early for members of this Convention to com-
mence their work, still, as long as they are
engaged in work upon our committees, I do
not see the possibility of their being in the
Convention at 10 o'clock in the morning. I
am, therefore, for the present opposed to this
Convention meeting at that hour. As soon
as the reports of committees have been sub-
mitted to the Convention I shall be in favor
of meeting at that hour, or even earlier. But
at this time I am compelled to vote " no."
Mr. THRUSTON. For lire reason assigned
by the gentleman from Baltimore city (Mr.
Stockbridge), I shall vote " no."
Mr. VALLIANT, I had at first intended to
vote "aye." But for the reason assigned by
the gentleman from Baltimore city (Mr. Stock-
bridge), I shall vote " no."
The order was accordingly adopted.
Mr. THRUSTON submitted the following :
Ordered, That the Committees on the Judi-
ciary and Legislative Departments have leave
to sit during the sessions of the Convention,
until 11 o'clock A. M, daily.
Mr. MILLER. I hope that order will not be
passed. The members composing those two
committees are the most able and important
members of this body. If we are to meet at
10 o'clock in the morning and consider the
important questions before this body, I want
those members to be present.
The question being upon the adoption of
the order, it was not agreed to.
INFORMATION FROM THE TREASURER.
Mr. CLARKE submitted the following:
Ordered, That the Treasurer be and he is
hereby requested to furnish this Convention,
at his earliest convenience, a statement show-
ing the balance in the Treasury on the 1st of
December, 1862, the balance in the Treasury
on the 1st of December, 1863, and the balance
in the Treasury on the 1st day of June, 1864.
2d. The amount of funded debt still unre-
deemed, the dates when they severally fall
due, and the amounts due at the several dates.
3d. The amount standing due to the credit
of the sinking fund on the 1st of June 1864
with a specification of the manner in which
the sinking fund is invested, and a reference'
to the laws authorizing the several invest-
ments.
4th. The amount of the sinking fund can-
celled tinder the act of 1864, chapter—,
with a specification of the evidences of in-
debtedness cancelled.
5th. The amount of funded debt still unre-
deemed on the 1st day of January, 1862.
6th. The amount of funded debt unredeem-
ed on the 1st day of June, 1864.
7th. The amount of appropriations made
by the last Legislature, with a' specification
of the amounts and objects of each appro-
priation.
8th. The amount of money paid out of the
Treasury under the acts of 1864, chapter 15,
and 1864, chapter 373. |
9th. The amount of loans, under the acts
of 1864, chapter 15, and 1864, chapter 373,
which the Treasurer has advertised to be
taken.
10th. The interest which the State has in
the various works of internal improvements,
railroads and canal companies, banks, &c.,
and the annual receipts derived from each to
the State.
Mr. SANDS. I would like, before I vote for
it, to know the object of this order,
Mr. CLARKE. I understand that when we
come to consider the report upon the legisla-
tive department, there will be submitted va-
rious propositions in reference to the power
to be given the Legislature over the sinking
fund and the debts of the State; and it will
be impossible for us to vote understandingly
without the information which this order pro-
poses to obtain, I think a proposition has
also been submitted to this Convention, in
reference to giving power to the Legislature to
dispose of such interests as the State may now
have in various public works, &c., and this in-
formation is such as we must have in order
to act understandingly upon the subjects be-
fore us. It is information which I desire to
have before I am called upon to vote upon
many questions which will come before this
body. That is the only object I have inview
in submitting this order.
The order was adopted.
DECLARATION OF RIGHTS—ALLEGIANCE.
Tire Convention then resumed the consid-
eration of the report of the Committee on the
Declaration of Rights.
The PRESIDENT. When the Convention ad-
journed on yesterday, it bad just completed
the consideration of the twenty-sixth article
of this report.
Mr. STIRLING. As the House is very full
this morning, more so than at any time be-
fore, and as the attendance for the rest of
this week will probably continue to be very
large, I propose that we go back to the arti-
cles which have been passed cover without ac-
tion. and take them up and dispose of them.
I move that we now take up the fourth arti-
cle and consider it.
Mr. BERRY, of Prince George's. I under-
stood that it was by general consent that cer-
tain articles were passed over until we had
gone through all the rest of the report of the
committee. I understood the Chair to rule
out of order the proposition of the gentleman
from Baltimore city, (Mr. Abbott,) to insert
a new article, to be called article one. I
hope we will proceed with the consideration
of this report from article twenty-six to the
end, when I presume the amendment of the
gentleman from Baltimore city (Mr. Abbott)
will be first in order.
Mr ABBOTT. The article which I proposed
to have inserted was submitted by me before
any of the articles reported by the committee
were read, and the Chair ruled that it would |
