386

Dashiell, Hicks, Hodson, Eccleston, Chambers, of Cecil, Tuck,
McCubbin, Bowling, Grason, Dirickson, McMaster, Annan,
Magraw, Gwinn, Stewart, of Baltimore city, Presstman, Ware,
Kilgour, Waters and Brown—33.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Ricaud, Chambers, of Kent, Donaldson,
Dorsey, Wells, Randall, Sellman, Bell, Chandler, Ridgely,
Crisfield, McCullough, Sprigg, Spencer, Shriver, Gaother, Biser,
Sappington, Nelson, H ardcast le, Schley, Fiery, Neill, John
Newcomer, Har bine, Michael Newcomer. Davis, Brewer, Weber,
Hollyday, Slicer, Parke and Cockey---33.

So the Convention refused to reconsider their vote.

The question then recurred and was put on the motion of Mr.
Dirickson, to be excused from serving on said committee, and

Determined in the affirmative,

On motion of Mr. Annan,
He was also excused from serving on said committee.

The Convention then resumed the consideration of the order of
the day, being the report submitted by Mr. Grason, chairman of
the committee on the Execuative Department;

The question pending before the Convention on yesterday being
on the adoption of the 19th section.
Mr. Solters moved to amend said section by striking out from
the word "case," in the 3rd line to the end of said section and
inserting in lieu thereof the following

"Before he exercises the power of granting reprieves and par
dons, cause to be published at least thirty days in some newspaper
published at the seat of government, and in some newspaper
published in the county where the person petitioning for a reprieve
or pardon resides, if there be any, the pet ition of such per son,
and the names of all persons signing such petition, and the publi
cation aforesaid shall be trade at the expense of the State, or the
party petitioning as the Governor may determine;"

Mr. Presstman moved to amend said amendment by adding at
the end thereof the following:

"And that sentence of the court shall not be executed where
the court is satisfied that the convicted party has applied for
Executive clemency, until the Governor shall have acted upon
the application;''

Which amendment was accepted by Mr. Sollers.

Mr. Kilgour moved further to amend said amendment by insert
ing after the words ‘‘signing such petition," these words ‘‘unless
recommended for pardon by the court and jury before whom
convicted;"

Determined in the negative.

Mr. Brent, of Baltimore city, moved further to amend said