Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-01-09
U'sdnesday, January 6, 1850
IS crNa1'E


Leigh, Robinson, HTt t"r'rr' -.:. r-,,,, (,oI,nel
Mr. Benton ;Srscu..d c"a''i''.'t :,, yir,nn
Dankhea:i C.,iln Washington IN" Lie =, -
committee il b. # OF ru"d'y "i''ecTs {" te army - ,h
,,pir, two ,rnie,s for "qa za"' OF The pay OF 'e
Army ma Ssrv Of Tx United States c
GA milton o; Mr. Brnt5I. II was referred 70 Tie Co'
mtse on Military Affairs.
Mr Hendricks from lie Committee on Roads ana
Canals to which tar SUBJECT had been referred. rertu
bill making appropriations io' the co",ihna." y" H.
Cumberland road, in the States u ORA, iha:a'''
Incis: which was read, and ordered to SECOND
The resolution submitted yesterday by MI i'." VII;
for the aoooutn,ent Of select committee on Us ix,.
tons of the District Banks, praying Tor W,I,y next
en- motion Of slr Sou,!Iatd pcsp"heu ~ ,in charues
The bill authorizing the allowance Of Idr 80
:; 49," anonts NJ ihs American Consul at Lon"'h' "1S
read the third time and passco. -, entitled an act to
The ILL., supplementary to the &C, i S,.,s c,,on
amend the judiciary system OF '"e
nm On tic third rcaGing when, =,
up m u; sJ for tic yeas and nays on the passage
IF The hill and they were accordingly "ide7eo.
Mr. Benton observed that ne "ouo "o, nave s1'u .'.
i ,,,y to this bill, if the yeas and nays had mol
49, LII. and as they were called, he would mol say
,S dozen He should vote for this bill, because
!, ,ed the section of country from which! he came anc
hccnusc it was also desirable to several States that
.boJ pass He had. however, objections TO 1t: whch
Ls s,ond not then trouble the Senate With ieth OF
and before lie gave his vote he wished It Distinctly ui
dersood that he had objections and ever he was cao
on TO state them, either there or ne was 'ea"
N do no. One word while he was up IN reference 10 !
,.oa.k Of the Chairman Of the committee the other day
He MIR By also objected to seeing the Judges deDa'
ting body though he should wish I" see cs many
as twelve. He meant many as twelve on Pafe' ''i
he did not believe that that number OF the bench con-
sscd bv law cf so MANY would be all present on
the bench ut one time.
Mr. Clayton said his objections were the very opposite
of the objections of the Senator from Missouri Ht' Ben
toni lie (Ar c. opposed TO increasing the n'"'
her Of JUDGES the number of twelve lie oped 'oe
passage Of this bill would put that question forever al
rest and that the number Of Judges never would s1cee
nine almost.
STRANGE to hear gentleman say he was about to vote o'
hill but had some objections to It'll occurred VIII
rroad TO almost every bill that before the Senate
Members had some small objections 70 important me-"
sues but waived them account CT The greater o"u "
be Obtained lie should regret that The bill went 70 the
other House under the disadvantage that there were Sc
rous objections to it. With respect to the nuotr Oh
Judges the bench he should much 1cg'rt 70 sue
than twelve for although twelve men nigh, be stronger
than six he never could believe that they were wiser
The question then taken, and the D'i was passed
Yeas Sc, nays |, as follows: .
Ieus-Messrs Benton, Black, Brown, Ducnanan'
Calhoun. Clayton, Crterdrn, Davis, Ewing, Colds,
borough, Grundy Hendricks. Hubbard, kent AIng o!
Ala. Knight, Leigh, Linn, Mckean hlangum, Moore,
Morris, Niles, Porter Prcntiss Preston hoI9ns koo'n-
,on. Rugglcs, ShePcy, Southland, Swift, TomlinsUn,
TYLER, Wall, Webster White and Nright-35.
Naus-Mr. Hill.
The Joint resolution directing experiments to be made
n, The mint to ascertain how far determination ef the
no and considered as in Committee oil the Whole; 7nd
On motion of MIR. Wright, laid en- the table.
The bill for the relief Of the legal representatives, OF
Robert Jouett deceased read the second time and
considered as in Committee Of the Whole, and aier
hayinp been explained and advocated by MIR. Leigh
ordered to be engrossed for 4 third reading.
