So the Convention refused to adjourn.
At half-past 3 o'clock, P. M.
Mr. Bowie, moved the Convention adjourn;
Mr. Bowie, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays, and
being ordered, appeared as follows;
AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Morgan, Blakistone, Hopewell, Ricaud,
Lee, Chambers of Kent, Mitchell, Donaldson, Dorsey, Wells,
Randall, Kent, Sellman, Weems, Dairy mple, Bond, Dickinson,
Sherwood of Talbot, John Dennis, Crisfield, Williams, Hicks
Goldsborough, Eccieston, Phelps, Bowie, Tuck, Sprigg, McC ub
bin, Bowling, Dirickson, McMaster, Fooks, Annan, Davis, Kilgour
and Waters—37.
NEGATIVE----Messrs. Buchanan, Prest, p. t., Brent, of Charles,
Merrick, Jenifer, Howard, Bell, Welch, Chandler, Lloyd, Cham
bers, of Cecil, McCullough, Miller, McLane, Spencer, Grason,
George, Wright, Shriver, Gaither, Biser, McHenry, Magraw,
Nelson, Stewart, of Caroline, Hard castle, 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----47.
So the Convention refused to adjourn.
After debate,
Mr. Blakistone, renewed the motion to adjourn.
Determined in the affirmative.
And the Convention accordingly adjourned until to-morrow
morning 10 o'clock.

SATURDAY, March 22nd, 1851

The Convention met.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Griffith.
The proceedings of yesterday were read.
Mr. Ricaud, gave notice of his intention to move a reconsideration
of the vote of the Convention upon the report of the committee on
the Attorney General and his Deputies, for the purpose of moving
the following as an additional section to said report
"Sec. 8. The several State's Attorneys before discharging the