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argument in its favor, going over the whole subject of
labor and the industrial interests.
Mr. Brent had listened with much interest to the very
able exposition of the gentleman from Anne Arundel,
(Mr. Giddings, ) and as this was a subject of the greatest
moment to the people of the State, he moved that 5, 000
copies of the argument be printed for general informa-
tion.
The motion was amended so as to make it 2, 000 copies,
and was then adopted.
The unfinished business, being the report of the com-
mittee on the elective franchise, was then resumed, the
section under consideration being the second:
"No person above the age of twenty-one years, convict-
ed of larceny or other infamous crime, unless pardoned
by the Governor, shall ever thereafter be entitled to vote
at any election in this State; and no person under guar-
dianship as a lunatic, or as a person non compos mentis,
or found to be a lunatic or non compos mentis by the ver-
dict of a jury, shall be entitled to vote. "
The pending question was on the amendment of Mr.
Maulsby to strike out all down to the word "and" inclu-
sive, and add at the end of the section the words "at any
election held in this State. "
After some debate, in which Messrs. Brown, Mitchell,
Stoddert, Wickes, Groome, Garey and others partici-
pated, the amendment was disagreed to, as were also
others which were proposed.
Mr. Garey offered an amendment striking out the fol-
lowing: "Or found to be a lunatic or non compos mentis
by the verdict of a jury, which was agreed to.
Section 3 was read.
Mr. Tarr, of Caroline, submitted the following as a sub-
stitute for the entire section:
"The General Assembly shall impose fines and penal-
ties for bribery, corruption, or interference with elec-
tions. "
Mr. Tarr considered this a matter belonging entirely
to the Legislature.
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