Of a quorum. That is a practical difficulty
which I think members should take into con-
sideration. They should remember that they
cannot control the members of a deliberative
body.
Mr. DANIEL. They have tried in Congress
several times to adjourn over for this very ob-
ject, and have refused. If Congress, politi-
cians per se, who are more interested in this
body than we are, will not adjourn over for
it, what interest have we in it which should
induce us to adjourn over? I have heard
nothing at all upon the other side which con-
vinces me that we ought to adjourn over. On
the contrary I believe the great object of ad-
journing is that members here may have full
houses to hear speeches. While I would not
precipitate voting when members are absent,
I do not think, as no vote is to be taken to-
day, or will be taken Monday or Tuesday,
we need to adjourn over. If we come here
on those days, even if there is not a large at-
tendance, we may have a parcel of speeches
delivered, and on Thursday we have a vote.
Mr. DANIEL demanded the yeas and nays
upon the amendment to adjourn until Mon-
day, June 13th; and they were ordered.
The question being taken, the result was—
yeas 18, nays 33—as follows :
Yeas—Messrs. Abbott, Berry of Prince
George's, dark, Cunningham, Davis of
Charles, Duvall, Hodson, Horsey, Jones of
Somerset, Marbury, Markey, Miller, Morgan,
Peter, Pugh, Smith of Carroll, Thomas, Wil-
mer—18.
Nays—Messrs, Goldsborough, President;
Annan, Audoun, Baker, Cushing, Daniel,
Davis of Washington, Dellinger, Earle,
Ecker, Farrow, Hebb, Hopper, Keefer, Mc-
Comas, Mullikin, Murray, Negley, Nyman,
Parker, Russell, Schlosser, Scott, Smith of
Worcester, Sneary, Stockbridge, Swope,
Sykes, Thruston, Todd, Valliant, Wickard,
Wooden—33,
So the amendment was rejected.
Mr. DANIEL demanded the yeas and nays
on the motion to adjourn until June 9; and
they were ordered.
The question being taken, the result was—
yeas 27, nays 23—as follows ;
Yeas—Messrs. Audoun, Berry of Prince
George's, Clarke, Cushing, Davis of Charles,
Duvall, Ecker, Farrow, Hopper, Horsey,
Jones of Somerset, Marbury, Markey, Mc-
Comas, Miller, Morgan, Murray, Peter, Rus-
sell, Smith of Carroll, Smith of Worcester,
Sykes, Thomas, Thruston, Valliant, Wilmer,
Wooden—27.
Nays.—Messrs. Goldsborough, President ;
Abbott, Annan, Baker, Cunningham, Davis,
of Washington, Dellinger, Earle, Hebb, Kee-
fer, Mullikin, Negley, Nyman, Parker, Pugh
Schlosser, Scott, Sneary, Stockbridge, Swope,
Todd, Wickard—23.
When his name was called,
Mr. VALLIANT said: I am opposed to all |
adjournments for any purpose before the first
of July, or about that time, when I appre-
hend it will be absolutely necessary for this
Convention to adjourn. But I intend to vote
in the affirmative because I have a positive
assurance that there will not be a quorum
here on Monday morning. I regret to have
met assurance; but I have heard enough
members say that they shall not be here to
prevent a quorum on that day, otherwise I
should vote—no. As it is, I vote—aye.
The motion was accordingly agreed to.
ABSENTEES.
Mr. HEBB submitted the following order :
Ordered, That hereafter no member of this
Convention shall receive any per diem for
such time as he may be absent, unless such
I absence is occasioned by sickness, or by per-
mission of the Convention.
Mr. THOMAS moved that the consideration
of the order be postponed until Thursday
next.
Mr. HEBB. The only way of getting mem-
bers here is by some such order as this.
Mr. CLARKE. When the order comes up I
shall move to amend it, so that after Thurs-
day next the per diem of members shall
cease. If members want to be economical,
let them come up and adopt the proposition
of the minority.
Mr. THOMAS. I am in favor of the order
as offered; and I know there are members
absent to-day who would vote for it.
Mr. ABBOTT. Is not that the same propo-
sition which has before been voted down ?
The PRESIDENT. The other wag a resolu-
tion, and this is an order. There is a substantial
difference. A resolution must lie
over.
The motion to postpone was agreed to.
DEBATE ON ADJOURNMENT OVER.
Mr. WICKARD submitted the following or-
der :
Ordered, That no member shall address the
Convention more than once on a motion to
adjourn over; and such remarks shall not
exceed three minutes in duration.
Ruled out of order, being in contravention
of the rules already adopted for the govern-
ment of the Convention.
DECLARATION OF RIGHTS.
On motion of Mr. PUGH,
The Convention resumed the consideration
of the order of the day, being the second
reading or the Declaration of Rights. The
pending question was the motion of Mr.
Briscoe to strike oat the word " paramount"
from the 4th article which was read as fol-
lows :
Art. 4. The Constitution of the United
States and the laws made in pursuance there-
of being the supreme law of the land, every
citizen of this State owes paramount allegiance
to the Constitution and Government of the
United States, and is not bound by any law |
