I replaced a 110 volt outlet and ran an additional outlet from it. Now
my vm says I have 110volts but nothing works when I plug into it. So I
removed the second outlet while checking to make sure I had wired
correctly, tested the outlet - vm says I have voltage but nothing I
plug in works.

My first guess would be a bad connection, or incorrect wiring at the first
outlet. You should really connect the wires together with a pigtail for the
existing outlet, rather than daisy chaining through that outlet to power
the next one.

Turn off the power, then go back to the first outlet and remove the wires
from the outlet. Cut three short wires (black, white, ground) about 6"
long. Use a wire nut to connect the incoming black wire, the black wire
running to your new outlet, and the short 6" black wire. Then use another
nut to connect the three white wires, and another nut to connect the three
ground wires. Now connect the other end of the three short wires to your
outlet, making sure the black wire connects to the "hot" terminal of your
outlet, and the white connects to the "neutral" side. Most outlets tell
right on them which color wire goes where. You can then connect the wires
up on your new outlet.

You may also want to check if the metal tab between the two screws on each
side of the outlet has been broken away. This would isolate the two halves
of the outlet, making one half appear "dead". Replace the outlet if that's
the case.

Anthony