DEBATES IN CONGRESS, COMPRISING THE LEADING DEBATES AND INCIDENTS OF THE SECOND SESSION OF THE NINETEENTH CONGRESS: TOGETHER WITH AN APPENDIX, CONTAINING IMPORTANT STATE PAPERS AND PUBLIC DOCUMENTS AND THE LAWS ENACTED DURING THE SESSION, WITH A COPIOUS INDEX TO THE WHOLE. VOLUME III. Washington: PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY GALES & SEATON. 1829. HONORS TO THE DEAD. Mr. CLAYTON rose, and addressed the Senate as follows: [DEC. 4-6, 1826. courteous and conciliating, that he gained the esteem af all his associates. As a mark of the respect which the Senate entertain for his character and memory, I beg leave to submit the following resolution : Resolved, That the members of the Senate, from a desire of showing every mark of respect due to the memory of the Honorable JOSEPH MILVAINE, deceased, late a Senator from the State of New Jersey, will go into mourn ing for him one month, by the usual modo of wearing crape round the left arm. The resolution was unanimously agreed to. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1826. Mr. SMITH, from the Joint Committee appointed to wait on the President of the United States, and "inform "and that Congress are ready to receive any communica "tions he may be pleased to make," reported, that the committee had performed the duties of their appointment, and that the President of the United States answered that he would make a communication, in writing, to the two Houses of Congress, this day, at twelve o'clock. In consequence of the lamented death of my late col-"him that quorums of the two Houses have assembled, league, Mr. VAN DYKE, during the last session of the Senate, but at a period so late that intelligence of the event did not arrive here before the termination of the session, I now take occasion to propose the usual resolution testifying the respect of the Senate for the meraory of the deceased, and their regret for his death. His amiable temper and gentlemanly deportment-his talents and high standing in this body, were too well known to all the members to need any eulogy from me. As he was known to them all, so must his memory be respected and his death lamented; and, therefore, I propose the following resolution : Resolved, That the members of the Senate, from a desire of showing every mark of respect due to the memory of the Hon. NICHOLAS VAN DYKE, deceased, late a Senator from the State of Delaware, will go into mourning for him one month, by the usual mode of wearing crape round the left arm. The resolution was agreed to, nem. con. Mr. PRESIDENT: The melancholy duty devolves upon me, of announcing to the Senate the death of my late colleague, the Hon. JOSEPH M'ILVAINE. Mr. M'ILVAINE was selected, by the Legislature of New Jersey, to represent the State in this body, from a knowledge of his learning, talents, and integrity. Unfortunately, during the whole time of his being associated with us, he was the victim of a painful disease, which terminated only with his life. Notwithstanding, he assiduously performed all the duties of his station, as far as the debilitated state of his health would permit; and, in all his intercourse with the Senate, his deportment was of a character so VOL. III.-2 Soon after which, the private Secretary of the Presi dent, (Mr. J. ADAMS,) came in, and delivered the Message, [which will be found in the Appendix.] The Message was read; and, ou motion of Mr. HOLMES, Ordered, That three thousand copies of the said message, and fifteen hundred copies of the documents accompanying it, be printed for the use of the Senate. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1826. BANKRUPT SYSTEM. Mr. HAYNE rose, pursuant to notice, to introduce "A "bill to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy through"out the United States." An apology might, perhaps, be considered as due to the Senate for introducing a subject of so much importance to their consideration, at an carlier period of the session than is usually devoted to any serious business. The relation, said Mr. H. in which I stand to this question, and the deep and growing interest it has excited in the public mind, will, I trust, be deemed a sufficient excuse for my not permitting a moment to be lost in bringing it again to the view of the Senate. When, at the conclusion of the last session, I found myself reluctantly compelled to acquiesce in the necessity of its postponement, in consequence of its being found impos |