Mr. MILLER. As I understand it, the plates
that are not changed will be used in pub-
lishing the 'new edition.
Mr. STIRLING. The Slightest change may
change the whole thing. You cannot tell
how many plates you could keep.
Mr. SCHLEY. The change of one section
might throw out many pages.
The amendment was rejected.
Section 16 was read as follows :
"Section 16 Any bill may originate in either
House of the General Assembly, and be al-
tered. amended or rejected by the other; but
no bill shall originate in either House during
the last three days of the session, or become
a law, until it be read on three different days
of the session in each House, unless three-
fourths of the members of the House, where
such bill is pending, shall so determine. "
Mr. CHAMBERS moved to amend by striking
out "three" and inserting "ten," so as to
read—" no bill shall originate in either House
during the last ten days of the session."
Mr. MILLER. I would like to inquire how
this section will now accord with section 6,
adopted yesterday. I think that section al-
lows the legislature to sit as long as the pub-
lic interest may require it. How then can
we make a provision that no bill shall origi-
nate within the last three days or the last ten
days of the session? All that will be neces-
sary to introduce new matter will be to post-
pone the day of adjournment. So this is no
check upon the Legislature in fixing any time
whatever.
Mr. CHAMBERS. The difficulty is remedied
in this way. The effect will be that the
Legislature must, ten days before they adjourn,
resolve so to do. They never adjourn with-
out a joint resolution to that effect, and they
have only to pass that resolution at least ten
days before the final adjournment. On the
1st day of March, tor instance, they determine
that they will adjourn on the 15th. I do not
see that the objection is a serious one at all.
The amendment was agreed to.
Mr. SCOTT moved to amend by inserting
after the word other, at the end of the first
clause, the following:
"But public general laws shall always
have precedence over local laws», and the lat-
ter shall have precedence over private bills."
Mr. SCOTT said: I offer that amendment to
avoid the difficulty so forcibly portrayed by
gentlemen as occurring in the latter part of
the session, when the public business is
crowded out by the greater importunity of
private business, and the more active agents
who press forward private claims, What-
ever motives there may be to act hastily, they
will be obliged to push forward the public
business in order to be able to get at the local
laws or the private bills.
The question being put, no quorum voted.
On motion of Mr. CHAMBERS,
The Convention adjourned. |
FORTY-FIFTH DAY.
MONDAY, July 11,1864.
The Convention met at 10 o'clock, A. M.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Owen.
The roll was called, and the following mem-
bers answered to their names:
Messrs. Goldsborough, President; Abbott,
Annan, Baker, Brown, Chambers, Clarke,
Davis, of Washington, Dellinger, Dent, Earle,
Ecker, Edelen, Galloway, Hebb, Hoffman,
Hollyday, Hopkins, Ring, Mitchell, Mullikin,
Murray, Pugh, Purnell, Russell, Scott,
Sykes, Thomas, Todd, Wickard, Wooden—
31.
Mr. PURNELL. It seems that there are not
a sufficient number of members to constitute
a quorum in the city. It is very evident as
affairs now stand that we shall not have more
than we have already; and I therefore move
that the Convention adjourn.
The Convention adjourned.
FORTY-SIXTH DAY.
TUESDAY, July 12,1864.
The Convention met at 10 o'clock, A. M.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Patterson.
The roll was called, and the following
members answered to their names :
Messrs. Goldsborough, President; Abbott,
Annan, Blackiston, Briscoe, Brown, Cham-
bers, Clarke, Cunningham, Davis, of Wash-
ington, Dellinger, Dent, Earle, Edelen, Gallo-
way, Harwood, Henkle, Hollyday, Hopkins,
Jones, of Cecil, Markey, Mitchell, Mullikin,
Murray, Parran, Purnell, Russell, Scott,
Sykes, Todd—39.
There being no quorum present—
On motion of Mr. TODD,
The Convention adjourned.
FORTY-SEVENTH DAY.
WEDNESDAY, July 13,1864.
The Convention met at 10 o'clock, A. M.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Owen.
The roll was called, and the following
members answered to their names:
Messrs. Goldsborough, President Briscoe,
Brown, Dent, Earle, Harwood, Hopkins,
Scott—8.
There being no quorum present,
On motion of Mr. SCOTT,
The Convention adjourned.
FORTY-EIGHTH DAY.
THURSDAY, July 14,1864.
The Convention met at 10 o'clock, A. M.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Patterson.
The roll was called, and the following mem-
bers answered to their names : |
