Mr. AUDOUN. The gentleman from Balti-
more county (Mr. King,) a member of the
committee, has stated to the house that it is
utterly impossible for them to get through
their work. We have that information from
the committee, and I think we ought now to
be ready to act on the question,
Mr. GREENE. What shall we pain by ad-
journing over to-morrow and Monday? is it
the intention to have the committee sit during
the recess? If not, what shall we gain by this
adjournment?
The PRESIDENT. The chairman of the com-
mittee (Mr. Earle, ) who has been sent for by
the chair, is now present, and. will please to
inform the convention how far the committee
have progressed in the revision of these re-
ports.
Mr. ABBOTT. Will the gentleman also
please to inform us whether another com-
mittee could aid them in this work?
Mr. EARLE (chairman of the committee on
revision) said: We have several of the ar-
ticles yet to act upon. The judiciary article
only came into our hands this afternoon,
We have not commenced that. The schedule
also came to us to-day.
The PRESIDENT. Is there any probability
that the committee will be able to get through
by to-morrow ?
Mr. EARLE. It would require very hard
world to get through by to-morrow night;
and I do not believe it would be possible for
the work to be entirely finished and the con-
stitution copied off and read here to-morrow.
The PRESIDENT. Would extra clerical
force be of assistance?
Mr EARLE, I do not think that extra
clerical force would accomplish it. Appoint-
ing one or two more committees to take up
different articles might accomplish it,
Mr. HEBB. Is there any work tor the com-
mittee clerks to-morrow, unless the conven-
tion remain here to act upon the reports?
Mr. EARLE. They have now the articles
passed upon to-day. I think most of them
have been copied. Unless other articles are
acted upon, or unless the clerks go on and
copy it just us we give it to them, without
waiting for the action of the convention, they
would not be employed.
The PRESIDENT. All the reports have been
sent to the committee, excepting the report of
the committee on usury, a very short report
not yet acted upon by the convention.
Mr. MILLER called for the previous ques-
tion; and it was sustained.
Mr. PURNELL (addressing Mr. Earle.) Mr.
Chairman, could you have the report ready by
12 o'clock on Monday?
Mr. EARLE. Yes, sir; I think: we can have
all the reports ready by 12 o'clock on Mon-
day. We could review the different articles
and have them copied I think. But if the
convention is going to adjourn over, I would
greatly prefer their adjourning Until Tuesday |
I think the committee could do their work
more satisfactorily if they could have that
time.
The question being stated upon the amend-
ment submitted by Mr. NEGLEY, to substitute
"Tuesday" for '''Monday."
Mr. HEBB demanded the yeas and nays, and
they were ordered.
The question being taken the result was—
yeas 31, nays 33—as .follows:
Yeas—Messrs. Audoun, Brooks, Brown,
Carter, Chambers, Dellinger, Dent, Duvall,
Earle, Ecker, Galloway, Hatch, Hoffman,
Hollyday, Hopper, Horsey, Jones, of Cecil,
Kennard, King, Larsh, Lee, McComas, Mitch-
ell, Miller, Negley, Parker, Parran, Ridgely,
Sneary, Sykes, Thomas—31.
Nays—Messrs. Goldsborough, President ;
Abbott, Annan, Baker, Belt, Crawford, Cun-
ningham, Cushing, Daniel, Davis, of Wash-
ington, Farrow, Greene, Hebb, Keefer, Mar-
bury, Markey, Mullikin, Murray, Nyman,
Pugh, Purnell, Russell, Sands, Schley,
Schlosser, Scott, Stirling, Stockbridge, Swope,
Todd, Valliant, Wickard, Wooden—33.
When his name was called,
Mr. HEBB said: I vote against this prop-
osition because I cannot get home. The gen-
tlemen from Baltimore city can go home.
On Tuesday morning we shall be here, and
then it will take us two days to get through
the work. I vote "no."
The amendment was accordingly rejected.
The question recurred upon the original
motion submitted by Mr. RIDGELY to adjourn
over to Monday at 12 o'clock, M.
Mr. CUSHING demanded the yeas and nays,
and they were ordered.
The question being taken, the result was—
yeas 35, nays 29—as follows :
Yeas—Messrs. Goldsborough, President ;
Audoun, Brooks, Brown, Chambers, Cun-
ningham, Davis, of Washington, Dellinger,
Dent, Duvall, Earle, Ecker, Galloway,
Hatch, Hollyday, Horsey, King, Larsh, Lee,
Markey, Mitchell, Miller, Murray, Negley,
Parker, Parran, Purnell, Ridgely, Schlosser,
Scott, Sneary, Stockbridge, Sykes, Thomas,
Todd—35.
Nays—Messrs. Abbott, Annan, Baker,
Belt, ' Carter, Crawford, Cushing, Daniel,
Farrow, Greene, Hebb, Hoffman, Hopper,
Jones, of Cecil, Keefer, Kennard, Marbury,
McComas, Mullikin, Nyman, Pugh, Russell,
Sands, Schley, Stirling, Swope, Valliant,
Wickard, Wooden—29.
The motion was accordingly agreed to.
USURY.
The convention proceeded to the considera-
tion of the report of the committee on interest
and the usury laws, which was read the third
time. as follows:
' • That the rate of interest in this State shall
not exceed six per cent. per annum, and no
higher rate shall be taken or demanded, and |
