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Mr. Chambers, of Kent, moved that the question be taken by
yeas and nays, and being ordered, appeared as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE.—Messrs. Buchanan, Bell, Welch, Chandler,
Lloyd, Dickinson, Colston, Miller, McLane, S pencer, Wright,
Thomas, Shriver, Johnson, Gaither, Biser, Annan, Sappington,
Stephenson, McHenry, Magraw, Nelson, Hardcastle, Gwinn,
Brent, of Baltimore city, Presstman, Ware, Biewer, Weber,
Hollyday, Slicer, Fitzpatrick, Parke, Shower and Brown —35.

NEGATIVE—Messrs. Chapman, Pt esident, Morgan, Blakistone,

Dent, Hopewell, Ricaud, Chambers, of Kent, Donaldson, Dorsey,
Wells, Randall, Sell man, Dal rymple, Bond, Sollers, Brent, of
Charles, Merrick, Jenifer, John Dennis, James U. Dennis, Cris-
field, Dashiell, Williams, Hicks, Hodson, Phelps, Bowie, Tuck,
Sprigg, Bowling, McMaster, Fooks, Jacobs, Thawley, Schley,
Fiery, John Newcomer, Harbine, Davis, Waters and Smith----41.
So the Convention refused to recommit the report.
Mr. Spencer, then moved to recommit the report to committee
on Representation, "with instructions to report a basis of repre
sentation on some fair principal of compromise."

Mr. Presstman, moved to amend the motion of Mr. Spencer,
by striking out and substituting in lieu thereof the following:

"That the committee on Representation and Apportionment be
requested to report a plan of apportionment and representation,
making numbers the basis of representation to the House of
Delegates, and of mixed basis of population and territory as for
representation in the Senate;

Mr. Tuck, moved for a division of the question upon each
branch of the amendment offered by Mr. Presstman.
Mr. Presstman withdrew said amendment.

Mr. Blakistone, then moved to amend the motion of Mr.
Spencer, by striking out and substituting in lieu theteof the fol
lowing:

"That lie committee on Representation and Apportionment, be
reqnes ed to report a plan of apportionment and representation,
making nun bets exclusively the basis of representation to the
House of Delegates,"

And moved the previous question, that is:

"Shall the main question be now put?" and it was
Determined in the affirmative.

Thequestion was then put on the amendment as offered by Mr.
Blakistone;

Mr. Blakistone, moved for the yeas and nays, which were
ordered.

Mr Brent, of Baltimore city, moved that the Convention
adjourn.
Determined in the negative.