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The Daily Dispatch: March 27, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
which was under consideration when the Senate adjourned yesterday, coming up as unfinished business. On motion of Mr. Paxton, it was laid on the table. Amendment to the Constitution.--Mr. Stuart offered the following: Resolved. That Bruce, Carson, Claiborne, Coghill, Day, Dickenson of Grayson, Finly, Finney, Greever, Logan, Lynch, Nash, Neason, Newlon, Paxton, Quesenberry, Smith, Thompson, and Urquhart--21. Nays,--Messrs. Carraway, Carter, Christian, Hubbard, Johnson, Marshhe voluntary enslavement of free negroes without compensation, one of the special orders of the day, was taken up, when Mr. Paxton proposed to amend by imposing a tax of -- on the master chosen when the negro was under 40 years of age, and -- when ovrs. Stuart and August opposed the bill, and Messrs. Early, Bruce and Coghill argued in its favor. The amendment of Mr. Paxton coming up, the yeas and nays were demanded — yeas 13, nays 15. An unsuccessful motion to adjourn was made. Mr