Mr. SANDS said: At any time two-thirds of
the legislature, if they think proper to do so
can provide for changing the salary. Any
part of the new constitution can be changed
at any time by the people themselves. All
the people wilt have to do will be to elect a
legislature which will give them a chance to
vote themselves the privilege of paying small-
er salaries. I shall therefore vote "no."
The amendment was accordingly rejected.
. Mr. STOCKBRIDGE, by unanimous consent
submitted the following order:
Ordered, That when the convention ad-
journs this morning. It be to meet at 10 o'clock
to-morrow morning.
The PRESIDENT ruled it out of order, under
.rule 55th, no notice having been given.
Mr, MULLIKIN asked and obtained leave of
absence.
On motion of Mr. DANIEL,
The convention took a recess until 8
o'clock, P. M.
EVENING SESSION.
The convention met at 8 o'clock, P. M.
The roll was called, and the following mem-
bers answered to their names :
Messrs. Goldsborough, President; Abbott,
Annan, Baker, Cunningham, Cushing, Dan-
iel, Earle, Ecker, Farrow, Galloway, Greene,
Hebb, Hopper, Keefer, Kennard, King, Mar-
key, McComas, Murray, Parker, Pugh, Pur-
nell, Robinette, Russell, Sands, Schley, Smith,
of Carroll, Smith, of Worcester, Stirling,
Stockbridge, Swope, Wooden—33.
There being no quorum present,
Mr. KING moved a call of the convention.
The call being sustained,
The roll was called, and the following mem-
bers responded:
Messrs. Goldsborough, President; Abbott,
Annan, Baker, Cunningham, Cushing, Dan-
iel, Dellinger, Earle, Ecker, Farrow, Gallo-
way, Greene, Hebb, Hopper, Keefer, Kennard,
King, Markey, McComas, Murray, Parker,
Pugh, Purnell, Robinette, Russell, Sands,
Schley, Smith, of Carroll, Smith, of Worces-
ter, Sneary, Stirling, Stockbridge, Swope,
Wooden—35.
Mr. SANDS. I should like to have some
persons excepted from. this call. To my
knowledge one of them has been in a com-
mittee-room for two hours and a half since
the adjournment, and is old and feeble.—
There are others that have been here four or
five hours; and I think it is unbecoming for
ns to be dragging these gentlemen out of
their beds perhaps, to come here. I allude
particularly to Mr. Chambers and Mr. Brown
My colleague (Mr. Hopkins) is absent also
and I should like to have him excepted.
move, if in order, to omit those three gentle-
men.
Mr. STIRLING moved to adjourn.
The motion was not agreed to.
Mr. ABBOTT. It was whispered here pretty
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loud this afternoon that certain gentlemen
would not come this evening. If there is any
power to bring them here 1 want it done.
Mr. STIRLING. There are some gentlemen
who cannot well come here, and I should
hate to have them brought here.
The PRESIDENT ruled the motion out of Or-
der.
On motion of Mr. FARROW
The sergeant-at-arms was sent after the ab-
sent members.
The sergeant-at-arms returned and reported
that he had summoned the following mem-
bers, all he could find in the city, and they
had appeared.
Messrs. Blackiston, Davis, of Washington,
Duvall, Harwood, Lee, Marbury, Miller, Neg-
ley, and Parran—9.
On motion of Mr. STOCKBRIDGE,
Further proceedings under the call were
dispensed with.
There being no quorum present,
On motion of Mr. KENNARD,
The convention adjourned..
SIXTY-FOURTH DAY.
WEDNESDAY, August 3,1864.
The Convention met at 10 o'clock, A. M.
The roll was called, and the following mem-
berg answered to their names :
Messrs. Goldsborough, President; Abbott,
Annan, Audoun, Baker, Barron, Belt, Black-
iston, Bond, Briscoe, Brown, Carter, Cham-
bers, Clarke, Cunningham, Cushing, Daniel,
Davis; of Washington, Dellinger, Duvall,
Earle, Ecker, Farrow, Gale, -Galloway,
Greene, Harwood, Hatch, Hebb, Hodson,
Hoffman, Hollyday, Hopkins, Hopper, Hor-
sey, Johnson, Jones, of Cecil, Jones, of Som-
erset, Keefer, Kennard, King, Lansdale, Larsh,
Lee, Marbury, Markey, McComas, Miller,
Morgan, Murray, Negley, Nyman, Parker,
Parran, Peter, Pugh, Purnell, Ridgely, Robi-
nette, Russell, Sands, Schley, Scott, Smith,
of Carroll, Smith, of Worcester, Sneary, Stir-
ling, Stockbridge, Swope, Sykes, Turner,
Valliant, Wickard, Wilmer, Wooden—^.
The proceedings of yesterday were read and
approved.
On motion of Mr. MORGAN,
It was ordered to be entered on the journal
that the absence of Chapman Billingsley from
his seat in the convention is in consequence of
continued indisposition.
AMENDMENT OF THE RULES.
Mr. HEBB, in accordance with notice given
yesterday, moved to amend rule 44, of the
rules of the convention, by striking, out the
word "elected," and inserting the word
"present." . , .
Mr. HEBB said: The only object is to make
the 44th rule conform to the 42d and 43d, as
they were amended. |