On motion of Mr.. Preston,
The resolution submitted by him in relation To the
regulation of the Senate chamber and galleries, was
taken up.
The following is the resolution:
ResDlrcd, That the regulations in relation to the
Senate chamber and galleries adopted at the present scs
sion be reconsidced, excerpts much as relates to The
reporters.
MIR. Clayton submitted as an amendment, 70 strike
out all after the word Resoyed, and insert the follow
nr: THAT the galleries of the Senate Chamber b. opr,
for the admission of spectators, and that each Senator be
allowed TO admit any number not exceeding three, into
the lobby Of the Senate, in front Of the Chair"
After debate, in which Alcssrs. Clayton, Porter, Aan-
Mr.. Talmadse suJn2eai0 0 Is ' az ,ans0 70 the
amendment, the following substitute: That eaea
tor have the privilege ofadmittns into the circular gal.
lery - number Of gentlemen
After further debate, in which Mcssrs Shepley,
Webster Calhoun, and Buchanan took part,
The stion taken on Mr.. Talniadges motion,
and it was rejected; yeast &, nays a. as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. PrentiSs. Shepley, Swift, Tallmadge,
Upton, and Wrisht-G
houn, Clayton, Cri,,endcu, Davis, Ewing, Goldsbo
rouuh Grundy Hill, Hubbard, Kent, King Of Alabama
Kims of Georgia, Knight Leigh, Linn, Mexican, Man
gum, Moore Norris Niles, Porter, Preston, Robbins
Robinson Tomason, SEN, Tyler, Wall, Webster and
White "a.
Mr.. Niles then moved division Of the question on
Mr. Clayton's amendment, as to take it srst Of tie
first clause opening the galleries, and also moved to
insert the word "crcnlar, as to make it read cir.
cular gallery" which being agreed to,
The question taken accordingly on the said first
clause Of the amendment and carried in the Affirmative
yeas -, nays 4, as follows:
Ycas-Nlessrs. Black Brown, Buchanan, Cs!houn,
Clayton, Crittenden, Davis, Ewing, Goldsborough,
Grnndv Hill. Hubbard, Kent, King Of Alabama, kinn
Of Gscrsia Knight Lcis. Linn, NlcKean Mangnni,
Moore Morris, Niles, Prenss, Preston, Robbins, Robin
son, Shrplcy, Soulhard Swift, Iumnson, Tyler. Wall
Webster, Wits.
Nuys-Messrs. Benton Hendricks Porter, Rugglcs,
Tal!madgc, Upton, Wrg h;-1.
The question was then taken on the remaining clause
of the amendment, and reeced-yeas Is, nays ~, as
follows:
Ycas-afessrs. Black, Brown, Buchanan, Calhoun,
Leigh, Mangum. Preston, Robbins, Robinson, Tomiin.
SON TYLER, Wall, and Wc,st.r-lS
Nays-Messrs. Benton, G!undy, Hendricks, Hil
Hubbard, Kent King Of Alabama, King Of Georgia.
Knight, Linn, Mexican, Moore, Morris. Niles Porter
Prcn,iss Rugscs, Shep!ey, SautLard, Swift, rauadse
Upton, While and WriSht-24
After some further remarks from Ncs;rs Benton and
Clayton the question taken the rcsolutiuu AS
amended and it was adopted. yeas g. hays H. US Id
lows:
Yeas-NIessrs. Black, Brown, Buchanan, Calhoun,
Clayton, Crittenden, Davis, Ewing, GnlLsborouch,
Hubbard Kent, King Of Alabama. King Of Georgia,
Knight, Leigh, Mexican, Mangu:n, Moore, Morris,
Niles Prentss, Preston, Robbins Robinson, Shepvr :,
Swift, Tomlinson, Tyler, Wall, Webster, and White
81.
.vays-Messrs. Benton, Grnndy, Hendricks Hi,
Linn, Porter, Ruggcs, Southland, Talmadse, Upton,
and Wright-ll.
The Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Mr. Reed, Of Massachusetts, remarked that he had
been appointed member Of the Select Committee on
the memorials Of the Banks in the District of Columbia
but that his whole time required upon another
ntee He therefore moved to be excused from sewing
on the select committee, which was agreed to.
The following resolution, heretofore offered BY Mr.