368

Gaither, Biser, Annan, Sappington, McHenry, Gwinn, Sher.
wood, of Balt. city, Presstman, Ware, Schley, Fiery, Neill, Weber,
Hollyday, Slicer, Parke, Ege, Cockey and Brown—37.

So the 2nd and last branch of said amendment was rejected.

Mr. Ridgely, moved further to amend said report, by adding at
the end thereof, as an additional Section, the following:

"The Legislature, at the first session after the adoption of this
constitution, shall provide for the substitution of salaries in place
of the fees and perquisites of office, now payable to the clerks
and registers of the several courts of law, equity and probate in
this State, and for red ucing and regulating the rates of lees, costs
and legal charges in said courts;"
Which was read.
Mr. Ridgely, moved the previous question, and being seconded,
The question was put on the adoption of said amendment,
and
Determined in the affirmative.
Mr Presstman, moved further to amend said report, by adding
at the end thereof as an additional section, the following:
"No person shall be imprisoned for debt;"
Mr. Dent, moved the previous question, and being seconded,
Mr. McHenry, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays,
and being ordered, appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE —Messrs. C hapman, Pres't, Blakistone, Dent,
Hopewell, Ricaud, Lee, Wells, Randall, Sellman, Weems, Dal
rymple, Bond, Jenifer, Bell, Welch, Ridgely, Lloyd, Colston,
Crisfield, Dashiell, Hicks, Hodson, Goldsborough, Eccleston,
Chambers, of Cecil, McCullough, Miller, Bowie, Sprigg, Mc
Cubbin, Bowling, Spencer, Grason, George, Thomas, Shriver,
Gaither, Biser, Annan, Sappington, Stephenson, McHenry,
Thawley, Gwinn, Sherwood, of Baltimore city, Presstman, Ware,
Schley, Fiery, Neill, John Newcouter, Michael Newcomer, Davis,
Kilgout, Weber, Hollyday, Slicer, Parke, Ege, Cockey and
Brown—60.

NEGATIVE—Messrs. Chambers, of Kent, Donaldson, Dorsey,
McMaster and Fooks—5.
So the amendment was adopted.
Mr. Spencer, moved the Convention reconsider their vote taken
this morming, adopting the 1st branch of the amendment offered
by Blakistone, as an additional section in the repomt.
Mr. Blakistone, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays,
and being ordered appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Ricaud, Lee, Chambers, of Kent,
Mitchell, Donaldson, Jenifer, Lloyd, Crisfield, Dashiell, Hicks,
Goldsborough, Chambers, of Cecil, Miller, Sprigg, McCubbin,
Bowling, Spencer, Grason, George, Thomas, Shriver, Gaither,