was that sort of harangue that I have fre-
quently listened to from persons who have
been denominated ministers, Mr. Bates, as
has been very properly remarked by the gen-
tleman from Kent ((Mr. Chambers,) was a very
good lawyer. It may have been a very high
compliment to have connected him with the
ministry, in making the remark I did, in.
debate, I did not intend to say that Mr. Bates
was a regular licentiate, or that be had charge
of any particular church or congregation. I
merely meant to say, what I now say, that he
was a good man, I believe, and a very worthy
and acceptable member of the Methodist
church, and was in the habit of lecturing, or
exhorting) or preaching) or whatever you
may call it; I cannot discriminate. I said he
was a good "preacher-lawyer." If that
term does not suit, then I will say "exhorter;"
if not that, then I will say he was a
good " lecturer." And if that does not suit,
I do not know what to call him.
SCHEDULE.
On motion of Mr. HEBB,
The convention proceeded to consider the
report of the committee on the schedule, which
was on its third reading.
The report was then read the third time,
and passed, by yeas and nays, (under rule
forty-three,)—yeas 43, nays 18,—as follows :
Yeas—Messrs. Goldsborough, President ;
Abbott, Audoun, Baker, Barron, Brooks,
Cunningham, Cushing, Daniel, Davis, of
Washington, Dellinger, Ecker, Farrow, Gal-
loway, Greene, Hebb, Hoffman, Hopper,
Jones, of Cecil, Keefer, Kennard, King, Larsh,
. Markey, McComas, Mullikin, Negley, Nyman,
Parker, Pugh, Purnell, Ridgely, Russell,
Schley, Schlosser, Stirling, Stockbridge,
Swope, Sykes, Thomas, Todd, Wickard,
Wooden—43.
Nays—Messrs, Belt, Bond, Brown, Cham-
bers, Crawford, Davis, of Charles, Dent, Du-
vall, Hollyday, Horsey, Lansdale, Lee, Mar-
bury, Mitchell, Miller, Parran, Peter, Wil-
mer—18.
JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT.
On motion of Mr. CUSHING, the convention
then resumed the consideration of the report
of the committee on the judiciary department,
which was on its second reading.
NEGRO APPRENTICESHIP.
Mr. BARRON moved to reconsider the vote
by which section twenty-nine of the report as
amended had been adopted.
The section was as follows :
"It shall be the duty of the orphans' court
of the several counties and the city of Balti-
more to bind out, until they arrive at the age
of twenty-one years for males, and eighteen
years for females, all negroes emancipated by
the adoption of this constitution, who are
minors, incapable of supporting themselves, |
and whose parents are unable to maintain
them, subject to such regulations as are now
or may hereafter be prescribed by law; and
in all cases the preference shall be given to
their former masters, when in the judgment
of the said courts they are suitable persons to
have charge of them."
The motion to reconsider was seconded by
Messrs. FARROW and HEBB.
Mr. TODD moved a call of the house, which
was ordered.
Pending the call of the roll,
Mr. CUSHING moved that farther proceed-
ings under the call be dispensed with—which
was not agreed to.
The call of the roll was then completed,
and the following members answered to their
names:
Messrs. Goldsborough, President; Abbott,
Annan Audoun, Baker, Barron, Belt, Bond,
Brooks, Brown, Carter, Chambers, Crawford,
Cunningham, Cushing, Daniel, Davis, of
Charles, Davis, of Washington, Dellinger,
Dent, Duvall, Ecker, Farrow, Galloway,
Greene, Hatch, Hebb, Hoffman, Hollyday,
Hopper, Horsey, Jones, of Cecil, Keefer, Ken-
nard, Lansdale, Larsh, Lee, Marbury, Mar-
key, McComas, Mitchell, Miller, Mullikin,
Negley, Parker, Parran, Peter, Pugh, Pur-
nell, Ridgely, Russell, Schley, Schlosser,
Smith, of Dorchester, Stirling, Stockbridge,
Swope, Sykes, Thomas, Wickard, Wilmer,
Wooden—63.
On motion of Mr. KENNARD,
Further proceedings under the call were dis-
pensed with.
The question was upon the motion to recon-
sider.
Mr. BARRON. I find upon referring to the
journal, that I was not present when this
twenty-ninth section was adopted. I sup-
pose, therefore, that it is not competent for
me to move a reconsideration of that section.
Mr. FARROW renewed the motion to recon-
sider, which was seconded by Messrs. HEBB
and GREEKS.
Mr. MARKEY moved that the convention
now take a recess; not agreed to.
ADJOURNMENT TILL MONDAY.
Mr. DELLINGER moved that when the con-
vention adjourn, it stand adjourned till Mon-
day next at twelve o'clock, M.
Mr. ECKER. I have been among the number
of those who have been as steady in their at-
tendance here, as any member of this conven-
tion, with the exception perhaps of the presi-
dent. But for the last hour I really have not
been able to comprehend or understand one
particle of what has been going on here.
And if that manner of proceeding is to be
carried on until we adjourn, I am inclined to
think we shall be in the predicament which
my honorable friend from Kent (Mr. Cham-
bers) says they got into in the last conven-
tion; that we will have something in the |
