come before us during our entire session. I
trust that while this subject is under consid-
eration we will continue on from day to day,
with only an adjournment from one day to
the next. I therefore hope that when we ad-
journ to-day it will be to meet again to-
morrow.
Mr. RIDGELY. To-morrow will be Satur-
day. Many members here desire to spend the
Sabbath at home, and consequently there is
generally a very slim attendance here on
Saturdays. And in view of the fact that
the gentleman from Baltimore city, (Mr.
Stockbridge,) has named—that the subject
under consideration is a very important one,
it appears to me we ought to consider it in a
full house.
Mr. NEGLEY. I hope this motion will not
prevail. As has been very properly said by
the gentleman from Baltimore city, (Mr.
Stockbridge,) we have Just commenced the
discussion of one of the most important sub-
jects to be acted upon by this Convention.
And shall we thus suddenly, and without
any sufficient cause, cut short this discus-
sion, and scatter the members' of this House
over the State? If we adjourn over to-mor-
row, there are many members who live at
considerable distance from here, may be
tempted to go home, and they will not get
back here before Tuesday. Besides that,
there is a disposition among the members of
this house engaged in agricultural pursuits,
to have a vacation, if possible, during the
harvest time. We have, therefore, no time
to lose in the discussion and disposition of
this matter. Let us go on, and peradventure
we can finish it next week. And if we do
get through, and the gentleman from Balti-
more county, (Mr. Ridgely,) submits a mo-
tion next Friday to adjourn, I will support
it. But let us keep on now, and do this
work, if possible.
Mr. ECKER called for the yeas and nays,
and they were ordered.
The question was then taken by yeas and
nays, and resulted yeas 39, nays 38, as follows :
Yeas— Messrs. Belt, Berry, of P. George's,
Blackiston, Bond, Briscoe, Brown, Chambers,
Clarke, Crawford, Dail, Davis, of Charles,
Dennis, Duvall, Edelen, Gale, Hatch, Henkle,
Hollyday, Hopkins, Horsey, Jones, of Cecil,
Jones, of Somerset, Lansdale, Larsh, Lee,
Mace, Marbury, Mitchell, Miller, Morgan,
Parran, Peter, Ridgely, Sands, Schley, Smith,
of Dorchester, Todd, Turner, Wilmer—39.
Nays—Messrs. Goldsborough, President;
Abbott, Baker, Carter, Cunningham, Cush-
ing, Davis, of Washington, Dellinger, Earle
Ecker, Farrow, Galloway, Greene, Hebb,
Hoffman, Hopper, Keefer, King, McComas,
Mullikin, Murray, Negley, Noble, Nyman,
Parker. Pugh, Purnell, Robinette, Russell,
Scott, Smith, of Worcester, Sneary, Stirling, |
Stockbridge, Sykes, Valliant, Wickard,
Wooden—38,
Pending the call of the yeas and nays, the
following explanations were made by mem-
bers as their names were called :
Mr. NOBLE. I ask to be excused from
voting. I am under the necessity of going
home to-morrow if the Convention will ex-
cuse me from attendance here, I do not,
therefore, like to vote for or against this
motion.
The Convention refused to excuse the gen-
tleman from voting; and he voted " no."
Mr. SANDS. I ask to be excused from voting
upon the same ground with my friend from
Caroline (Mr. Noble ) I have tried to be
punctual in my attendance here, but I shall
be obliged to be away to-morrow, and I do
not want to vote to keep other gentlemen
here, when I desire to be away myself.
Not excused, and voted " aye."
Mr. SCHLEY. I find myself in the same
category with the gentlemen who have asked
to be excused from voting. As the Conven-
tion has refused to excuse them from voting,
I suppose they will not excuse me, I there-
fore vote " aye."
Mr. VALLIANT. I am not exactly in the
category of the gentleman from Caroline,
(Mr. Noble,) the gentleman from Howard,
(Mr. Sands,) and the gentleman from
Frederick, (Mr. Schley.) I do not know
whether I shall be here to-morrow or not.
If I am not under medical treatment, I shall
be here to-morrow; if I am, then I shall not
be here. I do not think, however, that the
Convention ought to adjourn over whether I
am here or not; I therefore vote " no."
The PRESIDENT directed the Secretary to
read the 25th rule, as follows :
" No member shall absent himself from the
service of the Convention unless be have
leave, or be sick, or unable to attend.
The motion that when the Convention ad-
journ to-day it be until Monday next at 12,
M., was accordingly adopted.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.
Mr. PETER. I have received a letter from
my family, stating that some of them are
sick. If they are well enough I will return
on Monday or Tuesday, But if I shall go
home I should like to remain with my family
until they are better. I therefore ask leave
of absence until Thursday next, promising to
be back sooner if I can.
Leave was accordingly granted.
Mr. TODD. I received a. letter this morn-
ing requiring my presence at home as soon
as lean get there. I therefore ask leave of
absence until Thursday next,
Leave was accordingly granted.
On motion of Mr. KING—
The Convention then adjourned. |
