copied the time of the convention in long
speeches, (see journal of debates) are alone
responsible for the long session of this con-
vention.
The PRESIDENT ruled the foregoing out of
order,
Mr. SCOTT asked and obtained leave of ab-
sence for the remainder of the week.
Mr. MAYHUGH and Mr. MCCOMAS asked and
obtained leave of absence from the session of
the convention this evening.
On motion of Mr. ANNAS,
It was ordered to be entered on the journal
that Henry Baker is absent from his seat on
account of sickness.
ELECTIVE FRANCHISE, $&.
Mr. JONES, of Somerset, gave notice that at
the proper time, should he have an opportu-
nity, he would submit the following amend-
ments to the report of the committee on elec-
tive franchise:
To amend the amendment of Mr. SCOTT,
on the 434th page of the journal, by adding
at the end thereof the following :
"And that I have never in any manner,
either directly or indirectly, by word or deed,
violated any article of the constitution and
laws of the United States, or of the State of
Maryland, or of the ten commandments,
usually called 'the moral law,' as contained
in the twentieth chapter of the Book of Exo-
dus; that I have never aided, abetted, en-
couraged, or apologized for those abolition-
ists in the so-called free States, who by care-
fully prepared acts of their State legislatures,
obstructed and effectually nullified, within
such States, the constitution and laws of the
United States, in relation to the rendition of
fugitives from service to their owners, whereby
the said owners have been compelled to aban-
don their property and constitutional rights,
or risk heavy losses by enormous fines, or
their liberty by long imprisonment, or their
lives by abolition mobs; but that I have
uniformly and at all times, denounced them
not only as covenant-breakers and traitors
to their country, bat as enemies of the human
race."
To amend Mr. STIRLING'S amendment on
page 435, of journal, by striking out all after
the word "abilities," in the tenth line from
the top of said page, and insert :
"Faithfully endeavor to restore to the
Union, under the constitution of the United
States the States now calling themselves the
'Confederate States of America,' with their
constitution and laws, customs, habits and
institutions, as they existed en the first day
of December, 1860, and that I will at all
times discountenance and oppose all political
combinations having for their object the pre-
vention of such restored Union."
After the word " thereof" in the sixth line
from the top of page 435, of journal, strike |
out all to the word "States" inclusive, and
insert the following:
"But that I have faithfully supported the
constitution of the United States against all
violators of the same whether in the North-
ern or Southern States, or in any department
of the government of the United States, civil
or military."
JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT.
Mr. SMITH, of Dorchester, gave notice of
his intention at the proper time, to submit
the following amendment to the report of the
committee on the judiciary department :
Sec. 37. Strike out all after the word
" the," in the first line, and insert "commis-
sioners of the counties and Baltimore city,
shall appoint in the city of Baltimore and
the several counties, such number of justices
of the peace as the wants and interests of the
people may require; they shall certify their
appointment so made to the governor, by
whom the appointees shall be commissioned
as justices of the peace of the State of Mary-
land, for— county and city; the justices
so appointed and commissioned, shall be
conservators of the peace, shall hold their
office for two years, and shall halve such ju-
risdiction, duties and compensation, subject
to such right of appeal, as hath been hereto-
fore exercised, or shall be hereafter prescribed
by law."
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
The convention then resumed the consider-
ation of the unfinished business of yesterday,
being the report of the committee on the ex-
ecutive department, which was on its second
reading.
DUTIES OF THE GOVERNOR.
The following sections were severally read
and passed without any amendment being
offered thereto:
"Sec. 14. In case of any vacancy during
the recess of the senate, in any office which
the governor has power to fill, be shall ap-
point some suitable person to said office,
whose commission shall continue in force
till the end of the next session of the legisla-
ture, or till some other person is appointed
to the same office, whichever shall first occur,
and the nomination of the person 'thus ap-
pointed during the recess, or of some other
person in his place, shall be made to the
senate, within thirty days after the next
meeting of the legislature.
"Sec. 15. No person, after being rejected
by the senate, shall be again nominated for
the same office, at the same session, unless at
the request of the senate; or be appointed to
the same office during the recess of the legis-
lature.
"Sec. 16, All civil officers appointed by
the governor and senate, shall be nominated
to the sonata within fifty days from the |
