nd return them when applied for by the proper authority.
Personal explanations were made by Messrs. Taliaferro and Christian, who were confined by indisposition at the time of the passage of the Convention bill, but who would have given it theio strengthen the hands of our enemies.
Mr. Newton supported his proposition by an able and eloquent speech.
Mr. Christian asked a division of the question, which was ordered.
On the question of striking out, the House refused, by the follderson, Allen, Arnold.
Bailey, Ball, Barbour, Bass, Bentley, Bisbee, Booker, Boreman, Brown, Burns, Caperton, Chapman, Christian, Coleman, Collier, Cowan, Crane, Crumb Davis.
Dickenson, Duck wall.
Edgington, Edwards, Ferguson.
Fleming, John Gilm
Nays.--Messrs. Alderson, Arnold, Ball. Barbour, Bentley, Bisbie, Booker, Boreman, Brown, Burks, Caperton, Cassin, Christian, Collier, Edgington, Ferguson. Fleming, D. Gibson, Goodycoontz, Hanly, Harrison, Haymond, Hackley, Hoffman, Holdway, Ho