clines to cast its
vote, I desire to have my individual vote entered in the affirmative
upon this section.

Mr. ELLIS:--For the same reason I desire to have my vote entered in
the negative.

The following gentlemen dissented from the vote of their respective
States: Mr. CLAY and Mr. MOREHEAD, of Kentucky; Mr. RUFFIN and Mr.
MOREHEAD, of North Carolina; Mr. MEREDITH and Mr. WILMOT, of
Pennsylvania; Mr. TOTTEN, of Tennessee; Mr. COOK, of Illinois; Mr.
RIVES and Mr. SUMMERS, of Virginia; and Mr. CHASE and Mr. WOLCOTT, of
Ohio.

Mr. GUTHRIE:--I move the adoption of the second section of the report
as amended, and ask that it may be read.

The Secretary read it as follows:

SECTION 2. No territory shall be acquired by the United
States, except by discovery, and for naval and commercial
stations, depots, and transit routes, without the
concurrence of a majority of all the Senators from States
which allow involuntary servitude, and a majority of all the
Senators from States which prohibit that relation; nor shall
territory be acquired by treaty, unless the votes of a
majority of the Senators from each class of States
hereinbefore mentioned be cast as a part of the two-thirds
majority necessary to the ratification of such treaty.

The vote on the adoption of section two was taken, and resulted as
follows:

AYES.--Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, New
Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and
Virginia--11.

NOES.--Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts,
North Carolina, New Hampshire, and Vermont--8.

New York and Kansas were divided.

So the section was adopted.

The following gentlemen dissented from the vote of their States: Mr.
MEREDITH and Mr. WILMOT, of Pennsylvania; Mr. RUFFIN and Mr. MOREHEAD,
of North Carolina; Mr TYLER, of Virginia; Mr. CLAY, of Kentucky; and
Mr. HACKLEMAN and Mr. ORTH, of Indiana.

Mr. GUTHRIE:--I now move the adoption of the third section of the
report as amended, and request that it may be read.

The Secretary proceeded to read as follows:

SECTION 3. Neither the Constitution nor any amendment
thereof shall be construed to give Congress power to
regulate, abolish, or control, within any State, the
relation established or recognized by the laws thereof
touching persons held to labor or involuntary service
therein, nor to interfere with