Those who voted in the negative, are, William Addams, Samuel C. Allen, Willis Alston, Samuel Anderson, John Bailey, Noyes Barber, Philip P. Barbour, Daniel L. Barringer, Ichabod Bartlett, Mordecai Bartley, Philemon Beecher, John Bell, James Buchanan, Samuel Butman, Samuel P. Carson, Nathaniel H. Claiborne, James Clark, Henry W. Conner, Benjamin W. Crowninshield, John Culpeper, Thomas Davenport, John Davenport, John Davis, Warren R. Davis, Henry W. Dwight, Jonas Earll, jr., Tomlinson Fort, Chauncey Forward, Joseph Fry, George R. Gilmer. Innis Green, Jonathan Harvey, Charles E. Haynes, Joseph Healy, Michael Hoffman, Jonathan Hunt, Ralph J. Ingersoll, George Kremer, Pryor Lea. John Long, John Magee, Henry C. Martindale, William D. Martin, Dudley Marvin, Lewis Maxwell, William McCoy, George McDuffie, Rufus McIntire, Samuel McKean. John McKee, William McLean. Charles F. Mercer, Charles Miner, Thomas R. Mitchell, Jeremiah O'Brien, George W. Owen, Isaac Pierson, David Plant, James K. Polk, John Reed. John Roane, William Russell, John Sergeant, Augustine H. Shepperd, John Sloane, William Stanberry, James S. Stevenson, John B. Sterigere, Andrew Stewart, Henry R. Storrs, James Strong, Samuel Swan, Thomas Taber, John W. Taylor, Wiley Thompson, Phineas L. Tracy, James Trezvant, Ebenezer Tucker, Starling Tucker. Daniel Turner, Stephen Van Rensselaer, Samuel F. Vinton, John C. Weems, Thomas Whipple, jr., Elisha Whittlesey, Lewis Williams, James Wilson, John J. Wood, Silas Wood, John Woods, George Wolf, John C. Wright.-92, And so the said bill was rejecteil. An engrossed bill. [No. 134,] entitled "An act concerning the government and discipline of the penitentiary in the District of Columbia,” was read the third time, and passed. Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in this bill. The bill from the Senate. [No. 55.] entitled "An act for the relief of the heirs of John Gwyn," was read the third time, and passed. Ordered, That the Clerk acquaint the Senate therewith. The bill from the Senate, [No. 72,] entitled “An act to provide for the better defence of the western frontier of the United States, and for the better security of the inland trade with Mexico," was read the first and second times, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. The bill from the Senate, [No. 95,] entitled "An act to provide for the apprehension and delivery of deserters from certain foreign vessels in the ports of the United States," was read the first and second times, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The bill from the Senate. [No. 99,] entitled "An act for the benefit of the trustees of the Valley Creek Academy, in the State of Alabama," was read the first and second times, and referred to the Committee on the Public Lands. The bill from the Senate, [No. 98,] entitled "An act making appropria tions for completing certain roads, and for making examinations and surveys," was read the first and second times, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. The amendments of the Senate to the bill, [No. 424.] entitled "An act making appropriations for the erection and completion of certain barracks and quarters. and for other purposes," were read, and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. The amendment of the Senate to the bill, [No. 437,] entitled "An act making appropriations for the Indian Department for the year 1829," was read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. By leave, Mr. Bartlett moved the following order: Ordered, That this House take a recess this day, from four to six o'clock P. M. And on the question, Will the House agree to the said order? A message from the Senate, by Mr. Lowrie, their Secretary: Mr. Speaker: The Senate have passed the bill of this House, [No. 420.] entitled "An act making additional appropriations for the support of the Navy of the United States for the year 1829," with amendments, in which I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House. The Senate have also passed bills of the following titles, viz: No. 69. An act for the relief of John Braban and John Read; No. 70. An act to provide for the further compensation of the Marshal of the District of Rhode Island; No. 71. An act to repeal so much of the laws relative to brevet rank as authorizes the President to confer that rank on officers who shall have served ten years in any one grade; No. 73. An act to authorize the establishment of a town on land reserv-" ed for the use of schools in Florida; No. 74. An act for the relief of the legal representatives of William Scott, deceased, citizens of the State of Mississippi ; No. 75. An act for the relief of Pierre Leglize; No. 76. An act to alter the bridge and draw across the Potomac, from Washington City to Alexandria; No. 79. An act for the relief of George Wilson, of Pennsylvania; in which bills I am directed to ask the concurrence of this House. The House proceeded to the consideration of the bill [No. 458] to enable the President to hold a treaty with the Winnebagoes for the purchase of the lead mine country, and for other