The question recurring upon the latter clause of the amendment, It was decided in the negative. Mr. Audoun submitted the following order: Ordered, That the Committee on the Elective Franchise be requested to inquire into the expediency of inserting the following article in the Constitution; That every person who has in any manner aided in the present rebellion against the Government of the United States, ought to be forever disqualified and rendered incapable to hold or exercise within this State any office of profit or trust, civil or military, or to vote at any election hereafter to be held in this State; Which was adopted. Mr. Hatch submitted the following order: Ordered, That the following be referred to the Legislative Committee, "that the faith of the State shall never be pledged for works of internal improvements or any other tax, except what is necessary for the support of the Government or to suppress insurrection or repel invasion.' Which was adopted. Mr. Thomas submitted the following order: Ordered, That the Comptroller be requested to furnish the Convention with a statement of the amount of stock held and owned by the State of Maryland in the several railroads and other works of internal improvement, specifying the amount held in each company or corporation, and what proportion of said stock is represented by Directors, and also the amount of interest due on said stock Which was adopted. Mr. Todd submitted the following order: Ordered, That J. W. Gormand be appointed a Committee Clerk pro tempore. On motion of Mr. Ecker, The order was laid on the table. Mr. Valliant, from the Committee on Reporting and Printing, submitted the following report, Which was read and ordered to be printed: The Committee on Reporting and Printing, to whom was referred the order to appoint a Stenographer to the Convention beg leave to report favorably upon said order, and recommend its adoption by the Convention, together with the additional orders herewith reported. JAMES VALLIANT, JOHN R. SNEARY, JOSEPH H. AUDOUN. Ordered, That the Stenographer appointed by virtue of the 3d section of the Convention bill, is hereby appointed the permanent Stenographer to the Convention. Ordered, That the President of the Convention be authorized to pay to Mr. Wm. Blair Lord, the Official Reporter of the Convention, upon the certificate of the Committee on Reporting and Printing, such sums as from time to time may he due to him, estimating the same at the rate of three dollars ($3) per page of the printed Debates and Proceedings of the State Constitutional Convention. Ordered, That there be furnished to the Official Reporter of this Convention, and to his Assistant, one copy each of such books and documents as may be or have been ordered for the use of the members of the Convention; and two copies each of the printed sheets of the Journal of Proceedings, and the Debates and Proceedings of the Convention. In pursuance of an order adopted by the Convention, the undersigned, a majority of the Committee on Reporting and Printing, report that they have contracted with Mr. J. McGarigle, to correct errors in the proof sheets of the Debates, superintend the printing thereof, and perform such other duties as may be suggested by this Committee, for the sum of three hundred dollars; and that they have also contracted with Daniel M. Moore, to index the Journal of Proceedings, the Debates and the Constitution for a like sum. The Convention adjourned. JAMES VALLIANT, J. WICKARD, MONDAY, May 23d, 1864. The Convention met, 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 Prince George's, Billingsley, Blackiston, Bond, Briscoe, Brooks, Brown, Carter, Clarke, Crawford, Cunningham, Cushing, Daniel, Davis, of Washington, Dellinger, Dennis, Earle, Ecker, Edelen, Galloway, Greene, Harwood, Hatch, Hebb, Hoffman, Hollyday, Hopkins, Hopper, Johnson, Jones, of Somerset, Keefer, King, Larsh, Lee, Marbury, Markey, McComas, Mitchell, Miller, Mullikin, Murray, Negley, Noble, Nyman, Parker, Parran, Peter, Pugh, Purnell, Robinette, Russell, Sands, Schley, Schlosser, Smith, of Carroll, Smith, of Dorcester, Smith, of Worcester, Sneary, Stockbridge, Swope, Sykes, Todd, Valliant, Wickard, Wilmer, Wooden. The proceedings of Saturday were read. Mr. Abbott submitted the following order: Ordered, That it be entered on the Journal that all of the amendment offered by Mr. Abbott, to the order of Mr. Clarke on page 83, (in relation to free negroes and mulattoes,) after the words Southern States, was offered by Mr. Clarke, the mover of the original order, as an amendment to Mr. Abbott's amendment, and was accepted by him under the impression that it only referred to Traitors and Copperheads, North of Mason and Dixon's Line; Which was adopted. In accordance with an order adopted on Saturday last, (page 84,) the President made the following apportionment of the Committee Clerks : Wm. R. McCulley-Committee on Declaration of Rights, Committee on Executive Department, Committee on Basis of Representation, Committee on Legislative Department, Committee on Elections-5. Thomas Tipton-Committee on Judiciary Department, Committee on State's Attorneys, Committee on Engrossment and Revision, Committee on Education and the Encouragement of Literature, Committee on the Appointment, Tenure of Office, Duties and Compensation of all Civil Offices not embraced in the duties of other Standing Committees-5. George Johnson-Committee on Treasury Department, Committee on Elective Franchise and Qualification of Voters, Committee on Militia and Military Affairs, Committee on Rights, Duties, Divisions and Sub-Divisions of Counties, Committee on such Provisions and Ordinances as may be desirable to carry into effect amendments to the Constitution-5. Skipwith C. Gorrell-Committee on Accounts, Committee on Reporting and Printing, Committee to report future Amendments and Revisions of the Constitution, Committee on Usury Laws-4. Mr. Belt submitted the following order: Ordered, That the Committee upon the Basis of Representation be requested to inquire into the the expediency of embodying into the Constitution a clause providing that the city of Baltimore and the several counties, shall be respectively divided into sub-divisions or electoral districts equal to the number of delegates which each shall be entitled to elect to the more numerous branch of the Legislature, and that said delegates shall be apportioned so that one shall be elected from each of said districts, by the qualified voters thereof, and not by general ticket as now practiced; Which was adopted. Mr. Todd submitted the following order: Ordered, That the Committee on the Legislative Department be instructed to inquire into the expediency of changing the time of holding general elections in this State, so that the first election to be held after the adoption of this Constitution may occur at the time of the next Presidential election; Which was adopted. Mr. Negley submitted the following order: Ordered, That it may be entered on the Journal, that J. P. Mayhugh is absent from his seat in this Convention on account of severe indisposition; Which was adopted. The Report from the Committee on Reporting and Printing, submitted on Saturday last, was then called up; Mr. Daniel submitted the following amendment: In the second line of the order on page 86, strike out the word "each," after the word copy, and insert the same after the previous word "assistant," in the same line; also strike out the word "each," in 4th line of the same order; in. Which was adopted. The Report and accompanying orders were then concurred The preamble and resolutions in reference to the attendance of members, submitted by Mr. Purnell on Friday last, (page 78,) was then taken up for consideration on its second reading. Mr. Mullikin submitted the following amendment: Resolved, That any member of this Convention who shall absent himself from the said Convention, without the consent of a majority of the members present, shall not receive his per diem for the time he is absent. Pending the consideration of which Mr. Barron moved to lay the whole matter on the table. The question being on the adoption of this motion, Mr. Purnell demanded the yeas and nays. The demand being sustained, the yeas and nays were called and appeared as follows: |