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WEDNESDAY, August 10th, 1864.

The Convention met at 10 o'clock, A. M.

Prayer by the Rev. Mr. McNemar.

All the members present except the following:

Messrs. Barron, Belt, Berry, of Baltimore county, Bil-
lingsley, Blackiston, Briscoe, Brooks, Carter, Chambers,
Clarke, Crawford, Davis, of Washington, Dennis, Dent,
Hatch, Henkle, Hodson, Horsey, Johnson, Jones, of Somer-
set, Lansdale, Mace, Marbury, Morgan, Negley, Noble,
Peter, Schlosser, Smith, of Dorchester, Sneary, Thruston,
Wilmer—32.

The proceedings of yesterday were read and approved.

Mr. King, in accordance with notice given yesterday, sub-
mitted the following order:

Ordered, That the order passed July 21, by which the
Convention determined to hold evening sessions, be and the
same is hereby rescinded.

The question being on the adoption of the order,
Mr. Stockbridge demanded the yeas and nays;
The demand being sustained,

The yeas and nays were called, and appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs.	Gale,	Parran,
Audoun,	Harwood,	Ridgely,
Berry, of P. Geo.,	Hollyday,	Sands,
Bond,	Jones, of Cecil,	Smith, of Wor.,
Brown,	King,	Sykes,
Cunningham,	Larsh,	Thomas,
Dail,	Lee,	Todd,
Davis, of Charles,	Markey,	Turner,
Duvall,	Mitchell,	Valliant,
Edelen,	Miller,	Wickard— 29.
	NEGATIVE.
Messrs.	Greene,	Parker,
Goldsborough, P't	Hebb,	Pugh,
Abbott,	Hoffman,	Purnell,
Annan,	Hopkins,	Robinette,