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the several amounts paid by each into the State Treasury; and the
advantages and disadvantages resulting to each respectively front
the construction of said works of internal improvement. The said
stocks and revenue w hen paid over, to be under the direction and
control of the county authorities of the several counties, and the
Mayor and city Council of Baltimore, respectively to be by them
applied to purpose of education and such other purposes as
said county and city authorities may deem proper."
W hich was read.
Mr. Ridgely moved for a division of the question upon each
branch of said amendment.
Mr. Dent moved the previous question, and being ordered,
The question was put on the 1st branch of said amendment,
being in these words
"That it shall be the duty of the Legislature so soon as the
public debt shall have been fully paid off, to cause to be transfer
ed to the several counties and the city of Baltimore, stock in the
internal improvement com panies, equal to the amount respective—
ly paid by each to wards the erection and completion of said works,
at the then market value of said stock;"
Mr. Weems moved mhe question be taken by yeas anti nays, and
being ordeed, appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Blakistone, Dent,
Hopewell, Dorsey, Wells, Randall, Kent, Weems, Dalrymple,
Bond, Jenifer, Bell, Welch, Ridgely, Colston, Dashiell, Hicks,
Hodson, Goldsborough, Eccleston, Chambems, of Cecil, Miller,
Bowie, McCubbin, Bowling, McMaster, Fooks, Gaithem, Annan,
Stephenson, Thawley, Presstman, John Newcomer, Michael
Newcomer, Weber and Slicer---37.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Ricaud, Lee, Chambers, of Kent, Donald
son, Lloyd, Crisfield, Sprigg, Spencer, Grason, George, Thomas,
Shriver, Biser, Sappington, McHenry, Hardcastle, Uwinn,
Ware, Schhey, Fiery, Neill, Davis, Hollyday, Parke, Ege,
Cockey and Brown—27.
So the 1st branch of said amendment was adopted.
The question was then put on the 2nd branch of said amend
merit, and
The yeas and nays being taken, appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE-----Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Blakistone, Dent,
Hopewell, Chambers, of Kent, Randall, Kent, Weems, Dalrym—
ple, Bond, Jenifer, Colston, Dashiell, Hicks, Hodson, Goldsbo-
rough, Eccleston, Bowie, Sprigg, McCubbin, Bow ling, McMaster,
Fooks, Stephenson, Thawley, Hardcastle, John N ewcomer,
Michael Newcomer and Davis—29.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Ricaud, Lee, Donaldson, Dorsey, Wells
Bell, Welch, Ridgely, Lloyd, Crisfield, Chambers, of Cecil,
McCullough, Miller, Spencer, Grason, George, Thomas, Shriver,