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Lee, Chambers, of Kent, Mitchell, Dorsey, Wells, Randall, Kent,
Weems, Dalrymple, Bond, Brent, of Charles, Jenifer, John
Dennis, Crisfield, Williams, Hicks, Goldsborough, Eccleston,
Phelps, Bowie, Tuck, Sprigg, McCubbin, Bowling, Dirickson,
McMaster, Fooks, Davis, Kilgour and Waters—34.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Buchanan, Pres't, pro tem., Donaldson,
Sellman, Merrick, Howard, Bell, Welch, Chandler, Lloyd, Dick
inson, Sherwood. of Talbot, Chambers, of Cecil, McCullough,
Miller, McLane, Spencer, George, Wright, Sh river, Gaither,
Biser, Annan, Sappington, McHenry, Mcgraw, Nelson, Thawley,
Stewart, of Caroline, Hardcastle, Gwinn, Stewart, of Balt, city,
Brent, of Balt. city, Sherwood, of Balt. city, Presstman, Ware,
Schley, Fiery, Neill, John Newcomer, Harbine, Brewer, Weber,
Hollyday, Slicer, Fitzpatrick, Smith, Parke, Shower, Cockey
and Brown—50.
So the amendment was rejected.
Mr. Schley, then moved to amend said report by inserting in
place of the 2nd section stricken out, the following:
"Shall consist of sixty-seven members, to be 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 any 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 representation, and no county shall have less than
two delegates;"
Which was read.
Mr. Dorsey, offered as a substitute for said amendment, the fol
lowing
Art. 2. The House of Delegates shall, until altered by the Leg
islature as hereinafter provided for, consist of eighty-three mem
bers; to be apportioned amongst the counties and city of Baltimore,
as follows : one delegate to each county and the city of Baltimore
as the representative of the territory thereof; and one delegate for
every eight thousand of its inhabitants, aind one for every fraction
thereof, exceeding four thousand, until the entire population of
the county or city to the number of forty thousand shall be re
presented; and for every thirty thousand inhabitants of any
county or the city of Baltimore, above the said forty thousand one
additional delegate shall be elected in such county or city. And
after every decennial census, the General Assembly of Maryland
shall adjust. the representation in the House of Delegates according
to the principles contained in this article of the constitution. And
in order that each and every port ion of the city of Baltimore may
be fairly represented, and its various interests protected in the Leg
islature; for the purpose of electing delegates therein, the city of
Baltimore shall be divided into ten districts, as follows : The