Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-04-01
seau. nor.t. noya, Branch, Brent, Rruce, nyrne, cnbe!l

ncI,seau, Dor,t, BOYD, Branch, Brent. Bruce, nyrne, cabell
C%haubiis,, Chapman, Codmhn, Conn, Q. y. Conrad, J. IL
Cog. II. u. Cox, Gusts, Desstns; D9Imsn, D GIs keG:ls
Goode, Q. i1sI, is Hall, Raymond, iloIeomIe. maanton
i. Mallory, J. Is. Mallory, Msyre, ST.. Miller Montague
Morris, Morton, Nebl-tt, Parks, Preston, Randolph, Rich
ardson.. Seswsll. Sl,sGsy, S%l"ush1 En- sou,h.,i' Speed
Waller, WhItle cid, Williams, Wis, WoOds-73.
So the amendment to the amendment was
rejected.
The question then REQUIRED upon the amend
nent offered by Mr.. MONTAGUE, upon which
the yeas and nays had been ordered.
The CHAIRMAN stated the question TO the
Committee.
Nr. WooDs-I desire to submit some re.
marks upon that amendment.
The CuAiKNAN-It is not now IN ORDER
The Chair las stated the question: to the Com
m,ttco.
Mr.. WooDs-I supposed when the question
had been taken and decided upon, the amend
mcrt to the amendment, Tie original amend
luent was open to amendment or discussion.
The C~nAIkMAN-So it was.
AIr. WooDs-I have very little experience
in these matters, but | supposed that it WAS a..
ways proper, before any amendment or lTopo.
s,tiun was open for discussion, for the Chair 10
State the question, and that 1t was then open
fur dlscu>sicn-that discussion was, in fact, III
order upon it AZ any time before the taking Of
the vote had actually commenced.
The CnAIRMAS-The Chair has just decided
that the original amendment was open to
amendment or debate, when the question had
been decided on the amendment to the amend
meut. But the Chair rose and ~propoundeo,
,,,,t rrl,, ~, b,t {bn ,,,,au,inn u-oe tn The (NDIn-
nittce, but propoundcd the question, itself for
the vote, an1 he decades that it is now TOO
late.
Tho question was then taken, and it was de-
cided in the negative-yeas At, nays II, as
follows:
YxAs-Mesrs. AmlIer, A. N. Barbour, Dlakev, yoI.esu,
norst. Rruce. Csbell, ChsmD'lss, Chapman, oodInan, Corn,
Il. II. Cox, Fisher, Flournoy, Forl,es, GarIand, Graham,
Gregory, John Goode, Jr:, Th"'. !; g6ode, Cyrus Han,
Lawson. Lrakr, Z. X. Mallory, Msryr, Sr, Miller, Monlh-
sue, Morris. Morton, SsOIr,,, Park, Randolph: Richardson,
wiiliSins, wiar. woods-4I.
S.rs-Me>.rs. J.nnsy, grss!dsn;,l Armstrong, Aston,
Baldwin, Baylor Berlin, n"ss,'s; nOya. BrSnea. bcr1 It
Conrad, K. Y. Gournd, Couch, J. II. Cox, Critches. Cu.tls,
pe.l:n., l,orlnsn, Duisuy, Early, Echols, FuSate, Gille..
iisymnnd, iIogr, ~lItoIisi.v. Hubbard. Jackson, Marina:
duke Johnson, Peter G. Johnston. k:i1y, Lewis, McCo.
mas. McGres, Mcneil, MacfsrlaEd, J. u. Mallory,
M'sNh, houstt, moore, orrirki o'nutn, fa'nSt' zen n
dlr,on, Preston, Price. pugh, MScs. Robert +. Scott, ".
c. Scott, sharp, ~Siliing:on, Slaughter, Soulhan, Speed,
spurlock, A. II. II. Stuart, c. J. Stuart, Summers, Tar, Tay.
Ice, ~Tredwny, Wal.sr, Whitfield, Wiley, Wilson-'L
So the amendment was disagreed to.
During the call Of the roll.
Mr.. Nelson stated that he had paired of
with Mr.. HAEvIE.
Mr.. SEED stated that he desired to explain
his vote and should 60 So but for the decision
ct the Chair, that no explanations should bc
allowed during The csl! 81 the roll.
Tho hour Of ,wu having arrived, the Cum.
miltre took & recess until I y clock.