ken, Dellinger, Nyman, Negley, Mayhugh
Davis of Washington, Sneary, Smith of Wor-
cester, Purnell, Murray—63.
The proceedings of yesterday were read.
On motion of Mr. DAVIS, of Washington
Ordered, That the Committee on the Legis-
lative Department inquire into the expediency
of creating the office of Treasurer in the sev-
eral counties of the State, and providing for
the election of the same,
Mr. HEBB submitted the following order:
Ordered, That five folded copies of the De-
bates and Proceedings of this Convention be
furnished to each member, daily.
Mr. HEBB. I supposed that the original
order adopted by the Convention embraced
the Debates, but I find that it only embraced
the Journal which we all see in the paper. It
is much more important to send the Debates
and Proceedings to our constituents, than
the mere Journal; and I therefore offer this
order.
Mr. HENKLE. I would suggest to the gen-
tleman to increase the number to ten. It is
very important that we should send these
debates to our constituents.
Mr. HEBB accepted the amendment proposed
Mr. SANDS. I would move that the order
extend back to the beginning of the session
but that I understand from the gentleman
that the order is intended to embrace the time
already past.
Mr. RIDGELY I move to amend so that
they shall be furnished "as printed " instead
of "daily." It will be impracticable to fur-
nish the Debates day by day as we receive the
Journal.
Mr. HEBB accepted this amendment also.
Mr. DANIEL. I shall not oppose this order;
but I think that if we take ten copies of the
Debates it will be unnecessary to take the
five extra copies of the Journal, and I shall
move to rescind that order.
Mr. HEBB. That will not interfere with
the adoption of this order. I think I under-
stood the President to say that he had made
a contract with the printer for the five addi-
tional copies of the Journal, but an arrange-
ment can be made hereafter, I presume, to
make a deduction if those additional copies
of the Journal are not furnished.
The PRESIDENT. There is a contract by
which the printer furnishes the five extra
copies of the Journal.
The order as modified was adopted.
THANKS TO MARYLAND SOLDIERS.
Mr. STIRLING submitted the following reso-
lution :
Resolved, That this Convention tenders
the thanks of the State to the soldiers of
Maryland in the army of General Grant, for
the gallant manner in which they have be-
haved during the recent battles, and that this
Convention expresses its deep sympathy with
the families of the slain, and for the wounded
in their sufferings; |
Which was read,
On motion of Mr. HEBB,
The rules were suspended, the resolution
read the second time, and passed—yeas 52 ;
nays 9—as follows :
Yeas—Messrs. Goldsborough, President ;
Greene, Hebb, Wickard, Robinette, Miller,
Hatch, Kennard, Stockbridge, Stirling,
Daniel, Abbott, Cushing, Thomas, Berry of
Baltimore county, Ridgely, Parker, King,
Smith of Carroll, Ecker, Swope, Wooden,
Jones of Cecil, Earle, Scott, Pugh, Todd,
Carter, Noble, Keefer, Schley, Markey, An-
nan, Baker, Cunningham, Schlosser. McCo-
mas. Hopper, Russell, Hopkins, Sands, Sykes,
Mulliken, Dellinger, Nymen ', Negley, May-
hugh, Davis of Washington, Sneary, Smith
of Worcester, Purnell, Murray—52.
Nays—Messrs. Harwood, Henkle, Mitchell,
Lansdale, Peter, Clarke, Belt, Marbury,
Horsey- 9.
Mr. HARWOOD; when Ills name was called,
asked to be excused from voting, which was
refused, and he voted—No.
Mr. HENKLE, when his name was called,
said: If the resolution were divined I should
have no hesitation in voting fur one portion
of it. That portion which expresses sympa-
thy with the suffering I should certainly vote
for; hut I am a peace man, and have been
from the beginning and consequently I must
vote—No.
Mr. CLARKE, when his name was called,
said: Before voting I have merely to say
this, that I see in this morning's American,—
I do not know whether it is true or not—that
a correspondent of the New York Times
charges upon the Maryland troops in the fight
—cowardice. If that charge be true, or until
it is settled whether it is true or not, of course
I should feel unwilling to vote for the reso-
lution of thanks, I therefore ask lo be ex-
cused from voting.
The request was refused, and he voted—No.
Mr. BELT, when his name was called, said :
I regret to see the manner in which this reso-
lution is drawn. There is no one in the land
that has deeper sympathy with the families
of the slain, or with those suffering from
wounds received in the battle-field, than I.
All those that suffer have my deep and heart-
felt sympathy; and there is no man in Mary-
land that will go further to relieve them in
every possible way. But the previous part of
the resolution returns thanks for services ren-
dered in the prosecution of the war without, any
qualification as to the principles upon which
it is now conducted. I will personally suffer
any extremity belore I will ever by word or
act in any way yield my assent, directly or
indirectly, or by implication, to what may be
considered to be an approval of that policy.
I am therefore in the unpeasant position of
voting—No
Mr. MARBURY. The gentlemen who have
spoken have so fully expressed my views, that
I will only ask to be excused. |
