SEVENTIETH DAY.
THURSDAY, August 11,1864.
The Convention met at 10 o'clock, A. M.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Owen.
The roll was called, and the following mem-
bers answered to their names :
Messrs. Goldsborough, President; Abbott,
Annan, Audoun, Berry, of Prince George's,
Brooks, Brown, Cunningham, Dail, Daniel,
Davis, of Charles, Davis, of Washington,
Dellinger, Earle, Ecker, Edelen, Farrow, Gal-
loway) Greene, Hatch, Hebb, Hodson) Hoff-
man, Hollyday, Hopkins, Hopper, Keefer,
Kennard, King, Lee, Markey, Mayhugh, Mc-
Comas, Mitchell, Miller, Morgan, Mullikin,
Murray, Nyman, Parker, Pugh, Purnell,
Robinette, Russell, Scott, Smith, of Carroll,
Smith, of Worcester, Sneary, Stirling, Stock-
bridge, Swope, Sykes, Thomas, Thruston,
Valliant, Wickard, Wilmer, Wooden—58.
The journal of yesterday was read and ap-
proved.
ADJOURNMENT SINE DIE.
Mr. PURNELL submitted the following res-
olution, which was read the first time :
'Resolved, That this convention will adjourn
sine die on Wednesday the 31st inst.,
unless adjourned at an earlier day In con-
sequence of having finished the business for
which it was called."
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The convention (Mr. PUGH in the chair)
resumed the consideration of the report of
the committee on the treasury department,
which was on its second reading,
Section two was then read as follows :
"The comptroller shall have the general
superintendence of the fiscal affairs of the
State; he shall digest and prepare plans for
the improvement and management of the
revenue, and for the support of the public
credit; prepare and report estimates of the
revenue and expenditure of the State; super-
intend and enforce the collection of all taxes
and revenue, adjust, settle and preserve all
public accounts; decide on the forms of
keeping and stating accounts; grant, under
regulations prescribed by law, all war-
rants for moneys to be paid out of the treas-
ury in pursuance of appropriations by law ;
prescribe the formalities of the transfer of
stock or other evidences of State debt, and
countersign the same, without which such
evidences shall not be valid; he shall make
full reports of all his proceedings, and of the
state of the treasury department within ten
days after the commencement of each session
of the legislature, and perform such other
duties as shall be prescribed by law."
Mr. STIRLING. I move to amend by striking
out at the close of the section the words " as
shall be," and inserting " as are now or may
be hereafter, "so that it shall read "and per |
form such other duties as are now or may be
hereafter prescribed by law." This section
was copied from the present constitution,
which created new offices. As we are merely
continuing old offices, we must recognize our
present legislation in relation to them.
The amendment was adopted.
Mr. MILLER. I move to strike out the word
" legislature," wherever it occurs in this sec-
tion and to insert the words " general assem-
bly."
The CHAIRMAN. It has been suggested that
the committee on revision can do that.
Mr, MILLER. It can do no harm to put the
motion and have the words stricken out.
The amendment was adopted.
No further amendment was offered to this
section.
Section three was then read as follows :
" The treasurer shall receive and keep the
moneys of the State and disburse the same
upon warrants drawn by the comptroller,
and not otherwise; he shall take receipts for
all moneys paid by him, and all receipts for
moneys received by him shall be indorsed
upon warrants signed by the comptroller,
without which warrant, so signed, DO ac-
knowledgment of money received into the
treasury shall be valid; and upon warrants
issued by the comptroller be shall make ar-
rangements for the payment of the interest
of the public debt, and for the purchase
thereof, on account of the sinking fund ;
every bond, certificate, or other evidence of
the debt of the State, shall be signed by the
treasurer and countersigned by the comptrol-
ler, and no new certificate or other evidence
intended to replace another shall be issued
until the old one shall be delivered to the
treasurer, and authority executed in due
form for the transfer of the same, shall be
filed in his office, and the transfer accord-
ingly made on the books thereof, and the
certificate or other evidence cancelled; but
the legislature may make provision for the
loss of certificates or other evidence of the
debt."
On motion of Mr. MILLER,
The word "legislature" was stricken out
of this section wherever it occurred, and the
words "general assembly " substituted.
No further amendment being offered to this
section,
Section four was read as follows :
" The treasurer shall render his accounts
quarterly to the comptroller; and on the
third day of each session of the legislature be
shall submit to the senate and house of dele-
gates fair and accurate copies of all accounts
by him from time to time rendered and set-
tled with the comptroller; he shall at all
times submit to the comptroller the inspection
of the moneys in his hands, and perform all
other duties that shall be prescribed by law."
Mr. MILLER. I move to amend the section
near the close, by striking out the words |
