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Garey, Ringgold and Maulsby in opposition to the post-
ponement.
Mr. Farnandis hoped the Convention would take such
action as it deemed best, assuring it that the committee
would not consider it as discourteous if their report was
not adopted.
Mr. Wethered was in favor of a postponement.
Mr. Barnes thought the subject should be postponed,
as it was of too momentous importance to be passed over
lightly.
The motion to postpone was lost.
The substitute proposed by Mr. Devries was rejected.
The substitute proposed by Mr. Barnes was rejected by
a vote of 90 to 6.
Mr. Morris moved to amend the first section by strik-
ing out the word "taxation, " and insert after the word
"by" a tax of 10 cents in each $100 of the assessable
property of the State.
Mr. Vansant maintained that the section should be
adopted as it came from the committee. The committee
was large, it was composed of twenty-four members, and
the attendance on the deliberations of the committee had
invariably been full. Every subject had been thoroughly
considered by the committee, and all these propositions,
which were also offered there, had been voted down. The
future details of the system should be left to the Legis-
lature, which would assemble in January next after the
adoption of the constitution. The attention of the mem-
bers of the Legislature would be drawn to this matter,
and they would provide for it as the occasion may de-
mand. He did not, as some seemed to believe, that when
this Convention adjourned the doors of legislative wisdom
in this State would be closed forever. He had every con-
fidence in the integrity, ability and patriotism of the men
who would be likely to compose the next General Assem-
bly, and had no doubt that they would give to Balti-
more her own system. In the deliberations of the com-
mittee they had fully arrived at the conclusion that the
city system would not suit in the counties.
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