ceptable to the seceded States and restore them to the Union."
The amendment was rejected — yeas 64, nays 74.
The question was then taken taken on the 6th resolution as amended, and it was adopted by the following vote:
Yeas.--Messrs. Armstrong, Alfred M. Barbour, Baylor, Berlin, Blow, Boggess, Bouldin, Boyd, Branch, Brent, Brown, Burdett, Burley, Byrne, Campbell, Caperton, Carter, Clemens, Coffman, C. B. Conrad, Robert Y. Conrad, Couch, Critcher, Custis, Dent, Deskins, Early, Echos, Flournoy, French, Fugate, Garland, Gillespie, Gravely, Gray, Goggin, Addison Hall, Cyrus Hall, Ephraim B. Hall, Hammond, Haymond, Hoge, Holladay, Hubbard, Hughes, Jackson, Janney, Marmaduke Johnson, Peter C. Johnston, Kilby, Lewis, McComas, McGrew, McNell, Macfarland, Charles K. Mallory, James B. Mallory, Marshall, Marr, Marye, Maslin, masters, Moffett, Moore, Nelson, Orrick, Osburn, Parks, Patrick, Pendleton, Porter, Preston, Price, Pugh, Randolph, Richardson, Robert E. Scott, William C. S
to the amendment, which he hoped would not be adopted.
Mr. Leake replied, expressing his belief that the gentleman from Richmond had misapprehended 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, Lawson, Leake, Macfarland, Chas. K. Mallory, Jas. B. Mallory, Marr, Marye, Miller, Montague, Morris, Morton, Neblett, Randolph, Richardson, Seawell, Sheffey, Slaughter, Speed, Strange, Sutherlin, Thornton, Tredway, R. H. Turner, F. P. Turner, Tyler, Williams, Wilson, Wise, and Woods.--8.
Nays.--Messrs. Armstrong.
Aston, Baldwin, A. M. Barbour, Baylor,