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The report of the committee on public works was
taken up.
Mr. Merryman said the chairman of the committee,
(Mr. Barnes, ) who was very anxious to be present when
this report was taken up, was necessarily absent today,
and he would, therefore, move to postpone the considera-
tion of the report until tomorrow.
Mr. McKaig said the Convention on Friday had refused
to listen to a motion to postpone this report at the insti-
gation of the eloquent gentleman from Howard, (Mr.
Merrick, ) who had said that the private interests of any
member should not weigh a feather against the public
interest. He (Mr. McK. ) had important business in Bal-
timore today, but in consequence of this he had returned,
and was now ready that the discussion should go on. The
chairman of the committee could not take much interest
in the matter, or he also would be here.
Mr. Marbury hoped the matter would not be postponed,
as he understood a number of gentlemen had prepared
elaborate arguments on the subject.
The motion to postpone was disagreed to.
Mr. Alvey then moved that the Convention resolve it-
self into committee of the whole on this subject, as it was
impossible to be properly discussed in the brief time al-
lowed to the speakers by the rules.
Mr. McKaig said it would be impossible to give the
necessary information in fifteen minute speeches.
The motion to go into committee of the whole was
agreed to, and Mr. Dent, of St. Mary's, was called to the
chair.
The article was then read, though no amendment was
offered to section 1.
Section 2 was then taken up.
Mr. Syester moved an amendment to strike out all
after the word "creditor" to the word "they" in the
eighth line, and insert, "and shall represent and vote the
stock of the State of Maryland in all meetings of the
stockholders of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, and shall
appoint the directors in every railroad or canal company
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