Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-01-11
TUESDAY, JASrAE:' 8, 1861

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The Senate was called 10 order Ill u O'Clock.
Lieutcnant Governor MONTAGUE in the Chair.
Prayer, by thr Rev. Mr. Motley oftlIc Meth
odist church.
The CLERK prGcccir,i to read TIC journal o.
the preceding day, butt on motion of Mr..
THOMPSON the reading then ard Tor the balance
Of the session wtS Ordered Ia DE- dispensed
with.
Mr.. THoMrsoH moved ;hat I'm election OF
door keeper TO the Senate, To ill the place Of
Mr.. BALpwr; resigned, te gone into. The mo.
ton was adopted, AZ! then Mr.. THOMPSON nom
mated Mr.. Trlos. &. CHIsMAS Of Elizabeth City.
The nomination was seconded By Mr.. DorGLA$,
and there being 10 other candidate, Mr.. CHS
NAN was c:cciCG.
\ message WIS received ircm the House Of!
Delegates, communicating resolutions passed by
tho House, on the previous c"Cuing, regarding
coercion.
Mr.. STrAEr moved to lay the resolutions on
the table and print; he had not been in the
Senate on the previous day, anal desired 1T least
one day to consider them.
Mr.. uorGLAs opposed delay, and said he WAS
ready to accept the House resolutions in place
of lls own. lie was willing, however, in order
to oblirc Mr.. STuAEr, 10 lay the resolutions on
the table for the present, to be taken mp again
at n subsequent period Of the day.
Mr.. STUART aJdrc:cd the Senate at some
length. and was replied 10 by Mr.. DorGI.As.
Mr.. DnrGLAs in conclusion said that as Mr..
Src4rr did not accept his proposition he would
insist OH immediate action on the resolutions.
Mr.. ARMSTRONG suggested that I committee
be appointed to whom the resolutions should be
referred and who should report in the even
ing.
The question then being on the molten 10
law on the table, Mr stuart again addressed
the Scl;ltc on some pnirts ct Mr. DouGLAs'
speech.
Mr.. Jonysny, @ bedford, urged that the RIO
tiun Ia lay on the table icr a day he adopted, at
the same time expressing hlinsel! in favor oI
the resolutions.
Mr. ArGrsr opposed the motion to lay on the
table until the next day, as ne regarded prompt
action as highly important bit he seconded
the suggestion Of Mr.. ARMSTRONG.
Mr.. DOUGLAS, then acIrlesci Ill tie suggestion
Of Mr.. Armstrong;. (Mr. pocGLAs beng under
the impression it WAS Il mu;iOa.J
Mr. 'TuoN,s, of Fairfax, urged that tie re-
oucSt mad. !y Mr.. SrrArr should be accud.d
to.
.!r. TuoxAs ;l.rn called faT the ayes and
noes on ,he motion 70 lay on the table, and
moved thu, the resolutions be printed and
made the order of tie day for II r'clncl; to-
morrow.
Mr.. AnASrgoyU then sad tha, he only
made 4 suggestion, wIaercupcn AIr. DouG,
LAS said liz would pat Mr. .AkMsTEoNG's
suggestion in the shape Of = motion. Mr..
THOMAS then Withdrew the call for the ayes
and noes; bat Mr. THOMPSON renewed the call.
Mr.. ARMSTRONG .lrn expressed himself rs not
coincidir. with Mr. DUuGLAS wish 10 put the
suggestion in the shape Of = motion unless Mr..
stuart should agree to il. Mr. STrAE7 not
agreeing, Mr.. brrGLAs did not pcrsevcrc in
making the motion. and the motion 10 lay o.:
the table was lost ny the following vote:
AYEs-Messrs. Armstrong. Caldwell, Carter, Cr!,cher,
French. Johnson. Logan, Marshall. Ma,sic. Ne.soo, New.
lon, Ps:e. Hives, Stuart, Tko"iai G! fa:::as. Towscs. C:ql.
hart, WicEhaE-15.
August, Draano1. Truce, Carson, Chri..
:ian, Claiborne. Cochil. Day, Dlcs!ascn OF Erincs Ed~ard.
Douglas, Early. GGt-wOoG. rrsever. Lynch, Nash. Neal.
Newman, Paxton, rernyOactcr, T~aiiferro, TiompScn-
81.
The question then recurring on the adoption
of the resolutions from the House, Mr.. RIvrs
called for division Of tile question; and the
first resolution was read as follows;
Resolved. That til: C;ion being formed By
the assent Of the sovereign States respectively,
and being consistent only with freedom and
republican institutions, guaranteed to each.
cannot and ousit not to be maintained by
force.
The question was taken and the resolution
was adopted by the following vote: