n.
At the conclusion of Mr. Thomas remarks,
Mr. Carson spoke briefly in support of the measure.
The vote was then taken on the indefinite postponement of the bill, with the following result:
Yeas.--Messrs. Carter, Coghill, Critcher, Day, J. Dickenson, Douglass, Greever, Hubbard, Johnson, Logan, Lynch, Marshall, Massie, Nash, Neeson, Newlon, Pate, Quesenberry, Rives, Smith, Stuart, Taliaferro, H. W. Thomas, Townes, Urquhart and Wickham--26.
Nays.--Messrs. Brannon, Bruce, Caldwell, Carson, Claiborne, A. D. Dickinson, Early, French, Gatewood, Isbell, Neal, Paxton and Thompson-- 13.
Bills Passed.--Senate bill to provide for the voluntary enslavement of Thomas Garland and Mary Anderson, persons of color, in the county of Hanover; Senate bill to amend the third and fourth sections of an act passed March 15, 1850, to provide for the inspection of guano and plaster of Paris, in the city of Richmond and town of Petersburg; Senate bill for the relief of the securities o
nt, it was rejected — ayes 21, noes 24.
The bill, with but a few slight verbal amendments, was passed by the following vote:
Ayes.--Messrs. Armstrong, August, Bruce, Carson, Carraway, Claiborne, Coghill, Day, John Dickenson, Asa B. Dickinson, Douglass, Early, French, Gatewood, Greever, Hubbard, Isbell. Johnson, Logan, Lynch, Marshall, Massie, McKenney, Nash, Newlon, Newman, Pate, Paxton, Pennybacker, Quesenberry, Tallaferro, Thompson, and Urquhast--32.
Nays.--Messrs. Brannon, Caldwell, Carter, Critcher, Neal, Neeson, Rives, Stuart, Henry W. Thomas, Townes, and Wickham--11.
Bills Passed.--Senate bill organizing a volunteer company of cavalry in Albemarle county; Senate bill amending the charter of the Black Lick and Plaster Bank Turnpike Company; Senate bill to incorporate the Cove Creek Lead, Copper and Iron Manufacturing Company in the county of Tazewell; Senate bill authorizing the Loch Leven Rangers, in the county of Lunenburg, to be organized with a less number
a palpable absurdity.
Mr. Douglass briefly replied to the criticism, and the roll being then called, the resolution was adopted, as follows — yeas 35; no, Mr. Caldwell:
Resolved. That the Government of the Union has no power to declare or make war against any of the States which have been its constituent members.
o amend the resolution by striking out all after the word "submission."
The motion was rejected — yeas 5, nays 33.--Those voting in the affirmative were Messrs. Caldwell, Carter, Rives, Stuart and Marshall.
The resolution was then adopted by a vote of 35 to 1--Mr. Caldwell, of Wheeling, voted in the negative.
The AlMr. Caldwell, of Wheeling, voted in the negative.
The Alabama Commissioners.--The President laid before the Senate the following communication from the Executive, which was read, and, with the accompanying documents, was laid upon the table and ordered to be printed:
Executive Department, Jan. 7, 1861.
Gentlemen of the Senate and House of Delegates: I have the honor to com
rt.
Upon the proposition to take up the bill to provide for a State Convention, the yeas and nays were demanded, with the following result:
Yeas--Messrs. August, Brannon, Bruce, Carson, Claiborne, Coghill, Day, Dickenson of Grayson, Dickinson of Prince Edward Douglass Early, Finney, Gatewood, Greever, Hubbard, Isbell, Layne, Logan, Lynch, McKenney, Nash, Neeson, Newman, Paxton, Pennybacker, Quesencerry, Richmond, Rives, Taliaferro, and Thompson 30.
Nays.--Messrs. Armstrong, Caldwell, Carraway, Jr., Carter, Critcher, French, Johnson, Marshall Massie, Neal Newton, Pate, Stuart Thomas of Fairfax, Townes, Urquhart, and Wickham 17.
Senate bill No. 1, to provide for electing members of a Convention, and to convene the same, was then taken up, when.
Mr. Carter, of Loudon, proposed to amend the first section by inserting a clause submitting the action of the Convention to the people for their adoption or rejection, &c.
Mr. Douglass opposed the amendment, and at