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FRIDAY, May 27th, 1864.
The Convention met.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Davenport.
Present at the call of the roll the following members:
Messrs. Goldsborough, President, Abbott, Annan, Audoun,
Baker, Barren, Belt, Berry, of Baltimore co., Berry, of
Prince George's, Billingsley, Blackiston, Bond, Brooks,
Brown, Carter, Clarke, Crawford, Cunningham, Cushing,
Daniel, Davis, of Charles, Davis of Washington, Dellinger,
Duvall, Earle, Ecker, Edelen, Farrow, Galloway, Green,
Harwood, Hebb, Henkle, Hodson, Hoffman, Hopkins, Hop-
per, Horsey, Johnson, Jones, of Cecil, Jones, of Somerset,
Keefer, King, Lansdale, Larsh, Lee, Marbury, Markey,
McComas, Mitchell, Miller, Morgan, Mullikin, Murray, Neg-
ley, Noble, Nyman, Parker, Parran, Peter, Pugh, Purnell,
Robinette, Russell, Sands, Schley, Scott, Smith, of Carroll,
Smith, of Dorchester, Sneary, Stirling, Sykes, Thomas, Thrus-
ton, Todd, Valliant, Wickard, Wilmer, Wooden—81.
The proceedings of yesterday were read.
The order submitted by Mr. Valliant on Wednesday, to
wit: that one hundred and thirty copies of the Rules be
printed in pamphlet form for the use of the members;
Was taken up.
Mr. Valliant moved to postpone the consideration of the
order until to-morrow.
Decided in the negative.
The question recurring upon the adoption of the order,
It was decided in the affirmative.
Mr. Cushing, in accordance with previous notice given,
submitted the following amendments to the Report of the
Committee on Rules:
Amend Rule 42 by striking out the words "on the final
passage of a report, or a motion to suspend the rules, or. "
Amend Rule 43 by striking out all after the word "nays, "
in the second line.
The question being on the adoption of the first amendment,
Mr. Hebb demanded the yeas and nays.
The demand being sustained,
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