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EVENING SESSION.

The Convention met at 8 o'clock, P. M.

All the members present except the following:

Messrs. Belt, Berry, of Baltimore county, Berry, of
Prince George's, Bond, Briscoe, Brooks, Brown, Chambers,
Clarke, Dennis, Farrow, Gale, Harwood, Hatch, Henkle,
Hoffman, Hopkins, Jones, of Somerset, Larsh, Mace, May-
hugh, Miller, Negley, Noble, Peter, Ridgely, Robinette,
Sands, Thomas, Thruston, Turner, Valliant, Wickard,
Wilmer—34.

The Convention resumed the consideration of the report of
the Committee on the Schedule:

Mr. Belt submitted the following amendment:
Add at the end of section two the following:

"Provided, however, That no votes of soldiers cast at any
one polling place or camp shall be valid or taken into account
in any case where the total number returned shall exceed the
numbers of record in the office of the Adjutant General; ''

Mr. Marbury moved to postpone informally the considera-
tion of the amendment;

Decided in the negative.

The question recurring upon the adoption of the amend-
ment;

It was decided in the negative.

Mr. Duvall submitted the following amendment:

Amend by striking out the word "may, " in the fifth line
and insert "shall, " and after the word "recount, " insert "or
have recounted; "

Decided in the negative.

Mr. Duvall submitted the following amendment:

Amend by inserting after the word "vote, " in the fourth
line of the fourth section of Schedule, "and if any officer or
person shall give or offer to give directly or indirectly, any
bribe, present, or reward, or any promise, or any security for
the payment, or delivery of money or any other thing to in-
duce any voter in the military service of the United States to
refrain from casting his vote, or forcibly to prevent him in