purposes; and the amendinents reported thereto from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union were read, and concurred in by the House. A motion was then made by Mr. Sprague further to amend the said bill, by striking out the words "and other tribes," and inserting "Ottowas, Pattawatimas, Chippewas, Sacs, and Foxes." And the question thereon being put, It was decided in the negative. The bill was then further amended : and it was Ordered, That the said bill be engrossed, and read the third time to-day. The hour of four of the clock P. M. having arrived, the House then, in pursuance of the order of this day, suspended business until six o'clock P. M. SIX O'CLOCK P. M. The House met pursuant to adjournment: when A motion was made by Mr. Wickliffe that the House do adjourn ; Yeas It was decided in the negative, {Nays 17, 91. The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, Robert Allen, Willis Alston, John S. Barbour, Thomas Chilton, Warren R Davis, John Floyd, of Georgia, Joseph Fry, Jonathan Harvey, Charles E. Haynes, Adam King. Samuel McKean, Orange Merwin, William T. Nuckolls, James F. Randolph, William C. Rives, Starling Tucker, Charles A. Wickliffe, Richard H. Wilde.-17. Those who voted in the negative, are, William Addams, Mark Alexander, John Anderson, Samuel Anderson, William Armstrong, Noyes Barber, John Barney, Ichabod Bartlett, John Bell, John Blair, James Buchanan, Churchill C. Cambreleng, Samuel P. Carson, John C. Clark, Richard Coulter, David Crockett, John Culpeper, Henry Daniel, John Davenport, Robert Desha, John D. Dickinson, William Drayton, Joseph Duncan, Henry W. Dwight, Jonas Earll, jr., James Findlay, George R. Gilmer, Joseph Healy, Selah R. Hobbie, Michael Hoffman, Ralph J. Ingersoll, Jacob C. Isacks, Kensey Johns. jr., Richard Keese, Joseph Lecompte, Pryor Lea, Isaac Leffler. John Long, John Magee, Henry C. Martindale, Dudley Marvin, Wm. McCoy, Robert McHatton, Rufus McIntire, John McKee, William McLean, Daniel H. Miller, Charles Miner, John Mitchell, Thomas R. Mitchell, Frederick F. Mublenberg, Thomas Newton, Jeremiah O'Brien, Robert Orr, jr., Isaac Pierson, David Plant, James K. Polk, William Ramsey, John Reed, Joseph Richardson, John Roane, William Russell, Lemuel Sawyer, John Sergeant, Thomas Sinnickson, John Sloane, Oliver II. Smith, Peleg Sprague, William Stanberry, Henry R Storrs, John G. Stower, Samuel Swan. Benjamin Swift, Joel B. Sutherland, John Taliaferro, John W. Taylor, Wiley Thompson, Ebenezer Tucker, Joseph Vance, John Varnum, Samuel F. Vinton, Aaron Ward, George C. Washington, John C. Weeins, Thomas Whipple, jr., Elisha Whittlesey, Lewis Williams, John J. Wood, John Woods, John C. Wright, Joel Yancey.-91. An engrossed bill [No. 458] to enable the President of the United States to hold a treaty with the Winnebago Indians for the purchase of the lead mine country, and for other purposes, was read the third time, and passed. Ordered, That the title be, "An act to enable the President of the United States to hold a treaty with the Winnebago and other ladian tribes for the purchase of the lead mine country, and for other purposes;" and that the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in the said bill. Mr. Drayton, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to which was referred the bill from the Senate, [No. 72.] entitled "An act to provide for the better defence of the western frontier of the United States, and for the better security of the inland trade with Mexico," reported the same without amendment. Ordered, That the said bill be committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. Mr. Drayton, from the Committee on Military Affairs, to which was referred the amendment of the Senate to the bill, [No. 424,] entitled An act making appropriations for the erection and completion of certain barracks and quarters, and for other purposes," reported the same, with a recommendation that the House do not cover therein. Ordered, That the said amendment be committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union The amendments of the Senate to the bill, [No. 420,] entitled "An act making appropriations for the support of the Navy of the United States for the year 1829," were read, and referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Bills from the Senate of the following titles, viz: No. 69. An act for the relief of John Brahan and John Read ; No. 70. An act to provide for the further compensation of the Marshal of the District of Rhode Island; No. 73. An act to authorize the establishment of a town on land reserved for the use of schools in Florida; No. 71. An act to repeal so much of the laws relative to brevet rank as authorizes the President to confer that rank on officers who shall have served ten years in any one grade; No. 74. An art for the relief of the legal representatives of William Scott, citizens of the State of Mississippi; No. 75. An act for the relief of Pierre Leglize; No. 76. Ap act to alter the bridge and draw across the Potomac, from Washington City to Alexandria ; No. 79. An act for the relief of