worse proposition than he had at first supposed.
He argued forcibly against its adoption.
The question was taken on Mr. Wise's amendment, and it was rejected by the following vote:
Yeas.--Messrs. Ambler, Jas. Barbour, Blakey, Boisseau, Borst, Bouldin, Branch, Bruce, Cabell, Cecil, Chambliss, Chapman, Conn, Flournoy, Garland, Graham, Gregory, Goggin, John Goode, Jr., Thos. F. Goodd, Hale, C. Hall. L. S. Hall, Harvie, Holcombe, Hunton, Isbell, Kent, Lawson, Leake, Macfarland, C. K. Malhe refused previous to the present difficulties when Commissioners from two of the States came here to ask it.
The vote was taken, and Mr. Thornton's amendment defeated, as follows:
Yeas.--Messrs, Ambler, Jas. Barbour, Blakey, Boisseau, Borst, Bouldin.
Branch, Bruce.
Cabell, Cecil, Chambliss, Chapman, Coun, Flournoy, Garland, Graham, Gregory, Goggin, John Goode, Jr., Thomas F. Goode, Hale, L. S. Hall, Hammond, Harvie, Holcombe, Hunton, Isbell, Kent, Leake, Charles K Mallory, James B