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Caroline, Hardcastle, Gwinn, Stewart, of Baltimore city, Brent,
of Baltimore city, Sherwood, of Baltimore city, Presstman, Ware,
Schley, Fiery, Neill, Harbine, Michael Newcomer, Weber,
Hollyday, Slicer, Smith, Paike, Ego, Cockey and Brown—37.
So the Convention refused to make them the special order of
the day for Monday week.
Mr. Davis, moved that the Convention proceed to the con
sideration of the order ol the day, being the unfinished business
of yesterday;
Mr. Neill, moved to postpone the consideration of the unfinish
ed business.
Mr. Thomas, moved the question be takcn by yeas and nays,
and being ordered, appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Buchanan, Bell, Welch, Ridgely, Lloyd,
Colston, Constable, Chambers, of Cecil, McCullough, Miller,
Spencer, Grason, George, Thomas, Gaither, Biser, Annan,
McHenry, Magraw, Stewart, of Caroline, Hardcastle, Gwinn,
Stewart, of Baltimore city, Sherwood, of Baltimore city, Presst—
man Ware, Schley, Fiery, Neill, Harbine, Micheal Newcomer,
Weber, Hollyday, Slicer, Parke, Ege, Cockey and Brown—38,
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't Blakistone, Dent, Hope
well, Ricaud, Lee, Chambers, of Kent, Mitchell, Donaldson,
Dorsey, Wells, Randall, Kent, Sellman, Weems, Sollers, Merrick,
Jenifer, James U. Dennis, Crisfield, Dashiell, Hicks, Hodson,
Goldsborough, Eccieston, Bowie, Sprigg, McC ubbin, Bowling,
McMaster, Fooks, Sappington, Stephenson, Brent, of Baltimore
city, John Newcomer, Davis, Kilgour and Smith—38.
So the Convention refused to postpone the consideration of the
unfinished business;
The Convention then resumed the consideration of the order of
the day, being the report submitted by Mr. Johnson, chairman of
the committee on the Legislative Department;
The question pending before the Convention on yesterday,
being on the motion of Mr. Thomas to reconsider the vote of the
Convention on the amendment submitted by Mr. Davis, and
adopted by the Convention, inserting in the amendment offered by
Mr. George, as the 21st section of the report, these words "except
for purposes of education, to come in after the word "corporations,"
in the 12th line;
On the question peing put,

"Will the Convention reconsider their vote on said amend.
ment?"

Mr. Presstman, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays,
and being otdezed appeared as fllows:
AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Bell, Welch, Lloyd, Colston, Consta
ble, Chambers, of Cecil, McCullough, Miller, Spencer, Grason,
George, Thomas, Shriver, Gaither, Biser, Annan, Sappington,