gentleman here referred to is in precisely the
same category as the one embraced in the or-
der of the gentleman from Worcester (Mr.
Purnell.) I have nothing to say of the mer-
its of the case, but merely wish this order to
fake the same course as the others, and be
referred to the Committee on Accounts; and
if one goes down let them all go together.
Mr. MILLER. That order, iff understand
it, gives the Committee on Accounts no dis-
cretion at all. It directs payment to be
made, and all the Committee on Accounts
would have to do, if the order be referred to
them, would be to allow such paly as is usual
in such cases. I did not understand the or-
der submitted by the gentleman from Wor-
cester (Mr. Purnell) to read in that way;
but that it left it entirely to the Committee
on Accounts to enquire whether any services
had been rendered, and if so then to deter-
mine how much should be paid,
Mr. NEGLEY. I do not ask the Convention
to pass the order; I ask merely to have it re-
ferred to the Committee on Accounts for their
consideration.
The question being taken the order was
referred accordingly.
Mr. PUGH submitted the following order :
Ordered, That Harold Wingate be ap-
pointed a page to this Convention.
Mr. HEBB moved to lay the order on the
table.
The question being then taken upon the
motion to lay on the table, upon a division,
it was agreed to, ayes 38, noes 34.
On motion of Mr. BAKER, it was
Ordered, That it be entered on the Journal
that Mr. Schlosser is absent from his seat on
account of domestic affliction.
Mr. THOMAS. I would ask the unanimous
consent of the Convention to make a correc-
tion on page 87 of the Journal, in reference
to an order submitted by me on last Saturday.
The order, as adopted by the Conven-
tion on my motion, was that, the Comptroller
be requested to furnish the Convention with a
statement of the amount of stock held by the
State of Maryland in railroad securities, &c.
By enquiry since I have ascertained that the
Treasurer is the proper party to furnish that
information, I therefore ask that the Journal
be amended by striking out the word
"Comptroller" and inserting the word
" Treasurer" in its stead.
The PRESIDENT. That cannot be done ex-
cept by general consent; if objection is made
the gentleman must seek to attain his object
by a motion to reconsider.
No objection being made it was ordered
accordingly.
PER DIEM OF MEMBERS.
Mr. SCHLEY. I move the adoption of the
following order:
Ordered, That on and after the 27th day of
June-next, the per diem of the members of this
Convention shall cease and be relinquished. |
I voted on yesterday, on the yeas and nays,
in favor of laying upon the table a proposi-
tion somewhat similar to this offered by the
gentleman from Worcester (Mr. Purnell.) I
did so because I did not think the gentleman
would reach, by his proposition, the object
set forth in the preamble. I think the one I
now offer will more effectually reach the case.
There is great clamor, and very properly so,
throughout the State, at the delay in the pro-
ceedings of this body; and I believe the
adoption of this order will bring gentlemen
to the necessity of at least attending more
punctually than they do now, and thereby
tend to facilitate the deliberations of the
Convention.
Mr. THRUSTON. I shall vote for this order,
for I think it will tend to hasten the business
of the Convention. There seems to be a
great deal of dissatisfaction at the amount of
business which appears to have been done by
this Convention. I think this order will
tend to show the people that there is a pre-
vailing anxiety here to accomplish the busi-
ness of the Convention in the least possible
time necessary to do it satisfactorily, I shall,
therefore, support the order.
Mr. BARRON. I cordially endorse this or-
der. Now if gentlemen mean what they say,
this is the time for them to come up to the
scratch. Let us see if we mean what we have
so often said. I do hope this order will be
adopted. Gentlemen may now he compelled
by force of circumstances to be away; for
that they should not be punished, and I so
voted yesterday. But if we are compelled to
remain here after the time fixed in this order,
then if it is adopted we shall be here without
pay; and I will vote for it most cheerfully.
Mr. DANIEL. I rise to make the motion to
lay this whole subject on the table, for the
reason that I think if we want to accomplish
the end avowed we ought to do it directly,
and say that the Convention shall adjourn at
that time. But if there is any necessity for
our staying here over the time named, we
should receive our pay for it. I move to lay
this order on the table.
Mr. BARRON called for the yeas and nays,
which were ordered.
The question being then taken by yeas and
nays, resulted—yeas 46, nays 38, as follows :
Yeas—Messrs. Audoun, Billingsley, Black-
iston, Bond, Briscoe, Brown, Chambers,
Crawford, Cushing, Dail, Daniel, Davis of
Charles, Davis of Washington, Dennis, Ede-
len, Harwood, Hatch, Hodson, Hollyday,
Hopkins. Horsey, Johnson, Jones of Cecil,
Keefer, King, Larsh, Lee, Mace, Markey,
Mitchell, Miller, Morgan, Murray; Nyman,
Parran, Purnell, Robinette, Scott, Smith of
Carroll, Smith of Worcester, Sneary, Swope,
Sykes, Valliant, Wickard, Wilmer— 46.
Nays—Messrs. Goldsborough, President;
Abbott, Annan, Baker, Barron, Belt, Berry
of Prince George's, Carter, Clarke, Cunning- |
