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Mr. Mitchell submitted the following amendment:
Sec. 12, strike out in the 5th line after the word "election,"
the balance of the section, and insert, "the Governor shall
order a new election, and at such election the candidate hav-
ing the highest number of votes shall be declared elected, and
shall be duly commissioned by the Governor ;
Which was read.
On motion of Mr. Mitchell,
The further consideration of the 12th Section was post-
poned.
The 13th section was then read.
Pending the reading of the 14th Section, Part II,
On motion of Mr. Ford the further consideration of Part
II was postponed.
On motion of Mr. Maulsby a call of the House was ordered.
Upon the call of the roll the following members responded
to their names:
Messrs. Carmichael, (President,) Alvey, Archer, Austin,
Barnes, Barry, Bateman, Bell, Bennett, Bradley, Brent,
Brewer, of Baltimore city, Brooke, Brown. Carter, Cover,
Cunningham, Dent, Devries, Dobbin, Dorsey, Duvall, Emack,
Evans, Farnandis, Ferry, Finley, Flaherty,Ford, Franck,
Franklin, Galt, Garey, George, Giddings, Gill, Goldsbor-
ough, of Dorchester, Goldsborough, of Talbot, Groome, Hall,
Hammond, Hardcastle, Hayden, Henderson, Hollyday, How-
ard, Howison, Hubbard, Ireland, Jamison, Janvier, Jones,
Keating, Kilbourn, Lee, Longwell, Mackubin, Manro, Mar-
bury, Maulsby, McCormick, McKaig, McMaster, McPherson,
Merrick, Merryman, Mitchell, Morris, Motter, Murray, Nel-
son, Page, Parker, Charles S. Parran, John Parran, Peters,
Pleasants, Pole, Rider, Riggs, Ringgold, Ritchie, Roman,
Silver, Starr, Syester, Tarr, of Caroline, Thomas, Toadvine,
Walsh, Watkins, of Caroline, Watkins, of Montgomery,
Wethered, Whitman, Wickes—95.
Mr. Carter moved that all further proceedings under the
call be dispensed with.
Decided in the affirmative.
Pending the consideration of the 18th Section, Part 3d,
On motion of Mr. Alvey the Convention resolved itself
into a Committee of the Whole, to consider Section 18, Part
3d.
Mr. Dent in the Chair
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