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chairman reported, that said committee had in obedience to order,
had said report again under consideration, and had come to no
conclusion thereon.

On motion of Mr. Bowie,
The Convention adjourned until to-morrow morning 10 o'clock.

FRIDAY, January 17th, 1851.

The Convention met, (a quorum being present.)
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Graff.
The proceedings of yesterday were read.
Mr. Ridgely, moved that hereafter the hour of meeting of the
Convention be 11 o'clock, A. M.,
Mr. Brown, moved to lay the motion on the table.
Mr. Harbine, moved that the question be taken by yeas and
nays, and being ordered appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE.—Messrs. Dent, Lloyd, Sherwood, of Talbot,
James U. Dennis, Eccleston, Grason, George, Wright, McMaster,
Hearn, Shriver, Sappington, Stephenson, Magraw, Nelson, Carter,
Thawley, Stewart, of Caroline, Schley, Fiery, John Newcomer,
Harbine, Weber, Slicer, Fitzpatrick, Smith, Parke, Cockey and
B rowti—29.
NEGATIVE. —Messrs. Chapman, President, Morgan, Blakistone,
Hopewell, Ricaud, Lee, Chambers, of Kent, Mitchell, Dorsey,
Randall, Kent, Weems, Dalrymple, Bond, Brent, of Charles,
Merrick, Jenifer, Buchanan, Welch, Chandler, Ridgely, John
Dennis, Crisfield, Dashiell, Williams, Hodson, Goldsborough,
Chambers, of Cecil, Miller, McLane, Bowie, Tuck, Sprigg,
McCubbin, Spencer, Fooks, Jacobs, Biser, An nan, Hardcastle,
Gwinn, Stewart, of Baltimore city, Brent, of Baltirnore city,
Presstman, Ware, Neill, Davis, Kilgour, Waters and Hollyday---50.
So the Convention refused to lay the motion on the table.
The question then recurred upon the motion of Mr. Ridgely,
that the Convention hereafter meet at 11 o'clock, A. M.
Mr. John Newcomer, moved that the question be taken by
yeas and nays, and being ordered appeared as follows
AFFIRMATIVE.—Messrs. Chapman, President, Morgan, Blakis
ton, Hopewell, Ricaud, Lee, Chambers, of Kent, Mitchell,
Dorsey, Randall, Weerns, Dalrymple, Bond, Brent, of Charles,
Merrick, Jenifer, Buchanan, Welch, Chandler, Ridgely, John
Dennis, Crisfield, Dashiell, Williams, Hodson, Goldsborough,