Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-02-26
VOLUME LVII.-NUMBIR rs
Test. Vote On The Forcp T.ill-CnliIn. out
lie ulliIIu. Ac.

tlie .ullltl1, &c.
The following important proceedings toot
place in the House Of Representatives Oh Mon
! day last:
Mr. Stanton, IRON the Committee on Militar,
.Aillirs, reported bill 20 provide ior the call
! ins out oi the ui:lt!l for Tie execution oi the
| laws vi the Union, to Suppr.ss nsurrrclion,
! and repcl invasion.
Mr. Bncocl: said &c did not know b.. tins
| was something similar &c force bill, and he
would therefore raise i question Of rejection o:i
! the second reading Of the bill.
MIr. Stanton. L., the bill be read
Mr. Branch called Cor Tie reading oi IT,.
resolution under which the gentleman from
i'hin hai the privilege OF reporting the bill
4 !h;; time.
The bill and the resolution referring the
subject to the Military Couin,lcc were then
rca,!
Mr. Bccecl; said il there va. any hope Of
having peace restored il vas only by the rrirc.
,cn OF ell force bills such as that now before
the House.
Sir Stanton explained that the bill was
dra%n up TO supply m omission Of The act Of
! lSaj
Mr. Bocock called the yeas and mass upon
his motion TO reject the bill.
The vote vas taken, with the following re-.
suit
Yg.s-Mr.,ra Anderson Of Missouri Anderson o! Ken
,ncsy Av'ry Barr, Barrett. Boco:k Bou!gny grab.on
BraGeh ri;ow, brown, Eurch, Burnett, CIak O! New
York, clas " Missouri, John Coclrane o! New Tors
Cox Craig Of i.sour. Crage Of North Carolina DaYia Of
InLaha Del i-u-:te kJmrnd,on, English. Ei,.r!dr Flo
GarI.ti Gnrr, HARRIS Of Maryland, HARRIS
Virginia. !la,;nn lliIdmau, Howard OF Ohio. Hughes
Kukr LArrabrc Leach Of North Carolina. Lrahr LogaI
II.
Kentucky Morris Of Illinois, Nelson, Eblack, Noel Fey
tau, rhel Pryor, o. .rlrs fcb."n r' iiinoi-, Kunn
Rust Scot sck,e sm+ smith OF "orih Cnrolna StoSrs
stout Thomas, valsndehan, farc- Webster, win.low,
Wood-on. and WrHh-5s.
NAYs-Ms s.r, Adam. Of Massachusetts Adrian, Aldrch
Allsn Ally Ashley Cabb H. Bingham Iiuir B!asr Bray
ton irlgr: Du;nion BurIisamt. Durnhan Bu,'rr HrId
Campbell Carey ter Casr Conx, Conkling, Conway
COrW in Cnvoe Davis OF Maryland, Dawes, Drano. Duel
Foster. Frank French Grah Grow. Gur-y. Haze Hail.
lie mics. chnan, Hoard Howard nf Michigan, liuch;ns
lTvarj .ntin k-ioss o Michigan ksogg OF Illinois! Ken
yen KIlsure KIIngrr, Leach VI MIchiraa, Lee, Long
ecser aooa.I., L"r'j -, MHrson, Mch.an Mcknight,
Mcphs son, iotsonsry, loorh.sd Morrill, Morse SxOn,
In Palmer, Ferry Petit, Porter, Porter. p":tl-, Edwin
t. Reynolds John l. Reynolds, Rice, Rigs, Robinson nf
knoie l.t.H| Royce, Scranton, sedgSlck, Sherman.
s'ns= Sra"dinr. spinner, Stevens Stewart Of rennp
Train, Trinhls. YsnIrTer Nan WvcE, Wade, WHh!ron.
Walton. Wa.lurn Of w!scnns'a Wa,hburnc o. Illinois.
WeiE, WILSON Wind, III. Wood sad Wo6LruG-lln
Mr.. Siclics, wh,n his nnnlr WAS called, said
III "Oh'e '''S WI N'S ~ JS't'"'' w 'HS D'i'i 10
it proposed a mode Of actual aggression upon
the States. Ii was. therefore, III conflict with
the principles which had acuated tho founders
Of the Government. Lie opposed the bill! also
upon the same ground that lie had protested
against the org lnizalion OF armies in the Gu!
States, for the purpose Of attacking the posses.
siuns OF the Uni!cd States. Besides which,
ihc Peace Congress was sitting, sod it was
therefore premature 20 declare w.r.
iir. iiEI;iiS. when his name WIS called, said
thar, wi,F, reference to the question of<cceSs;nn
he nigh. he permitted to say that, in his be-
lief, there WAS 10 such thing as pcaceahlc Sc
crssloa OF States from this Confcdcracy. Sc
ccs>:on is revolution, ard revolution is war:
ami, therefore, as portion q! this Con:e2cra
g. !; ROW in Il state 9! inSurrcc,ioH and rebel
Lon a.rnSt the Federal Government, he WAS il
favor Of vcs.ing in the President the power to
meet the cSgrucies presented by the distracted
condition oi th" country.
The motion FOR rejection was lost, aud it vas
then laid aside.