Mr. HOPKINS. Does it relate to the blind,
deaf and dumb?
Mr. STOCKBRIDGE. They will be embraced
under tire last clause of the article, relating
to " the general amelioration of the condition
of the people."
Mr. HOPKINS withdrew his amendment.
The question was upon the passage of the
repeat.
Mr. STOCKBRIDGE moved a call of the house,
which was ordered.
Pending the calling of the roll,
Mr. STIRLING moved that further proceedings
under the call be dispensed with.
The motion was not agreed to.
The calling of the roll was then completed,
the following members answering to their
name?:
Messrs. Goldsborough, President; Abbott,
Annan, Audoun, Baker, Barron, Billingsley,
Blackiston, Briscoe, Brooks, Blown, Carter,
Chambers, Clarke, Cunningham, Cushing,
Daniel, Davis, of Charles, Davis, of Washing-
tin, Dellinger, Dent, Duvall, Biker, Farrow,
Galloway, Greene, Hatch, Hebb, Hodson,
Hoffman, Hollyday, Hopkins, Hopper, Hor-
sey, Johnson, Keefer, Kennard, Lansdale,
Larsh, Lee, Marbury, Markey, Mayhugh,
McComas, Mullikin, Negley, Parker, Peter,
Pugh, Purnell, Ridgely, Russell, Sands,
Schlosser, Scott, Smith, of Carroll, Smith, of
Dorchester, Smith, of Worcester, Sneary,
Stirling, Stockbridge, Swope, Sykes, Thomas,
Todd, Valliant, Wickard, Wilmer, Wooden
—68
On motion of Mr. MCCOMAS,
Further proceedings under the call were
dispensed with.
The report of the committee on education
was then passed, by yeas and nays, (under
rule forty-three)—yeas 56) nays 13—is fol-
lows :
Yeas—Messrs, Goldsborough, President;
Abbott, Annan, Audoun, Baker, Barron,
Bond, Briscoe, Brooks, Carter, Cunningham,
Cushing, Daniel, Davis, of Washington, Del-
linger, Earle, Ecker, Farrow, Galloway,
Greene, Hatch, Hebb, Hoffman, Hopkins,
Hopper, Keefer, Kennard, King, Larsh, Mar-
Ley, Mayhugh, McComas, Mullikin, Murray,
Negley, Nyman, Parker, Pugh, Purnell,
Ridgely, Russell, Sands, Schlosser, Scott,
Smith, of Carroll, Smith, of Worcester,
Sneary, Stirling, Stockbridge, Swope, Sykes,
Thomas, Todd, Valliant, Wickard, Wood-
en—56.
Nays—Messrs. Billingsley, Blackiston,
Brown, Chambers, Clarke, Davis, of Charles
Dent, Duvall, .Hodson, Hollyday, Horsey
Johnson, Lansdale, Lee, Marbury, Peter
Smith, of Dorchester, Wilmer—18.
Mr. CLARKE, when his name was called
said: I think this is an improper time to
make changes in our constitution. And being
opposed to the whole of the proceedings in
augurating a change in the constitution of |
Maryland at this time, I shall vote against
this article, although there are many things
in it to which I do not object. I vote " no,"
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
On motion of Mr. STOCKBRIDGE,
The convention proceeded to the consider-
ation of the report of the committee on the
treasury department, which was on its third
reading.
The report was read the third time, end no
amendments were offered thereto.
The report was then passed, by yeas and
nays, (under rule forty-three)—yeas 53, nays
14—as follows:
Yeas—Messrs. Abbott, Annan, Audoun,
Baker, Barron, Billingsley, Bond, Brooks,
Carter, Chambers, Cushing, Daniel, Davis, of
Washington, Dellinger, Dent, Earle, Ecker,
Farrow, Galloway, Greene, Hatch Hebb
Hoffman, Hollyday, Hopkins, Hopper, John-
son, Keefer, Kennard, Larsh, Markey, May-
hugh, Mullikin, Negley, Parker, Pugh, Pur-
nell. Ridgely, Russell, Sands, Schlosser, Scott,
Smith, of Carroll, Smith, of Worcester,
Sneary, Stirling, Stockbridge. Swope, Sykes,
Thomas, Todd, Valliant, Wooden—53,
Nays—Messrs. Blackiston, Briscoe, Brown,
Davis, of Charles, Duvall, Hodson, Horsey,
Lansdale, Lee, Marbury, Parran, Peter,
Smith, of Dorchester, Wilmer—14.
JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT.
Mr, CHAMBERS. Before proceeding to any
other report, I would ask the attention of the
house for a moment, I received this morning
from a very respectable source, a letter sug-
gesting the propriety of a change in the re-
port of the committee on the judiciary depart-
ment, which has not yet passed. The only
way in which I can respond to the wishes of
my correspondent, which. I wish to do, rather
on his authority than my own, is lo ask the
house lo adopt this order :
" Ordered, That the committee on the judiciary
be directed to inquire into the expedien-
cy of inserting in the constitution a provision
that in all cases in law or equity the par-
tial may by agreement select some one learn-
ed in the law toilet as judge in the cause,
without expense to the State, and subject to
such regulations as the legislature may pro-
vide."
It is simply a resolution of inquiry, and
commits nobody to anything.
No objection being made', the order was re-
ceived and adopted.
COUNTIES AND TOWNSHIPS.
On motion of Mr. STOCKBRIDGE,
The convention then proceeded to consider
the report of the committee on the rights, du-
ties, divisions and subdivisions of counties,
which was on its third reading.
The first section was read us follows:
"The general assembly may provide for |
