Sanderson, Saxon, Sever, Spencer, Solana, Stephens, Thomas, Tift, Turman, Wright of Columbia and Yates—41.
So the resolution was lost.
Mr. Morton of Santa Rosa offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That a vote of the Convention on the final passage of the Ordinance of Secession shall not be taken until satisfactory and reliable information has been received that the Convention of Alabama has, by resolution or otherwise, declared her determination to secede from the Federal Union.
Upon its passage, the yeas and nays were called, and resulted as follows:
Yeas—Messrs. Alderman, Allison, Baker of Jackson, Beard, Collier, Coon, Davis, Gregory, Hendricks, Henry, Hunter, Kirksey, Ladd, Lamb, Lewis, Love, McCaskill, McNealey, Morrison, Morton, Newmans, Nicholson, Pinckney, Simpson, Tift, Ward, Woodruff and Wright of Escambia—28.
Nays—Mr. President, Messrs. Anderson, Baker of Calhoun, Barrington, Bethel, Chandler, Cooper, Daniel, Dawkins, Devall, Dilworth, Finegan, Folsom, Gary, Gettis, Glazier, Golden, Helvenston, Irwin, Lamar, Lea of Madison, Leigh of Sumter, McGahagin, McIntosh, Mays, Owens, Palmer, Parkhill, Pelot, Rutland, Sanderson, Saxon, Sever, Spencer, Solana, Stephens, Thomas, Turman, Wright of Columbia and Yates—40.
So the resolution was lost.
Mr. Ward, of Leon, offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the further consideration of the Ordinance be postponed until the 18th day of this month.
Which was put upon its passage, and the yeas and nays being called for by Messrs. Wright and Morton, resulted as follows:
Yeas—Messrs. Alderman, Allison, Baker of Jackson, Beard, Bethel, Collier, Coon, Davis, Gregory, Hendricks, Henry, Hunter, Kirksey, Ladd, Lamb, Lewis, Love, McCaskill, McNealey, Morrison, Morton, Newmans, Nicholson, Rutland, Simpson, Ward, Woodruff and Wright of Escambia—28.
Nays—Mr. President, Messrs. Anderson, Baker of Calhoun, Barrington, Chandler, Cooper, Daniel, Dawkins, Devall, Dilworth, Finegan, Folsom, Gary, Gettis, Glazier, Golden, Helvenston, Irwin, Lamar, Lea of Madison, Leigh of Sumter, McGahagin, McIntosh, Mays, Owens, Palmer, Parkhill, Pelot, Pinckney, Sanderson, Saxon, Sever, Spencer, Solana, Stephens, Thomas, Tift, Turman, Wright of Columbia and Yates—40.
So the resolution was lost.
On motion, the Convention adjourned until to-morrow morning 10 o'clock.
