and it will require some care to incorporate
them properly. It is better that the report as
amended should be engrossed and read in
full before this body on its final passage; it
will not take much time,
The question was then taken upon the mo-
tion to suspend the rules, and upon a divi-
sion—ayes 35, noes 28—it was not agreed to,
three-fifths not voting in the affirmative.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr. HOPKINS. It will be found by reference
to page 517 of the journal that I gave notice
that at the proper time I would submit the
following amendment to the report of the
committee on the legislative department:
" The legislature shall foster and encour-
age moral, intellectual, scientific and agri-
cultural improvement; they shall when it
may be practicable, make suitable provision
for the blind, mate and insane, and for the
organization of such institutions of learning
as the best interests of the State may de-
mand."
I would inquire what has become of that
amendment.
The PRESIDENT. The article on the legis-
lative article was passed this morning.
Mr. HEBB. I would suggest that the gen-
tleman can accomplish his purpose by refer-
ring it to the committee on revision, with in-
structions to inquire into the expediency of
inserting this in the legislative article.
The PRESIDENT. The gentleman from
Howard (Mr. Hopkins) can move to add it
to that portion of the article on the legisla-
tive department not yet acted upon, in rela-
tion to interest and usury laws.
Mr. STOCKBRIDGE. I would suggest that
the subject-matter of the proposition of the
gentleman from Howard, would come as
properly in the article on education, as the
article on the legislative department.
Mr. BROWN moved that the convention ad-
journ—not agreed to.
Mr. PURNELL moved to suspend the rules,
in order to submit a motion to reconsider
the order limiting debate.
The question being taken, the motion to
suspend the rules was not agreed to.
Mr. DELLINGER. I believe the majority of
the convention are about as tired as I am; I
therefore move that we adjourn.
The question being taken, upon a division
—ayes 35, noes 25—the motion was agreed
to.
And the convention accordingly adjourned,
EIGHTY-SIXTH DAY.
WEDNESDAY, August 31,1864.
The convention met at 9 1/2 o'clock, A. M.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Patterson.
The roll was called, and the following mem-
berg answered to their names : |
Messrs. Goldsborough, President; Abbott,
Annan, Audoun, Baker, Barron, Billingsley,
Blackiston, Bond, Briscoe, Brooks, Brown,
Carter, Chambers, Cunningham, Cushing,
Daniel, Davis, of Charles, Davis, of Wash-
ington, Dellinger, Dent, Duvall, Earle, Ecker,
Farrow, Galloway, Greene, Hatch, Hebb,
Henkle, Hodson, Hoffman, Hollyday, Hop-
kins, Hopper, Horsey, Keefer, Kennard, King,
Lansdale, Larsh, Lee, Marbury, Markey,
Mayhugh, McComas, Miller, Morgan, Mulli-
kin, Murray, Negley, Nyman, Parker, Parran,
Peter, Pugh, Purnell, Ridgely, Russell,
Sands, Schlosser, Scott, Smith,' of Carroll,
Smith, of Dorchester, Smith, of Worcester,
Sneary, Stirling, Stockbridge, Swope, Sykes,
Thomas, Todd, Turner, Valliant, Wickard,
Wooden—76.
The journal of yesterday was read and ap-
proved.
PAT OF CHAPLAINS.
Mr. HOFFMAN submitted the following
order;
Ordered, That the committee on accounts
be instructed to pay to Rev. Mr. Owen, Pat-
terson, Davenport and McNemar, one hun-
dred dollars each, for services rendered as
chaplains to this convention.
Mr. SCHLOSSER moved to strike out "one
hundred," and insert "one hundred and
fifty."
The question being taken on the motion of
Mr. SCHLOSSER, it was not agreed to.
Mr, NEGELY moved to amend so as to give
the chaplains the same per diem for each day
they officiated, that is paid to members of the
convention.
The question being taken on the amendment
of Mr. NEGLEY, it was not agreed to.
The original order was then adopted.
FORWARDING THE DEBATES TO MEMBERS.
Mr. TODD. I offer the following order :
" Ordered, That Collins Tatman, one of the
folders of this convention, shall be continued
in office until all the debates of this conven-
tion have been printed, and that he be directed
to send the same to the members of this con-
vention, and that he shall receive his per diem
while so employed."
I have only a few words to say in reference
to that order. I suppose it is unnecessary to
say that it will be necessary for this conven-
tion to make some provision by which the
debates of this body, which shall be printed
after our final adjournment, may be forward-
ed to members at their homes, and I think it
proper that Mr. Tatman, being one of the fol-
ders, should be appointed for that purpose.
It is unnecessary for me to call the atten-
tion of the convention to the manner in which
Mr. Tatman has discharged the duties of his
office, further than to say that, as far as 1
have heard, he has discharged them to the en-
tire satisfaction of this body. He has for the |
