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A message was received from the Senate pro-
posing TO 20 again forthwith into an election Tor
United States Senator, the House cencurred and
proceeded TO vote as follows:


For Wnp A. Graham, The same as before, with
the exception of Messrs. John E. Thomas and
Thomas Wilson, who voted for Hon. r. M. Saun-
ders-48. e.


For bedford Bro,On The same as before, with
the addition of Nathaniel II; street, VINO Voted i0r
Richard D. Spaight on the first ballot-4O.


For r. NJ Saunders, The same as before, with
the addition of Messrs. John E. Thomas and Thos.
Wilson, who voted for MIR. Graham on the first bal
lot-27. -s


MIR. Gambler reported, no one having received a
majority of the whole number of votes given, there
was no election. .... ..:


The House then adjourned until Monday morn
ing 10 o'clock. e..


In SENATE MONDAY, DEC. 5.


The Senate agreed to the proposition of the
House to print the Report of the Board Of Internal
Improvement.


A message from the House proposing to 60 into
an election of an Attorney General, 10 supply the
vacancy occasioned by the resignation Of Hugh
Mcqueen, on this day at IL O'Clock, which was
read and agreed TO. Messrs. Spier Whitaker of
Halifax; James B. Shepard oi Wake; J. r. J.
Daniel Of Halifax and Thomas Bragg, Jr. of Moth
ampton were put in nomination for the appointment.
The Senate voted as follows:


First baotng, Whitaker, 19; Daniel, II; Shep-
ard, s; Bragg, 3. No election. ..,.


Second balotng, Whitaker. 81; Daniel, 13;
Bragg, 7; Shepard, g. No election.


The Speaker announced to the Senate that
Messrs. Allison Of Iredell. and Shepard, form the
Senate's branch Of the Committee on Enrolled
Bills for the present week.


The Bill making Securities on prosecution bonds,
liable for plaintiffs costs, taken up, read the
third time and passed. and ordered TO be Engrossed


The Bill to compel the Justices of New Hanover
County to levy the County and Poor taxes at the
first Court held after the first day Of January in
each and every year, and for other purposes. was
read the third time and passed, and ordered to be
Engrossed.


Received from the House message, proposing
TO 60 forthwith into election for Senator of the
United States, in which the Senate concurred, and
proceeded 10 vote follows:


For Bedford Bro1on, Messrs. Speaker, Allison
of Orange, Boykin, Boyd, Cooper, Edwards, Eth
erdge, Exum, Larkins, Melvin, Pasteur. Reid,
Speight, Swinson, Williams Of Person, and Will
liams of Franklin-16.


For r. NJ. Saunders, Messrs. Arlington, Dob
son, Mitchell, Moore, Rea, Rogers, Shepard, Spru-


For Wm. A. Graham, Messrs Albright, Allison
Of Iredell, Burgin, Cathey, Dockery, Elliott, How
ard, Hodges, Jacocks, JONES' Joyner, Miller, More
head, Moye, Myers, Pharr, Ribelin, Thomas and
Worth---l9.


Mr.. Arlington from the Committee to suPerin
tend the election, reported that no one had receiV-
ed q majority Of the whole number Of votes given,
and there was no election.


Received from the House of Commons a mes
sage, agreeing TO vote again forthwith for an At
torney General, and stating that the names of
Messrs. SheI ard and Daniel are Withdrawn from
the nomination. The Senate voted as follows:


For Speir Whitaker, Messrs. Speaker, Albright,
Arlington, Allison Of Iredell, Boykin, Burgin, Ca
they, Cooper, Dockery, Elliott, Hodges, Jacocks,
Jones, Joyner, Miller, Morehead, Moye, Myers
Pharr, Rea, Ribelin, Shepard, Spruill, Speight
Howard, Thomas, Walker, and Worth-28.


For Thomas Bragg, Jr., Messrs. Allison Of
Ftko
dge, Exum, Larkins, Melvin, Mitchell, Moore,
Pasteur, Reid, Rogers, Stafford, SIallings, Swim
son, TomIinson, Williams of Person, and Williams
of Franklin-2O.


HorsE OF COMMONS.


At the hour of l2 O'Clock, the House proceeded
to vote for an Attorney General, agreeable TO a
Joint order. On the


Thomas Bragg, Jr. received 43; James b:
Shepard, 8 Spier Whitaker, SO !; Jno. R. J. Daniel
90. No election.


SECOND BALLoTING,


SpieT Whitaker received 35 Thomas Bragg, Jr.
55; John R. J. Daniel, Ia; James B. Shepard, 8.
No election.


Messrs. Shepard and Daniel were Withdrawn
from the nomination. The House then proceeded
to third Balloting, which resulted in the election
of SPrER WHITAKER Esq. of Halifax, by majori-
ty Of ttro.


The following is the vote of the House;


For 7hos. Bragg Jr.-Messrs. Speaker, Ashe,
Avery, J. Barnes, Bggs, Bower, Brackin, Brogden,
A. Bryan, Byrd. Bannerman, Cardwell, Conrad,
Davis, Dewey, Erwin, Fits, Harrington, Haskins.
Houser Hawkins, Herring, Holloway Jackson, JEFF
ferson G. Jones, Kirk, Lee, Mcintyre, Marshall,
Mitchell, Munroe, McCollum, Neal, Nelson, Nixon,
Odom Rand, Rayner, Regan, Richardson, Ross,
Russell, Satterield, Shanklin, Sharpe, Shultz,
Stockard, Stowe, Street, Skinner, Taliaferro,
Walker, Watson, White, Wiley, J. w. Williams,
}. B. Jones, Williamson, WhIley,-6O.


For Spier Whitaker.-Messr. Allen, E. Barnes,
Barringer, Baxter, Brandon, Brewer, j.. Bryan,
BrummelI, Burgin, J. P. Caldwell T. r. Caldwell,
Gambler, Cochran, Dickson, Doak, Dockery Ehr-
inghaus, Foreman, Francis, Gee, Halsey, Hill,
Joyner, Kelly, Koonce, Lamb Lassiter Leach,
Locke, Mclean, Mclaughlin, McNair, Martin,
Massey, Mendenhall, Mills, Moore, Nash, Norcum,
Patterson, Pope, Scales, Steel, Ford Taylor, J. w.
Taylor, Thomas Waser, Whitaker, Wilder, F.
Williams N. Wilson, T. Wilson, Young, Yount,
81.


message was sent to the Senate. proposing to
go ipto election forthwith for an United States
Senator, in which the Senate concurred by a return
message, and the House then voted az follows:


For Bedford BroaOn.-Messrs. Speaker, Elias
Barnes, J. Barnes, Biggs, Bower, Bragg, Brogden,
A. Bryan. Bannerman, Cardwell, Davis, Dewey,
Dickson, Erwin, Fits, Harrington, Haskns, Haw-
kins, Herring, Holloway, G. Jones, J. B. Jones,
Kelly, Mcintyre, McNair, Marshall, Mitchell,
Munroe: Nixon, Patterson. Regan, Sauerfied,
Scales, Stockard, Street, Skinner, Taliaferro,
Walker, Watson, Williamson,-40.