tion of Mr. SMITH, of Worcester, and it .was
agreed to.
The convention accordingly took a recess.
EVENING SESSION.
The convention reassembled at 8 o'clock,
P. M.
The roll was called, and the following
members answered to their names:
Messrs. Goldsborough, President; Abbott,
Annan, Audoun, Berry, of Prince George's
Brown, Carter, Cunningham, Cushing, Davis,
of Washington, Dellinger, Earle, Ecker, Ede-
len, Hodson, Hopkins, Hopper, Jones, of
Somerset, Kennard, King, Lee, Markey, May-
hugh, Mitchell, Miller, Murray, Nyman Par-
ker, Pugh, Purnell, Ridgely, Robinette,
Sands, Scott, Smith, of Worcester, Sneary,
Stirling, Stockbridge, Swope, Sykes, Thrus-
ton, Todd—42.
No quorum present.
On motion of Mr. MILLER, the convention
adjourned.
SEVENTY-SECOND DAY.
SATURDAY, August 13,1864.
The Convention met at 10 o'clock, A. M.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Owen.
The roll was called, and the following members
answered to their names :
Messrs. Goldsborough, President; Abbott,
Audoun, Berry, of Prince George's, Brooks,
Carter, Cushing, Daniel, Davis, of Washing-
ton, Dellinger, Earle, Ecker, Edelen, Harwood,
Hatch, Hodson, Hopkins, Hopper, Keefer,
Kennard, King, Lee, Markey, McComas, Mil-
ler, Mullikin, Murray, Nyman, Parker, Pugh,
Purnell, Ridgely, Robinette, Sands, Scott,
Smith, of Dorchester, Smith of Worcester,
Sneary, Stirling, Swope, Sykes, Thomas,
Thruston, Todd, Valiant, Wickard—46.
Not a quorum present.
Mr. BERRY, of Prince George's moved that
the convention adjourn; not agreed to.
Mr. ECKER, if it is in order, I would move
to adjourn until the first of October. By that
time members may get through enough of
their private business to enable them to attend
this convention occasionally.
The PRESIDENT. The motion is not in order,
Mr. MILLER moved a call of the house, which
was ordered.
The roll being called, the following mem-
bers answered to their names :
Messrs. Goldsborough, President; Audoun
Berry, of Prince George's, Brooks, Carter,
Cushing, Daniel, Davis, of Washington, Del-
linger, Earle, Ecker, Edelen, Harwood, Hatch,
Hodson, Hopkins, Hopper, Keefer, Kennard,
King, Lee, Markey, McComas, Miller, Mullikin,
Murray, Nyman, Parker, Pugh, Purnell,
Ridgely, Robinette, Sands, Scott, Smith, of
Dorchester, Smith, of Worcester, Sneary, |
Stirling, Swope, Sykes, Thomas, Thruston
Todd, Valliant, Wickard, Wooden—46. '
Not a quorum present.
On motion of Mr. THOMAS—
Further proceedings under the call were
dispensed with.
Mr. SANDS. If it is in order, I will move to
adjourn until Monday at 12 o'clock.
The PRESIDENT. Less than a quorum can
adjourn only to the regular time of meeting.
Mr. THURSTON moved that the convention
adjourn.
On this motion Mr. ECKER called for the
yeas and nay?, and they were ordered.
The question being then taken, by yeas and
nays, it resulted—yeas 20, nays 26—as follows :
Yeas—Messrs. Audoun, Berry, of Prince
George's, Carter, Cushing, Edelen, Hodson,
Kennard, Lee, Markey, Mullikin, Murray,
Nyman, Ridgely, Robinette, Sands, Smith, of
Worcester, Sneary, Stirling, Thruston, Todd
—20.
Nays—Messrs. Goldsborough, President;
Abbott, Brooks, Daniel, Davis, of Washing-
ton, Dellinger, Earle, Ecker, Harwood, Hatch,
Hopkins, Hopper, Keefer, King, McComas,
Miller, Parker, Pugh, Purnell, Scott, Smith,
of Dorchester, Swope, Sykes, Thomas, Val-
liant, Wickard—26
The convention accordingly refused to ad-
journ.
Pending the call of the yeas and nays, the
following explanations were made by mem-
bers as their names were called.
Mr. MULLIKIN. I would like to explain my
vote. I have always opposed adjournments
when we bad a quorum, and there was a pro-
bability of effecting anything. But we have
none and there is no probability of our get-
ting any to-day.
The PRESIDENT. We can send the sergeant-
at-arms to Baltimore for members.
Mr. MULLIKIN. The whole day would be
gone before he could get back. I shall vote
"aye" on the motion to adjourn.
Mr. SCOTT. If I could divine the object of
the convention in remaining here to-day, 1
could tell better how to vote: If I thought
we were going to act with some vigor and
promptness, and despatch the sergeant-at-arms
with a sufficient number of assistants
to compel the attendance of enough absent
members to constitute a quorum, I would vote
against an adjournment, If I thought we
were only going to play tricks and waste
time, I would vote to adjourn. But in hopes
that we are going to act, I will vote "no."
Mr. STIRLING. I know personally that
there are no members in the city, except
those that are here; and it is impracticable to
Bend the sergeant-at-arms to Baltimore for
absent members. The officers of the railroad
' said this morning that they could not fend
an extra train (as was wanted should there
not be A quorum) because there was a loco-
motive somewhere on the road, they could |