George Wilson, of Pennsylvania ; were severally read the first and second times, and referred, No. 69,1 No. 73, to the Committee on the Public Lands; No. 75,. No. 70, to the Committee on the Judiciary: No. 71, to the Committee on Military Affairs; No. 79, to the Committee of Claims; No. 76, to the Committee for the District of Columbia. The Speaker laid before the House a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting the statements respecting the transactions of the Mint, prepared in obedience to the 7th section of the act of the 2d of April, 1792; which letter was read, and laid on the table. The House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union; and, after some time spent therein, the Speaker resumed the chair, and Mr. Newton reported that the committee had, according to order, had the state of the Union, generally, under consideration, particularly the bill [No. 459] making appropriations to carry into effect certain Indian treaties; which bill he was directed to report to the House, with amendments, which were read and concurred in by the House, with the exception of the following, viz: Fill the blank at the end of the item, For compensation for improvements which may be abandoned by the Cherokees of Arkansas, as is provided in the fourth article of said treaty, [of 6th May, 1826.] estimating for one thousand heads of families, at fifty dollars each," with the sum of "thirty-seven thousand dollars." And on the question that the House do agree to this amendment, Yeas It passed in the affirmative, {Nay 86, 44. The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative, are, William Addams, Mark Alexander, Robert Allen, Willis Alston, John Anderson, William Armstrong, John S. Barbour, Stephen Barlow, Daniel L. Barringer, Thomas H. Biake, John H.Bryan, James Buchanan, Daniel A. A. Buck, Churchill C. Cambreleng, Samuel P. Carson, Nathaniel H. Claiborne, Henry W. Conner, John Culpeper, John J. De Graff, Robert Desha, William Drayton, Joseph Duncan, Henry W. Dwight, Jonas Earl, jr., Edward Everett, James Findlay, John Floyd, of Georgia, Chauncey Forward, Levin Gale, George R. Gilmer, James Hamilton, jr., Jonathan Harvey. Charles E. Haynes, Joseph Healy, Thomas Hinds, Selah R. Hobbie, Michael Hoffman, Jacob C. Isacks, Jonathan Jenwings, Richard Keese, Pryor Lea, Robert P. Letcher, Peter Little, John Magee, John H. Marable, Henry Markell, Lewis Maxwell, John Maynard, George McDuffie, Rufus McIntire, John McKee, William McLean, Charles F. Mercer, Daniel H. Miller, John Mitchell, Thomas P. Moore, Gabriel Moore, Frederick F. Muhlenberg, Thomas Newton, William T. Nuckolls, Robert Orr, jr., Dutee J. Pearce, David Plant, James K. Polk, William C. Rives, John Roane, John Sergeant, Augustine H. Shepperd, Thomas Sinnickson, Oliver H. Smith, James S. Stevenson, John B. Sterigere, Henry R. Storrs, John G. Stower, Samuel Swan, Joel B. Sutherland, Thomas Taber, Wiley Thompson, Joseph Vance, Aaron Ward, John C. Weems, Thomas Whipple, jr., Richard H. Wilde, James Wilson, Ephraim K. Wilson, Joel Yancey.-86. Those who voted in the negative, are, Samuel Anderson, John Baldwin, Ichabod Bartlett, Isaac C. Bates, Edward Bates, Philemon Beecher, Thomas Chilton, James Clark, Richard Coulter, John Davenport, John Davis, Warren R Davis, John D. Dickinson, Joseph Fry, Jonathan Hunt, Ralph J. Ingersoll, Kensey Johns, jr., Joseph Lecompte, Chittenden Lyon, Henry C. Martindale, Dudley Marvin, William McCoy, Robert McHatton, Charles Miner, Isaac Pierson, William Ramsey, John Reed, Joseph Richardson, William Russell, John Sloane, Peleg Sprague, William Stanberry, Benjamin Swift, John Taliaferro, John W. Taylor, Samuel F. Vinton, Elisha Whittlesey, Charles A. Wickliffe, Lewis Williams, John J. Wood, Silas Wood, John Woods, George Wolf, John C. Wright.-44. A motion was then made by Mr. Woods, of Ohio, further to amend the said bill, by striking out the following items, viz: For the payment of claims against the Pattawatima, stipulated in the third article of said treaty, [of 20th Sept. 1828,] 10,895. For expenses of ascertaining the value of property belonging to the missionary establishment, the removal of which is provided for in the fifth article of said treaty, $ 300. For compensation to Cherokee Indians emigrating from within the chartered limits of the State of Georgia, in pursuance of the provisions of the treaty of the 6th of May, 1828, with the Cherokees of Arkansas, upon the supposition that 500 may emigrate within the year, that is to say: For rifles, (including a balance due on rifles purchased last year,) for blankets, for brass kettles, and for tobacco, 8 10,724 75; For expense of transportation of those articles, $2,000; For payment for property which may be abandoned by Cherokees emigrating from Georgia, $5,000; For expense of emigrating, being ten dollars per head, $5,000; For gratuity of ten dollars to each emigrant, as per 8th article of said treaty, $5,000 ; For compensation of appraisers of property abandoned by emigrants, as rovided in the 9th article of said treaty, and of such other persons as it |