indiana, Sprague, stur
geon, Tappan, Walker, Wilcox, Williams, Wood
bury, Wright, Young-30. 3
Mr. BENTON moved to amend the bill from III,
House, (Which in order before the Senate
by striking out the proviso which declared that tb,
repeal of the law should not affect any pendin.
cases.
This amendment gave rise to debate, in which
Messrs BENTON, BUCHANAN, and SMITH, o
Connecticut, participated; and ii was lost
Mr. BERRlEN moved an amendment, that crcdi
tors shall be allowed the privilege Of selecting as
signees and il was rcjecled-yeas IA, nays IS, a
follows:
YEAS-Messrs. Barrow, Bates, Berren, Clayton
Conrad, Dayton, Evans, Kerr, Mcrrick, Miller
Phelps, Porter, Tallmadge, and Woodbridgc-A.
NAYS-Messrs Allen, Archer, Bagby, Bayart
Benton, Buchanan Calhoun, Choate, Crafts, Critten
den, Cuthbert, Fulton Graham, Henderson, Hun
tington, kIng Linn, McDufie, McRoberts, Mar
gum, Morehead, Rves, SEWER, Smith, Of Connect
cut, Smith, Of Indiana, Sprague, Sturgeon, Tappar