member from each county and one from the
city of Baltimore."
That committee, I think, should be a com-
mittee of twenty-two; one from each county
and one from the city of Baltimore. I will
also move to add to the provision for the fifth
committee, that upon the Judiciary system of
the State, the words :
—"and said committee shall consist of
thirteen members."
The question was stated upon the first of
said amendments, that the Committee upon
Representation should consist of one member
from each county and one from the city of
Baltimore,
Mr. BELT demanded the yeas and nays,
which were ordered, and being taken, re-
sulted—yeas 33, nays 48—as follows :
Yeas—Messrs. Goldsborough, President,
Harwood, Bond, Henkle, Berry of Baltimore
county, Ridgely, King, Mace, Larsh, Smith
of Carroll, Briscoe, Turner, Parran, Todd,
Carter, Noble, Smith of Dorchester, Hodson,
Hopkins, Chambers. Hollyday, Clarke, Berry
of Prince George's, Belt, Marbury, Lee,
Brown, Wilmer, Morgan, Jones of Somerset,
Crawford, Gale, Horsey—33.
Nays—Messrs. Greene, Hebb, Thruston,
Wickard, Robinette, Hatch, Kennard, Brooks,
Stockbridge, Stirling, Barron, Daniel, Abbott,
Cushing, Audoun, Hoffman, Parker, Ecker,
Swope, Wooden, Jones of Cecil, Earle, Scott,
Pugh, Keefer, Schley, Markey, Annan, Baker,
Cunningham, Schlosser, Galloway, McComas,
Hopper, Russell, Sands, Valliant, Mullikin,
Dellinger, Nyman, Negley, Mayhugh, Davis,
Sneary, Smith of Worcester, Purnell, farrow,
Murray—48.
The amendment, therefore, was rejected.
Mr. BELT withdrew the second amendment
offered by him.
The question recurred upon the adoption of
the order as offered by Mr. Stockbridge and
accepted by Mr. Earle.
The order was adopted.
APPOINTMENT OF CHAPLAINS.
Mr. PURNELL offered the following resolu-
tion:
Resolved, That a committee of three be ap-
pointed to wait upon the reverend clergy
resident in this city, requesting them to make
an arrangement among themselves by which
one of their number alternately every day
will attend this Convention and open its
cessions by prayer.
Mr. STIRLING. I do not think it is requisite
that we should have all the clergymen in
Annapolis. I do not know who they are or
what they may be in religion or anything
else; but I do know some of them; and offer
this as a substitute ;
"Ordered, That Rev. Mr. Davenport and
Rev. Mr. Patterson be appointed Chaplain
to the Convention."
Mr. HOFFMAN I believe there are only
three clergymen here. I move to amend by |
adding the third one—Rev. Mr. Owen; and
Rev. Mr. McNamar; I believe there are four
of them.
Mr. SANDS. I think it was stated that
there were but three clergymen here; and
that the omitted name is that of Mr. Owen.
Mr. STIRLING. I have no objection to Mr.
Owen; if it stops there. I do not want it to
go any further,
Mr. SANDS. Then I will stop right there.
Mr. EARLE moved to include the name of
Rev. Mr. Clem,
Mr. DANIEL. It seems to me that if we had
adopted the first order we should have accom-
plished all we desire, and in the best manner ;
that is, to appoint a committee to wait upon
the several clergymen and ask them to arrange
it among themselves. We make invidious
distinctions the moment we undertake to
select the clergyman from one church in pre-
ference to that from another. There are two
ministers here of the Methodist Church, and
Mr. Clem, also, who I think has no appoint-
ment, and is a very worthy man. There are
two, and I understand there is some difficulty
between the churches. At any rate it would
not be right for us to make any distinction
between them. The first resolution was ex-
actly copied from the proceedings of the last
Convention, and I think that would be the
best and the fairest way tor us to adopt.
Mr. STIRLING, The proposition which I
I offer is the mode which has been pursued here
certainly at the last session of the Legislature
and with that which preceded it in these
times I am not willing to invite any man in
here unless I know who he is. I will not vote
for a resolution which invites people in here
generally. The gentlemen named in my
amendment I know, and I think three are
plenty. I included only two because I thought
two were enough; but I was willing to ac-
cept the proposition of the gentleman from
Harford so as to include this other gentleman.
Beyond that I ana not willing to go, and hope
the Convention will not.
Mr. CLARKE. I do not know what the fact
is, but I think it very probable that there
may be some colored clergymen in the city,
and I should like to know whether this em-
braces the colored clergy. To adopt, might
place us in that position
Mr. SANDS. I take this, the first occasion,
to give a direct contradiction of something
which has been said about certain classes of
people in Maryland. It is a very pood occa-
sion, and I accept it as such. in future, on
this subject of colored clergy or colored any-
body, I want it to be understood that in this
respect I am a Radical, that I am for a radical
difference between and separation of races. I
do not want any colored clergy here; and I
do not suppose any gentleman here wishes it.
Of course I take the remark us humorous, on
the part of the gentleman from Prince
George's, (Mr. Clarke.) But I take the op- |
