Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-05-26


body during this long and laborious session.
The Senate then adjourned TO o'clock p. NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
The Senate, at six O'Clock, assembled. and
soon after, on motion of Mr.. Noble, proceeded to
elect President pro. TEN.
The number OF baliotings extended, 10 seventeen,
and were follows:
? 8 o 10 II II 10 II Is i6 II
Macon IS IS u IS II 10 e I6 ie rs n 10 10
Smith ~ ~ 10 10 Is Is - Is ~ 10 Ig
Hariisou5 7 5 .
These ballotings occupied about two hours AT
first, and during several ballots, there were 81 Sc.
majors present; during the balloiing the number in
creased TO forty. The votes not enumerated Were
scattering, for different gentlemen, who received
one and two votes each among these, however,
Mr. Van Buren, received, at one time, as many as
four votes.
At the 18th ballot, the numbers were Smith 10,
Macon 10, Scattering 2.
On proceeding to count the ballots the 18th
time,
MIR. Harrison said he had not voted.
The Secretary said, he had given notice that, if
all the gentlemen had voted, TIE ballots would be
counted
Mr. Harrison walked up to the Secretsry's ia
bic and deposited his vote with The other ballots.
Mr.. Tazewell objected. The rule OF the Senate
was, that members should deposite their ballots in
the ballot box.
MI. DSiTlen moved mat the vote oil the gentle
man from OHIO should be received
Mr.. Tazewell objected, till the proposition
should first be put, that the Senate would rescind
the aforesaid rule.
The Secretary said the vote of the gentlemen
from Ohio was the table, aud could not
be distinguished from others.
Mr.. Branch NOV ed that the ballots be DESTROY
ed; which was carried; and the balloting pro-
| ceejcI.
Mr.. Macon having, on the 18th ballot ma
loriiy al The whole number of votes, was declared
duly elected President pro tempore, OF the Senate
and was conducted to the Chair by Mr.. Smith,
when he delivered short address, expressive of
his thanks for the honor conferred on him, and
The assurance that every exertion in his mower
would be used 10 despatch all the business as spec
Oily as possible.
The Senate proceeded to consider the report of
The Committee of Conference on the dsagreeinc
vote OF the two Houses, on the amendment PRO.
posed by The Senate to the bill "making appro-
priatons to carry into effect the Creek Treaty"
Tho Committee OF Conference recommend the
adoption of the following provision to the BILL in
lieu oil the Senae's amendment
:" Both which sums shall be paid to the Chiefs
of the Creek Nation, to be divided among the
Chiefs and Warriors of the said nation, the same to
be done under the direction of the Secretary of
WAR In the full council OF the nation, to be sum-
moned for that purpose
Mr. Benton moved that the Senate agree to the
report; which was carried
The Senate then took up the bill making an
preparations for the public buildings of Washing
ton" The amendments proposed by the Senate
were, to increase the salary of the Commissioner
OF The Public Buildings to 1000 year, and TO
repeal any law authorizing him to employ clerk
and appropriaiing go 900 for Carrying on seulp-
turai ornament for the Senate. The LIST amend
ment was agreed to ayes II, noes IL. The I'd
amendment was supported by Messrs. Eaton and
Johnston, of Lou. and opposed by Messrs. Smith,
Chandler, and King, ard was finally rejected The
bill was then ordered to third reading, and was
subsequently reada third time, and passed.
CUMBERLAND ROAD
Mr.. Hendricks moved to take up for considera-
ton the bill for the preservation and repair of the
Cumberland Road, and called for the ayes and
noes on the question.
The motion was opposed by Messrs. Berrien,
woodbury., and Benton. 1t was supported by
Mcssrs. Hendricks and Harrison, who stated that
under the present circumstances, the friends OF the
Dill would be content With tina, part of it which
relates 10 the appropriation; (dscaiding the pro-
vision for toll gates.)
Mr.. Hendricks withdrew bis motion 10 take I'D
the bill.
Mr.. Chambers then moved that the Senate re-
consider their vote on the bill making appropria-
lions for the public buildings in Washington, for
the purpose of making an amendment to it, by add
ing clause making an appropriation for the re-
pair OF the Cumberland Road.
Mr.. Benton said there were other bills which
would come up in due course, to which the pro-
posed amendment could be attached.
The motion to reconsider was decided in the
negative ayes l6, noes II.
On motion of Mr.. Harrison, the Senate then
took up the bill to authorize the surveying and
making road in the territory OF Arkansas
MIR. Chambers moved to add to this bill, sec
ton aPproprating $4,000 dollars for the repair
OF the Cumberland Road.
Mr. Eaton moved 10 lay the bill on the table,
ss berg calculated to involve important princi-
pies and which would give rise to much discussion
Mr.. Chambers withdrew his motion, and the
bill then laid on the table
On motion OF Mr.. King, the Senate insisted on
their amendment to the bill for The relief of the
Flcida Indians, but the Senate subsequently reced-
ed from il.
On motion of Mr.. Noble, the Committee on
Pensions Were discharged from the further consde-
ration ofhe bill from the other House for the relief
os invalid pensioners stating, as reason that the
bill had been kept back in the other House until so
late day, that there was not time for the Commit
tee TO investigate the great number of cases embra-
ced by the bill, and that il could not, therefore, be
acted on at the present session, having been receiy-
ed only two or three days since.
On motion of Mr. Eaton, the Senate proceeded
10 Ie-consder ine vote on the bill making appTOpr-
atoms for the public buildings in Washington; and
NJ. Chambers then offered the amendment relative
TO the Cumberland Road which had been before Of
fered and withdrawn.
Some discussion snsued, in which Messrs. la
ton, Chambers, Chandler, BerIien, Edwards Hayne
Harrison, Findlay, and Tazewell took part.
Mr.. Marks moved TO amend the amendment, by
striking out SIS 600 and inserting $50 900.
Mr.. Tazewell inquired of the Chair whether The
bill had not passed which the gentleman from Ten
nessee wished TO reconsider Was moi the question