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the committee, which the writer treated as an entirely
new proposition, and said that the committee was com-
posed of leading Democrats. He was ignorant of the fact
that this very article was contained in the federal consti-
tution, and the Convention certainly deserved some credit
for making these radicals acquainted with the constitu-
tion of their country.
Mr. Wickes thought there could be no hesitation in
adopting the second, third and fourth articles. They
enunciated principles which no man in the State of Mary-
land could deny. He hoped the whole report of the com-
mittee would be adopted without mutilation.
The question on the substitute of Mr. Nelson was then
taken by yeas and nays.
When the name of Mr. Dent was called, he rose and said
that, regarding the proposition as containing orthodox
political truth, and as proper to be inserted in the bill of
rights, he should vote aye.
The substitute was rejected by yeas 23, nays 77.
The question was then announced as on the substitute
offered by Mr. J. Montgomery Peters yesterday, when
Mr. Peters withdrew his amendment in favor of the fol-
lowing, offered by Mr. McKaig:
The constitution of the State of Maryland, and the laws
made in pursuance thereof, are the supreme law of Mary-
land, provided they do not infringe on any of the powers
delegated to the general government.
The substitute was rejected.
Several other amendments were offered and negatived.
No further amendments being proposed, article 3 •was
proceeded with. It is as follows:
Art. 3. The powers not delegated to the United States
by the constitution thereof, nor prohibited by it to the
State, are reserved to the States, respectively, or to the
people thereof.
Mr. Alvey moved the following as a substitute for ar-
ticle 3.
That as to internal government, the people of Maryland
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