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Mr. Buchanan, moved that the committee rise;
Determined in the affirmative.
And the committee accordingly rose, the President resumed the
Chair, and the 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. Brown,
The Convention adjourned until to-morrow morning 11 o'clock.

SATURDAY, Jannary 18th, 1851.
The Convention met,
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Graff.
The Proceedings of yesterday were read.
The Convention resumed the consideraticn of the amendments
offered by Mr. Randall, on the 16th inst., to the 17th Rule.
The said amendments were severally read and adopted.
On motion of Mr. Sollors,
The Convention took for consideration the amendments
offered by him on the 16th inst., to the 23rd Rule.
The first amendment being to strike out these words "except
that part of the 20th rule, which restricts members front speaking
more than twice upon the same question."
On the question being put on this amendment, it was
Determined in the affirmative.
Time second nmendment being to strike out these words"the
ayes and noes shall he maken in committee of the whole, in the
same manner as they are taken in Convention and,"
On the question being put on this amendment,
Mr. John Newcomer, moved for the yeas and nays, and being
ordered eppeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Chapman, President, Morgan, Blakis
tone, Hopewell, Ricaud, Lee, Chambers, of Kent, Donaldson,
Dorsey, ‘Wells, Randall, Kent, Sellman, Daltymple, Bond,
Soften, Brent, of Charles, Merrick, Jenifer, Buchanan, John
Dennis, James U. Dennis, Crisfield, Williams, Hodson, Golds-
borough, Phelps, Tuck, Grason, George, Wright, McMaster,
Ream, Jacobs, Annan, Hardcastle, Gwinn, Stewart, of Balti
more city, Ware, Davis, Waters, Anderson, Weber, Slicer, Fits.
patrick and Smith—46.