John Dennis, James U. Dennis, Crisfleld, Williams, Hicks,
Goldsborough, Eccleston, Phelps, Bowie, Tuck, Sprigg, McCub
bin, Bowling, Dirickson, McMaster, Hearn, Fooks, Jacobs, Kil
gour and Waters—37.

NEGATIVE.—Messrs. Donaldson, Sellman, Brent, of Charles,
Merrick, Jenifer, Howard, Buchanan, Bell, Welch, Chandler,
Ridgely, Lloyd, Colston, Constable, Chambers, of Cecil, Miller,
McLane, Spencer, Grascu, George, Wright, Thomas, Shriver,
Johnson, Gaither, Biser, Annan, Sappington, Stephenson, Mc
Henry, Magraw, Nelson, Thawley, Stewart of Caroline, Hard
castle, Gwinn, Stewart, of Baltimore city, Brent, of Baltimore
city, Sherwood, of Balt. city, Presstman, Ware, Fiery, John New
coiner, Flarbine, Michael Newcomer, Brewer, Anderson, Weber,
Hollyday, Slicer, Fitzpatrick, Smith, Parke, Shower, Cockey
and Brown—56.
So the substitute was rejected.
The question again recurred and was put on the adoption of
the amendment as offered by Mr. John Newcomer.
Mr. Harbine, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays,
and being ordered appeared as follows
AFFIRMATIVE—M essrs. C hapman, Pres't, Morgan, Dent, Hope.
well, Ricaud, Lee, Chambers, of Kent, Mitchell, Dorsey, Wells,
Randall, Kent, Weerns, Dalrymple, Bond, Sollers, Brent, of
Charles, Merrick, John Dennis, James U. Dennis, Crisfield, Wil
liams, Hicks, Goldsborough, Eccleston, Phelps, Bowie, Tuck,
Sprigg, McCubbin, Bowling, Dirickson, McMaster, Hearn, Fooks,
Jacobs, John Newcomer Kilgour and Waters—39.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Blakistone, Donaldson, Sellman, Jen ifer,
Howard, B uchanan, Bell, W elch, Chandler, Ridgely, Lloyd,
Colston, Constable, Chambers, of Cecil, Miller, McLane, Spen
cer, Grason, George, Wright, Thomas, Shriver, Johnson, Gaither,
Biser, Annan, Sappington, Stephenson, McHenry, Magraw,
Nelson, Thawley, Stewart, of Carol ine, Hardcastle, Gwinn,
Stewart., of Halt. city, Brent, of Baltimore city, Sherwood, of Bal
timore city, Presstman, War e, Fiery, H arbine, Michael Newcomer,
Brewer, Anderson, Weber, Hollyday, Slicer, Fitzpatrick,
Smith, Parke, Shower, Cockey and Brown—55.
So the amendment was rejected.

The question then recurred upon the amendment as offered by
Mr. Fiery, as the 2nd section of the report.

Mr. Dorsey, offered as a substitute for said report the following

Art. The House of Delegates shall until altered by the Legis
lature as hereinafter provided for, consist of sixty-two members to
be apportioned amongst the counties and city of Baltimore, as
follows:—One delegate to each county and the city of Baltimore,
as the representative of the territory or population thereof, without
respect to numbers, and one delegate for every thirteen thousand
inhabitants, and uric for every county having a fraction thereof, ex