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Mr. Davis, moved for a division of the question upon said
amendment.
Mr. Ege, moved the previous question.
On motion of Mr. Blakistone,
The Convention was called.
Mr. Ege, moved that further proceedings under the call be dis
pensed with,
Determined in the negative.
The Doorkeeper was then sent for the absent members, who,
after a short time returned and reported that lie had notified the
absent members that their attendance in the Convention was re
quired.
On motion of Mr. Biser,

Further proceedings under the call was then dispensed with.
The question then recurred and was put upon the motion of
Mr. Ege, for the previous question, that is:

"Shall the main question be now put ?" and it was

Determined in the affirmative.
The question then recurred upon the adoption of the amend
ment as offered by Mr. Schley;
Mr. Davis, withdrew his motion for a division of the question
upon said amendment;
Mr. Gwinn, renewed it
The question was then put on the first branch of the amend
ment being in these words
"The Legislature at its first session after the adoption of this
constitution, shall appoint one or more commissioners learned in
the law, whose duty it shall be to revise and codify the statutes of
this State;"
Mr. Ege, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays, and
being ordered, appeared as follows

AFFIRMATIVE.—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Morgan, Blakistone,
Dent, Ricaud, Lee, Chambers, of Kent, Weems, Bond, Merrick,
Buchanan Bell, Welch, Lloyd, Dickinson, Sherwood, of Talbot,
John Dennis, James U. Dennis, Williams, Hodson, Goldsborough,
Phelps, McCullough, Miller, Tuck, Sprigg, McCubbin, Bowling,
WTright, Dirickson, Hearn, Jacobs, Thomas, Shriver, Biser,
Annan, Stephenson, McHenry, Magraw, Nelson, Carter,
Thawley, Stewart, of Caroline, Gwinn, Brent, of Baltimore
city, Ware, Schley, Fiery, Neill, Harbine, Kilgour, Brewer,
Waters, Anderson, Weber, Hollyday, Fitzpatrick, Smith, Parke,
Ege, Shower, Cockey and Brown—62.

NEGATIVE —Messrs. Dorsey, Wells, Sellman and Davis—4.

 
 
 
 
 
 
So the first branch of said amendment was adopted.