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And that committee No. 14, be discharged from the further
consideration of the same.
Which was read.
The report of the committee was concurred in, and the several
petitions therein mentioned, were severally referred as recom
mended in said report.
Mr. Sollers presented an account of Edward M. Wise, Messen
ger to His Excellency, the Governor of Maryland;
Which was read, and
Referred to the corn rnittee on accounts.
The Convention then resumed the consideration of the order of
the day, being the report submitted by Mr. Grason, Chairman of
the committee on the Executive Department.
The question pendirtg on Saturday, before the Convention being
on the amendment offered by Mr. Jenifer, to the 5th section.
On motion of Mr. Grason,
Said section was passed overinformally.
The 6th section was then read.
Mr. Gtason, moved to amend said section by striking out
in the second line, and inserting ‘‘seven,'' and by striking out
‘‘seven,'' in the third line, and inserting "five," and striking out
‘‘two,'' in the fourth line, and inserting ‘‘three;"
Mr. Buchanan, mowed to amend said amendment by striking
out "seven," in the 2nd line and inserting in lieu thereof "five;" ;"
Mr. Brown, gave notice that at thr proper time lie should
move to amend said 6th section, by striking out in the 2nd line,
the words, ‘been for ten years,'' and insert the word
Mr. Chambers, of Kent, moved for a division of the question
upon striking out.
Mr. Spencer, gave notice that at the proper time, he should of
fer- the following autendrnent, strike out in 6th section from the
word "year,'' in the second line to the word "and,'' in the 4th
line, and insert these words "and been for ten years a resident citi
zen of this State."
The question was first put on the motion of Mr. Chambers, of
Kent, on striking out, and
Determined in the affirmative.
The question was then put on the amendment offered by Mr.
Grason, to the 6th section, by inserting in the 2nd line of said
section the word "seven," in place of the word "ten," striken
out;
Mr. Dorsey, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays,
and being ordered, appeared as follows:
A FFIRMATIVE—Messrs. B lakiston e, Pres ‘t, pro tem., Dent,

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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