ties imposed upon us, that each member
should have a full opportunity to know what
has been said on all sides of questions pre-
sented for our consideration. I hope, there-
fore, that this order will be adopted; and
that means will be taken to have these printed
reports laid before us more speedily than has
been tine case heretofore.
The question being then taken upon the
order, it was adopted.
Subsequently the PRESIDENT stated to the
Convention that he had been informed by the
printer of the debates that the principal cause
of delay in the delivery of the printed sheets
of debates, was the fact that members had not
been prompt in furnishing the revising clerk,
(Mr. McGarigle,) with such corrections as they
desired to have incorporated in the permanent
edition; and the President informed members
that he should consider it their duty to pass
over to the revising clerk, on the morning af-
ter the sheets of debates had been laid upon
their desks, such corrections as they desired
to have made; and that he should instruct
the revising clerk to wait no longer than the
second day for any corrections.
ADJOURNMENT OVER.
Mr. HOFFMAN submitted the following :
Ordered, That if this Convention is resolved
to adjourn for some days, we adjourn this af-
ternoon.
The PRESIDENT. The Chair would suggest
to the gentleman from Baltimore county, (Mr.
Hoffman,) that his proposition is hardly defi-
nite enough for the Convention to act upon.
Mr. HOFFMAN. it is generally understood
that there will be an adjournment over some
two or three days of next week. if that is
the case, it seems to me that we should ad-
journ from to-day, because if the adjourn-
ment be delaved until to-morrow afternoon,
it will be impossible for those of us who re-
side in the country, to reach our homes in
time to spend Sunday there.
The PRESIDENT. If there be no objection,
the Chair will regard this order as an order
that when this Convention adjourns to-day,
it be to meet at some future day not named ;
as otherwise, the proposition might be.
one for the Convention to adjourn to-day un-
til the year 1890, or some other remote pe-
riod the Chair will consider that the first
question before the Convention is the filling
the blank, for which motions are now in or-
der.
Mr. RIDGELY. I move that the blank be
filled with the words "Monday, June 13;"
so that it will be, that when this Convention
adjourns to-day it be to meet on Monday,
June 13.
Mr. HOFFMAN I hope that will not pre-
vail; it is too long a time. I have no idea
that we ought to adjourn for so long a time.
Mr. RIDGELY. I believe it is generally un-
derstood, all around this Convention, that
there shall be a recess of some days, in view |
of great and important events about to trans-
pire, connected with the meeting of the Na-
tional and State Conventions in regard to the
nominations for the Presidency and Vice
Presidency of the United States. I confess,
however, that I am not so much influenced
by ibis consideration as I aim ley another
which more immediately affects our personal
interest and advantage as members of this
Convention. Our Register of Debates is a
long way in arrears, and as I have before remarked,
I consider it important, that that
Register should be kept up within at least
two or three days of the business of the Con-
vention, in order, therefore, to enable the
printer to get a fair start with the debates
and proceedings of this body, I propose that
we shall adjourn from to-day until Monday
week, I think that will much promote the
convenience and interests of the Convention.
Mr BERRY, of Prince George's. I hope
that the motion of the gentleman from Bal-
timore county (Mr. Ridgely) will prevail, and
that we shall adjourn this afternoon—for it is
very important that those of us who live at
some distance should have an opportunity to
return to our homes this week. if we are
detained here until to-morrow afternoon,
many of us cannot get home until next week.
I hope, therefore, for this reason, and for the
reasons assigned by the gentleman from Bal-
timore county, (Mr. Ridgely), his motion
will be adopted,
Mr. NEGLEY. I must say that I hope this
motion will not prevail. We have been here
now about five weeks, and have as yet ac-
complished absolutely nothing. Now the
sole ground or the principal ground which
has been assigned for this adjournment at
this time, is the assembling of the National
Nominating Convention in Baltimore city
next week. Now that Convention does not
meet until Wednesday of next week; it will
take them a day or two to organize, and it
will be Thursday or Friday before they get
under way. They will probably not get
through with their work before week after
next. Thus we will lose a week now, and
then when we meet again, there will be a pro-
position to adjourn over another week.
Mr. RIDGELY. If the gentleman will allow
me, I will state that he is in error in respect
to the time of meeting of the National Con-
vention. That Convention meets on Tuesday,
not Wednesday, of next week. It is the
State Convention, I understand, that meets
on Wednesday,
Mr. NEGLEY. That is a difference of one
day only. it will take that Convention a
day or two to organize. And all the objects
of an adjournment can be attained just as well
by our continuing to meet here until next
Wednesday, and then adjournment"' over the
balance of the week, as it would to adjourn
from to-day; and we would not be losing an
entire week, and one day besides. There |
