Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-29
VOL. XX---NO. 73.


terday ordered the main question:
Mr.. JENCKS. having charge Of the bill
expressed his willingness to have the vote
on the passage of the bill fixed for a future
day in order TO accommodate members who
were absent and who desired to vote on il
Mr.. SCHENCK remarked that the diff
Guilty about that was that there were sew
eral members about to leave the city who
were anxious to vote on this bill. He did
not see as there was much likelihood of the
House being fuller week or two hence than
now.
Mr.. ROSS objected to the debate.
| Mr.. JENCKS moved 10 reconsider the
vote by which the main question was or
dered yesterday, in order 10 move a post
ponment of the bill.
Mr.. WASHBURNE moved to lay the mo-
| ton TO reconsider on the table.
Mr.. JENCKS withdrew his motion and
proceeded to make the closing speech in
support of the bill.
Mr.. JENCKS argued that the bill was
not only for the benefit of the debtor class,
but was supported also by nine-tenths of
the creditor class of the country, as proved
| by resolutions in favor of its passage, adcp-
| ted by the Chambers of Commerce of New
York, Boston, Buffalo and other cities, he
held that it was the daty OF Congress under
the Constitution to pass such measure,
ard that its enactment would be great and
lasting benefit to the country.
Mr.. ROGERS said it was a well known
fact that prior to the difficulties Of the last
five years, the party which here presented
had persistently opposed the passage of
bankrupt law. He himself had been op-
posed to it. He felt more now that re-
sponsbility higher than party consider
atoms was entrusted upon him, and it was
4I r. IL. II.
that there should be some system adopted
which would relieve those who had failed
in business, owing to events which they
could not control, in the city Of New York,
and in other commercial cities. Men Of the
best business talent had been prevailed
from going into business on account of the
want of a general bankruptcy law. He
had examined this bill thoroughly, and was
free to say he believed no bankrupt bill was
ever drawn in the country so equal and just
in its provisions te all sections Of the eoun-
try as this one, because it extended its ben
efts to the people of the Southern States,
as we'll as to people of the Northern States.
He would not be doing his solemn duty if
he did not, notwithstanding the position
which in times gone by, he had assumed
by the Democratic party, cast his vote in
favor Of the measure.
Mr.. ROSS moved TO lay the bill on the
table. The motion was not agreed to. A
vote was then taken on the passage of the
bill, and resulted, yeas SO, nays % 50 the
bill was rejected. The following is the vote
in detail
Yeas-Messrs. Alley, Allison, Ashley, o.,
Boxler. Darling, Davis, Dawes, Dixon, Don
ely, Dreggs, Elliot, FarnswOrth, Ferry,
Grinnell, Griswold, Hale, Hart, Hooper,
Hubbard, Indiana, Hubbard, N. Y, Hub
Kasson, Kelley, Latin, Longyear, Marvin,
Mccullough, MeDuer, MoOrhead, Phelps,
Plants, Rodford, Raymond, Rice, Mass,
Rice, Maine, Rogers, Schofeld, Sloan,
Spalding. Starn, Taber, Taylor, Thayer,
Troucis, Thomas, John L. Thomas, Trow-
bridge, Upson, Van Dorren, Van Horn, N.
Y, Van Horn, Missouri, Wade, Washburne,
Indiana, Washburne, Mass, Wentworth,
Williams, Window and Wright-59.
NAYs-Ancona, Ashley, Baker, Baldwin,
Beamen, Benjamin, Bergen, Bidwell, Bing-
ham, Boyer, Bromwell, Buekland, Clarke Of
Ks, Cook, Cullom, Dawson, Eckley, Eggles-
ton, Eldridge, Farquhar, Finck, Glossbren-
ner, Grider, Harding of KY, Harding of Ill,
Hayes, Henderson, Hill. Holmes, Hubbard
of w. Va, Hubbsll of n. Y, Hubbell of o.,
dali, Lawrence of O., Lebland, Loan, Mar
Ingersoll, Julian, Ke1so, Herr, Kuyken-
shall, Marston, MeClurg, Mckee, Mercer,
Miller. MpuIton, Myers, Newell, Niblaek,
NoeIi, O'Eeal, Orth, Paine, Perham, Price,
Randall of Pa, Randall Of Ky-, Ritter, Roi-
Inns. Ross, SAWYER, Schenck, Shellebarger,
Smith, Stevens, Stillwell, Strouse, Thornton,
Trimble, Washburn, Walker, Wilson-7S.
