472

Hicks, Goldsborough, Eccleston, Chambers of Cecil, Miller, Mc
Lane, Bowie, Tuck, Sprigg, McCubbin, Grason, George, Wright,
Thomas, Shriver, Johnson, Gaither, Biser, Annan, McHenry,
Magraw, Nelson, Stewart of Caroline, Hardcastle, Gwinn, Sher
wood of Balt. city, Fiery, John Newcomer, Harbine, Michael
Newcomer, Kilgour, Brewer, Weber, Hollyday, Slicer, Parke,
Shower, Cockey and Brown—55.
So the Convention refused to adjourn.
The question then recurred on the amendment offered by Mr.
Sollers;
Mr. Sollers, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays,
and being ordered appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Morgan, Blakistone, Dent, Hopewell,
Chambers, of Kent, Dorsey, Kent, Weems, Dalrymple, Bond,
Soliers, Brent of Charles, John Dennis, James U. Dennis,
Williams, Hicks, Goldsborough, Phelps, Bowie, Sprigg McCub
bin, Dirickson, McMaster, Fooks, Jacobs, Kilgour and Waters—26.
NEGATIVE—Messrs Chapman, Pres't, Ricaud, Lee, Mitchell,
Donaldson, Randall, Jenifer, Howard, Buchanan, Bell, Welch,
Chandler, Ridgely, Lloyd, Colston, Crisfield, Eccieston, Cham
bers, of Cecil, Miller, McLane, Tuck, Spencer, Grason, George,
Wright, Thomas, Shriver, Gaither, Biser, Annan, Sappington,
Stephenson, McHenry, Magraw, Nelson, Thawley, Stewart of
Caroline, Hardcastle, Gwinn, Stewart of Baltimore city, Brent
of Baltimore city, Sherwood of Balt. city, Presstman, Ware, Fiery,
John Newcomer, Harbine, Michael Newcomer, Brewer, Anderson,
Hollyday, Slicer, Fitzpatrick, Parke, Shower, Oockey and
Brown—54.
So the amendment was rejected.
Mr- Brown, moved to amend the amendment offered by Mr.
Johnson, by striking out in the 14th line "six thousand," and in
serting in lieu thereof "five thousand seven hundred and fifty ;"
Pending the question on this amendment,
Mr. Bcchanan, moved the Convention adjourn;
Mr. Thomas, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays
and being ordered appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Morgan, Hopewell,
Dorsey, Wells, Kent, Dalrymple, Sollers, Howard, Buchanan,
Bell, Welch, Chandler, Ridgely, Lloyd, Coiston, John Dennis,
MeLane, Hodson, Constable, Miller, Spencer, Grason, George,
Wright, Dirickson, McMaster, Fooks, Jacobs, Sappington, Stephen
son, McHenry, Nelson, Thawley, Gwinn, Brent of Balt. city,
Presstman, Ware, Harbine, Brewer, Anderson, Weber, Slicer,
Fitzpatrick, Parke and Brown—44.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Blakistone, Dent, Ricaud, Lee, Chambers
of Kent, Mitchell, Donaldson, Randall, Seliman, Weerns, Bond,
Meirick, Jenifer: James U. Dennis, Crisfield, Williams, Hicks,