world. [Applause.] Instead of which we
are seriously debating whether the State of
Maryland is greater or less than the United
States. [Great applause and laughter.]
Now taking the theory of the gentlemen, if
we have actually grown so great, if we are
actually the peer of the Government of the
United States, then I humbly conceive that
no one will deny we owe that greatness to the
Government of the United States, for with-
out its protection we should ere this have
been trodden to the earth; then we must
owe a paramount allegiance to the power
that has protected us, and made us what we
are.
I have already occupied more time than I
intended, and I will now bring my remarks
to a close.
VOICES, in all parts of the house, " Go on,"
"go on."
Mr. SCOTT, No. I have but one rule, and
that is, never to speak until I think I have
something to say, and when I have said it, to
stop,
Mr. MILLER. I do not suppose any one
else desires to speak this evening. If any
one does, I will withdraw the motion I pro-
pose to make. I move this Convention now
adjourn.
The question being taken on the motion to
adjourn, it was not agreed to.
On motion of Mr. DANIEL, the further con-
sideration of the report of the Committee on
the Declaration of Rights was postponed until
to-morrow.
Mr. DANIEL, Now, in order not to lose
the remainder of the afternoon session, I
move to take up the report of the Committee
on the Elective Franchise. [Cries of "No,"
"No."] Well, I will move that we take
up the report of the Committee on Future
Amendments to the Constitution.
The question being taken, the motion was
not agreed to.
On motion of Mr. TODD,
The Convention then adjourned.
THIRTY FOURTH DAY.
THURSDAY, June 16,1864.
The Convention met at 10 o'clock A. M.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. McNemar.
The roll was called, and the following
members answered to their names :
Messrs. Goldsborough, President; Abbott,
Annan, Baker, Barron, Berry, of Prince
George's, Billingsley, Blackiston, Bond, Bris-
coe, Brooks, Brown, Chambers, Clarke, Craw-
ford, Cunningham, Cushing, Dail, Daniel,
Davis, of Charles, Davis, of Washington,
Dellinger, Dennis, Duvall, Earle, Ecker, Ede-
len, Farrow, Gale, Galloway, Greene, Har-
wood, Hatch, Hebb, Henkle, Hodson, Hoff-
man, Hollyday, Hopkins, Hopper, Horsey,
Jones, of Cecil, Jones, of Somerset, Keefer, |
Kennard, King, Lansdale, Larsh, Lee, Mace,
Marbury, Markey, McComas, Mitchell, Miller,
Morgan, Mullikin, Murray, Negley, Noble,
Nyman, Parker, Parran, Peter, Pugh, Pur-
nell, Ridgely, Robinette, Russell, Sands,
Schley, Scott, Smith, of Carroll, Smith, of
Dorchester, Smith, of Worcester, Sneary,
Stirling, Stockbridge, Swope, Sykes, Thomas,
Todd, Turner, Valliant, Wickard, Wilmer,
Wooden—87.
The journal of yesterday was read and ap-
proved.
On motion of Mr. GREENE,
It was ordered to be entered on the journal,
that George A. Thruston is absent from his
seat in consequence of domestic affliction.
AFTERNOON SESSIONS.
Mr. WICKARD moved to reconsider the vote
by which the Convention determined on Mon-
day last to hold two sessions daily until the
close of the debate on the report of the Com-
mittee on the Bill of Rights.
Upon this question Mr. STIRLING called for
the yeas and nays, which were ordered.
The question being then taken, by yeas and
nays, upon the motion to reconsider, it re-
sulted—yeas 55, nays 30—as follows :
Yeas—Messrs. Barron, Berry, of Prince
George's, Billingsley, Blackiston, Bond, Bris-
coe, Brooks, Brown, Chambers; Clarke, Craw-
ford, Cunningham, Dail, Daniel, Davis, of
Charles, Dennis, Duvall, Earle, Edelen, Gale,
Hatch, Henkle, Hollyday, Hopkins, Hopper,
Horsey, Jones, of Cecil, Jones, of Somerset,
Kennard, Lansdale, Larsh, Lee, Mace, Mar-
bury, Markey, Mitchell, Miller, Morgan, Mur-
ray, Nyman, Parran, Peter, Purnell, Ridgely,
Smith, of Carroll, Smith, of Dorchester, Smith,
of Worcester, Stockbridge, Swope, Sykes,
Thomas, Turner, Valliant, Wickard, Wilmer,
Wooden—55.
Nays—Messrs. Goldsborough, President;
Abbolt, Annan, Baker, Cushing, Davis, of
Washington, Dellinger, Ecker, Farrow, Gal-
loway, Greene, Hebb, Hoffman, Keefer, King,
McComas, Mullikin, Negley, Noble, Parker,
Pugh, Robinette, Russell, Sands, Schley,
Scott, Sneary, Stirling, Todd—30.
The motion to reconsider was accordingly
agreed to.
Mr. CHAMBERS, when his name was called,
said: I desire to explain my vote, I shall
vote for this reconsideration because I do not
I think with the present arrangement it will be
practicable for the Committee on the Judiciary
to arrange its business for weeks to come.
We have made the experiment, and unless we
can have either the morning or the afternoon
we cannot conclude our business. I am cer-
tain the chairman of the' committee will sus-
tain me in this assertion, I vote "aye,"
with a view to rescind the order requiring af-
ternoon sessions,
Mr. STOCKBRIDGE said, when his name was
called: I concur in the statement made by the |
