be so arranged as not to weary the members, but
to leave time for recreation. He desired lode-
vote the evening to the society of the ladies.
Mr. DASHIELL said:
That one of the most eminent jurists that ever
lived, Lord Coke had divided the twenty-four
hours, into five parts. Six hours, he thought,
should be devoted to study; two hours to reading;
four hours to prayer; six hours to sleep, and the
residue to the muses.
He supposed that after sitting here until three
or four o'clock, gentlemen would not be in a very
good condition to meet again in the evening. The
mind was apt to be a little sluggish after dinner,
and the Convention would not be likely to make
much progress in the formation of a Constitution.
He moved therefore, that the whole subject be
laid upon the table.
Mr. JOHN NEWCOMER submitted to the Chair
whether it was in order to move to lay the
whole subjection the table, after that motion had
just been decided.
The PRESIDENT. The order has been changed
since that motion was made. The motion to lay
on the table is in order
Mr. SAPPINGTON asked the yeas and nays on
the motion.
Which were ordered.
Mr. BUCHANAN. I shall vote in the negative,
although I do not believe that these evening ses-
sions will answer.
The question, "shall the whole subject be laid
upon the table," was taken, and the result was as
follows:
Affirmative — Messrs. Chapman, President,
Morgan, Hopewell, Ricaud, Chambers of Kent,
Mitchell, Donaldson, Wells, Randall, Sollers,
John Dennis, James U. Dennis. Dashiell, Wil-
liams, Hicks, Hodson Phelps, Bowie, Sprigg,
Hearn, Brent, of Baltimore city. Sherwood of
Baltimore city, Ware, Davis, Kilgour, Waters
and Anderson—27.
Negative.—Messrs. Blakistone, Sellman, How-
ard, Buchanan, Welch, Dickinson, Sherwood of
Talbot, Colston, McCullough, George, Mc-
Master, Biser, Annan, Stephenson, McHenry, Ma-
graw, Nelson, Carter, Thawley. Stewart, of Car-
oline, Gwinn, Schley, Fiery, John Newcomer,
Michael Newcomer, Weber, Hollyday, Fitzpa-
trick, Smith, Shower, Cockey and Brown—33.
So the Convention decided that the whole sub-
ject should not bo laid upon the table.
The question then recurred on the amend-
ment of Mr. BOWIE, striking out "two" o'clock,
and inserting "three."
The question was taken, and the amendment
was rejected.
Mr. DASHIELL moved to strike out "two," and
insert " four" o'clock,
The question was taken and the amendment
was rejected.
The question then recurred on the adoption of
the order as amended.
Mr. BRENT, of Baltimore city. I ask the
yeas and nays on its adoption. And I do so in
order to see how many gentlemen who vote for
the order, will carry it out. |
The yeas and nays were ordered.
And the question on the adoption of the order
was then taken, and the result was as follows :
Affirmative.—Messrs. Blakistone, Sellman,
Sobers, Howard, Buchanan, Welch, Dickinson,
Sherwood, of Talbot, Colston, John Dennis, J.
U. Dennis, Phelps, McCullough, George, Mc-
Master, Biser, Annan, Stephenson, McHenry,
Magraw, Nelson, Carter, Thawley, Stewart, of
Caroline, Gwinn, Schley, Fiery, John Newcom-
er, Michael Newcomer, Weber, Hollyday, Fitz-
patrick, Smith, Shower, Cockey and Brown—36.
Negative.—Messrs. Chapman. Pres't, Morgan,
Hopewell, Ricaud, Chambers of Kent, Mitchell,
Donaldson, Wells, Randall. Dashiell, Williams,
Hicks, Hodson, Bowie, Sprigg, Hearn, Brent of
Baltimore city, Sherwood of Baltimore city,
Ware, Davis, Kilgour, Waters and Andersen
—23.
So the order was adopted.
THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
The PRESIDENT announced the unfinished bu-
siness of yesterday, being the report heretofore
submitted by Mr. JOHSON, as chairman of the
committee on the Legislative Department of the
government.
Mr. BOWIE said the committee was very thin,
and he hoped, therefore, that gentlemen would
consent to take up some other business than the
special order.
The PRESIDENT said, that there was an amend-
ment pending to the report, offered by the gen-
tleman from Prince George's, (Mr. Sprigg.)
The Convention then resumed the considera-
tion of the unfinished order of the day, being the
report submitted by Mr. JOHNSON, chairman of
the committee on the Legislative Department,
The question pending, being on the amend-
ment offered by Mr. WEEMS, to an amendment
offered by Mr. SPRIGG, on the 34th of February,
lo be inserted as the nineteenth section of the re-
port.
The amendment of Mr. WEEMS, being to insert
after the words ''all the members," the word
"elected."
The question was then stated to be on the
amendment of Mr WEEMS.
Mr. SPRIGG expressed his willingness to ac-
cept the amendment of Mr. WEEMS, as a modification
of his own
The PRESIDENT suggested that unanimous con-
sent would be required.
Objection was made.
The question was then stated to be OB the
amendment of Mr. WEEMS.
Mr. CHAMBERS of Kent, rose to enquire of the
chair, whether the gentleman from Prince
George's, [Mr. Sprigg.] had not the privilege to
accept the amendment as a modification of his
own proposition?
The PRESIDENT said, that, ordinarily, the gen-
tleman would have the privilege to accept the
modification.
Some conversation followed on the point of
order, when
No objection having been made,
Mr. SPRIGG accepted the amendment of Mr. |
