The roll was called and the following mem-
bers responded;
Messrs. Goldsborough, President; Abbott
Annan, Audoun, Baker, Barron, Berry of
Baltimore county, Berry of Prince George's
Billingsley, Blackiston, Bond, Briscoe, Brown
Carter, Chambers, Crawford, Cunningham
Cushing, Daniel, Davis of Charles, Davis of
Washington, Dennis, Duvall, Earle, Edelen
Farrow, Gale, Galloway, Harwood, Hatch
Hebb, Henkle, Hodson, Hoffman, Hollyday
Hopkins, Hopper, Horsey, Jones of Cecil,
Jones of Somerset, Keefer, Kennard King
Lansdale, Lee, Marbury, Markey, Mitchell
Miller, Morgan, Mullikin, Murray. Negley,
Nyman, Parker, Parran, Pugh, Robinette,
Russell, Sands, Schley. Schlosser, Scott
Smith of Carroll, Smith of Worcester, Sneary,
Stirling, Stockbridge, Swope, Sykes, Thomas
Todd, Valliant, Wickard, Wilmer, Wooden
—76.
Mr. HEBB moved that further proceedings
under the call be dispensed with; which was
agreed to.
The question recurred upon the amendment
to the amendment.
Upon this question Mr. SANDS called for the
yeas and nays, which were ordered.
The question being then taken, by yeas
and nays, it resulted, yeas 45, nays 33, as
follows: .
Yeas—Messrs. Goldsborough, President ;
Annan, Audoun, Baker, Barron, Carter, Cun-
ningham, Cushing, Daniel, Davis of Washing-
ton, Earle, Ecker, Galloway, Hatch, Hebb,
Hopkins, Hopper. Jones of Cecil, Keefer, Ken-
nard, Markey, Mullikin, Murray, Negley,
Nyman, Pugh, Robinette, Russell. Sands
Schley, Schlosser, Scott, Smith of Carroll,
Smith of Worcester, Sneary, Stirling, Stock-
bridge, Swope, Sykes, Thomas, Todd, Val-
liant, Wickard, Wooden—45.
Nays—Messrs. Abbott, Belt, Berry of Bal-
timore county, Berry of Prince George's, Bil-
lingsley, Blackiston, Bond, Briscoe, Brown,
Chambers, Clarke, Crawford, Davis of
Charles, Dennis, Duvall, Gale, Harwood,
Henkle, Hodson, Hoffman, Hollyday, Hor-
sey, Jones of Somerset, King. Lansdale,
Larsh, Lee, Marbury, Mitchell, Miller, Mor-
gan, Parker, Wilmer—33.
"Pending the call of the yeas' and nays, the
following explanations were made by mem-
bers as their names were called.
Mr. ABBOTT. In explanation of my vote
I desire to say that I am not particularly op-
posed to anything about this amendment,
except that it is an amendment to the other
amendment. I am opposed to all amend-
ments to this article, for I want to vote upon
the naked question as it came from the com-
mittee. I therefore vote "no."
Mr. BERRY, of Baltimore county. I am
opposed to helping the amendment of the
gentleman from Prince George's (Mr. Clarke)
in any way or manner, and, therefore, I vote |
"no" on this amendment to that amend-
ment.
Mr. BERRY, of Prince George's. I shall
vote against this amendment to the amend-
ment. because I do not think it is applicable
to this declaration. of rights, because" it is in-
troducing many things which I do not think
applicable to this portion of the Constitu-
tion, I vote "no."
Mr. BILLINGSLEY. In explanation of my
vote, I would say that I do not consider the
amendment of the gentleman from Howard
(Mr. Sands) as germain to this subject. I
am not disposed to enter into the discussion
of an abstract principle, when we have a sub-
stantive proposition before us. And as the
position of every member of this house has
already been presented in our action upon
article 1 of the Declaration of Rights, which
declares: "That all government of right
originates from the people, is founded in com-
pact only, and instituted solely for the good
of the whole; and they have at all times the
inalienable right to alter, reform or abolish
their form of government in such manner as
they may deem expedient"—I vote "no"
Mr. KING. For the reasons given by gen-
tlemen who first explained their voles, I shall
vote ""no," although there is a portion of
this amendment to the Constitution which I
endorse heartily.
Mr. MILLER. I am in favor of the amend
ment offered by the gentleman from Prince
George's (Mr. Clarke) and opposed to this
proviso, proposed to be added to it by the
gentleman from Howard (Mr. Sands.) But
in recording my vote I wish to be distinctly
understood as not affirming the proposition
which this proviso negatives. I vote " no."
Mr. NEGLEY. I am in favor of the amend-
ment to the amendment, for if the amendment
of the gentleman from Prince George's (Mr.
Clarke) is to be adopted, I want this qualification
attached to it. I shall vote for the
amendment to the amendment , and shall then
vote against the original amendment, whether
it be amended or not, I vote " aye."
Mr. SCHLEY. On every proposition before
this body, the adoption or rejection of which
may be construed as directly, or by implica-
tion asserting the pretended right of secession,
I shall record my vote in opposition to that
heresy. I vote "aye."
Mr. CLARKE. I wish to state that while I
shall vote " no" on this amendment to my
amendment, I will, like the gentleman from
Frederick (Mr. Schley) always vote against
any proposition which acknowledges the right
of secession as a constitutional right, or as
any other than arevolutionary right. And I
desire further to say that, if the proposition
of the gentleman from Howard (Mr. Sands)
should be attached to the amendment I have
offered, and be incorporated into this Constitution,
and so go down to posterity, it will
be regarded as the work of children dabbling |
