Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-03-02
Thirty-SiXth Congressional Session.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 81, 1861.
SEN

WEDNESDAY,, FEBRUARY 81, 1851.
SENATE.
Mr. Ten Eyck presented petition from citizen, OF New
srsey for the adoption Of for The preservson
the Union, asking tho adoption Of 10 the Con.
sti,uilon prevent the secession OF any OF the s.trs
crp South Carolina Sh!c shuulI Ls allowed 70 ou us
Mr. Sumner presented the pe,Ion OF certain CT of
Pennsylvania Tor the repeal .: all laws tuturitng the
rying Of malls Sundays Also petition the rep,aI
| OF the fugit.y. slave Law.
M Bgrr presented resolutions In favor OF the border
States resolutions.
Til. Wee prcsient called The spec4i order the army
appropriation bill
SIR. Chandler moved to po.!ponO; ios.-yeas II. n.ys
%.
aIr Mason said that ct o'clock he would move to 90
into executive session. ana that me Ion failed. no would
clear the galleries. 10 order enable him 10
plain the obJec OF his notion
NJ s!mmuns, ruu the committee OF conference the
tariff bill, made report recommending tina. The Senate
concur 10 the Houie stnepa;ncn The report
red H. aud the bil therefore Gully awaits the .dnauro Of
the President 10 becnrs lgw.
The aIlny bill was ten considered.
Mr. PoHe offered hi amendment training GIT Of Eay
to he Hampshire hnd iGudonn railroad through the ,y
| Of Washington; lost The bill was ilr, passed.
The Chair laid before the Srnaie n communication from
Exresdent Tyler enclosing The proceedings CT ihx Peace
Conference. and requesting the SrrHe bring their pro-
Positions before The States OF the onion In the cors,u
innal fora The propositions read, and proved
be thote or Mr. Guthrie, modified Ivy Mr.. Franklin.
MT Ci!tenden ved 10 refer them 10 select conIaf
Lea Of hS= with distractions to report 'o'mcrFo~, 1t T.
Mr. Hale demanded tbs YEA, aaL nays m The ias,ruc
Hons tn report The resolution agreed
Yeas 90 NAYS al, rs ;olipw.:
Yeas--Messrs Anthony. BAKER, Bavhrd Biz:r, Bragg
bsh' Clnyman Cri!tendvn, Dixon Douglas. Fitch: Fuss
lei. Gan, iuuer, JuhEsou OF Tennessee Kennedy. Lane
Latham, Mason, Echnlsoa, Pesrce, Pok Powell Rice, Sc
basian, Thompson 90
Nays-Mcssts Bingham, Chandler, Clsrk, Cnllamer
Dool!it!e, Dussp Fr..nden Foot Green, Grimes, Hale
Inri"n King, hoIIlll, Seward, Simmons, Sumner, Ten
Eyes Trembull Wade, wlson-ai;
The Senate Then Into executive session. sad sLc-.
va rGs adjourned.
TN yesleruys report rrEoneou.y stated that the
siuY 1ii, WIS psfsed II rai az nusulRcnt tha: Sac
House OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr Sherman from the Committee OF Conference report
ed lai the rnsls had tsceed rom the clause In III. tariff
bill ilnpusnR tax OH tea ind coffee
The House Resumed ihe confederation o' the report ~
tho committee si hirytIr=e The dr.t Of the jot restu
the suhstui= Of hes,rs Eurch aud Stout, re.
commencing 10 IN. several States Of the Culnn that they
through l.lr respective Legislature, Iroup, Conors ~
Gail Convention Of all the Slater, IN sccoTdHure with N.
9th article OF the c"rsu.ion for the purpos. VI amending
The Conrii uoh IN such mariner and with regard t. sIch
subjects ~ viii nnru ut' Quarey respond The wants and
afford more suH lent :uaraatr-s 20 the diversified
rrowlnE Interests Of the government aud Of the eopr
composing the same.
While the roll was being called, Mr. Carter ssh he
gould vote for the proposition II 1t had from slave
State.
Mr sesHick sad tie brsve the action Of the proposed
Conv1 utn woul result 10 the ubn; on OF slavery Ia the
States. lie voted ave.
Mr. Mallory voted aye, he Rad for entirely different
reason, believing st 'e Convention would result r heal
In. tie wounds Of the nation.
Mr Marlin. or VA voted no, believing ha, The pending
PROPOSE Ions oald retard The vote The CllSnI-n pro-
POSITIONS. -
Mr.. English sad II there WAS no better plan Ivy xhlch to
het our na'inhli dtcullrt, he would vote 70. urton
iiJugl Convention.
NJ John Coehfsne expressed hnselr!a favor u: Coz.
rentlon fresh irc " The people
Mr. Florence WAS opposed 70 ultra fpnsIcal abolition.
sn an" h. IL wing that tn. C;rnden proposition. Serr
suM :!e'i for 'ie purpose OF peace. waited 10.
- Inc vote htin. snnouEced t- substitute re;.e.cd
Yeas ~ nsysl9.
Very mni confusion prevailed hrou, hcut these pro.
c"eint' snd II ~ss objected h., III. floor
tHnI 80, In liner. ,1a.
&C cEors 10 Tr,;ore quiet.
