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vote was taken upon the adoption of the Bill of Rights, he
would have voted in the negative; and that if present, he
would also have voted against the adoption of section 40 of the
Report on the Legislative Department, and against the reso-
lution of Mr. Cushing passed July 9th, the order of Mr.
Schley, passed July 19th, and the preamble and resolutions
of Mr. Stirling, passed July 20th 1864.
On motion of Mr. Baker,
It was ordered to be entered on the Journal, that if Mr.
Baker, of Frederick county, had been present when the vote
was taken upon the order submitted by Mr. Schley, on the
19th inst., and the order submitted by Mr. Sands, on the 20th
inst., and the resolutions offered by Mr. Stirling, on the 20th
inst., and also, upon the adoption of section 40 of the Report
of the Standing Committee on the Legislative Department, he
would have voted in the affirmative in each case.
Mr. Pugh, gave notice that at the proper time he would
submit the following order:
Ordered, That during the consideration of the Report of
the Committee on Basis of Representation, each speaker shall
be limited to ten minutes, and the time shall in no case be
extended excepting upon a concurrence of two-thirds of the
members present.
On motion of Mr. Cunningham,
It was ordered to he entered on the Journal, that Mr.
Schlosser, of Frederick county, is detained at home by sick-
ness.
Mr. Belt submitted the following order:
Ordered, That the Special Committee on the 39th section
of the Legislative Department be requested to consider the
the following:
"Sec. —. The General Assembly shall have power to pass
all laws that may be necessary to authorize the counties of
Allegany, Washington, Frederick and Montgomery, or any
of them, to create a debt by the issue of bonds or otherwise,
so as to enable them, or any of them, to become the pur-
chaser of the State's interest in the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal, whenever the same shall be offered for sale under au-
thority of law. "
Which was adopted.
On motion of Mr. Cushing,
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