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tion are now, or have at any time heretofore been a charge on the
Treasury of the State.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
D. CLAUDE, Treasurer,
Hon. JNO. G. CHAPMAN, Pes't of Con.
Which was read; and
On motion of Mr. Donaldson,
Referred to the committee on Inspections.
On motion of Mr. Ricaud,
The Convent ion took up for consideration the report submitted
by him on the 21st instant, as chairman of the select committee,
to revise the rules;
The several amendments reported to said rules, having been
severally read, were adopted
On motion of Mr. Ricaud,
The rules as amended were ordered to be printed for the use of
the Convention,
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 18th section having been read,
Mr. Phelps, moved to strike out said 18th section, and substi-
tute in lieu of it the following.
Section 18th, "No bill shall become a law unless it receive the
concurrent vote of a majority of the members present in both
Houses."
Mr. Weems, moved to amend the 18th section, by striking out
these words, "and on the question of its final passage the yeas
and nays shall be recorded;"
Mr. Spencer, moved to amend said 18th section by striking out
in the 2nd line, the wqrds "whole number of," and the wor4
‘‘elected ;"
Which amendment Mr. Phelps, accepted.
The question was first put on the motion of Mr. Weems, to
strike out the words "and on the question of its final passage, the
yeas and nays shall be recorded;"
Mr. Weerns, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays,
and being ordered, appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Dent, Weems, Lloyd, Phelps, Stewart,
of Baltimore city, Sherwood, of Baltimore city, Ware, Shower
and Brown—9.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Morgan, Blakistone,

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