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Lee, Mitchell, Dorsey, Wells, Randall, Kent, Weems, Bond,
Sollers, John Dennis, James U. Dennis, Hicks, Goldsborough,
Tuck, Sprigg, McCubbin, Dirickson, McMaster, Hearn, Fooks,
Jacobs, Johnson and Kilgour—27.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Donaldson, Sellman, Buchanan, Welch,
Chandler, Lloyd, Colston, Chambers, of Cecil, Miller, Bowie,
Spencer, Thomas, Shriver, Gaither, Biser, Annan, Sappington,
Stephenson, McHenry, Magraw, Nelson, Thawley, Stewart,
of Caroline, Hardcastle, Gwinn, Stewart, of Balt, city, Brent, of
Baltimore city, Sherwood, of Baltimore city, Presstman, Ware,
John Newcomer, Harbine, Michael Newcomer, Brewer, Weber,
Slicer, Fitzpatrick, Smith, Parke, Shower, Cockey and
Brown—42.
So the Convenmion refused to adjourn.
Mr. Bowie, moved for a call of the Convention, and tint the
Sergeant-at-Arms be sent after the absent members to enforce their
attendance.
The Convention having been called by the assistant secretary,
Mr. Brown, moved that further proceedings under the call be
dispensed with.
Mr. Tuck, rose to a point of order, and insisted that the Con
vention had no power to dispense with proceedings under the call
until the absentees had been sert for.
Mr. Weems, (being in the chair,) stated that a majority of the
Convention could control its own action, and therefore overruled
the point of order;
From which decision Mr. Tuck appealed;
On the cluestion being put,
Shall the opinion of the chair stand as the judgment of the
Convention?
Mr. Bowie, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays,
and being ordered appeared as follows
AFFIRMATIVE —Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Blakistone, Hopewell,
Donaldson, Sellman, Jenifer, Howard, Welch, Ridgely, Lloyd,
Colston, Chambers, of Cecil, Miller, McLane, Sprigg, Bowling,
Spencer, George, Thomas, Shriver, Gaither, Biser, Annan, Sap
pington, Steph enson, M cHen ry, Magraw, N elson, Thawley,
Stewart, of Caroline, Hardcastle, Gwinn, Stewart, of Baltimore
city, Brent of Baltimore city, Sherwood of Balt. city, Presstman,
Ware, John Newcomer, Harbine, Brewer, Anderson, Slicer, Fitz
patrick, Smith, Parke, Shower, Cockey and Brown—48.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Morgan, Ricaud, Lee, Dorsey, Wells,
Dalrytmple, Bond, Sollers, Buchanan, John Dennis, James U
Dennis, Crisfield, W illiams, Hicks Goldsborough, Phelps, Bowie,
Tuck, McCubbin, McMaster, Hearn, Fooks, Jacobs, Michael
Newcomer amid Kilgour----26.
So the Convention sustained the decision of the chair.