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SATURDAY, March 29th, 1851.

The Convention met.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Graff.
The proceedings of yesterday were read.
Mr. Shower, (in accordance with the notice given by him on
yesterday,) moved that the Convention reconsider their vote on
the amendment offered by Mr. Fiery, to the report of the corn
mittee on Representation;
Mr. Thomas, moved the previous question, that is:
‘‘Shall the main question he now put?''
On motion of Mr. Blakistone,

The Convention was called and the Doorkeeper sent for the
absent members, who after a short ti me had elapsed, retu rned and
reported that he had notified the absent members that their atten
dance in the House was required.
The question was then put,
‘‘Shall the main question be now put?''
Mr. Sollers, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays, and
being ordered appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Sellman, Jenifer, Howard, B uchanan,
Bell, Welch, Chandler, Ridgely, Lloyd, Colsion, Constable,
Chambers, of Cecil, Miller, McLane, Spencer, Grason, George,
Wright, Thomas, Shriver, J ohnson, Gaither, Biser, Annan,
Sappington, Stephenson, MeHeury, Magra w, Nelson, Thawley,
Stewart, of Caroline, Hardcastle, Gwinn, Stewart, of Balt. city,
Brent of Balt. city, Sherwood of Balt. city, Presstman, Ware,
Fiery, John Newcomer, Har bin e, Michael Newcomer, Brewer,
Anderson, Weber, Hollyday, Slicer, Fitzpatrick, Smith, Parke,
Shower, Cockey and Brown—53.

NEGATIVE —Messrs. Chapman, Prest, Morgan, Blakistone,
Dent, Hopewell, Ricaud, Lee, Chambers of Kent, Mitchell,
Donaldson, Dorsey, Wells, Randall, Kent, Weerns, Dalrymple,
Bond, Sollers, Brent, of Charles, Merrick, John Dennis, James
U. Dennis, Crisfield, Williams, Hicks, Goldsborough, Eccleston,
Phelps, Bowie, Tuck, Sprigg, McC u bbin, Bowling, Dirickson,
McMaster, Hearn, Fooks, Jacobs, Kilgour and Waters------40.
So the Convention sustained the previous question.
The question was then put,
"Will the Convention reconsider their vote on the amendment
offered by Mr. Fiery, to the report of the committee on Repre
sentation?"
Mr. Phelps, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays,
and being ordered, appeared as follows:

A FFIRMATIV E. ——Messrs. Howard, B uchanan, Bell, Welch,
Chandler, Ridgely, Lloyd, Colston, Constable, Chambers, of Cecil,