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mens the Constitution of the United states for tn,
ratification of the several States and the question
State secession from the Federal Union be referred
select committee to consist o each State
appointed by the Speaker; and that Committee
tructed to inquire into and report by bill by prapos
ing an amendment or amendments to the Constitution
the United States otherwise upon such subject and
Paracuiariy whether any further Legislation amend
20 s constitution IS Snec' iry to give prompt, Ger.
tain and full effect 20 the last clause second section
OF me 4h article OF the Constitution, concerning the
turn OF fugitives from service or labor
Mr.. B0TELER declined to accent Mr.. McCIer
nand,s amendment SHERMAN proposed to
Mr.. Boteler, that instead of select committee OF
one from each State there should be a committee OF
hlteen. Cries Of "Oh, no. MIR. BOCOCk
raised n question of order with reference to the
last part of Mr.. Botecrs resolution. committee
could not report at any time without suspension
OF the rules.-The SPEAKER decided that the
question was well taken.-Mr. BOCOCK, at the
request of several friends withdrew his objection
Mr.. STANTON supposed that Mr.. Boteler
could accomplish his object by emitting the last
clause OF his esolution.-Messrs. CURRY and
BURNETT renewed the objection Mr..
BOTELER modified his resolution bv striking
out the words 'Fwith leave to report at anv time -
MIR. SHERMAN wished to offer an amendment,
leaving the House to decide to the mode of or
ganizlng the proposed Communicative. BOT
Ellen replied that he had specially avoided saving
how the committee should be raised-The
SPEAKER said that the rules provided that the
speaker snail appoint committees, unless otherwise
ordered.-Mr. MORRIS, of Illinois, wished to
offer an amendment, which he read for information,
as follows:
Resolved, That we are unateraby and immovably at.
tached to the Union of the States that recognise in
the Union the primary of present greatness and
prosperity naton and have, as yet seen nothing
dency or from other to justify its dssouton
and that we pledge to each other lives fortunes
ana our sacred honor, to maintain it.
Objection was made, Mr.. Botelers resolution beinp
dlstlnctlyeiy before the HoUse.-Mr. BURNETT
suggested that each committee man be selected bv
the; the State delegations. -[Cries of NO" "No."
"Ihat is contrary to the rules. es."I-Mr.KUNKLE
suggested that instead of the words, "perilous
state OF the country" that Mr.. Boteer incorporate
IN his resolution the language contained ia Mr.
McCiernand's proposition, so that the House might
specifically know what is to be referred to the
committee. The question taken on agree
ing to Mr.. Boteler's resolution an amendment
to Mr.. Sherman's mOtiOn.-Iiefore the vote
was announced Mr.. SINGLETON, of Mis-
slsslppi, said he declined voting on this
question because the Legislature OF his
State had called Convention to consider the mat
Ter. lie believed that the people would determine
1t for themseives.-Mr. JONES, Of Georgia, re-
marked that his reason for not voting was that his
state had also called Convention to decide as to
her Federal relations, and did not want Congress
to decide for her.-Mr. HAWKINS of Florida
sad that his State had appointed some da in Janu-
ary for State Convention, to take into considera-
ti0n this very question. The people of Florida had
decided to settle in Convention the time manner
and mode Of redress. Il was for them and they
viii settle this question in their sovereign capacity
ltWas not for him, therefore, to take any action here
upon the subject. lie was against all compromise
