365

AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, B l akistone, Dent,
Hopewell, Ricaud, Lee, Chambers, of Kent, Mitchell, Donald
son, Dorsey, Wells, Randall, Kent, Sellman, Weems, Dairymple,
Bond, Crisfield, Dashiell, Hicks, Hodson, Goldsborough, Eccles
ton, Sprigg, McCubbin, Bowling, Grason, McMaster, Fooks,
Sappington, Stephenson, McHenry, Thawley, Schley, Fiery,
John Newcomer, Davis and Kilgour---37.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Sollers, Belt, Welch, Riclgelv, Lloyd, Col
ston. Chambers, of Cecil, McCullough, Miller, Spencer, George,
Thomas, Shriver, Gaither, Biser, Annan, Magraw, Hardcastle,
Gwinn, Sherwood, of Baltimore city, Presstman, Ware, Neill,
Michael Newcomer, Weber, Hollyday, Slicer, Parke, Ege,
Cockey and Brown—31.
So the reports were made the order of the day for Wednesday
week.
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 amendment offered by Mr. Spencer, as a substitute
for the amendment offered by Mr. McHenry and adopted by the
Convention.
Mr. Spencer withdrew said amendment, and moved the follow
ing to come in at the end of said amendment offered by Mr.
Mc Henry.
"And they shall not use or appropriate the proceeds of the
internal improvement companies, or of the State tax now loaned,
or which may hereafter he loaned, to pay off the public debt, to
any other purpose, until the interest and debt are fully paid;"
Which amendment Mr. McHenry accepted.
The question then recurred on the amendment as amended.
Mr. Crisfield, offered as a substitute for said amendment, the
amendment pr posed by him on yesterday, being in these words,
strike out all after the word "dollars," in the 10th line, to the
word "the," in the 13th line, and insert
"Nor shall die Legislature hereafter create any debt, or pledge
the credit of the State, except for the purpose of education, as
hereinafter may be provided, to or for the use of any association or
corporotion, or for on account of any work of internal im
provement, but after the payment of the public debt as provided
by law, the revenue which may accrue from the States investments
in works of internal improvement, may be appropriated to the im
provement of existing, and the construction of additional works ?"
Which was read.
Mr. Brown, moved the previous question, that is:
"Shall the main question be now put ?" and it was

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Determined in the negative.