Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-02-12
From the Baltimore PARROT.
ENTY.EIGHTH CONG Il Ess.
(SECOND SESSION.
WAsHi>GT.N, Feb. =. 1915.
SENATE.
;COND SESSION

'uc koN' Osil'c t'cpiiltnrht, in tt'er~
rnc- TO the failure ni the ualls between
New Yor; and New Orleans.
Mr. Buch ,uan presented petition from
Wune countv. Pcunsy wanna. asking
Congress To rriec! all propositions for
the anncAa'ioa ui Texas
Mr. Bites asked that tue petition and
papers III .Mr David nnes be- Withdrawn
from the fics aud referred To the Com
mi'ts on the Judiciary, which was or
dered
Nr Al" h-r pre- entrd Memorial from
many ci'Iz rs in Pennsylvania, asking
reform IN the y al'zatlon Laws.
On motion Of Mr. Dickinson. the Sen
ate proceeded TO consider tho bill pr wi
ding for appeal IN certain cases oil bank
Tupicy.
Mr. Bsrrien explained the PROPHECY
OF pas ing TINS bill. Under the decisions
oil the Courts, parties having q licn upon
property Of the party in bankruptcy,
have been forced 10 come in with hers
who have proved their deb's. although
such creditor may have supposed that
this lien was good. and cou not be dis
tnrhcd Besides this. the distant Courts
havc, unde the Bankrupt Law, exerci-
sd summary Jurisdiction over cases
gr' alter than rightly belonged 10 them.
MIR Hay wood obi cited 20 the bill. as o.
pcning the who e machinery OF the
Bankrupt law again. under what was
supposed by the cnnInuni'y the sunIma-
~ aud final disposition of suits at law
Vested righ's have grown up. property
has been purchased, and now this pro
p1si'ion IN Ter this proposed appeal.
may he ,akon away from innocent pur-
chasers. Is this right? He believed
that where one error was cured by thu
bill. ten thousand cases of injustice
would spring up
Mr. Berrien again explained. The
bill only operated upon parties whose
previous ri yhts were seriously interfer-
ed with hy The Jaw. aud who were not
party IN fat in hu bank ruptcy case.
Mr. Chons sal it wu> proper thu he
should acknowledge that he bad many
clients whose rights would he sacrificed
u this bill WIS passed % then pro
cecded u show that what the Sc" atur
from Georgia, Mr. B,rrirn, hat repre-
scented ns being accidental, and nnin'en.
iiona operation of he law. was p ainly
ronlemp ated and actually provided for
by the law; and TO show this, he reaC
from the 9Th section Of the law.
MIR ID ckin,on replied, and insisted up
on The utter lmpropricy of the dc, sion
of the District Court &c.
VI, Il riicn answered
MIR Chodlc then SAID that The 9th sec
ton WHICH the Senator bid read. con-
ierred ~ summary irIsdiclion, bu, only
concurrent inrlsdic ion between The Dis
trict and Circull Courts, and o course
upheld supervisory power. The sub
jet was argued al l"hg h by
Mr. Berrien, who moved, in order hal
the bill might DO deliberately acrd up
Oh, that IT be laid upon the table, which
was lone.
Mr. Archer submitted resolution tina
f1c Committee on Commerce consi er
the cxp"dlency OF making port OF En- =
try al punphries, Virginia.
he Post Office Bill was then TAX
up, with a view 10 lis third reading. by
unanimous consent The Is h Section
WIS striker out
BY un min ns consent bj 'rtions 10
embracing Mr Tylcr having been wal
Vcul me ranking pTIVlegr was Extend
cd 10 al tx Presidents OF the United
States
MIR McDulii rose aud en'rrcd his rro-
iesi ageins, the measure He believed
that there was no Senator who would
not admit that this bill would impose a
burden upon The Treasury annually, OF
me or two million OF dollars.
Ills constituents make no complaint
about high rates oi postage. Indeed. the
f'ciIiies they en- oyed undcr the present
system vas alb Ut all they got from this
Government This bill was calculated
io aid to the burden Of the planters and
To- relieve their ''w"rihy aud approved
lood masters the ma u'ac'urers
Mr. Simmons replied 10 Mr. McDuGi
aad defended the bill with his usual "a
biiiy
Mr. Merrick followed,
The question on the passage Of the
bill was hen taken h. yeas md NAYS
una II was passed by vote Of ayes 81
nays :.
The Senate hen wrnt into Executive
Session. snd after he doors were open
ed. adypurnei.