When Mr. Saulsbury's name was called, he said he should vote on no such measure.
The following is the vote on Mr. Doolittle's amendment:
Yeas--Messrs Anthony, Browning Chandler, Clark, Collamer, Cowin, Davis. Dixon, Doolittle, Foot, Harian, Harris, Howard, Howe, Lane of ind., Lane of Kansas, Latham, Powell, Sherman, Tea Eyck, Trumbult, Wade, Wright--23.
Nays--Messrs, Bayard, Carille, Fessenden, Hale, Grimes, Henderson, Kennedy.
King, McDougal, Morrill, Stark, Sumner, Wilkinsoall not exceed $100 for each person colonized."
The motion was now on the amendment as above amended, and the vote being taken, resulted — yeas 19, nays 19, as follows:
Yeas--Messrs Anthony, Browning, Collamer, Cowan, Davis, Doolittle, Harian, Harris, Henderson, Howe, Lane of Indians, Lane of Kansas, Latham, Powell, Sherman, Ten Kyck, Trumbull, Williamson of Mo., Flight--19.
Nays--Messrs. Carlile, Chandler, Clark, Dixon, Fessenden, Foot, Gilmes, Hals, Howare, Kennedy, King, McDou
on of this amendment would render the bill nugatory, that this confession of allegiance to the Constitution would render it of no more effect than so much blank paper.
The amendment was accordingly rejected by eleven ayes against twenty-nine nays, as follows:
Yeas--Messrs. Anthony, Bayard, Prowning, Carliste, Cowan, Harding, Powell, Sanisbury, Turple, Wall, and Wilson of Missouri--11.
Nays--Messrs. Chandler, Clark, Collamer, Dixon, Doolittle, Fessenden, Foot, Foster, Grimen, Hale, Harian, Harris, Henderson, Howard, King, Lane of Indiana.
Lane of Kansas, Merrill, Pomercy, Sherman, Sumner, Ten Eyek, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson, Willey, Wilmot, and Wilson of Massachusetts--29.
By this stiff and brazen vote the Senate of the United States declared their determination to treat the Constitution, which they have sworn to support, and the guarantees it throws around the liberties of the people, as a nullity.
The vote of these twenty nine Senators is a damning and indelible reco