405

Newcomer, Harbine, Brewer, Weber, Slicer, Smith, Parke,
Shower, Cockey and Brown—36.
So the Convention refused to adjourn.
Mr. Dent, moved the Convention adjourn
Determined in the affirmative.
And the Convention accordingly adjourned until Monday
morning 10 o'clock.

MONDAY, March 17th, 1851.

The Convention met.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Craff.
The roll having been called by the Assistant Secretary, and but
forty-five members answering to their names and the Secretary
having stated that there was not a quorum in the city.
At 12 o'clock, Mr. Bowie moved that the Convention adjourn
until to morrow morning 10 o'clock.
Mr. Phelps, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays,
and being ordered, appeared as follows
A FFIRMATIVE —Messrs. Morgan, Brent, of Charles, Buchanan,
Welch, Hicks, Hodson, Eccleston, Bowie, George, Wright, Fooks,
McHenry, Carter, Sherwood, of Baltimore city, Presstman, Ware
and Hollyday—17.
NEGATIVE.-----Messrs. Lee, Dorsey, Wells, Weems, Dickinson,
Sherwood. of Talbot, Crisfield, Dashiell, Phelps, Miller, Dirick
son. McMAster, Shriver, Magraw, Nelson, Hardcastle, Gwinn,
Schley, Fiery, Neill, John Newcomer, Harbine, Weber, Slicer,
Smith, Parke, Shower and Cockey---28.
So the Convention refused to adjourn.
A short time having elapsed,
Mr. Bowie renewed the motion to adjourn.
Determined in the affirmative.
And the Convention accordingly adjourned until to-morrow
morning 10 o'clock.