1867] OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES. 117

Said bill was then sent to the Senate.

The hour having arrived for taking up the order of the
day, the House proceeded to the consideration of the resolu-
tions proposed by Mr. Wallis, from the committee on Fede-
ral Relations ;

Said resolutions being upon their second reading,
Mr. McCleary proposed the following substitute :

Whereas, It is right and proper, that the General Assem-
bly of Maryland should give such expression of opinion as
will call forth the united voice of the whole people of Mary-
land in the present emergency ; and the Border States, with
the exception of Maryland, have already, through their Leg-
islatures or Conventions, defined their position and course of
action ; Therefore be it

Resolved, By the General Assembly of Maryland, the pre-
sent position of Maryland in the Union, is that of strict neu-
trality, and will remain unchanged so long as Washington
continues the seat of Government: provided the United
States affords ample protection to slaves and other property.

Resolved, That when the seat of the United States Gover-
ment ceases to be at Washington, and a division of the coun-
try takes place, the people shall have the free right and choice
of deciding which section they will be attached to, by a free
expression and decision of the popular will at the ballot-box:

The yeas and nays were ordered, appeared as follow:

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs.

Meaders, Salmon, McCoy,
Lawson, Naill, Stake,
Keene, Wilson, of Har'd, McCleary,
Miller, Bayless, Gorsuch—13,
Routzahn,

NEGATIVE

Messrs.

Kilbourn, Sp'r, Jacobs, Sangston,

Morgan, Landing, Morfit,

Rasin, Dennis, of Wor'r Scott,

Briscoe, Kessier, Coudy,

Compton, Claggett, Eakle,

Ford, ohnson, Brining;