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Proceedings and Debates of the 1850 Constitutional Convention
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FOR LOUIS MCLANE.—Jenifer, Hollyday—2.
FOR JAMES L. RIDGELY.—Colston, Johnson—2.
FOR WILLIAM GRAS0N.—Lloyd, McLane—2.
FOR WILLIAM A. SPENCER.—Stewart, of Caroline, Fitzpa.
trick—2.
And that no majority appearing no election was had.
Mr. Weems offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the ordet adopted by this House, to elect the
President viva voce, is hereby rescinded, and that the House now
proceed to elect by ballot.
Mr. McHenry moved to lay it on the table;
Determined in the affirmative.
Mr. Spencer moved to take up for consideration the resolution
offered by Mr. Brent, of Baltimore city Rnd the substitute offered
by Mr. Gwinn;
Determined in the affirmative.
Mr. Chambers, of Kent, offered the following amendment:
"Resolved, That the person for whom the largest number of
votes shall be cast on the next vote shall be declared duly elected
President of this convention."
Mr. Phelps moved that the question on the amendment be
taken by yeas and nays.
Determined in the affirmative.
The question being on the amendment, the vote was as fol


lows:
Messrs. Morgan
Blakistone
Dent
Hopewell
Ricaud
Lee
Chambers,
of Kent,
Mitchell
Donaldson
Dorsey
W ells
Randall
Kent
W eems
Dalrymple
Bond
Messrs. Sellman
Howard
Buchanan
Bell
Welsh
Chandler
Ridgely
AFFIRMATIVE.
S ollers
Brent, of
Charles,
Je n i fer
Dennis, John
Dennis, James
U.
Dashiell
Williams
Hicks
Hodson
Goldsborough
Eccleston
Phelps
Bo wie
Tuck
Sprigg

NEGATIVE.

S pe ncer
Grason
Geomge
Wright
Sh river
Gaither
Biser
McCubbin
Bowli ng
Dirickson
Mc Master
Hearn
Fooks
Jacobs
Schley
Fiery
Neill
Newcomer,
John
Kilgour
We be r
Slicer
Sm ith—46


Gw inn
Stewart, of
Balt.
Brent, of
Balt. city,
Sherwood,
of Balt.
Presstman
W are
Harbine



 

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