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Richmond Enquirer
Richmond, Richmond County, Virginia
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On January 28, the Senate postponed Mr. Ruggles' resolution and submitted Mr. Holmes' resolution for a list of unpaid revenue bonds. In the House, a committee was appointed to inquire into abolishing imprisonment for debt, and the apportionment bill was debated, rejecting an amendment to set the ratio at 42,000 (82-90), with a motion for 47,000 before adjourning.
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SENATE.—Mr. Ruggles' resolution was called up; but on motion of Mr. Pue of a Sub. who wished for an opportunity to examine it further, it was postponed until the next day.
Mr. Holmes, of Maine, submitted the following resolution.:
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be directed to transmit to the Senate a list of the revenue bonds taken by the several collectors of the customs, which now remain unpaid, with the names, dates, and times, they respectively were or shall become due.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
On motion of Mr. J. Smith, it was
Resolved, That a select committee be appointed to inquire into the expediency of abolishing imprisonment for debt, in all cases of process issuing from the courts of the United States, and that they have leave to report by bill or otherwise.
APPORTIONMENT OF REPRESENTATION.
Mr. Chambers moved to "take up the bill, now lying on the table, for the apportionment of Representatives according to the Fourth Census. The motion, however, was declared not to be in order, the unfinished business, (the Bankrupt Bill,) having preference in the Orders of the Day.
On motion of Mr. Rochester, then, all the Orders of the Day preceding the Apportionment Bill were postponed; and that bill taken up.
The question being on concurrence with the committee of the whole on adding two thousand to the ratio of apportionment, so as to make it 42,000.
The question on concurring with the committee of the whole in this amendment, was at length decided as follows—Yeas 82, Nays 90.
So the House refused to concur with the Committee of the Whole in said amendment.
Mr. Taylor then moved to fill the blank with the words 47,000, and required the Yeas and Nays thereon. The House then adjourned.
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January 28.
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senate postponed mr. ruggles' resolution and submitted mr. holmes' resolution on revenue bonds. house resolved to appoint committee on abolishing imprisonment for debt. apportionment bill taken up; house refused to concur with amendment for 42,000 ratio (yeas 82, nays 90). mr. taylor moved for 47,000 ratio; house adjourned.
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In the Senate, Mr. Ruggles' resolution was called up but postponed on Mr. Pue's motion. Mr. Holmes submitted a resolution directing the Secretary of the Treasury to transmit a list of unpaid revenue bonds. In the House, Mr. J. Smith moved for a select committee on abolishing imprisonment for debt. For the apportionment bill, Mr. Chambers' motion to take it up was initially out of order due to the Bankrupt Bill, but Mr. Rochester postponed prior orders. The House debated concurring with the committee of the whole on setting the ratio at 42,000, which was rejected 82-90. Mr. Taylor then moved to set it at 47,000 and called for yeas and nays before adjournment.