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The question then recurred upon the substitute as offered by
Mr. Spencer;
Mr. Buchanan, stated to the Convention, that Mr. Spencer had
Informed him that hd had been compelled to leave the city on
pressing business, and desired him to ask the Convention to pass
over the 16th section informally, until he could be present.

The question was then put on the adoption of the substitute as
offered by Mr. Spencer, and
Determined in the Negative.
The question then recurred upon the adoption of the amcnd
ment as offered by Mr. Dorsey;
Mr. Chambers, of Kent, moved to amend said amendment, by
inserting between the words "public," and "acts," the words
"and general;"
Mr. Chambers, of Kent, withdrew said amendment.
The question then recurred on the adoption of the amendment
as offered by Mr. Dorsey, in place of the 16th section,
Mr. Stewart, of Caroline, moved a division of the question on
striking out,
Mr. Dorsey, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays,
and being ordered, appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Morgan, Blakistone,
Ricaud, Lee, Chambers, of Kent, Dorsey, Wells, Sellman, Weems
Merrick, Williams, Goldsborough, Phelps, Tuck, Sprigg, Mc
Cubbin, Hearn, Jacobs, McHenry, Gwinn, Ware, Davis, Kilgour,
Waters, Anderson and Brown—-26.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Dent, Buchanan, Bell, Welch, Lloyd,
Dickinson, Sherwood, of Talbot, John Dennis, James U. Dennis,
Bodson, Miller, Bowling, Wright, Dirickson, Thomas, Shriver,
Biser, Annan, Stephenson, Magraw, Nelson, Carter, Thawley,
Stewart, of Caroline, Brent, of Baltimore city, Schley, Fiery,
Harbine, Brewer, Weher, Hol lyday, Fitzpatrick, Smith, Parke,
Ege and Shower—36.
So the Convention refused to strike out.
Mr. Gwinn, then moved to strike out the 16th section, and in
sertin lieu thereof the following
"All laws shall be passed by original bill, and every law enacted
by the Legislature, shall embrace hut one subject—and that shall
be described in the title,—and no law or section of Ltw, shalt be
revived, amended or repealed by reference to its title or section
only, and it shall be the duty of the Legislature at the first session
after the adoption of this Constitution, to appoint two commis
sioners, learned in the law, to revise and codify the laws of this
State, and the said commissioners shall report the said code so
formed to the Legislature, within a time to he by it determined,
for its approval, amendment or rejection, and if adopted after the