that these children were the children and
grandchildren of Harris. The judge did not
sign the petition; the prosecuting attorney
did not sign it. The jurors, and the mem-
bers of the last legislature from that county,
signed it, and it is now on file in the executive
department.
The question was upon adopting the order
of Mr. ABBOTT.
Upon this question Mr. PUGH called for the
yeas and nays, and they were ordered.
The question was then taken, by yeas and
nays, and resulted—yeas 34, nays 34—as fol-
lows :
yeas—Messrs. Goldsborough, President:
Abbott, Annan, Audoun, Baker, Barron,
Brooks, Carter, Cunningham, Cushing, Dan-
iel, Dellinger, Ecker, Farrow, Galloway,
Harwood, Hatch, Hebb, Hopper, Keefer, Ken-
nard, Markey, Mayhugh, McComas, Negley,
Pugh, Purnell, Russell, Schley, Schlosser,
Stirling, Stockbridge, Swope, Valliant—34.
Nays—Messrs, Belt, Berry, of Baltimore
county, Bond, Chambers, Crawford, Dail,
Davis, of Charles, Dent, Duvall, Gale, Hen-
kle, Hodson, Hoffman, Hollyday, Horsey,
Jones, of Cecil, Jones, of Somerset, King,
Lansdale, Larsh Lee, Marbury, Mitchell,
Miller, Morgan, Mullikin, Parker, Peter,.
Ridgely, Smith, of Dorchester, Sykes, Tur-
ner, Wilmer, Wooden—34.
The order was accordingly rejected, it be-
ing a tie vote.
COMPENSATION FOR SLAVES.
On motion of Mr. BERRY, of Baltimore
county,
The convention took from the table the fol-
lowing resolution offered by Mr. CLARKE, and
laid on the table on the 2d of June :
" Resolved, That a select committee to con-
sist of nine members, of which committee the
president of the convention shall be chair-
man, be appointed by the chair, whose duty
it shall be to confer with the President of the
United States, our senators and representa-
tives in congress, and the appropriate com-
mittees of congress, to ascertain and report
to this convention, what appropriation if any,
will be made by congress, in pursuance of
the recommendations contained in the mes-
sages of the President of the United States, of
December, 1862, and December, 1863, and the
joint resolutions of congress No. 26, approved
April 10th, 1862, to aid the State of Mary-
land in the adoption of a system of emanci-
pation, and " to be used by said State in its
discretion to compensate for the inconve-
niences, public and private, produced by such
change of system."
Mr. BERRY, of Baltimore county, had given
notice that when the resolution was again ta-
ken up for consideration, he would offer the
following substitute:
"Resolved, That a special committee, to
consist of seven members beappointed by the
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president of the convention, of which the pres-
ident shall act as chairman, whose duty it
shall be to confer with the President of the
United States, our senators and representa-
tives in congress, and the appropriate com-
mittees of congress, to ascertain what appro-
priation, if any, will be made by the federal
government in compliance with the recom-
mendations contained in the messages of the
President of the United States of March 6th
1862, and December 1st, 1862, and the joint
resolution of congress, approved April 10th,
1862, in the following words, to wit:
"That the United States ought toco-op-
erate with any State which may adopt grad-
ual abolishment of slavery, giving to such
State pecuniary aid, to be used by the State
in its discretion, to compensate for incon-
veniences, public and private, produced by
such achange of system."
Mr. BERRY, of Baltimore county. As con-
gress has adjourned, the substitute of which
1 gave notice is no longer appropriate. I there-
fore withdraw it) and offer the following as
a substitute for the original order of the gentIeman of Prince
George's (Mr. Clarke) :
"Resolved, That a special committee to
consist of seven members, be appointed by
the president of the convention, of which he
shall act as chairman, whose duty it shall be
to visit and confer with the President of the
United States, respecting an appropriation on
the part of the federal government to the State
of Mary land, in conformity to the recommenda-
tions of the messages of the President of the
United States of March 6th, 1862, and December
1st, 1862, and the joint resolution of congress,
approved April 10th, 1862, declaring "that the
United States ought to co-operate with any
State which may adopt gradual abolishment
of slavery, giving to such State pecuniary aid,
to be used by the State in its discretion, to
compensate for inconveniences, public and
private, produced by such a change of sys-
tem.
" The committee will submit to the Presi-
dent of the United States article 24th of the
declaration of rights, as adopted by this con-
vention, and respectfully askin behalf of this
body, that, upon the ratification of said 24th
(article by the people of this State, he will re-
commend to congress at its next session to
make such appropriation as will compensate
loyal owners tor the inconveniences and losses
sustained in the premises."
Mr. AUDOUN moved to lay the subject on the
table.
On this motion, Mr. BERRY, of Baltimore
county, called for the yeas and nays, which
were ordered.
The question being then taken, by yeas and
nays, it resulted—yeas 18, nays 55—as fol-
lows :
Yeas—Messrs. Abbott, Annan, Audoun,
Barron, Brooks, Cushing, Ecker, Greene,
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