affected by the Constitution of the United States and the laws made in pursuance thereof, and is not bound to yield obedience to laws made in direct violation of the Constitution of the United States and in the exercise of usurped powers.'

Mr. Sands submitted the following amendment to the amendment:

After the word "thereof," in the 13th line, insert—

"Provided, that nothing in this Article contained shall be construed as giving to the State a right to secede from the Federal Union, or to form a confederation with any other State or States of the Union, or to seize by force of arms or otherwise any property of the United States situate and being within the limits of this State, but that these acts are hereby expressly forbidden."

Pending the consideration of which,
The Convention adjourned.

THURSDAY, June 2d, 1864.

The Convention met at 10 o'clock, A. M.

Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Davenport.

Present at the call of the roll the following members:

Messrs. Goldsborough, President, Abbott, Annan, Audoun, Baker, Barron, Belt, Berry, of Baltimore co., Berry, of Prince George's, Blackiston, Bond, Briscoe, Carter, Chambers, Clarke, Crawford, Cunningham, Cushing, Daniel, Davis, of Charles, Davis of Washington, Dennis, Duvall, Earle, Ecker, Edelen, Farrow, Gale, Galloway, Harwood, Hatch, Hebb, Henkle, Hodson, Hoffman, Hollyday, Hopkins, Hopper, Horsey, Jones, of Cecil, Jones, of Somerset, Keefer, Kennard, King, Lansdale, Larsh, Lee, Marbury, Markey, Mitchell, Miller, Morgan, Mullikin, Murray, Negley, Nyman, Parker, Parran, Pugh, Robinette, Russell, Sands, Schley, Schlosser, Scott, Smith, of Carroll, Smith, of Worcester, Sneary, Stirling, Stockbridge, Swope, Sykes, Thomas, Thruston, Todd, Turner, Valliant, Wickard, Wilmer, Wooden-78.

The proceedings of yesterday were read and approved.

On motion of Mr. Billingsley,

It was ordered to be entered on the Journal that the continued absence of John F. Dent, member elect from St. Mary's county, has been caused by the illness of his family and other domestic causes.

Mr. Scott submitted the following order:

Ordered, That the members of the Convention be limited to speeches of one hour in duration.

The question being on the adoption of the order,

Mr. Berry, of Prince George's, demanded the yeas and

nays.

The demand being sustained,

The yeas and nays were called and appeared as follows:

So the question upon its adoption was decided in the affirmative.

Mr. Valliant submitted the following order:

Ordered, That when this Convention adjourn on Saturday next, it stand adjourned to meet on Thursday next, 10th, at 11 o'clock, at the New Assembly Rooms, in the city of Baltimore, and that a committee of five be appointed by the Chair to carry this order into effect.

Which the Chair ruled out of order, the same proposition having been once before decided by the Convention in the negative.

Mr. Valliant appealed from the decision of the Chair, but subsequently withdrew his appeal.

Mr. Schley asked permission to absent himself from the sessions of the Convention for a few days, having been summoned by the military authorities to attend a tribunal elsewhere;

Which was granted.

The Resolutions submitted by Mr. Clarke on Tuesday last, appointing a Committee to wait upon the President of the United States, &c., in reference to compensation for the emancipation of slaves,

Was taken up.

Mr. Negley submitted the following amendment:

Strike out all after the word Congress, in the fifth line, and insert, "and call the attention of the President to the fact, that this Convention intends to insert a clause in its Constitution, abolishing slavery immediately and unconditionally, and to suggest to him the propriety of bringing the question of remunerating loyal slaveholders in this State before Congress, in accordance with the recommendations contained in his Annual Messages of December 1862 and 1863, and the Joint Resolutions of Congress, No. 26, approved April the 10th, 1862, to aid the State of Maryland in the adoption of a system of emancipation.

Mr. Daniel moved to lay the whole subject on the table.

The question being upon the adoption of the order,

Mr. Berry, of Prince George's, demanded the yeas and nays.

The demand being sustained,

The yeas and nays were called and appeared as follows:

So the question upon its adoption was decided in the affirmative, and the resolution laid on the table.

Mr. Berry, of Baltimore county, gave notice that when the subject last voted upon, and laid on the table, was again brought up for the consideration of the Convention, he would submit the following amendment:

Amend by striking out all after the word "Committee," in the first line of resolution offered by Mr. Clarke, page 129 of the Journal, and insert the following so as to read as follows:

Resolved, That a Special Committee, to consist of seven members be appointed by the President of the Convention, of which the President shall act as Chairman, whose duty it shall be to confer with the President of the United States, our Senators and Representatives in Congress, and the appropriate Committees of Congress, to ascertain what appropriation, if any, will be made by the Federal Government in compliance with the recommendations contained in the messages of the President of the United States of March 6th, 1862, and December 1st, 1862, and the joint resolution of Congress, approved April 10th, 1862, in the following words, to wit:

"That the United States ought to co-operate with any State which may adopt gradual abolishment of slavery, giving to such State pecuniary aid, to be used by the State in its discretion, to compensate for inconveniences, public and private, produced by such a change of system.

Mr. Valliant again submitted the order for adjournment to Baltimore, and renewed his appeal from the decision of the Chair.

The Chair decided the appeal could not now be taken upon the same subject, a different subject having intervened between the motions for appeal.

The Order of the Day, being the report of the majority of the Committee on the Bill of Rights,

Was taken up.

Mr. Miller moved a call of the House,

The call being sustained,

The roll was called and the following members responded:

Messrs. Goldsborough, President, Abbott, Annon, Audoun, Baker, Barron, Berry, of Baltimore county, Berry, of Prince George's, Billingsley, Blackiston, Bond, Briscoe, Brown, Carter, Chambers, Crawford, Cunningham, Cushing, Daniel, Davis, of Charles, Davis, of Washington, Dennis, Duvall, Earle, Edelen, Farrow, Gale, Galloway, Harwood, Hatch, Hebb, Henkle, Hodson, Hoffman, Hollyday, Hopkins, Hopper, Horsey, Jones, of Cecil, Jones, of Somerset, Keefer, Kennard, King, Lansdale, Lee, Marbury, Markey, Mitchell, Miller, Morgan, Mullikin, Murray, Negley, Nyman, Parker, Parran, Pugh, Robinette, Russell, Sands, Schley, Schlosser, Scott, Smith, of Carroll, Smith, of Worcester, Sneary, Stirling, Stockbridge, Swope, Sykes, Thomas, Todd, Valliant, Wickard, Wilmer, Wooden-76.