I'enton spoke at considerable length in
opposition to the bill, and concluded by
moving its indefinite postponement, lie
was followed by Messrs. Woodbury, Dix
on, und others, after which the vote was
taken on the motion to postpone, and it
was lost 2 1 lo 28. The question on the
final passage of the bill was then taken
and decided in the allirmale, as follows:
Vfis Messrs. Harrow, Hates, ll.iy .ml, Ber
rien, Choate, Clay uf Ky., Dixon, Evans, (ira
haiii, Henderson, lluniiiitoii, Kerr, Mamium,
Merrick, .Miller, Morehead, Phelps, Pinter, Pren
tiss, Preston, Simmons, uiitli of lnd., Southard,
Tallin. ido, White, Woodhridirr -i.
IS'iV' Messrs. Allen, Archer, Hentnn, Bucha
nan, Calhoun, Clay of Ala., Pulton, King, I, inn,
MclJoberts, Moutoii, Nicholson, Pierce, Jtives,
S'vier, Smith of 'bum., Sturgeon, Tnppau Wal
ter, Williams, Woodbury, Wright, Voting 2'J.
So the bill passed. Then senate then
adjourned.
July 21). Senate Mr. Manguni from
the committee on naval affairs, to w hich
had been referred the bill from the house
making an appropriation for a home squa
dron, reported the same without amend
ment. The bill from the house making appro
priations for naval pension was taken up,
discussed, slightly amended, and then laid
over till next Tuesday.
The bill to revise and extend the char
ters of certain banks in the District of Co
lumbia was then taken up and briellv dis
cussed, after which, on motion of Mr.
Clay, the senate went into executive ses
sion for the rest of the day.
House Mr. llarnard renewed a motion
which he had made daily for the last half
week, to take up the bankrupt bill, that it
might be read a first and second time and
referred. Objection being made, the mo
tion was again not acted upon.
