eing on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Gloucester, (Mr. Seawell,) to insert in the fifth line of the first resolution, after thend prayed that Virginia might soon follow in her footsteps.
Mr. Seawell, of Gloucester, said that he was glad that the gentleman from Pon as amended, because he thought the amendment unnecessary.
Mr. Seawell said, with all respect to the gentleman, that this disclosed a phe was at the time of the adoption of the original compact.
Mr. Seawell contended that she had a higher claim now, and he made a brief aue, Morris, Morton, Neblett, Parks, Preston, Randolph, Richardson, Seawell, Sheffey, Slaughter, Southall, Speed, Strange, Thornton, Tredway, ost.
The question then recurred on the amendment offered by Mr. Seawell.
Mr. Woods, of Barbour, desired to address the Committee, br, Montague, Morris, Morton, Neblett, Parks, Randolph, Richardson, Seawell, Sheffey, Thornton, Robt. H. Turner, Franklin P. Turner, Williams,
, McComas, McGrew, McNeil, Charles K. Mallory, James B. Mallory, Marshall, Marr, Marye, Maslin, Masters, Miller, Moffett, Morton, Moore, Neblett, Orrick, Osburn, Parks, Patrick, Porter, Preston, Price, Pugh, Rives, Robert E. Scott, Wm. C. Scott, Seawell, Sharp, Sheffey, Sitlington, Slaughter, Southall, Spurlock, Staples, A. H. H. Stuart, C. J. Stuart, Strange, Summers, Sutherlin, Tarr, Tayloe, Thornton, Treadway, R. H. Turner, F. P. Turner, Waller, Whitfield, Willey, Wilson, and Wysor.--113.
s Barbour, Blakey, Boissean, Borst, Branch, Cabell, Chambliss, Coffman, Conn, Richard H. Cox, Fisher, Garland, Graham, Gregory, John Goode, Jr., Hunton, Isbell, Kent, Kindred, Lawson, Miller, Montague, Morris, Morton, Neblett, Parks, Richardson, Seawell, Sheffey, Speed, Strange, Francis B. Turner, Whitfield, Wise, and Woods. --37.
Nays.--Messrs. Janney, (President,) Armstrong, Aston, Baldwin, A. M. Barbour, Baylor, Berlin, Blow, Boggess, Boyd, Brent, Brown, Bruce, Burdett, Burley, Byrne, C