The frat proposition OF the committee va, then AMOUR.
eed, With The pending amendments.
u was the nt resolution drcratory Of the dut7 10 re-
cnrntr E constitutional Obligations. God
such action % tue part o: thu STATES viii the,r
objects
ar kse.e moved to lar rho p.adns +ropo,IIr on the
table together viii, the pending pertneu,, namely: ,h
Csilt,ndsn snd Kellogg aineLdms. ihe vote resulted
Mr. Ks"ry s,ked !esvet the order Of -o,lrs
on tn prop .silru.
Objection b. .pg made. he desired 20 UIlbdraw IA uron,
shl'u' for the pres.u Further oil Ieellon ta.em
Inc vote Wss Then taken on the Sious OF Sir Eel.
lorg, which were r-J.ct-d-yes. It's, nays s.
The vote @as then taken upon The propositions Of Mr.
Crit'-huen ei h-iiaesy, presented 40 substitute for the
rso,t Of The Committee Of tly.lhres by Mr. Clsnrn
virginia The TeE- rejected ny the follow ng vote:
fsAs-Mes.r, Adams OF Kentucky, Airisu, ALd.-toa
Of Missouri! Lderr"n Of Kentucky avery Barr Bar slt
Bocock, Be!eer, BouIsny, Brahsnn BrItcs rls Ir,s.
tow, brown, Bursh, burnett, Horace T. Clark IIhn
CLARK, john Coclranr Cox. Craig, Crsige Davis Of In.
diana, De Jarnr,te, Dmmick, Eirnuu,.Un EnxI.h Flo.
rencr, Fuuke. GARNET Gnrr ldulor Harris OF Mara.
land Harris Of Virginia. Iiat"a. Holm, n Howard OF
Ohio. iiaFhc', JENKINS kuLlc, Larrabee rac Enrth
iar,u Of Virginia, Maynard McKel,,, ,IiI.on, Mont.
fonery, Moore OF Kentucky. Morl, "f IlIuo!l Nelson
lns"n, Of noi,, Rust. slrEie- snm. smith Of vr.ins
Smith Of North C.r"ns, Stevenson. S,ewar, II Mar ysnd
SoSrs Stout, Thomas. ysllandelau Vince, Webster,
SAY--M'rsrs Adams Of Massachusetts, Aldrch all.y
Ashley Eshh II, b-sr bingham, Hair. Blake, Ira, ton
Buln q, Bu, ngaue. Burnham Bu,tr erId Campbell Ca.
ILcr, u CouurQ II Golf
!nr Conway, CurEn, Covcde Davis OF Maryland Dau %.
Deano. Duel Duna EJgerton Edwards Pilot Fly Elhr-
ridge Farnn|o-ih fentUn Ferry, Foster Franz, French
Graham Grow, Hale. Hail. lie mick, iiicinar ucnan.
Hoard, IIowad Of Michigan Humphrey. uuIcnsI Irvine
Kilsore, Kineer, Io~cL Vt Michi.an L-- er
Loom!', Lor'!':, Nsrstnu, Mexican mcknight, Mrrh.-
Pellet Porter Potter, porle Edwin K. E-yLoas Rice.
Robinson "f Rhode leland Ko! Scranton, S-rsick,
sssr%1n' SOM Spnne tssrn
Ihesks Iompsins, rrs!D Tlsmbis tandevrr Van W!G..
Wnshhurne II lllno!s Wells, Wilson. wndvm woad aud
WoodrnG-ll2.
Sir cvraln Of phc moved TO strike ont the committee
amendment to src!1 u Of The cnnslution aud Insert
follows:
Art Gle H. No amendment shall be rusdc to the const
iu'!"n OF the United States which will 4uhoix- giv- To
Congress the power u stoish interiors within any Sl.ir
aim the doGssc Institutions i,rro iLciGGiag that OF
state"
SIR. Hickman moTed To lay ,bs whole subject on The Ia
Die MT agreed
The direct ro'e then taken Mr.. Corwins amend
Tnsnt 10 the Constitution which resulted follows, Yeus
lI0. puys 60, So The amendment " u adopted.
The Then recurri upon The proposition 20 amended
Il De called twohlI d. not voting In favor OF H. by
yea, 12U, nayS2l
Mir. Hickman moved 10 reconsider the rote Gr, taken
End TO lay the nuoiion the table.
Mr. Kilgorx moved tu recon,dss and 10 adjourn.
Gr.st conu.irn and The int.nssst excitement pre-
vailed Finally alter much turmoil the House .iJurte ed
The following The Of those WHO In the
negative ME predatory resolution, Of Mr.. CorHln:
Shys-Mrstrs Alley, Ashley, Avery, Ein2hsm BLAIR
buk=, Bocock, hrRnch BurlIi Rape Fu1iLton, Eurns,
Carey Case, Con~sy cFaig-, Dawes, p,Jarne,e, Ducl
tdn0ndIon, Eliot. rentou, GAnetI, Gooch Hickman
Hughes i.nrhIp, Leakr, Ln,jay, Potter Pryor, / T.
Ev, noiis, kriu Eus, sedawck suIih OF Virginia Somr
spinner, Stevens. Stewart OF Anrlaud Tapran Tteas.
Thomas, v4nd-ver, Van Wyek Wade Wushburns or ILL.,.
ooS, y els, Whitley, WipslGw, Wood,ou.