in this city, whenever he may deem it proper,
to prevent the departure from this city of any
inember or officer of the Convention, without
permission being first obtained, as prescribed
by the rules and orders of this Convention.
Mr. JONES, of Somerset. I question very
much the power of the House to pass that or-
der. The House can send the Sergeant-at-
Arms when in session to bring absent mem-
bers in; and that is all that the House can
authorize. They cannot send him to the
steamboat landing and railroad station to
take custody of members when the House is
not in session, and keep them until the House
does go in session. I think you will have to
apply to General Wallace for the authority to
do that.
Mr. ABBOTT. If this will not do, we will
apply to him.
The PRESIDENT. Any fifteen members in
this House can compel the attendance of mem-
bers.
Mr. JONES, of Somerset. When in session.
The PRESIDENT. Of course, when in ses-
sion. This is only when the body is in ses-
sion.
Mr. SANDS. Does the order provide that
the Sergeant-at-Arms shall be in both places
at once, or that he shall have an assistant.?
Mr. BERRY, of Prince George's, moved to
amend by adding—" and that the gentleman
from Baltimore city (Mr. Abbott) berequested
to attend and aid the Sergeant-at-Arms in
the discharge of said duty on all occasions,
Ruled out of order.
Mr. SCHLEY moved to lay the order on the
table.
Mr. ECKER demanded the yeas and nays;
and they were ordered.
The question being taken the result was—
yeas 34, nays 27—as follows :
Yeas—Messrs. Berry, of Prince George's,
Blackiston, Bond, Briscoe, Chambers, Cun-
ningham, Dellinger, Duvall, Earle, Edelen,
Gale, Galloway, Greene, Henkle, Hoffman,
Hopkins, Hopper, Horsey, Jones, of Somerset,
Kennard, Lansdale. Lee, Marbury, Mitchell,
Miller, Murray, Parker, Sands Schley, Schlos-
ser, Smith, of Carroll, Smith, of Worcester,
Sykes, Turner—34.
Nays—Messrs. Goldsborough, President,
Abbott, Annan, Baker, Belt, Billingsley,
Brown, Carter, Cushing, Daniel Davis, of
Washington, Ecker, Farrow, Hebb, Keefer,
King, McComas, Mullikin, Negley, Nyman,
Robinette, Scott, Sneary, Stirling, Swope,
Todd, Wooden—27.
When his name was called—
Mr. SANDS said: If I believed that even-
ing sessions were going to accomplish any
good, I should vote no; but if we are just to
come here for the purpose of whiling away
the time, I shall vote aye, to put it on the
table and keep it there.
So the order was laid on the table.
Mr BOND moved to adjourn. |
Mr. SANDS demanded the yeas and nays,
and they were ordered.
The question being taken the result was—
yeas 24, nays 38—as follows ;
Yeas—Messrs. Berry, of Prince George's,
Billingsley, Blackiston, Bond, Briscoe, Brown,
Chambers, Cunningham, Duvall, Earle, Ede-
len, Gale, Greene, Henkle, Jones, of Somer-
set, King, Lansdale, Lee, Marbury, Mitchell,
Murray, Nyman, Parker, Stirling—24,
Nays—Messrs, Goldsborough, President,
Abbott, Annan, Baker, Belt, Carter, Cushing,
Daniel, Davis, of Washington, Dellinger,
Ecker, Farrow, Galloway, Hebb, Hoffman,
Hopkins, Hopper, Horsey, Keefer, Kennard,
McComas, Miller, Mullikin, Negley, Robi-
nette, Sands, Schley, Schlosser, Scott, Smith,
of Carroll, Smith, of Worcester, Sneary,
Swope, Sykes, Thruston, Todd, Turner,
Wooden—38.
Mr. HEBB. It is evident that the House has
nothing to do, as no one wishes to speak on
the 4th article; and I therefore move that the
23d article of the Declaration of Rights be the
order of the day at 11 o'clock to-morrow, in
order that we may have something to do.
The PRESIDENT. The motion of the gentleman
from Baltimore city, (Mr. Stirling,) carried
that whole subject over until to-morrow.
On motion of Mr. Belt—
Ordered, That the Committee on the Legis-
lative Department be requested to inquire into
the expediency of incorporating a provision
into the Constitution, requiring the Legisla-
ture to provide for the publication, after each
regular session, of a new edition of the Mary-
land Code, which shall embrace all the
changes, additions, and alterations in its sec-
tions and provisions made at that session, so
that the last edition of the Code shall always
represent the exact state of the law as it
exists.
Mr. SCHLEY. As debate on this 4th article
of the bill of rights appears to have exhausted
itself, and inasmuch as I voted in the affirma-
tive upon the order for the termination of the
debate at I o'clock on Thursday next, I rise
now to move a reconsideration of that order.
I was very desirous to give the utmost facility
to gentlemen wishing to speak on this impor-
tant question. I was willing to hear all that
could be said. But as no one else desires to
speak, I move a reconsideration for the pur-
pose of moving that the debate shall termi-
nate to-morrow at noon.
The motion was duly seconded,
Mr. BERRY, of Prince George's, demanded
the yeas and nays, and they were ordered.
The question being taken, the result was—
yeas 26, nays 34—as follows :
Yeas—Messrs. Abbott, Annan, Baker,
Daniel, Davis, of Washington, Dellinger,
Ecker, Galloway, Greene, Hebb, Hoffman,
Hopkins, Keefer, McComas, Mullikin, Negley,
Nyman, Robinette, Sands, Schley, Schlosser,
Scott, Sneary, Swope, Todd, Wooden—26 |
