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MONDAY, May 23d, 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, Barron, Belt, Berry, of Prince George's, Billingsley,
Blackiston, Bond, Briscoe, Brooks, Brown, Carter, Clarke,
Crawford, Cunningham, Cushing, Daniel, Davis, of Wash-
ington, Dellinger, Dennis, Earle, Ecker, Edelen, Galloway,
Greene, Harwood, Hatch, Hebb, Hoffman, Hollyday, Hop-
kins, Hopper, Johnson, Jones, of Somerset, Keefer, King,
Larsh, Lee, Marbury, Markey, McComas, Mitchell, Miller,
Mullikin, Murray, Negley, Noble, Nyman, Parker, Parran,
Peter, Pugh, Purnell, Robinette, Russell, Sands, Schley,
Schlosser, Smith, of Carroll, Smith, of Dorcester, Smith, of
Worcester, Sneary, Stockbridge, Swope, Sykes, Todd, Val-
liant, Wickard, Wilmer, Wooden.
The proceedings of Saturday were read.
Mr. Abbott submitted the following order:
Ordered, That it be entered on the Journal that all of the
amendment offered by Mr. Abbott, to the order of Mr. Clarke
on page 83, (in relation to free negroes and rnulattoes, ) after
the words Southern States, was offered by Mr. Clarke, the
mover of the original order, as an amendment to Mr. Abbott's
amendment, and was accepted by him under the impression
that it only referred to Traitors and Copperheads, North of
Mason and Dixon's Line;
Which was adopted.
In accordance with an order adopted on Saturday last, (page
84, ) the President made the following apportionment of the
Committee Clerks:
Wm. S. McCulley—Committee on Declaration of Rights,
Committee on Executive Department, Committee on Basis of
Representation. Committee on Legislative Department, Com-
mittee on Elections—5.
Thomas Tipton—Committee on Judiciary Department,
Committee on State's Attorneys, Committee on Engrossment
and Revision, Committee on Education and the Encourage-
ment of Literature, Committee on the Appointment, Tenure
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