Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-03-11

the Supreme Court otthe United States, was read
the third time and passed.
The Chair laid before the Senate letter from rhc
Treasurer of the United States, transmitting cert-
fled accounts of the receipts and expenditures OF that
office for some years past; which was laid on the
table.
The bill for the benefit Of Percis Lovely was read
the third time and passed
The bill to incorporate n Fire Insurance Company
in George Town, i'll the District of Columbia, was
read the third time aud passed.
The bill making an appropriation for building hght
houses, light boats, beacons, monuments, and placing
buoys, as amended by the Committee of Commerce,
was read the third time and passed
The amendments of the House TO the b'llto create
tho office of Surveyor of the Public Lands for
the State of Louis ana, read and agreed to-
The oil To authorize the Territory of Florida to
opena Canal through CERTAIN Public Lands III that
Territory, was passed Us amended
The amendments to the bill for the relief of certain
holders of certificates oflands injured by earthquakes
in Missouri, was read and agreed TO.
Mr. Benton moved, for The third tine, to go into
the consideration of Executive business The motion
prevaicd-ycas 10. Ii was now half hast 9 o'clock.
The doors remained closed for about go minutes.
The bill for the Improvement OF certain harbors
and providing for surveys, was reported with an
amendment; and on the question to consider the bill,
1t was determined in the negative
Mr. 1layne moved to take up the bill granting
patent To Christopher Bcchter. A quorum not
voting,
Mr. King moved adjournment. The motion
WIS Determined IN the negative-yeas 10, nays 90.
Ihe bill was taken up, and read the third time and
passed
On motion 1t ordered that when the Senate
adjourns, it will adjourn to Thursday the third of
March at II o'clock a. M"
Mr. Chambers moved TO take up the bill to alter
the draw and bridge the river Potomac But
there was quorum present.
Mr. Chambers then submitted motion that absent
members be sent for
Mr. lIaync said If the motion prevailed, he hoped
1t would be carrtcd through. He understood the
intention to be, that every member in the city should
be SEN for, and this would take till day light
Mr. Chambers said he other course to pur-
sue and if 1t took six hours carry his motion into
effect. he should nevertheless persevere.
a quorum being now present, Mr Chambers with
drew his mo, ion, and
! The question was then again put on the motion TO
lay on the table, and decided in the uegative-ycas
! Is. nays 10.
! The bill was then taken w, and Mr. Chambers
explained its Objects and spoke in its support.
! Mr. King moved thai tho Senate do adjourn,
and that 1.-The hour ot the night, five minutes of
o'clock, on the Sd of March, be entered the Jour
nal"
| The yeas and nays taken on the molten to
| adjourn. and stood 10 81,
MIR Tyler observed that the President Of The y
States had left the Capitol, and therefore moved an
adjournment. Negatived yeas 7, nays 49,
Several bills were now brought from tho House for
the signature of the President; after hsv were srn-
ed, at half past two o'clock, the Senate adjourned