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On motion of Mr. Smith,
The yeas and nays were ordered and appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Blakistone, Dent, Lee, Kent, Lloyd
Dickinson, Sherwood, of Talbot, Colston, James U. Dennis,
Dashiell, Hicks, Eccleston, Phelps, Chambers, of Cecil, Miller,
Grason, George, McMaster, Fooks, Shriven, Gaither, Biser, Annan,
Sappington, McHenry, Magraw, Nelson, Carter, Thawley,
Stewart, of Caroline, Hardcastle, Gwinn, Fiery, Neill, John
Newcomer, Harbine, Michael Newcomer, Brewer, Weber, Slicer,
Fitzpatrick, Smith, Parke, Shower, Cockey and Brown—46.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Chapman, President, Morgan, Hopewell,
Ricaud, Chambers, of Kent, Donsey, Wells, Randall, Sellman,
Dalry mple, Bond, Merrick, Buchanan, Bell, Welch, John Dennis,
Crisfield, Williams, Hodson, Goldsborough, McLane, Bowie,
Sprigg, Jacobs, Brent, of Baltimore city, Presstman and Ware—28.
So the order was adopted.
Mr. Dorsey, chairman of the committee on the Declaration of
Rights, submitted a report,
Which was read, and
On motion of Mr. Dorsey,
Ordered to be printed.
Mr. Magraw, chain man of the Select committee, submitted the
following report.
The committee who were appointed by a resolution of the
Convention on the 10th inst., to inquire into the progress and
probable cost in the execution of an order passed on the 8th inst.,
in relation to the preparation of a map of the State, respectfully
report: That the Secretary of the Convention, to whom the duty
was assigned, has availed himself of the assistance of the Hon.
orable Secretary of State, who is engaged in the preparation of a
copy of Lucas' map, exhibiting the boundaries of the counties, on
which copy it is intended to lay down the several election districts,
without regard to accuracy of boundaries in such manner as will
show merely the contiguity.
rrhe execution of that portion of the task already performed,
displays eminent skill in the Honorable Secretary, and its further
execution will require time and labor Although he has under
taken the work gratuitously, the Convention must decide whether
they will continue to employ his services, without awarding him
an adequate compensation.
The preparation of the tabular statements of area and population
with which it, is designed to accompany the map, cannot be made out
from the census returns, without imposing on the Secretary of this
Convention extra labor which cannot be required of him under
his present relation to this body. If the Convention should desire
these tables in anticipation of the receipt of the abstract returns of
the census, the services of the committee clerks might be employ.
ed in collating the desired information from the returns now ac-
cessible.
The committee are informed that the Secretary of the Conven-