of Worcester, Sneary, Stirling, Stockbridge,
Swope, Sykes, Thomas, Todd, Valliant,
Wickard, Wooden—48.
Nays—Messrs. Billingsley, Blackiston,
Bond, Brown Chambers, Clarke, Crawford,
Davis, of Charles, Dent, Duvall, Hollyday,
Horsey, Johnson, Lansdale, Lee, Marbury,
Parran, Peter, Smith, of Dorchester, Wil-
mer—20.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE,
Mr. PUGH asked and obtained leave of ab-.
sense until to-morrow.
Mr. HOPPER asked and obtained leave of
absence until Friday next.
Mr. WICKARD asked and obtained leave of
absence until to-morrow morning,
Mr. BLACKISTON asked and obtained leave of
absence until to-morrow,
Mr. NEGLEY asked and obtained leave of
absence for to-morrow, on account of im-
portant business.
On motion of Mr. DAVIS, of Charles,
The convention then took a recess until
half-past three o'clock, P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention met at half-past 3 o'clock,
P.M.
The roll was called, and the following mem-
bers answered to their names :
Messrs, Goldsborough, President; Abbott,
Annan, Audoun, Baker, Barron, Brooks,
Brown, Carter, Chambers, Cunningham,
Cushing, Daniel, Davis, of Charles, Davis, of
Washington, Dellinger, Dent, Duvall, Earle,
Ecker, Farrow, Galloway, Greene, Hatch,
Hebb, Hoffman, Hollyday, Hopkins, Horsey,
Keefer, Kennard, King, Lansdale, Lee, Mar-
key, McComas, Morgan, Mullikin, Negley,
Nyman, Parker, Parran, Purnell, Ridgely,
Russell, Sands, Schlosser, Scott, Smith, of
Carroll, Smith, of Worcester, Sneary, Stir-
ling, Stockbridge, Swope, Sykes, Thomas,
Todd, Turner, Valliant, Wickard, Wilmer,
Wooden—62,
STATE'S ATTORNEYS.
On motion of Mr. STOCKBRIDGE,
The report of the committee on State's at-
torneys was taken up, read the third time
and passed by yeas and nays—yeas 48, nays
4—as follows ;
Yeas—Messrs. Goldsborough, President;
Abbott, Annan, Audoun, Baker, Barron,
Brooks, Carter, Chambers, Cunningham,
Cushing, Daniel, Davis, of Washington, Del-
linger; Dent, Duvall, Ecker, Farrow, Gallo-
way, Greene, Hatch, Hebb, Hopkins, Ken-
nard, Markey, McComas, Morgan, Mullikin,
Negley, Parker, Purnell, Ridgely, Russell,
Sands, Schlosser, Scott, Smith, of Carroll,
Smith, of Worcester, Sneary, Stirling, Stock-
bridge. Swope, Sykes, Thomas, Todd, Val-
liant Wickard, Wooden—48. |
Nays—Messrs. Brown, Hollyday, Horsey,
Lee—4.
MILITIA,
On motion of Mr. STOCKBRIDGE,
The report of the committee on the militia
and military affairs was taken lip, read the
third time, and passed by yeas and nays as
follows:
Yeas—Messrs. Goldsborough, President;
Abbott, Annan, Audoun, Baker) Barron,
Brooks, Brown, Carter, Chambers, Cunning-
ham, Cushing, Daniel, Davis, of Washington,
Dellinger, Ecker, Farrow, Galloway, Greene,
Hatch, Hebb, Hollyday, Kennard, Markey,
McComas, Mullikin, Negley, Parker, Purnell,
Ridgely, Russell, Sands, Schlosser, Scott,
Smith, of Worcester, Sneary, Stirling, Stock-
bridge, Swope, Sykes, Thomas, Todd, Val-
liant, Wooden—44.
Nays—Messrs. Dent, Duvall, Horsey, Lee,
Marbury, Morgan, Turner, Wickard—8.
PARCHMENT COPIES OF THE CONSTITUTION.
On motion of Mr. RIDGELY,
Ordered, That four copies of the constitu-
tion when finally adopted by the convention,
be copied on parchment or detached sheets of
bill paper, that the same be subscribed by
the president and members of the convention,
attested by the Secretary, and that one copy
thereof be deposited with the executive, one
copy with the clerk of the court of appeals,
one copy with the comptroller, and one copy
with the librarian,
THE SCHEDULE.
Mr. DANIEL moved that the convention
proceed to the consideration of the report of
the committee on the schedule, on its second
reading.
Mr. CHAMBERS. I hope not. I hope that
will be postponed until the morning session,
when the house is full. That report contains
provisions which are most mischievous; but
1 forbear to characterize them. I ask the
house to postpone the report until the house
is full.
Mr. DENT. I wish to say a word or two
in opposition to taking up this report at this
time. The house is very thin; and 'the re-
port contains provisions which certainly re-
quire close examination and scrutiny. 1
think it will be unfair to the minority, and 1
trust there is no disposition to deal unfairly
with the minority by taking up that report
at this time. Perhaps we can find something
with which we can proceed more in harmony
than we can with the schedule as reported.
I have read the schedule, and I cannot ex-
press in words the feelings that it stirred up
on reading it, the surprise that it engendered.
1 trust that it will be left for a later period
of the session, especially as it provides or is
intended to provide for the submission of our
work to the people of the State. There are |
