, Slaughter, Spurlock, Staples, A. H. H. Stuart, Chapman J. Stuart, Summers, Sutherlin, Tarr, Tayloe, Waller, Whitfield, Wickham, and Willey.--85.
Nays.--Messrs. Ambler, James Barbour, Blakey, Boisseau, Borst, Bruce, Cecil, Coffman, Coun, Richard H. Cox, Fisher, Graham, John Goode, Jr., Cyrus Hall, Lewis S. Hall, Harvie, Holcof time which he had economized when first up.
Mr. Seawell called for the yeas and nays, and the amendment was adopted by the following vote:
Yeas.--Messrs. Ambler, James Barbour, Blakey, Blow, Boisseau, Borst, Bouldin, Boyd, Bruce, Caperton, Cecil, Chapman, Coffman, Conn, C. B. Conrad, Richard H. Cox, Deskins, Dorman, Enation of his vote, the yeas and nays were demanded by Mr. Conrad. The roll was then called, and the amendment was rejected by the following vote:
Yeas.--Messrs. Ambler, Jas. Barbour, Blakey, Boisseau, Borst, Carlile, Cecil, Chapman, Coffman, Conn, Jas. H. Cox, Richard H. Cox, Fisher, Garland, Graham, John Goode, Jr., Hale, C
. Goode, of Bedford, called for the yeas and nays, and the amendment was agreed to by the following vote:
Yeas.--Messrs. Ambler, Aston, James Barbour, Blakey, Boisseau, Borst, Bouldin, Boyd, Branch, Bruce, Cecil, Chapman, Coffman, Conn. Richard iking out nothing.
The yeas and nays being called, the amendment was rejected by the following vote:
Yeas.--Messrs. Ambler, Jas. Barbour, Blakey Boisseau, Borst, Bouldin, Branch, Cecil, Chapman, Coffman, Conn, R. H. Cox, Critcher, Echols, Ftt, Burley, Carlile Dent, Early, Hubbard, Hughes, Jackson, Lewis, McGrew, Patrick, Porter, and Tarr.--14.
Nays.--Messrs. Ambler, Armstrong, Aston, Alfred M. Barbour, Jas. Barbour, Baylor, Blakey, Blow, Boggess, Boisseau, Borst, Bouldin, Boyd, Br Princess Anne.
The roll was then called and Mr. Harvie's substitute rejected by the following vote;
Yeas.--Messrs.Ambler, Jas. Barbour, Blakey, Boisseau, Borst, Bouldin, Branch, Cecil, Chapman, Conn, R. H. Cox, Fisher, Garland, Graham, Go
was decided in the negative, by the following vote:
Yeas.--Messrs. Ambler, Blakey, Blow, Bolsscan, Borst, Bouldin, Brauch, Brent, Bruce, Scott, Sharp, Tarr, White, Willey, and Wilson,--26.
Nays.--Messrs. Ambler, Armstrong, Aston. Alfred M. Barbour, James Barbour, Baylor, Blendment, and it was rejected, by the following vote:
Yeas--Messrs. Ambler, James Barbour, Blakey, Boissean, Borst, Bouldin, Cecil, Chambl and nays.
The amendment was agreed to — yeas 133, nays 5--Messrs. Ambler, Berlin, Boggess, Harvie and Neblett voting in the negative.
mitted refused to strike out by the following vote:
Yeas.--Messrs. Ambler, Jas. Barbour, Blakey, Boisseau, Borst, Bouldin, Branch, Bruce,hitfield, Wickham, Willey, Wilson, and Woods.--104.
Nays.--Messrs. Ambler, Jas. Barbour, Blakey, Boisseau, Borst, Bruce, Carlile, Cecil, ing called, it was agreed to by the following vote:
Yeas.--Messrs. Ambler, Armstrong, Blakey, Blow, Botssiou, Borst, Bouldin, Boyd, Branc
sapprehended the intention of his amendment.
He argued that it contained nothing in conflict with the Constitution.
The yeas and nays being demanded, the roll was called, and the amendment was rejected by the following vote:
Yeas.--Messrs. Ambler, Blakey, Boisseau, Borst, Bouldin, Boyd, Branch, Bruce, Chambliss, Chapman, Coffman, Conn, Dorman, Echos, Fisher, Flournoy, Garland, Graham, J. Goode, Jr., Hale, Cyrus Hall, L. S. Hall, Harvie, Holcombe, Hunton, Isbell, Kent, Kilby, Kindred, on.
Mr. Conrad opposed the amendment, as intended to strike from the report one of its most important propositions.
A division of the question being called for, the motion to strike out was defeated by the following vote:
Yeas--Messrs. Ambler, Jas. Barbour, Blakey, Boisseau. Borst, Bouldin, Chambliss, Chapman, Conn, Fisher, Graham, Goggin, John Goode, Jr., L. S. Hall, Harvie, Holcombe, Hunton, Isbell, Kent, Kindred, Leake, James B. Mallory, Montague, Morris, Morton, Neblett, Rando
e adopted.
The vote was then taken, and the Committee refused to strike out by the following vote:
Yeas.--Messrs. Ambler, Jas. Barbour, Blakey, Blow, Bolssean, Borst, Bouldin, Branch, Bruce, Cecil, Chambliss, Chapman, Coffman, Conn, Jas. man J. Stuart, Strange, Summers, Sutherlin, Tarr, Tayice, Wailer, White, Wickham, Willey, and Wilson.--92
Nays.--Messrs. Ambler, Blakey, Boissean, Borst, Bouldin, Branch, Cecil, Chamblise, Conn, R. H. Cox, Fisher, Graham, Gregory, John Goode, Jrckson, Lewis, McGrew. Masters, Moore, Porter, Wm. C. Scott, Sharp, Alexander H. H. Stuart, and Tarr.--22.
