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The Daily Dispatch: April 1, 1862., [Electronic resource], article 1 (search)
mson of Mo., Flight--19. Nays--Messrs. Carlile, Chandler, Clark, Dixon, Fessenden, Foot, Gilmes, Hals, Howare, Kennedy, King, McDougall, Morrill, Stark, Sumner, Wad, Wilkis son, Wilmot, wilson of Mass--19. This being a tie, the Vice President gave the casting vote in the negative, and the amendment as amended was rejected. In addition to those not voting before, Mr. Bayard, of Delaware, refrained this time. Mr. Kennedy, of Md, rose and said, in behalf of his colleague, (Mr. Pearot,) that he was a absent from sickness. Mr. Davis that took the floor and spoke at length against the whole measure, promising that he had only offered the amendment he did and voted as he did with the view of rendering the bill as little objectionable as possible. He proceeded to argue the absence of all power in Congress to abol slavery any where, and in repelling the idea of Mr. Pomeroy, of Kansas, that slavery did not exist in this District by law, argued that slaves were held as