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Ricaud, Lee, Chambers, of Kent, Donaldson, Dorsey, Wells,
Kent, Jenifer, Bell, Ridgely, Dickinson, Sherwood, of Talbot,
Colston, John Dennis, James U. Dennis, Williams, Hodson,
Goldsborough, Miller, Tuck, Sprigg, McCubbin, Spencer, George,
Dirickson, Jacobs, Gaither, Biser, Annan, McHenry, Magraw,
Nelson, Carter, Thawley, Stewart, of Caroline, Gwinn, Schley,
Fiery, Neill, Harbine, Kilgour, Brewer, Waters, Weber, Holly-
day, Fitzpatrick, Smith and Parke—5 1.
So the amendment was rejected.
The question then recurred and was put on the amendment as
offered by Mr. Spencer, and accepted by Mr. Phelps, to strike out
in the 2nd line 18th section, the words, "whole number of" and
the word "elected;"
Determined in the negative.
The said 18th section was then adopted.
Mr. Fitzpatrick, gave notice that at the proper time, he should
offer the following as an additional section to the report:
"The Legislature shall have power to provide by law, for ex
empting from execution not note than five hundred dollars worth
of the Household furniture or other properly belonging to each
family in this State;"
Mr. Sprigg, moved to amend said report by inserting as the
19th section the following:
"The House of Delegates shall have the sole power of im
peachment in all cases, but a majority of all the members, must
concur in an impeachment; all impeachments shall be tried by the
Senate, and when sitting for that purpose, they shall be on oath
or affirmation, to do justice according to the law and evidence,
but no person shall be convicted without the concurrance of two-
thirds of all the Senators;"
Mr. McHenry, moved to amend said amendment by striking
out the words "two thirds,'' and inserting in lieu thereof, "a ma
jority."
Mr. Weems, moved to amend said amendment by inserting af
ter the words ‘‘all the members'' the word ‘‘elected;"
Pending the question thereon
Mr. Neill, moved that this section be passed over informally;
Determined in the affirmative.
The 19th section in said report was ti-ten read.
On motion of Mr. Ridgely,
Said section was amended by inserting after the word "law," in
the second line, the following
"And every such law shall distinctly specify the sum appropria
ted, and the object to which it is to be applied;"
Mr. Ridgely, moved further to amend said section by adding at
the end thereof the following proviso: