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Upper Missouri River.a Gen. Jackson, Mir. Eaton, and Mr. Benton, voted for the measure. See Senate Journal page 3o9.
 lN SENATE, January 2S.
 Mir. Van Buren voted against eAn act for the final adjustment of land claims the state of Missouri and territory of Arkansas, derived from France and Span' Gen Jackson and Mr. Benton voted for the same,
 On the l9th May Mr. Van Buren voted against 'An act to improve the navigation of the Ohio and 1 Mississippi rivers.' Mr. Eaton, Gen. Jackson, and 1 Mr. Benton voted for he bill Journal, page Al. IN SENATE, February Il, 1925. According to page 155, of the Journal, Martin Van Bnren voted 10 strike oai provision of bill, "for making surveys, carrying Oil the operations of tke Board of Engineers, in relation to Internal Improve ments.n
 1 On the 24th Feb Mir. Van Buren also uofed aedsnst An act for te continuation of the Cumberland Road l On the 14h February 1926, Mir. Van Buren voted aga'sst ''causng survey to be made of he country between the ApPaaehicoa and the Mississippi rvars with view to the formation of inland navigation between the same.e
 April 6, the Senate passed bill to "remoye the obsructions in the Savannah river' Ayes, 26--Nays B. Mir Van Baren voting against the tneasure Page 22s, of Journal.
 IN SENATE, 22d April. A bill was passed authorizing subscription for stock in the Louisville aaa Pofiaad Compai.yn Yeas 20-Nays, 15. Mr. Van Buren voted against the subscription. Senate Journal, page 260 On the 2sth of April, MT. Van Buren voted against he survey of certain routes between Baltimore aud Philadelphia, for post-road."
 May 10, Mir. Van Buren voted4aeaiast a bill ito grant certain quantity of land 10 the State of Illinois, for the purpose of aiding in opening Canal to meet the waters of lhe Illinois with those of Lake Mich gan." See Journal of Senate, page ST.. A bill to repeal the duty imported Salt was pas sed by the Senate, by vote of PC to 24 on the 2d February, 1927. Martin Van Buren voting against the interests of the West, in this, In every other n stance, and Judge White voted for it. See Senate Journal, page l43.
 The passage of this law had sautary effect in reducing the price o the necessary article of salt. than fifty per cent. As 1t enters largely into the sumption ofevery family seriously affects the pockets of the farmer and the mechanic.
 Mir. Benton, on the first of March. 1927, submitted the following resolutions:
 Resoiped, That the President of the United States be requested to the by St. Louis, and both sides of the Missouri rivef to be examined and rg- ported upon, preparatory to the location of the road acheh is authorised bg law to be laid to the seat of Government in the State of Missour to show the relative advantages and disadvantages of each route, reference to distances nature of the ground fla cilities of construction, number of post offices, post towns, and amount of population to be accommodated, to the transportation of the mails and military and mercai operations; and all other information neces- sary to be pssse5sed Tn order to make the most judi cious selection of route for said road' aIr. Van Buen voted for layiag Il Me teble con- yenent manner of killing proposition. Mr. Benton, the mover. voted against it.
 SENATE; Feb. 2s, 1927. The bill 10 provide for the adjustment of claims 10 land in the States of Louisiana; Mississippi, Missouri and Alabama and the Territories of Florida and Ark ansas Nvas, motion of MT. Yan Buren, ordered to lie on the table.