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have scarcely men enough left to protect and support the
helpless women and children who are entitled to their care;
Therefore,

Resolved, That the members of this Convention deem it a
duty they owe their constituents, to appoint and do hereby
authorize the President of this Convention to appoint a com-
mittee of five, of whom heW^the President) shall be one, to
wait on the proper authorities at Washington, explain the
condition of our people, request and urge that they be re-
lieved of all further draft during the war. *

Which was read the first time.

Mr. Ecker submitted the following order:

Ordered, That it be entered upon the Journal that the
members of this Convention who have been in almost con-
stant attendance since its commencement., are hereby declared
not responsible for the many delays and waste of time in its
deliberations; and in order to show where the responsibility
for such delay properly belongs, the Clerk is required to have
published, daily, a list of those members who do not attend
the evening sessions.

The question being on the adoption of the order,

Mr. Ecker demanded the yeas and nays;

The demand being sustained,

The yeas and nays were called, and appeared as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. Ecker, Pugh,

Goldsborough, P't Galloway, Purnell,

Abbott, Hoffman, Russell,

Annan, Hopkins, Sands,

Brown, Hopper, Scott,

Carter, Keefer, Smith, of Carroll,

Cunningham, King, Smith, of Wor.,

Cushing, McComas, Stirling,

Daniel, Mullikin, Swope,

Davis, of Wash., Murray, Thruston,

Dennis, Negley, Todd,

Earle, Parker, Wooden—35.

NEGATIVE.

Messrs. Hatch, Morgan,

Audoun, Hodson, Parran,

Belt, Jones, of Som., Peter,

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