again. There are but few questions remain-
ing, it seems to me, that can occupy much
time in debate. One of them is the question
of representation, which is a most important
one to all parts of the State, especially to the
smaller counties, and the limiting the debate
within the time suggested is equivalent to
cutting off all debate upon that important
question.
Mr. STIRLING. That order has been dis-
posed of. The order now under consideration
has nothing to do with limiting debate.
Mr. JOKES, of Somerset. There is an order
limiting debate to fifteen or thirty minuted.
Mr. BARRON. I will state that we are now
going to vote upon the question whether we
will have two sessions a day or not.
Mr. JONES, of Somerset. So I understand
it. My object is to state that I do not think
it is necessary to have two sessions a day to
finish the remaining work of the Convention
within full time to allow a vote to be taken
upon the Constitution by the people, and
also have an election on the day of the presi-
dential election. I think one session a day,
of four or five hours, will be infinitely better
than two sessions. I question very much
whether the health of the members of the
Convention will stand the confinement here.
for four or five hours in the morning, and
then again two or three hours at night by
gas-light For myself, satisfied as I am, that
so far as the majority of this Convention is
concerned, any opposition or protest against
any action determined upon by the majority,
is utterly fruitless, I am prepared to vote
upon all propositions without debate, and
vote to adjourn sine die as soon as any gen-
tleman will make the motion.
The question was upon the adoption of the
order for evening sessions.
Mr. BARRON called the yeas and nays upon
that question, which were ordered.
The question being taken by yeas and nays
it resulted—yeas 35, nays 22—as follows :
Yeas—Messrs. Goldsborough, President ;
Abbott, Annan, Cunningham, Cushing,
Daniel, Davis, of Washington, Earle, Eck-
er, Galloway, Green, Hoffman, Hopkins,
Hopper, Keefer, Kennard, King, Mace, Mar-
key, McComas, Mullikin, Murray, Negley,
Nyman, Parker, Pugh, Russell, Sands, Schley,
Smith, of Carroll, Sneary, Stirling, Stock-
bridge, Swope, Wooden—35.
Nays—Messrs. Barron, Belt, Brooks, Car-
ter, Chambers, Crawford, Dail, Davis, of
Charles, Dent, Harwood, Hatch, Henkle, Hol-
lyday, Johnson, Jones, of Somerset, Larsh,
Lee, Mitchell, Miller, Morgan, Smith, of Dor-
chester, Wickard—22.
SYMPATHIZERS WITH THE REBELLION
The Convention proceeded to consider the
preamble and resolutions submitted by Mr.
STIRLING on yesterday, as follows :
''Whereas, There is in Maryland a class of |
persons whose desire for the success of the
rebel arms is a matter of public notoriety,
who have been demonstrated more clearly by
the recent invasion to be the inviters of rebel
raids, the guide', welcomers and entertainers
of rebel soldiers, who have rejoiced at the
burning of our houses and the plunder of our
property, who only want the opportunity to
place the lives and properly of loyal people
at the mercy of their rebel friends, by point-
ing them out for destruction, and under the
protection of the rebel army usurp the gov-
ernment of the State; and whereas, the ex-
perience of the past two weeks now clearly
shows that the presence of such persons in
our midst in time of war is no longer to be
tolerated, and justice to ourselves, our fami-
lies and our country, no less than to weak-
minded disloyalists themselves, the only hope
of whose reclamation is in a vigorous policy,
requires that the sternest justice should at
once be meted out to those who persistently
refuse to obey the laws, and the active and
dangerous class be separated from the peace-
able and loyal, by the exercise of the un-
doubted power of the government to arrest
and detain dangerous persons during times
of war; .therefore
Resolved, That this Convention, on the part
of the loyal people of Maryland, demands of
the Government of the United States that all
adult citizens of this State, who shall refuse
to register on oath their allegiance, submis-
sion and obedience to the United States, and
thus persist in the position of public enemies,
and all persons who shall be proved to have
taken part with or openly expressed their
sympathy with the recent invasion of the
State, shall be banished beyond the lines of
the army, or imprisoned during the war.
" Resolved, That the president of this Con-
vention transmit certified copies of this pre-
amble and resolutions to the President of the
United States and to the commanders of the
military departments in which Maryland is
embraced."
Mr. BARRON. I move the previous ques-
tion. I want to work now. And that is
what I am going to do all the way through—
call the previous question.
The demand for the previous question was
seconded.
The question was—"Shall the main ques-
tion be now put ?"
Upon this question, Mr. JONES, of Somerset,
called the yeas and nays, which were or-
dered.
The question was then taken by yeas and
nays, but before the result was announced,
The PRESIDENT called the attention of the
Convention to the 16th rule of the Conven-
tion, as follows:
" Every resolution shall be read on two
several days, with an intermission of one day
at least, during which time it shall be on the
table fur the perusal of members, unless on |
