Assembled at the City of Annapolis, Wednesday, April 27, 1864: BEING A FULL AND COMPLETE REPORT OF THE DEBATES AND PROCEED- ASSEMBLED, AND THE NEW CONSTITUTION. OFFICIAL: WM. BLAIR LORD, REPORTER-HENRY M. PARKHURST, ASSISTANT. DEBATES AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE Maryland Constitutional Convention, CONVENED AT ANNAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1864. FORTY-FIRST DAY. WEDNESDAY, July 6, 1864. The Convention met at 12 o'clock, M. Prayer by the Rev. Mr. McNemar. The roll was called and the following members answered to their names: Messrs. Goldsborough, President; Abbott, Annan, Audoun, Baker, Belt, Bond, Brooks, Brown, Carter, Chambers, Clarke, (unning ham. Cushing, Davis, of Washington, Earle, Ecker, Galloway, Harwood, Hebb, Hoffman, Hopkins, Jones, of Cecil, Keefer, Kennard, Lansdale, Larsh, McComas, Miller, Mullikin, Murray, Noble, Parker, Ridgely, Russell, Sands, Schley, Smith, of Carroll, Stirling, Stockbridge, Sykes, Thomas, Todd, Wickard, Wooden-45. There being no quorum present, FORTY-SECOND DAY. THURSDAY, July 7, 1864. The Convention met at 10 o'clock, A. M. Prayer by the Rev. Mr Owen. The roll was called and the following members answered to their names: Messrs. Goldsborough, President; Abbott, Annan, Audoun, Baker, Bond, Briscoe, Brooks, Brown, Carter, Chambers, Clarke, Cunningham, Cushing, Daniel, Davis, of Washington, Earle, Ecker, Edelen, Galloway, Hatch, Hebb, Hollyday, Hopkins, Hopper. Jones, of Cecil, Keefer, Lansdale, Larsh, McComas, Miller, Morgan, Mullikin, Murray, Noble, Nyman, Parker, Peter, Pugh, Purnell, Ridgely, Russell, Sands, Schley, Schlosser, Scott, Smith, of Carroll, Sneary, Stirling, Stockbridge, Swope, Sykes, Thomas, Todd, Wickard, Wooden-56. The journals of Friday, June 24th, and of yesterday were read and approved. MISCELLANEOUS. Mr. MORGAN presented the qualification of John F. Dent, member elect from St. Mary's county, and the gentlemen named appeared and took his seat. On motion of Mr. LANSDALE, It was ordered to be entered on the Journal that Mr. Duvall, of Montgomery county, is detained from his seat in the Convention by sickness. On motion of Mr. STOCKBRIDGE, It was ordered to be entered on the Journal that the absence from his seat in the Convention of Mr. Kennard, of Baltimore city, is occasioned by a death in his family. On motion of Mr. BOND, It was ordered to be entered on the Journal that had Mr. Bond been present on Friday, the 24th ult., when the vote was taken on the 23d Article of the Bill of Rights, he would have voted for the amendment offered to said Article by Mr. Brown, and that he would have voted against the said 23d Article. Un motion of Mr. BROOKS, It was ordered to be entered on the Journal that had Mr. Brooks, of Baltimore city, been present on Friday, June 24th, he would have voted against the amendment offered by Mr. Brown, and in favor of the adoption of the 23d Article of the Bill of Rights. On motion of Mr. BELT, It was ordered to be entered on the Journal that if Mr. Belt had been present on Friday, June 24th, he would have voted in the nega tive on the adoption of the 23d Article of the Bill of Rights. |