now, as he was in times past.-Mr. NORRIS of
Illinois, rose to point of order that while thn
question was pending it out of order to open
debate-Mr. CLOPTON, of Alabama, also de-
cllned to vote because his State had also called
Convention. GARTRELL. Of Georgia, said
he did notrise to debate, but simply to saw for
similar reason as just ASST gnedh he declined voting for
this rop0sion.-Mr. HOUSTON, of Alabama
s&id ne would do all he could to accomplish great
rnctnd IN s,cb ,,r % I''n r vas "l
MIR. CTRRY oF .nhonoa onoui0 t ,"et 'Dt ,1n.I
the Chair,-Tbe SPE1KFE S' "G",pfSei innpfreJ
Does the pn.Iemon dns;ro r. w. ratn ~ MI mrnq%irfa qG
RY@Vo -'.s'nm Sr misb Jes,,e 10 vote 1t cnT ~
intcrrr,,i,; 81 6tH H'SH 70 %! inc 81 ihhhEiE,
CfrI{5PX n"S peen maze TO de-
name was called andW W%s ,TiiGnM TIGsGGI When my
mint nsctsd ta al ;so-'i HlLooM at tins
Lr nrl' W. %IrnSV "' oec"us: II was out
,orId - = nm FesIn'ng ms seat re-
Mr. DAVT Of Nissssii 'no TGgS "I the loqss use
Presidents MESSAGE has to bs ra~re5 say rf e
and toroCrn h s, as !" 0S relcTFCo somewhere
Mr. W0ORE ne 'a'GItd iiob select J"mmlttee-
riyen bv HE ooiIoao,,n Sai' r,o one reason
no. votinr Igos tba o MI. O'opeoh, i2T
not voteIsJr corr of alahog,o Tog ne mIulq i.nI
that tbc reasons osenod ~, y, ioaTa, aI, renarAed
nt assignee 3 by MS colleagues were
to his vote in F3vor nf tbn i" v WIZ !hS ol
.Mr. MILES, Of Sontb C"rnii,a i"uS ua;a
State was out Of the conCadaracT aynnnf Sau m's
form. and therefore her deeGatjon too No
IS inpl -ol, Al
marked Good h,mor IMr pTrcU @f at Gi wL,n
said thai as his Stafa "li' HI AlaSana,
Carolina, on the 10Th jan he would ike SS Mr. MIL WiIa
decline to vote: The result on the adoption Of Mr.
Yeas l45. pays IS as foI"ws Us .SIo"s WosSr,
Adams. Of Massachusetts Adams Eont,ci,,, a.
ran, Aldrch, of Alleghanv, Anderson, Of Mobjla,
Anderson, of Kentucky, Avery, Babbitt, Bar, Bar,
rett, Bocock, Boteler, Bogny, Branch, Brayton,
Briggs, Brist0w, Brown, Burch, Burnett, Camp
bell, Carter Horace +. Clark, Clark, of Mobile, |
Cobb John C0ckrane Coltax, Conklin Corwin, |
Covode, Cox, Curtis, Davis, of MarvIand,
Davis, OF Indiana, Davis, Of Mississippi, Dear-
rett, ~, Delano Duell, Dunn, Edmond
son, son, Elliott, Ely, English, Etheridge, Ferry,
r II riorehce; roster fouke, Frank, French. Gilmer,
G"ocho Graham, Gur!ey, Hale, Hall, Hardman,
marrS, OF Maryiand Harris, of Virginia; IIaskin,
IiatIen heiMiGE' mn, Heard Holman Houston,
ioHaroi Ii ONO; hughes; humphrey, Jenkins,
y unNLn' ne"1gS, OF llhnois Kenyon, hilgore, Kill
I'hSeF' huhhe'' harraDee, Leach, n. g.; Leake.
logan, LongnecRer, Love, Macay, Martin Of
NHio; Mdttln, OF Virginia; Maynard, McCler-
hanu, Mchehty, Mcfherson, Mlllson, Moore,
qt W hehtucky; Moorehead, Morrill,. Morris, of
ehhsy wanna MOTIFS OF ILLINOIS; Nelson, Niblack,
HN3h' Noe!i, falmer, Pendteton, Petit, Peyton,
Heaps' Grter, frE4r' GuaTies, Reynolds, Rice,
h'ggS, hotimson, OF Illinois, Royce. Rust, Sickles,
Hmlth, oI Virginia, Smith OF North Carolina,
Homes, SpauidIng, Spinner, Stephenson, Stewart,
Gi lndlana, Stewart, OF Pennsylvania, Stokes,
stout Shatt0n, mayer, Theaker, Thomas, Train,
atto!e' ailhhugham, ance, nanderer, NerreI,
m, W aItoh, "Taourn' OF Maine, webster, Whitley,
" inoeni, nlnSi0w' WOOD, W0odrutf-l45,-
nic, 81 Ashiey' beaIe, Bingham, Blair,
DIdNe' Duiiihton. Burilngame, Burnham,
IHI9sty, Ease, Edgerton, tenton, Grow,
hickman, Howard OF Michigan, Hutchins,
IRVINE, heliogg OF Michigan, Leach ofNichigan Lee,
i.eomS, Loveloy, Mexican, Mcknight, Morse, Perry,
rotter, notte, Sedgwick, Sherman, Stanton,
stevens, lappan, Iompkins Wade, Washburn of
W hlscohsln, ashourn OF Illinois, w Wells-3S.--
ADsent a or not voting, Messrs Ashmore, Barksdale,