Mr.. BEAMEN changed his vote from yea
TO nay in order to move reconsideration
Mr.. WAsHBURNE, Of Illinois, moved to
reconsider the vote by which the bill was
rejected and to lay the motion to recon-
slider on the table. The yeas and nays
were then taken on the latter motion, the
result of which was yeas So, nays IS.
The following members voted against laying
the motion to reconsider on the table, viz;
Messrs. Baldwin, Beamen, Homes, Kelly,
Kendall, Msrston, Newell, NOell and Will
son. Messrs. Conkling Higbbee and Will
son, of Pennsylvania, who had not voted
on the passage of the bill also voted nay,
"A Tie motion to reconsider was laid on the
Mt M. BEAMEN, Of Michigan, moved to
nostpone the further consideration. of the
motion for one week.
Mr., HASHBURNE, of Illinois, demanded
yeas and nays on the motion. The yeas
and navs were not ordered and the motion
TO postpone was agreed to.
Mr.. HUBBARD, Of Iowa, presented the
Joint resolution of the Iowa legislature,
asking for grant OF lands 70 al6 IN tle
construction Of the Iowa Central ! haIlroao' -.
Referred 10 the Committee on Public Lands;
Mr.. RAYMOND, Of New York, presented
the petition of Daniel Fitzgerald foi1 rlgnt
to renew his patent for the Sslamander sas-
Referred to the Committee on Patents.
Mr. LAWRENCE, of Ohio, asked leave
to report from the Judiciary Committee a
Joint resolution proposing an amendment
to the Constitution of the United States,
in order to have it amended and recon-
mitted-
Mr.. ANCONA, of Pennsylvania, desired
TO make it condition that the bill should
not be brought back by motion to recon
slider.
Mr.. LAWRENCE declined to make that
condition, to which Mr.. Aneona objected.
Mr.. JULIAN, of Indiana, offered re-
solution, which was adopted, instructing
the Committee on Public Lands TO enquire
into the expediency Of reporting a bill to
extend the principles and policies by the
laws now in force regulating the sale of
coal lands to the iron lands of the United
States.
Mr.. NOELL, of No, offered a resolution
which was adopted, instructing the Com
mittee on War Debts of loyal States, to in
quire into the expedieucy Of amending the
act to restrict the jurisdiction of the Court
of Claims, &C., approved July 4th, 1864, to
authorize the Quartermaster General TO pass
uron and recommend for settlement to the
Third Auditor all accounts for supplies tax
en- from loyal citizens of States not in re-
bellion, for the quartermaster's or the COM
missary department when such stores or
supplies were taken by the quartermaster
or commissary, or by others under the or
ders of the officers commanding force, for
use>of which such supplies were impressed.
Mr.. BAKER, of Illinois offered a resolu-
ton, which was adopted, instructing the
Post Office Committee to inquire into the
propriety of establishing a mail route from
Edwardsville to Troy, in the State Of Il
linois.
The SPEAKER presented eommunica-
tion from the Secretary of the Treasury, re-
commencing an appropriation or some other
relief to the Dismal Swamp Canal Company,
which wss referred to the Committee on
Commerce. Also communication from
the Secretary of War transmitting in com
pliance with House resolution Of March
23d, information as to the amount of money
necessary for the Improvement Of the har
Dor at Maumee Bay and river at the city of
Toledo, which was referred to the Commit
tee on Commerce
The next business in order was unfinished
business of the morning hour of yesterday,
being the bill reported from the Committee
on Indian Affairs, to subject Indian bands
and all other bands in Kansas, to the laws
thereof.
Mr.. INGERS0LL, of Illinois, made
speech in opposition to the bill, taking the
ground that its practical operations would
be to enable sPeculators to swindle the In