308

The question was then put on the second branch of said amend
ment being in these words
"And one or more commissioners learned in the law whose
duty it shall be to revise, simplify and abridge the rules and prac-
tice, pleadings, forms and proceedings of the courts of record in
this State;''

The yeas and nays being ordered, appeared as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE.----Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Morgan, Blakistone,
Dent, Ricaud, Lee, Weems, Buchanan, Bell, Welch, Lloyd,
Dickinson, Sher wood, of Talbot, John Dermis, J ames U. Denn is,
Williams, Hodson, Phelps, McCullough , Miller, McCubbin,
Bowling, George, Wright, Dirickson , Ream, Jacobs, Thomas,
Shriver, Biser, Annnn, Stephenson, McHenry, Magraw, Nelson,
Carter, Thawley, Stewart, of Caroline, Gwinn, Brent, of Balti-
more city, Ware, Schley, Fiery, Neill, Harbine, Kilgour, Brewer,
Waters, Anderson, Weber, Hollyday, Fitzpatrick, Smith, Parke,
Ege, Shower, Cockey and Brown —58.
NEGATIVE.—Messrs. Chambers, of Kent, Dorsey, WelIs, Sell
man, Goldsborough, Tuck, Sprigg and Davis—8.
So the second branch of said amendment was adopted.
The question was then put on the third branch of said amend
ment, being in these words
"And report the same to the Legislature for adoption;"
The yeas and nays being ordered appeared as follows
AFFIRM ATIV E. —Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Morgan, Bl akiston e,
Dent, Ricaud, Lee, Chambers, of Kent, Sellman, Weems,
Bond, Buchanan, Bell, Welch, Lloyd, Dickinson, Sherwood, of
Talbot, John Dennis, James U. Dennis, Williams, Hodson,
Goldshorough, Phelps, McCullough, Miller, Tuck, Sprigg, Mc
Cubbin, Bowling, George, Wright, Dir ickson, 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, Davis,
Brewer, Waters, Anderson, Weber, Hollyday, Fitzpatrick, Smith,
Parke, Ege, Shower, Cockey and Brown—63.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Dorsey and Wells -—2.

So the third branch of said amendment was adopted.
The question was then put on the fourth and last branch of
said amendment being in these words
‘‘And it shall be the duty of the Legislature at the expiration
of every subsequent period of ten years alter the adoption and
prom ulgation of he code of laws, to have pu blished and prom ul
gated all the Statute Laws of this State then in force;"
The yeas and nays being ordered, appeared as follows
AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Morgan, Blakistone,
Dent, Ricaud, Lee, Chambers, of Kent, Weems, Buchanan, Bell,