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Referred to the select committee already appointed on that
subject.
The President announced the unfinished business of yesterday,
being the order submitted by Mr. James U. Dennis, allowing no
member to speak more than forty-live minutes upon the question
of Representation.
On motion of Mr. Spencer,
The Convention was called, and the Doorkeeper sent for the
absent members.
On motion of Mr. Dirickson,
Further proceedings under the call was dispensed with
Mr. Dirickson, moved the Convention take up for consideration
the motion made by him on yesterday, to reconsider the vote ot
the Convention, limiting the debate upon the various amendments
pending, touching the subject of Representation, to two o'clock
this day.
Determined in the affirmative.
The question was then put,
‘‘Will the Convention reconsider their vote on said order?"
Mr. Brown moved the question be taken by yeas and nays, and
being ordered, appeared as follows

A FFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Morgan, Hopewell,
Ricaud, Lee, Chambers of Kent, Donaldson, Dorsey, Wells,
Bond, John Dennis, James U. Dennis, Crisfield, Williams, Hicks,
Goldsborough, Eccleston, Phel ps, Sprigg, McCubbin, Dirickson,
McMaster, Hearn, Fooks, Jacobs, Kilgour, Waters and Smith—28.

NEGATIVE---Messrs. Blakistone, Kent, Sellman, Brent, of
Charles, Merrick, Buchanan, Bell, Welch, Chandler, Ridgely,
L loyd, Colston, Constable, Chambers, of Cecil, Miller, Mc
Lane, Bowie, Tuck, Spencer, Grason, George, W right, Thomas,
Shriver, Johnson, Gaither, Biser, Annan, Sappington, Stephen
son, McHenry, Magraw, Nelson, Thawley, Stewart, of Caro-
line, Hardcastle, Gwinn, Stewart, of Baltimore city, Brent,
of Balt. city, Sherwood, of Balt. city, Presstman, Ware, Fiery,
J ohn N ewcomer, Harbine, Michael Newcomer, Brewer, A nder
son, Weber, Hollyday, Slicer, Fitzpatrick, Parke, Shower,
Cockey and Brown-----55.
So the Convention refused to reconsider their vote on
order.
The hour having arrived for taking up the special order of the
day, the Convention resumed the con sideration of the several re
ports of the comm ittee on Representation;
The question pending before time Convention being on the substi-
tute offered by Mr. Phelps, as a substitute for the amendment of
fered by Mr Schley, as the 2nd section of the report and the sub-
stitute offered by Mr Dorsey.