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The yeas and nays were ordered and appeared as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE——Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Morgan, Blakistone,
Pent, Hopewell, Ricaud, Chambers, of Kent, Dorsey, Wells,
Randall, Dalrymple, Bond, Ridgely, John Dennis, James U.
Dennis, Cristield, Dashiell, Williams, Hicks, Hodson, Eccleston,
Phelps, Miller, M cLane, Tuck, Bowling, M cM aster, Fooks,
Gwinn, Stewart, of Baltimore city, Schley, Davis and
Smith— 34.

NEGATIVE—Messrs. Donaldson, Sellman, Brent, of Charles,
Merrick, Buchanan, Bell, Welch, Chandler, Lloyd, Dickinscn,
Sherwood, of Talbot, Colston, Chambers, of Cecil, M cCullough,
Bowie, Sprigg, Spencer, Wright, Thomas, Shriver, Gaither, Biser,
Annan, Sappington, Stephenson, Nelson, Carter,Thawley, Stew
art, of Caroline, Hardcastle, Brent of Balt. city, Presstman, Ware,
Fiery. John Newcomer, Harbine, Kilgour, Brewer, Weber, Holly-
day, Slicer, Fitzpatrick, Parke, Shower, Cockey and Brown—46.
So the Convention refused to commit the report to the commit
tee of the whole.
Mr. Spencer, then moved to recommit the report to the commit
tee on Representation, with instructions that they report articles of
the Constitution on some basis of representation, fixing the repre
sentation in the House of Delegates and Senate.

Mr. Thomas, moved to amend said motion by striking out the
instructions to the committee.
Which amendment was accepted by Mr. Spencer.

Mr. Gwinn, moved the following order, as a substitute for the
motian of Mr. Spencer
Ordered, That the committee on Representation be instructed
to report a plan of representation in the Senate and House of
Delegates, giving one delegate to each five thousand of population
in the counties and city of Baltimore, in the House of Delegates,
and dividing no county or city of Baltimore, and to constitute the
Senate of senatorial districts, of which, the city of Baltimore shall
be one, and to arrange the said districts in such a manner that they
may be, as far as possible, equal in population,—and to provide
that each senatorial district should have five delegates.

Which was read.

Mr. Davis, moved that the Convention adjourn, which motion
he waived to enable Mr. McHenry to give notice, that when the
report of the committee on the Elective Franchise came up for
consideration, he should offer sundry amendments, which he
moved should be printed.
Determined in the affirmative.
Mr. Davis, then withdrew his motion to adjourn.

 
 
 
 
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