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Phelps, Chambers, of Cecil, McCullough, McLane, Bowie,
Tuck, Sprigg, McCubbin, Spencer, Jacobs, Annan, Hardcastle,
Gwinn, Stewart, of Baltimore city, Brent, of Baltimore city,
Presstman, Ware, Neill, Davis, Kilgour, Waters and Holly
day—48.

NEGATIVE.—Messrs. Dent, Kent, Loyd, Sherwood, of Talbot,
James U. Dennis Eccleston, Grason, George, McMaster, Hearn,
Fooks, Shriver, Riser, Sappington, Stephenson, Magraw, Nelson,
Carter, Thawley, Stewart, of Caroline, Schley, Fiery, John
Newcomer, Harbine, Slicer, Fitzpatrick, Smith, Parke, Shower,
Cockey and Brown—31.
So the notion prevailed to meet hereafter at 11 o'clock, A. M.

Mr. Chambers, of Kent, chairman of the committee on the
Elective Franchise, submitted a report, being an additional section
to the first article of the constitution heretofore reported by the
same committee.

Which was read, and
On his motion ordered to be printed.
Mr. Blakistone, moved that said report be committed to the
committee of the whole;
Determined in the affirmative.
On motion of Mr. Randall,
The Convention took up for consideration the amendment
offered by him on yesterday to the 17th Rule.
Pending the question on this amendment.
Mr. Jenifer, moved that the Convention resolve itself into the
committee of the whole on the special order of the day.
Mr. Brown, moved that the committee of the whole be dis
charged from the consideration of the order of the day.
The question was first taken on the motion of Mr. Jenifer, and
Determined in the affirmative,

The Convention accordingly resolved itself into a committee of
the whole upon the report submitted by Mr. Chambers, of Kent,
on the 13th ult., as chairman of the committee on the Elective
Franchise, (Mr. Blakistone being in the Chair) the following pro
ceedings occurred in committee of the whole.

The question pending before the committee, being on the
motion of Mr. Phelps, to amend the amendment offered by Mr.
Chambers. of Kent, as a substitute for the 1st section of the
report, by inserting after the words" Howard District," the follow
ing : "and five days in the election district or ward of the city of
Baltimore."

Mr. Weber, moved to amend said amendment by adding at
the end thereof the following
"Provided, that the voter, if required, shall make affidavit that
he did not move into the election district to affect the election then
being held."

 
The question was first taken upon the motion of Mr. Phelps