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Mr. Fiery, moved to lay said order on the table;
Mr. Smith, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays, and
being ordered, appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. James U. Dennis, Hodson, Phelps,
Stephenson, McHenry, Nelson, Thawley, Gwinn, Schley, Fiery,
Harbine, Weber, Smith, Parke, Shower, Cockey and Brown—17.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Chapman, President, Morgan, Blakistone,
Ricaud, Chambers, of Kent, Dorsey, Wells, Randall,
Sellman, Weerns, Merrick, Bell, Welch, Dickinson, Sherwood,
of Talbot, John Dennis, W illiams, Goldsborough, , McCullough,
Miller, Tuck, Sprigg, McCubbin, George, Wright, Jacobs,
Thomas, Shniver, Biser, Annan, Magraw, Carter, Stewart, of
Caroline, Ware, Davis, Kilgour, Br ewer, Waters, Anderson,
Hollyday, Fitzpatrick and Ege—43.
So the Convention refused to lay the order on the table.
The question then recurred and was put on the adoption of the
order.
Mr. Smith, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays, and
being ordered, appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE.—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Morgan, Blakistone,
Dent, Ricaud, Chambers, of Kent, Dorsey, Wells, Sellman,
Weems, Merrick, Buchanan, Bell, Welch, Lloyd, John Dennis,
Williams, Goldsborough, McC ullough, Miller, Tuck, Sprigg, Mc
Cubbin, George, Wright; Jacobs, Thomas B iser, Magr aw,
Carter, Stewart, of Caroline, Brent, of Baltimore city, Ware,
Davis, Kilgour, Brewer, Waters, Anderson, Hollyday, Fitzpatrick
and Ege—41.
NEGATIVE----Messrs. Dickinson, Sherwood, of Talbot, James
U. Dennis, Hodson, Phelps, Shriver, Annan, Stephenson, Mc-
Henry, Nelson, Thawley, Gwinn Schley, Fiery, Harbine, Weber,
Smith, Parke, Shower, Cockey and Brown—21.
So the order was adopted.
On motion of Mr. Seilman, it was
Ordered, That the Treasurer be requested to report to this Con
vent ion the amount of money expended in the purchase of lots
and the erection of Warehouses in the city of Baltimore, for the
inspection of Tobacco; and also to report further, whether the
purchase of Lots, the erection of Warehouses and the expenses of
Inspection are now, or have been at army time heretofore a charge
upon the Treasury of the State
On motion of Mr. Brown,
The Convention resumed the consideration of the order of
the day, being the report submitted by Mr. Johnson, chairman of
the committee on the Legislative Department, on the 25th ult.;
The question pending before the Convention on yesterday,
being on the amendment offered by Mr. Schley, to the 16th
section.
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