428

Counties, Population.No. of Deleg's.
Kent, 10,608 2
Montgomery, 13,815 2
Prince George's,16,916 3
Queen Anne's, 12,776 2
Saint Mary's, 11,3.59 2
Somerset, 20,224 3
Talbot, 12,158 2
Washington, 30,108 5
Worcester, 17,490 3
Baltimore city,167,830 10
Howard, 12,000 2
Total, 73
Which was read.
Mr. Schley offered as a substitute for said amendment, to strike
out all after the words "the House of Delegates," in the 1st line,
2nd section, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
"Shall consist of sixty-nine members, to be apportioned among
the several counties, according to the following rates: Every
county shall elect one delegate for every six thousand souls,
federal numbers, it may contain, and for any fraction above three-
fourths of said number, there shall be allowed to every county
having such excess, one additional delegate. The city of Balti
more shall be entitled to the same number of delegates as the
county which shall he entitled to the largest represeutation, and
no county shall have less than two delegates.
Which was read.
Mr. Merrick, moved to amend said report by striking out all
the first part of the 2nd section, down to the word in the
5th line, and inserting in lieu thereof the following
"The members of the House of Delegates, shall be apportioned
to the several counties of the State, and the city of Baltimore in
conformity with the following rule;" ;
Mr. Brown being in the Chair, decided this amendment not to
be in order, as there were two amendments already pending.
The question was then put in the amendment offered by Mr.
Schley, as a substitute for the amendment offered by Mr. Fiery.
Mr. Schley, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays,
and being ordered, appeared as follows
AFFIRMATIVE —Messrs. Sappington, Schley, John Newcomer
and Smith—4.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Buchanan, Pres't, pro tem., Morgan,
Blakistone, Hopewell, Lee, Chambers, of Kent, Mitchell, Donald
son, Dorsey, Wells, Randall, Kent, Sellman, Weerns, Dal
rymple, Bond, Brent, of Charles, Merrick, Jenifer, Howard,
Bell, Welch, Chandler, Lloyd, Dickinson, Sherwood, of Talbot,