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Portland Gazette, And Maine Advertiser
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
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Tabulated vote in the US House on the bankrupt bill by state, totaling 70 for and 82 against. Ten states voted against, eight for. Names independent opponents from Massachusetts and New Hampshire: John Holmes, Josiah Butler, Marcus Morton, Cliff. Claggett, Henry Shaw, Salma Hale, Zebdiel Sampson, Nathl. Upham.
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| For the Bill, Against the Bill | ||
| Massachusetts, | 11 | 4* |
| New Hampshire, | 2 | 4* |
| Connecticut, | 6 | 0 |
| Vermont, | 2 | 3 |
| Rhode-Island, | 2 | 0 |
| New-York, | 18 | 5 |
| New-Jersey | 0 | 3 |
| Pennsylvania, | 10 | 8 |
| Delaware, | 2 | 0 |
| Maryland, | 5 | 2 |
| Virginia, | 2 | 19 |
| North-Carolina, | 1 | 10 |
| South-Carolina, | 3 | 4 |
| Georgia, | 1 | 5 |
| Ohio, | 3 | 2 |
| Tennessee, | 0 | 5 |
| Kentucky, | 1 | 6 |
| Louisiana, | 0 | 1 |
| Indiana, | 0 | 1 |
| Mississippi, | 1 | 0 |
| Total, | 70 | 82 |
BANKRUPT LAW.
The fate of the bankrupt bill has created so much interest in the commercial community; that we are induced to give to our readers the following calculation of the votes of the house, in reference to the states, which the members represent.
By this statement it appears, that ten states voted against the bill, and eight for it.
[Franklin Gaz.
*The independent, patriotic and disinterested worthies, from Massachusetts and New-Hampshire, who gave their votes against the Bankrupt Bill, are
Massachusetts.
New-Hampshire,
JOHN HOLMES.
JOSIAH BUTLER,
MARCUS MORTON,
CLIFF. CLAGGETT
HENRY SHAW,
SALMA HALE,
ZEBDIEL SAMPSON, NATHL. UPHAM.
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70 votes for the bill, 82 against; ten states against, eight for.
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Calculation of votes in the house on the bankrupt bill by states represented by members. The bill's fate interests the commercial community.