Nays,--Messrs. Ambler, Armstrong, Aston, Alfred M. Barbour, James Barbour, Blakey, Blow, Boissean, Borst, Bouldin, Boyd, Brent, Brown, Brucburn, Patrick, Porter, W. C. Scott, Sharp, A. H. H. Stuart, C. J. Stuart, Summers, Tarr, and Willey.--24.
Nays.--Messrs. Ambler, Armstrong, A. M. Barbonr, Blakey, Blow, Boissean, Borst, Bouldin, Boyd, Branch, Brent, Bruce, Cecil, Chambliss, Coff
Evening session.
The President stated that the pending question was, "shall the main question be now put?" and on this the yeas and nays were demanded.
The roll was called, and the vote resulted — yeas 59, nays 51.
So it was decided that the main question should be put.
The vote was then taken on the adoption of the preamble and resolution, and resulted as follows:
Yeas.--Messrs. Ambler, Jas. Barbour, Blakey, Bouldin, Branch, Cabell, Caperton, Cecil, Chambliss, Chapman, Coffman, Conn, Robt Y. Conrad, R. H. Cox, Critcher, Deskins, Echols, Fisher, Flournoy, Garland, Gillespie, Graham, Gregory, John Goodo, Jr., Hale, A. Hall, C. Hall, Hammond, Harvie, Holcombe, Hunton, Isbell, Kent, Kindred, Lawson, Leake, C. K. Mallory, Jas. B. Mallory, Marr, Miller, Montague, Morris, Morton, Neblett, Orrick, Parks, Preston, Randolph, Richardson, Robert E. Scott, Wm. C. Scott, Seawell, Sheffey, Slaughter, Speed, Staples, Strange, Sutherlin, Tayloe, Tredway, Waller, Wilson, and Wysor.--6
words "consent to," and inserting the words "desire for," but afterwards withdrew it.
The substitute was then adopted by the following vote:
Yeas.--Messrs. Ambler.
Armstrong, Aston, Baldwin, A. M. Barbour, Jas. Barbour, Baylor, Berlin, Blakey, Blow, Bossieux, Berst, Bouldin, Brent, Bruce, Byrne, Cabell, Campbell, Caper upon this question, he called for the yeas and nays.
The roll was then called, and Mr. Goode's amendment was defeated by the following vote:
Yeas.--Messrs. Ambler, Armstrong, J. Barbour, Blakey. Blow, Boissean, Borst, Bouldin, Branch, Bruce, Cabell, Chambliss, Chapman, Coffman, Conn, R. H. Cox, Echols, Flournoy, Garlandshall, Masters, Osburn, Patrick, Pendleton, Porter, Robert E Scott, Sharp, Sitlington, Chapman J. Stuart, Summers, Tarr, Wickham, and Willey.--37.
Nays.--Messrs. Ambler, Armstrong, James Barbour, Blakey, Blow, Roissean, Borst, Bouldin, Branch, Brent, Bruce, Byrne, Cabell, Chambliss, Chapman, Coffman, Conn, Robert Y. Conrad, R
his amendment was appropriate, if the Convention meant anything by its action, and was determined to take no other terms than those contained in the ultimatum.
The vote was then taken, and the amendment rejected, as follows:
Yeas.--Messrs. Ambler, Jas. Barbour, Blakey, Boissean, Borst, Bouldin, Bruce, Cabell, Cecil, Chambliss, Chapman, Conn, Richard H. Cox, Echols, Flournoy, Garland, Graham, Goggin, Jno. Goode, Jr., Thos. F. Goode, Hale, L. S. Hall, Harvie, Holcombe, Hunton, Kent, Lawtheir earliest convenience," and to insert the words "by the 1st day of August," but withdrew it.
The question recurring upon the adoption of the 11th resolution, as amended, the vote was taken and it was adopted, as follows:
Yeas.--Messrs. Ambler, Armstrong, Blakey, Blow, Jr., Borst, Bouldin, Branch, Brent, Bruce, Byrne, Cabell, Caperton, Cecil, Chambliss, Chapman, Coffman, Conn, Robert Y. Conrad, Richard H. Cox, Critcher, Custis, Deskins, Dorman, Dulany, Echols, Flournoy, French, Gar
s to make the amendment to the amendment read "for purposes of pacifi cation." Mr. Baldwin adopted the suggestion, and Mr. Wise accepted the amendment, making his own amendment read "ought, for purposes of pacification, to be evacuated by the authorities of the Federal Government."
Mr. Wise made another argument in regard to the claimed distinctions between the forts, and Mr. Baldwin replied.
The vote was then taken, and the amendment rejected by the following vote:
Teas.--Messrs. Ambler, Jas. Barbour, Blakey, Boisseau, Borst, Bouldin, Branch, Bruce, Cabell, Cecil, Chambliss, Chapman, Coffman, Conn, Richard. H. Cox, Critcher, Echols, Flourney, Garland, Graham, Gray, Gregory, Goggin Jno Goode Jr., Thos. F. Goode, Hale, Addison Hall, Cyrus Hall, L. S. Hall, Harvie, Holcombe, Hunton, Isbell, Kent, Kilby, Lawson, Leake, Charles K. Mallory, James B. Mallory, Marr, Marye, Moffet, Morris, Morton, Neblett, Parks, Richardson, Seawell, Shefffey, Southall, Speed, Surange, Sutherlin