On motion of Mr. PUGH,
It was ordered to be entered on the Journal
that had Mr. Pugh, of Cecil, been present on
Friday, June 24th, he would have voted
against the amendment of Mr. Brown to the
23d Article of the Bill of Rights, and in favor
of the adoption of the Article as reported by
the Committee.
On motion of Mr. TODD,
It was ordered to be entered on the Journal
that had Mr. Todd been present on Friday.
June 24th, he would have voted against the
amendment of Mr. Brown, to the 23d Article
of the Bill of Rights, and in favor of the
adoption of the Article as reported by the
Committee.
On motion of Mr. NOBLE,
It was ordered to be entered on the Journal
that had Mr. Noble been present on Friday,
June 24th, he would have voted against the
amendment offered by Mr. Brown, to the
23d Article of the Bill of Rights, and in favor
of the Article as reported by the Committee.
On motion of Mr. AUDOUN, it was
Ordered, that the Committee on the Judi-
ciary be and they are hereby requested to
inquire into the expediency of empowering
the several Orphans' Courts of this State to
authorize guardians and administrators to
lease vacant lots belonging to deceased per-
sons' estates and wards.
On motion of Mr. MILLER, it was
Ordered, that the Committee on the Judi-
ciary be instructed to inquire into the expe-
diency of inserting a provision in the Consti-
tution requiring every case in the Court of
Appeals to be decided by said court within
three months after the same has been argued
or submitted for decision,
Mr. MILLER submitted the following order:
Ordered, that the Committee on Elections
be instructed to inquire and report whether
under the provision of the Convention Bill
requiring the qualifications for a seat in this
Convention to be the same as those required
for a seat in the House of Delegates, or any
other provision of said act, any person hold-
ing any civil or military office under the
United States, or any minister or preacher of
the gospel, or any person holding any civil
office of profit or trust under this State, ex-
cept justices of the peace and senators or
delegates in the present Legislature, is enti-
tled to a seat in this body.
Mr. STIRLING moved to lay the order upon
the table.
Upon that question Mr. MILLER called for
the yeas and nays, which were ordered.
The question being then taken by yeas
and nays, it resulted—yeas 41, nays 16—as
follows;
Yeas—Messrs. Goldsborough, President;
Abbott, Annan, Baker, Brooks, Carter, Cun-
ningham, Gushing, Daniel, Davis, of Wash-
ington, Earle, Ecker, Galloway, Hatch,
Hebb, Hopkins, Hopper, Jones, of Cecil, |
Keefer, Larsh, McComas, Mullikin, Murray,
Noble, Nyman, Pugh, Purnell, Ridgely, Rus-
sell, Sands, Schley, Schlosser, Scott, Smith,
of Carroll, Sneary, Stirling, Stockbridge,
Swope, Sykes, Wickard, Wooden—41,
Nays—Messrs. Audoun, Belt, Bond Briscoe,
Brown, Chambers, Clarke, Dent, Edelen,
Hollyday, Lansdale, Miller, Morgan, Parker,
Peter, Thomas—16.
The following explanations were made by
members as their names were called :
Mr. MILLER. I wish to say that I did not
offer this order as a partisan measure at all,
because it reaches members upon both sides
of this body. The Convention Bill, accord-
ing to my judgment, is very clear in its pro-
visions that the classes of persona I have de-
signated in my order, are not entitled to
seats in this body. There is a clause in the
Convention Bill, however, which makes that
construction liable to a doubt. I merely
wish the Committee on Elections to examine
and report to this body whether such mem-
bers were entitled to seats here, and what
the powers of this body were. I offered the
order for no partisan purpose, but merely to
call the attention of the Committee on Elec-
tions to the subject, and have them report, so
that it may be decided by what part of the
Convention Bill this body is bound. I there-
fore vote "no."
Mr. SANDS. Being one of that unfortunate
class of people who happen to hold office
under the Constitution of Maryland, I ask to
be excused from voting. I will only say that
if I had had any doubt about my right to
hold a seat here, I would not rest satisfied
until that doubt was settled.
The Convention refused to excuse the mem-
ber from voting, and be voted "aye."
Mr. STIRLING, I moved to lay this order '
on the table for tire reason that if it were
adopted, so far as determining the question of
eligibility to a seat here, it can result only in
nothing or in breaking up this Convention.
I am therefore opposed to halving this subject
inquired into in any shape or form. I vote
"aye."
Mr. TODD. Regarding the order of the
gentleman from Anne Arundel (Mr. Miller)
as especially complimentary to myself, mo-
tives of modesty induce me to ask to be ex-
cused from voting.
The member was accordingly excused.
The motion to lay the order on the table
was accordingly adopted.
LIMITATION OF SPEECHES.
Mr. ABBOTT submitted the following :
Ordered, That the time allowed each mem-
ber for dehate on any question before the
Convention be limited to fifteen minutes;
that no extension of time be granted except
by a vote of two-thirds of the members pres-
ent.
Mr. THOMAS. I am opposed to the adop-
tion of that order. I take it that gentlemen |
