Pugh, Schley, Schlosser, Stirling, Wood-
en—18.
Nays—Messrs. Goldsborough, President;
Baker, Belt, Berry, of Baltimore county,
Bond, Brown, Carter, Chambers, Crawford,
Cunningham, Dail, Daniel, Davis, of Charles,
Dent, Duvall, Farrow, Gale, Galloway, Hen-
kle, Hodson, Hoffman, Hollyday, Hopper,
Horsey, Jones, of Cecil, Jones, of Somerset,
King, Lansdale, Larsh, Lee, Marbury, Mar-
key, Mayhugh, McComas, Mitchell, Miller,
Morgan, Mullikin, Murray, Negley, Nyman,
Parker, Peter, Purnell, Ridgely, Russell,
Smith, of Dorchester, Stockbridge, Swope.
Sykes, Todd, Turner, Valliant, Wickard,
Wilmer—55.
Accordingly the motion to lay on the ta-
ble was not agreed to.
Mr. BERRY, of Baltimore county, moved the
previous question, which was seconded, and
the main question ordered.
The first question was upon the substitute
offered by Mr. BERRY, of Baltimore county.
Upon this question Mr. STIRLING called for
the yeas and nays, which were ordered.
The question was then taken, by yeas and
nays, and resulted—yeas 49, nays 24—as fol-
lows :
Yeas—Messrs. Goldsborough, President ;
Baker, Belt, Berry, of Baltimore county, Bond,
Brown, Carter, Chambers, Crawford, Dail,
Daniel, Davis, of Charles, Dellinger, Duvall,
Farrow, Gale, Galloway, Henkle, Hodson,
Hoffman, Hollyday, Hopper, Horsey, Jones,
of Cecil, Jones, of Somerset, King, Lansdale,
Larsh, Lee, Markey, Mayhugh, McComas,
Mitchell, Miller, Morgan, Mullikin, Murray,
Parker, Peter, Purnell, Ridgely, Russell,
Smith, of Dorchester, Swope, Sykes, Todd,
Turner, Valliant, Wilmer—49.
Nays—Abbott, Annan, Audoun, Barron,
Brooks, Cunningham, Cushing, Dent, Ecker,
Greene, Harwood, Hatch, Hebb, Keefer, Ken-
nard, Marbury, Negley, Pugh, Schley, Schlos-
ser, Stirling, Stockbridge, Thomas, Wickard,
Wooden—24.
The substitute was accordingly adopted.
Pending the calling of the yeas and nays,
the following explanations were made by
members as their names were called :
Mr. BROOKS. I shall vote against this pro-
position for this reason: when the offer was
tendered by the general government, some of
our representatives in congress, said that they
looked upon it as an insult to the State, and
that they spit upon it. That is one reason.
Another reason is this: I never will by any
vote of mine acknowledge the right of prop-
erty in man. I therefore vote " no."
Mr. NEGLEY. If this resolution had been
made broad enough to cover the losses which
our people in western Maryland have sustain-
ed by reason of rebel invasions, I would have
voted for it. But I never will vote for any
resolution which looks to only one species of
property, that has reference to but one kind |
of loss, and that kind of loss being very ques-
tionable, namely, that of the negro. I never
will vote for any resolution that looks to
nothing else but property in the negro, and
that does not cover losses we have sustained
in property, about the right to which there
is no question. I vote "no."
Mr. PUGH. There are one or two reasons,
probably more, why I cannot vote for this»
proposition. In the first place, under the op-
eration of the previous question—there has
been some trouble heretofore about tire pre-
vious question; but this is the most remark-
able instance of the application of the pre-
vious question that has come under my ob-
servation. Under the operation of the pre-
vious question, I had no opportunity, nor had
any other member, to offer an amendment to
this proposition, when it is well known to ev-
erybody in this convention that there is noth-
ing so liable to be misunderstood as the word
"loyal" in this State, unless properly ex-
plained. It has never been used at any time
by this convention without a full explanation
accompanying it. We little know, from the
terms of this resolution, who will receive this
compensation if any is granted. There are
people in this State who will apply for it,
whom I know and you know very well to be
not loyal, I wanted some definition of the
term. As the resolution does not contain
that, I vote " no,"
Mr. STIRLING. I desire to say that while it
is very well known that I was very anxious,
when this question was first discussed before
congress, that this relief should be granted in
anticipation of emancipation, yet I cannot
vote for this resolution, because I know it i»
keeping before the people of the State a mere
delusion; and holding out expectations which
cannot and will not be realized. And as 1
regard it as extremely unfortunate that any
such course should now be pursued, which
will result in no practical good, and can only
tend to deceive the people, I shall vote "no."
Mr. STOCKBRIDGE. I am always opposed to
this sending of committees on errands like
this. For that reason, if there were no other,
1 should vote against this proposition. So
far as my observation extends, such confer-
ences always result in misunderstandings.—
We have reports of the recollections of various
parties; not written statements of what pass-
ed, reduced to writing beforehand in the form
of address and reply. I shall therefore vote
against this and all such propositions to send
committees on any such errands. If it had
been a proposition to communicate in writing
the sense of this convention, it would have
been a very different thing. I vote " no."
Mr. VALLIANT. I dislike very much to trouble
the convention with any explanation of
my vote. But justice to myself, I think, de-
mands it on this occasion. I do not desire
that my vote in favor of this proposition
should be construed as anything like a recog- |
