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Mr. Jenifer moved to amend said amendment by adding these
words, "or those who have been absent heretofore
Mr. Dashiell accepted this amendment
On motion of Mr. Magraw,
Said amendment was further amended by inserting after the
word ‘‘absentees,'' the words, ‘‘without leave;"
Mr. Sollers moved further to amend said amendment by adding
at the end thereof the following, ‘‘and that the per diem which
members received during the recess, shall be deducted from their
future per diem."
Mr. Grason moved to lay said order and amendments on the
table;
Determined in the affirmative.
On motion of Mr. Stephenson,
The yeas and nays were ordered and appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Chapman, Pr't. Morgan, Blackistone,
Dent, Hopewell, Lee, Chambers, of Kent, Donaldson, Dorsey,
Randall, Kent, Weems, Dalrymple, Bond, Soilers, Brent,, of
Charles, Merrick, Jenifer, Buchanan, Chandler, Ridgely, Sher
wood, of Talbot, Coiston, John Dennis, James U. Dennis, Cris
field, Dashiell, Williams, Hodson, Goldsborough, Phelps, Cham-
hers, of Cecil, McCullough, Miller, McLane, Sprigg, McCnhbjn,
Spencer, Grason, George, Wright, McMaster, Hearn, Fooks, Biser,
Annan, Davis, Kilgour, Waters, Anderson, Hollyday and Fitz
patrick.—52.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Ricaud, Mitchell, Seilman, Bell, Welch,
Hicks, Eccieston, Shriver, Gai her, Sappington, Stephenson,
McHenry, Magraw, Nelson, Carter, Thawley, Stewart of Caroline,
Hardcastle, Gwinn, Stewart of Balt, city, Brent of Balt. city,
Ware, Jr., Schley, Fiery, John Newcomer, Harbine, Brewer,
Weber, Slicer, Smith, Parke, Shower, Cockey and Brown.---33.
So the order and amendments was laid on the table.
On motion of Mr. Miller, it was
Ordered, That it be entered upon the journal, that Mr. Consta
ble, is detained from his seat. in the Convention by indisposition.
On motion of Mr. Colston, it was
Ordered, That it be entered npon the journal, that Mr. Dicker
son, is detained from his seat in the Convention by indisposition.
On motion of Mr. Spencer,
The Convention resumed the consideration of the order of the
day.
The Convention again resolved itself into a committee of the
Whole, upon the report submitted by Mr. Chambers, of Kent, on
the 13th ultimo, as chairman of the committee on the Elective
Franchise, (Mr. Blakistone being in the Chair,) the following
proceedings occurred in committee of the Whole.
The question pending on yesterday before the committee, being
on the motion of Mr. Phelps, to amend the amendment offered by

 
 
 
 
 
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