Nays.—Messrs. Bingham, Dayton, D. Foster, Hillhouse, Hindman, Howard, Latimer, J. Mason, Morris, Read, Ross, Schureman, Tracy, and Wells.
Tuesday, February 3.
On motion, it was agreed to reconsider the vote passed the 23d of January, on the report of the committee appointed to reduce the several votes on the convention made on behalf of the United States with the French Republic, into the form of a ratification.
On motion, it was agreed to reconsider the first division of the report, to wit:
"Whether so much as provides that the second article shall be expunged, shall stand?"
And, on the question to agree to this part of the report, it passed in the affirmative—yeas 30, nay 1, as follows:
Yeas.—Messrs. Anderson, Armstrong, Baldwin, Bingham, Bloodworth, Brown, Chipman, Cocke, Dayton, T. Foster, D. Foster, Franklin, Greene, Gunn, Hillhouse, Hindman, Howard, Langdon, Latimer, Livermore, S. T. Mason, J. Mason, Morris, Nicholas, Paine, Read, Ross, Schureman, Tracy, and Wells.
Nay.—Mr. Marshall.
On motion, it was agreed to reconsider the vote of the 23d of January, on the second division of the report, to wit:
"Whether so much as provides that the third article shall be expunged, shall stand?"