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On motion of Mr. Chandler,
The yeas and nays were ordered and appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Bond, Buchanan, Bell, Welch, Chand
ler, Colston, Fooks, Shriver, Biser, McHenry, Thawley, Stewart
of Caroline, Hardcastle, FIery, John Newcomer, Harbine, Michael
Newcomer, Kilgour, Brewer, Waters, Weber and Parke—22.
NEGATIVE—M essrs. Chapman, Pres't, Morgan, Blakistone,
Dent, Hopewell, Ricaud, Lee, Chambers of Kent, Mitchell, Don
aldson, Dorsey, Wells, Sellman, Weems, Merrick, Jenifer, Ridgely,
Lloyd, James U. Dennis, Crisfield, Dashiell, Phelps, Constable,
Chambers of Cecil, Miller, McLane, Grason, George, Wright,
M cMaster, H earn, 3 Jacobs, Gai ther, Sappington, Stephenson,
Nelson, Gwinn, Sherwood of Balt. city, Ware, Hollyday, Slicer,
Fitzpatrick, Shower and Brown—44.
So the amendment was rejected.
The said 9th section was then adopted.
Mr. McHenry, in accordance with the notice given by him on
yesterday, moved to reconbider the vote of the Convention on the
21st section in the report.
Mr. Kilgour, moved for a call of the Convention;
Which motion was not sustained.
The question then recurred on the motion to reconsider;
Mr. Merrick, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays,
and being ordered appeared as follows
AFFIRMATIVE----M essrs. Chapman, Pres't, Morgan, Blakistone,
Dent, Hopewell, Ricaud, Chambers of Kent, Mitchell, Donaldson,
Dorsey, Wells, Kent, Seliman, Weems, Bond, Mernck, Jenifer,
Buchanan, Bell, Coiston, James U. Dennis, Crisfield, Phelps,
Constable, Chambers of Cecil, Miller, George, Jacobs, Thomas,
Shriver, Biser, Sappington, Stephenson, McHen ry, Nelson, Thaw
ley, Stewart of Caroline, Gwinn, Presstman, Michael Newcomer,
Kilgour, Hollyday, Parke and Brown--44.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Lee, Ridgely, Lloyd, Grason, Wright,
McMaster, Fooks, Gaither, Hardcastle, Stewart of Baltimore
city, Sherwood of Balt. city, Ware, Fiery, John Newcomer, Har-
bine, Brewer, W eber, Slicer, Fitzpatr ick, Shower and Cockey— 19.
So the Convention reconsidered their vote on said section.
Mr. Merrick, then moved to amend said 21st section by adding
at the end thereof, the following:
"But it shall be competent for the Legislature at any time,
when it can do so, to pay off its outstanding bonds or any part
thereof, by an issue of other bonds or stocks bearing a less rate of
interest and for no greater amount than the amount redeemed or
paid off;"
Which was read.
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