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offered by Mr. Chambers, of Kent, to insert in the 1st section, 2nd
line, the words "for six months,'' in lieu of the words "for thirty
days," which had been previously stricken out by the vole of the
Convention.
On the question being put,
Mr. Biser moved for the yeas and nays, which being ordered
appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE.—Messrs. Dent, Lee, Chambers, of Kent,
Dorsey, Wells, Randall, Kent, Bond, John Dennis, James U.
Dennis, Crisfield, Dashiell. Williams, Hicks, Hodson, Golds
borogh, Phelps, Sprigg, McCubbia, McMaster and Hearn—21.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Chapmant, Presiden, Morgan, Blukistone,
Hopewell, Ricaud, Dalrymple, Sollers, Jenifer, Buchanan, Bell,
Welch, Ridgely, Lloyd, Dickinson, Sherwood, of Talbot,
Colston, Chambers, of Cecil, McCullough, Miller, McLane,
Bowie, Grason, George, Dirickson, Shriver, Gaither, B iser, Annan,
Sappington, McHenry, Magraw, Nelson, Thawley, Stewart, of
Caroline, Hardcastle, Gwinn, Brent, of Baltimore city, Fiery,
Neill, John Newcomer, Harbine, Kilgour, Brewer, Waters, Weber,
Hollyday, Slicer, Fitzpatrick, Smith, Parke, Shower, Cockey and
B row n—53.
So the amendment was rejected.
Mr. Chambers, of Kent, then moved to amend said report by
striking out the whole of the 1st section, and substituting in lieu
thereof the following.
"That any free white male citizen of this State, of twenty-one
years of age or upwards and no other, having resided twelve
months in this State and six months in the county, or in the city
of Baltimore or Howard District, next preceding the election at
which he offers to vote, shall have a right of suffrage, and shall
vote by ballot in the election district in which he shall reside in
all elections hereafter to be held."
Mr. McHenry, moved to amend said report by striking out all
from the word ‘‘election," in the 3rd line to the word "and" in
the 5th line, and inserting in lieu thereof the following
"Shall, unless excluded by other provisions of this constitution,
he entitled to vote at every public election in the election dis
trict where his residence may have been established for
days preceding such election, and not elsewhere
Mr. Donaldson, moved to amend said amendment by filling
the blank with ‘‘sixty.''
Mr. McHenry, moved to fill the blank with "ten."
The question was first put on the motion of Mr. Donaldson, to
fill the blank with ‘sixty,'' being the largest number, and
Determined in the negative.
The question then recurred upon the motion of Mr. McHenry,
to fill the blank with "ten ;‘‘
Mr. Phelps, moved to fill the blank with ‘‘thirty.''
Determined in the negative.