it is that Mr. Wingate can come into this
convention and propose work for himself,
and afterwards get propositions offered as
substitutes for the action of a committee of
this body ?
Mr. GREENE, So far as the remarks of my
colleague (Mr. Wickard) refer to me, all I
have to say is that I do not recognize his right
to catechise me in any shape whatever as to
my action.
The question was upon agreeing to the sub-
stitute proposed by Mr. GREENE.
Upon this question Mr. THOMAS called for
the yeas and nays, which were ordered,
The question was then taken by yeas and
nays, and resulted—yeas 24, nays 32—as fol-
lows:
Yeas—Messrs. Berry, of Baltimore county,
Bond, Brown, Chambers, Crawford, Dail,
Daniel, Dent, Duvall, Greene, Hebb, Hoff-
man, Hollyday, Jones, of Somerset, Lansdale,
Lee, Mitchell, Morgan, Parran, Ridgely,
Schley, Scott, Stirling, Turner—24.
Nays—Messrs. Abbott, Annon, Audoun,
Baker, Carter, Cunningham, Cushing, Del-
linger, Farrow, Galloway, Hatch, Horsey,
Jones, of Cecil, Keefer, Kennard, King, Larsh,
Mayhugh, Mullikin, Murray, Negley, Parker,
Purnell, Russell, Schlosser, Sneary, Swope,
Thomas, Todd, Valliant, Wickard, Wood-
en—32.
The substitute was accordingly rejected.
Mr. STOCKBRIDGE, when his name was called,
said: If I understand this matter aright the
proposition of the gentleman from Allegany
(Mr. Greene) was before the convention, and
was referred to the committee on printing.—
That committee have reported a substitute for
that proposition, and we are now voting up-
on the older of the gentleman from Allegany
(Mr. Greene.)
Mr. AUDOUN. I can explain this matter so
that the gentleman can understand it exactly.
Mr. STOCKBRIDGE, Well, I will not vote.
The CHAIRMAN (Mr. Purnell.) Does the
gentleman ask to be excused from voting?
Mr. STOCKBRIDGE. I asked information from
the chair, and did not gel it.
The CHAIRMAN. The gentleman from Bal-
timore city (Mr. Audoun) being a member
of the committee, proposed to give the infor-
mation.
Mr. AUDOUN. I am perfectly willing the
chair should give it, if my colleague (Mr.
Stockbridge) refuses to receive it from the
committee on printing.
The CHAIRMAN. Does the gentleman ask to
be excused from voting ?
Mr. STOCKBRIDGE. Yes, sir; I do not un-
derstand the question.
The question was then taken upon excusing
Mr. STOCKBRIDGE from voting, and the con-
vention refused to excuse him.
Mr. STOCKBRIDGE. I will not vote in this
convention upon any measure in regard to
which I do not know how to vote. I decline |
voting, and it may be so entered upon the
journal, if any gentleman wishes.
It was accordingly ordered to be entered
upon the journal that Mr. STOCKBRIDGE refused
to vote upon the question under considera-
tion.
The question recurred upon agreeing to
the order reported by the committee on re-
porting and printing.
Mr. THOMAS. I desire to offer as an amend-
ment that portion of the order of the gentle-
man from Allegany (Mr. Greene,) which is
in relation to the distribution of these consti-
tutions.
Mr. GREENE. I have an amendment to of-
fer to define the character of the publications,
and I shall take it from the description in the
order which I offered. My only object is to
secure a handsome and well printed edition
of the constitution.
Mr. THOMAS. My amendment can come in
after that proposed by the gentleman from
Allegany (Mr. Greene) has been acted upon.
Mr. GREENE. I move to strike out all after
the words "when adopted by the people of
Maryland," and insert the following ;
"The said constitution shall contain an
elaborate index, prepared with reference to
articles and sections, and also to the page.—
The said constitution shall be printed in the
best style, (with side notes,) on fair, white
paper, with large, fair type, and well bound,
and shall contain the names of the members
of this convention, and a certificate of the
clerk of the court of appeals that it is a true
copy of the constitution passed by this con-
vention; and the cost shall not exceed two
dollars per copy."
Mr. VALLIANT. I have no objection to
that.
Mr. THOMAS. I move to amend the amend-
ment by adding to it the following :
"And the State librarian shall distribute
said copies of the constitution as follows:
" One copy to each member of the conven-
tion; to the governor, lieutenant governor,
comptroller, treasurer, attorney general, adjutant
general, superintendent of public edu-
cation, and commissioner of the land office,
each one copy; to the judges and clerks of the
circuit courts and the courts of Baltimore city,
each one copy; to the judges and the clerk of
the court of appeals, each one copy; to the
orphans' courts of the State, each one copy ;
to the State's attorneys, each one copy; to the
register of wills, each one copy; to the boards
of county commissioners, each one copy; to
the mayor of Baltimore city, one copy, and
fifty copies to the governor for distribution
among the governors of the several States.
"And the remaining copies shall be re-
tained in the State library, subject to the dis-
position of the general assembly."
Mr. GREENE. I will accept the amend-
ment. |
