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After debate thereon,

And at 2 o'clock, P. M.,

Mr. Sollers, moved the Convention adjourn,
Determined in the negative.
Mr. Shower, gave notice of his intention on to-morrow to move
a reconsideration of the vote of the Convention on the amend
ment offered by Mr. Fiery, to the report of the committee on Re
presentation.
The said substitute offered by Mr. Phelps, having been read,
Mr. Blakistone, moved for a division of the question upon each
branch of said substitute
The question was then put on the first branch of said amend,
ment, being in these words:
"Each county in this State and the city of Baltimore, shall be
entitled to one Senator;"
Mr. Phelps, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays
anti being ordered, appeared as follows
AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Morgan, Blakistone,
Dent, Hopewell, Ricaud, Lee, Chambers, of Kent, Mitchell, Don
aldson, Dorsey, Wells, Randall, Kent, Sellman, Weems, Dalrymple,
Bond, Sollers, Brent, of Charles, Merrick, Jenifer, John Dennis,
James U. Dennis, Crisfield, Williams, Hicks, Goldsborough, Eccles
ton, Phelps, Bowie, Tuck, Sprigg, McCubbin, Bowling Spencer,
Grason, George, Wright, Dirickson, McMaster, Hearn, Fooks,
Jacobs, Sappington, Stephenson, McHenry, Magraw, Nelson,
Thawley, Stewart, of Caroline, Hardcastle, Kilgour, Brewer,
Waters, Weber, Fitzpatrick and Smith—58.

NEGATIVE—Messrs. Howard, B uchanan, Bell, Welch, Chandler,
Ridgely, Lloyd, Colston, Constable, Chambers, of Cecil, Miller,
McLane, Thomas, Shriver, Johnson, Gaither, Biser, Annan,
Gwinn, Stewart, of Baltimore city, Brent of Balt, city, Sherwood,
of Balt. city, Presstman, Ware, Fiery, John Newcomer, Harbine,
Michael Newcomer, Anderson, Holly day, Slicer, Par ke, Shower,
Cockey and Brown—35.
So the first branch of said substitute was adopted.
The question was then put on the 2nd branch of said substitute,
being in these words
"The House of Delegates shall consist of sixty-one members,
and shall be apportioned among the counties and the city of Balti-
more, as at present, save and except that of deducting one member
from each county and the city of Baltimore;"
The yeas and nays being ordered appeared as follows

AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Ricaud, Lee, Chambers, of Kent,
Mitchell, Dorsey, Wells, Randall, Kent, Sollers, John Dennis,
James U. Dennis, Crisfield, W illiams, H icks, Goldsborough,
Eccleston, Phelps, Bowie, Tuck, Sprigg, McCubbin, Bowling,