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The question pending before the Convention on yesterday
being on the motion of Mr. Thomas, to insert in the 5th sec
tion after the word "day," in the second line, the words "in the
year eighteen hundred and fifty-four;"
Mr. Dirickson, in accordance with the notice given by him on
yesterday, moved to reconsider the vote of the Convention upon
the 2nd section of the report,
Determined in the affirmative.
On motion of Mr. Dirickson,
The Convention then reconsidered their vote upon the proviso,
submitted by Mr. Spencer, and adopted by the Convention to
said section.
Mr. Spencer, then withdrew said amendment.
The said 2nd section having been read through,
Mr. Wells, moved to amend said section by adding at the end
thereof the following
‘LAnd the sessions of the General Assembly shall be annual."
Determined in the negative.
On motion of Mr. Wells,
The yeas and nays were ordered and appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE.—Messrs. C hapman, President, Morgan, Donald
son, Dorsey, Wells, Merrick, Buchanan, Welch, Constable, Cham
bers of Cecil, McCullough, Sprigg, Shriver, Biser, Gwinu, Brent of
Baltimore city, Sherwood, of Baltimore city, Ware, Anderson,
Ege, Shower and Brown—22.
NEGATIVE.-----Messrs. Ricaud, Chambers, of Kent, Mitchell,
Dalrymple, Bell, Ridgely, Lloyd, Dickinson, Sherwood of
Talbot, John Dennis, Williams, Hicks, Hodson, Phelps, Miller,
Bowling, Spencer, George, Wright, Dirickson, Hearn, Jacobs,
Thomas, Gaither, Annan, Stephenson, McHenry, Magraw,
Nelson, Carter, Stewart, of Caroline, Stewart, of Baltimore city,
Schley, Fiery, Neill, Hambine, Davis, Brewer, Waters, Weber,
Hollyday, Fitzpatrick, Smith, Parke and Cockey—45.
So the amendment was rejected.
Mr. Parke, moved to amend said 2nd section by adding at the end
thereof the following proviso:
"Provided, That the Delegates shall be elected for one year
and the Senatots for three years, (one-thud of the latter annually,
as near as may be,) as soon as a majority of the legal voters of
the State, at some general election shall have decided in favor of
a change from biennial to annual sessions of the Legislature; and
the General Assembly shall have the power to provide by law for
taking the sense of the people as aforesaid, and for making all ar
rangement necessary to carry such change into effect, should a
majority of the legal voters determine in favor thereof.
Determined in the negative.