Rice, Rollins, Sawyer, Schenck, Scofield, Shellabarger,
Sloan, Spalding, Starr, Stevens, Stilwell, Thayer, Francis
Thomas, John L. Thomas, Upson, Van Aernam, Burt Van Horn,
Robert T. Van Horn, Ward, Warner, Elihu B. Washburne,
William B. Washburn, Welker, Wentworth, Williams, James F.
Wilson, Stephen F. Wilson, Windom, and Woodbridge--120.

NAYS--Messrs. Baldwin, Bergen, Boyer, Brooks, Chanler,
Dawson, Dennison, Eldridge, Eliot, Finck, Grider, Hale,
Aaron Harding, Harris, Hogan, Edwin N. Hubbell, James M.
Humphrey, Jenckes, Johnson, Kerr, Latham, Le Blond,
Marshall, McCullough, Niblack, Nicholson, Noell, Phelps,
Samuel J. Randall, William H. Randall, Raymond, Ritter,
Rogers, Ross, Rosseau, Shanklin, Sitgreaves, Smith, Strouse,
Taber, Taylor, Thornton, Trimble, Voorhees, Whaley, and
Wright--46.

NOT VOTING--Messrs. Ancona, Delos R. Ashley, Culver, Driggs,
Dumont, Glossbrenner, Goodyear, Henderson, Higby, Jones,
Loan, McRuer, Newell, Radford, Trowbridge, and Winfield--16.

Two-thirds having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the
joint resolution adopted.

The strong vote by which this measure was passed, after so general an
expression of dissent from it, excited some surprise. Many gentlemen
evidently surrendered their individual preferences for the sake of
unanimity. They believed that this was the best measure calculated to
secure just representation, which would pass the ordeal of Congress
and three-fourths of the States. They accepted the "rule of
statesmanship," to "take the best attainable, essential good which is
at our command."

A disposition to rebuke supposed Executive dictation had some effect
to produce an unexpected unanimity in favor of the measure. One Rhode
Island and two Massachusetts members insisted on national negro
suffrage, and voted against the amendments. Mr. Raymond and Mr. Hale,
of New York, were the only Republicans who voted against the measure
in accordance with the President's opinions. Of the border slave State
members, ten voted for the amendment and sixteen against it.

CHAPTER XV.

THE BASIS OF-REPRESENTATION--IN THE SENATE.

The Joint Resolution goes to the Senate --
Counter-proposition by Mr. Sumner -- He Speaks Five Hours --
Mr. Henderson's Amendment -- Mr. Fessenden -- Mr. Henry S.
Lane -- Mr. Johnson -- Mr. Henderson -- Mr. Clark's
Historical St