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Mr. Biser, gave notice that the hour had arrived for taking up
the order of the day;
Mr. Harbine, moved to postpone the order of the (lay,
Determined in the negative.
Mr. Jenifer, chairman of committee No. 14, submitted the fol
lowing article to the constitution
"The Legislature shall not pass any law to abolish or change the
relation of Master and Slave as it now exists in this State."
Which was read, and
On motion of Mr. Jenifer,
Said article was unanimously adopted.

The Convention then resumed the consideration of the order of
the day, being the report submitted by Mr Dorsey on the 11th ult.,
as chairman of the committee on the Declaration of Rights.

The question pending before the Convention, being on time
amendment offered by Mr. Hicks on yesterday, to the amendment
offered by Mr. Presstman.
After debate thereon,
Mr. Brown, moved the previous question, that is
"Shall the main question be now put?" and it was
I)etermined in the negative.
The question then recurred and was put on the amendment as
offered by Mr. Hicks, to the amendment offered by Mr. Presstnian.
On motion of Mr. Presstman,
The question was taken by yeas and nays and appeared as fol
lows:

AFFIRMATIVE.—Messrs. Lee, Mitchell, B uchanan, Bell, Welch,
Ridgely, Dickinson, John Dennis, Dashiell, Hicks, Hodson,
Goldsborough, Phelps, Bowie, McCubbin, Dirickson, McMaster,
Hear Fooks, Jacobs, Shriver, Biser, Thawley, Michael New
comer, Smith, Shower and Brown—27.

NEGATIVE.—Messrs. Chapman, President, Blakistone, Dent'
Hopewell, Ricaud, Chambers, of Kent, Donaldson, Dorsey,
Wells, Randall, Kent, Weems, Williams, McC ullough, Miller,
McLane, Tuck, Sprigg, Bowling, Spencer, Grason, George,
Wright, Gait her, An nan, Sappington, Stephenson, McHenry,
Magraw, Nelson, Stewart, of Caroline, Gwinn, Stewart, of
Baltimore city, Brent, of Baltimore city, Presstman, Ware,
Schley, Fiery, Neill, John Newcomer, Harbine, Davis, Kilgour,
Brewer, Waters, Weber, Hollyday, Slicer, Fitzpatrick, Parke,
and Cockey—51.
So the Convention refused to adcpt the amendment to the amend
ment.
The question then recurred upon the adoption of the amend
ment as offerred by Mr. Presstman.