Mr. Brent, of Balt. city, moved that the question be taken by
yeas and nays, and being ordered, appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE. —Messrs. C hapman, President, Morgan, Blakis
tone, Dent, Ricaud, Chambers, of Kent, Mitchell. Donaldson,
Dorsey, Wells, Randall, Kent, Bond, Brent, of Charles, John
Dennis, James U. Dennis, Crisfield, Dashiell, Williams, Hicks,
Hodson, Eccleston, Phelps, Bowie, Sprigg, Bowling, Wright,
McMaster, Fooks, Jacobs, Schley, Fiery, John Newcomer,
Harbine, Davis, Weber and Smith—37.
NEGATIVE.—Messrs. Meriick, Buchanan, Bell. Welch, Chand.
ler, Ridgely, Lloyd, Dickinson, Sherwood, of Talbot, Colston,
Chambers, of Cecil, McCullough, Miller, McLane, Tuck, Thomas,
Shriver, Gaither, B iser, Anna n, Stephenson, Magraw, Nelson,
Carter, Thawl ey, Hardcastle, Gwinn, Stewart, of Baltimore city,
Brent, of Baltimore city, Presst man, Ware, Brewer, Hollyday,
Slicer, Fitzpatrick, Parke, Cockey and Brown—38.
So the Convention refused to lay the orders on the table.
The question then recurred upon the adoption of the orders.
Mr. Brent, of Baltimore city, moved for a division of the ques
tion upon each order.
The President announced that the hour had arrived for taking
up the order of the day.
Mr. Biser, mowed to postpone the order of the day.
Determined in the affirmative.
The question then recurred and was put upon the adoption of
the 1st order as offered by Mr. Brent, of Baltimore city, and
Determined in the affirmative.
The question then recurred upon the adoption of the second
order.
Mr. Brent, of Baltimore city, withdrew said order.
On motion of Mr. Blakistone, it was
Ordered, That the Secretary of this Convention cause the rules
as amended to be printed for the use of the members of this body.
The Convention then proceeded to the consideration of the order
of the day, being the report submitted by Mr. Merr ick, as chair
man of the committee on Representation, on the 11th ult.
Mr. Sollers, moved that said report be committed to a commit.
tee of the whole.
Mr. Dent, moved that said report be postponed until the 15th
of February next;
Mr. Merrick, moved that said teport be postponed until Thurs
day next, the 30th inst.
Mr. Brown, moved the previous question, that is:
"Shall the main question be now put ?" and it was

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Determined in the affirmative.