429

Crisfield, Williams, Hicks, Goldsborough, Eccleston, Phelps,
Chambers, of Cecil, McCullough, Miller, McLane, Bowie, Tuck,
Sprigg, McCubbin, Bowling, Spencer, George, Wright, Dirick
son, McMaster, Fooks, Shriver, Gaither, Biser, Annan, McHenry,
Mcgraw, Thawley, Stewart, of Caroline, Hardcastle, Gwinn,
Stewart, of Baltimore city, Brent, of Baltimore city, Sherwood
of Baltimore city, Presstman, Ware, Fiery, Neill, Harbine
Davis, Kilgour, Brewer, Waters, Weber, Hollyday, Slicer
Fitzpatrick, Parke, Shower Cockey and Brown—77.

So the Convention refused to accept the substitute.

The question then recurred upon the amendment offered by
Mr. Fiery.
Mr. Schley, then 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 the following
"Shall consist of sixtyseven members, to he apportioned among
the several counties according to the following ratio : Every
county shall elect one delegate for every seven thousand souls
it may contain, and for every fraction above half of said number,
there shall be allowed to every county having such excess, one
additional delegate; the city of Baltimore shall be entitled to the
same number of delegates as the county which shall be entitled
to the largest represention, and no county shall have less than two
delegates;"
Which was read.
Mr. Schley withdrew said amendment.
Mr. Merrick, then moved the amendment offered by him this
morning to said section to strike out all the first part of said sec
tion, down to the word ‘‘rule," inclusive, and insert 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;"
Determined in the affirmative.
On motion of Mr. Merrick,
Said section was further amended by adding at the end thereof
the following:
"And the Legislature shall at their first regular session after the
authoritative promulgation of each decenial census of the people
of the United States, declare by resolution the number of Dele
gates to w which each county and city in the State may be entitled
according to the basis herein fixed and the returns of said census.
The question then recurred upon the adoption of the amend
ment as offered by Mr. Fiery, to the said 2nd section of the
report.
Mr. Fiery, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays,
and being ordered, appeared as follows