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FRIDAY, August 9, 1867.
The Convention met.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Hammond.
Present at the call of the roll the following members:
Messrs. Carmichael, (President,) Alvey, Archer, Austin,
Barry, Bell, Bennett, Bradley, Brent, Brewer, of Baltimore
City, Brewer, of Montgomery, Brooke, Buchanan, Carter,
Chambers, Cosgrove, Cover, Cunningham, Denson, Dent,
Devries, Dobbin, Dorsey, Duvall, Emack, Evans, Farnandis,
Ferry, Finley, Flaherty, Ford, Franck, Franklin, Galt,
Garey, George, Giddings, Gill, Goldsborough, of Dorches-
ter, Goldsborough, of Talbot, Groome, Hall, Hammond,
Hardcastle, Henderson, Hoblitzell, Hodson, Hollyday, Hor-
sey, of Frederick, Horsey, of Somerset, Howard, Howison,
Hubbard, Ireland, Jamison, Janvier, Johnson, Jones, Ken-
nedy, Lee, Longwell, Mackubin, Manro, Marbury, Massey,
Maulsby, McCormick, McKaig, McMaster, Merrick, Mitchell,
Morris, Motter, Nelson, Nicolai, Page, Parker, Charles S.
Parran, John Parran, Peters, Pleasants, Pole, Rennolds,
Rider, Riggs, Ringgold, Ritchie, Roman, Silver, Spates,
Starr, Stoddert, Syester, Tarr, of Worcester, Vansant, Wal-
lace, Walsh, Watkins, of Caroline, Watkins, of Montgomery,
Wethered, Whitman, Wickes—100.
The proceedings of yesterday were read and approved.
Mr. Emack submitted the following order :
Ordered, That it be entered on the Journal of this day, that
Elbert G. Emack is necessarily obliged to be absent from the
evening sessions of the Convention, in consequence of sick-
ness in his family;
Which was adopted.
The Convention then resumed the consideration of the un-
finished business of yesterday evening's session,
Being the Report of the Committee to whom was referred
all such parts of the Constitution as had not been referred to
any other Committee.
The question recurring upon the Article, New Counties,
Pending which Mr. Dent submitted the following amend-
ment :
In Article, New Counties, strike out the word "white"
wherever it occurs.
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