Gaither, Biser, Sappington, Stephenson, McHenry, Nelson,
Thawley, Stewart, of Caroline, Hardcastle, Gwinn, Fiery,

Michael Newcomer, Brewer, Weber, Hollyday, Slicer, Fitzpatrick,
Smith Parke, Cockey, Shower and Brown—39.

So the Convention refused to lay the order on the table.
The question again recurred upon the adoption of the order;
Mr. Bowie, moved to amend said order by striking out ‘nine,"
and inserting in lieu thereof "ten ;"
Which amendment Mr. Michael Newcomer accepted.
The President announced that the hour had arrived for taking
up the order of the day;
Mr. Stephenson, moved to postpone the order of the day;
Determined in the affirmative.
The question then recurred upon the adoption of the order as
offered by Mr. Michael Newcomer;
Mr. Bowie, moved further to amend said order by striking out
"two,'' and inserting "three,"
Determined in the affirmative.
Mr. McHenry, moved further to amend said order by sttiking
out ‘‘four,'' and inserting "six;''
Determined in the negative.
Mr. Howard, moved to amend said order by striking out "ten,"
and inserting "nine;"
Mr. Biser, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays, and
being ordered, appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Morgan, Blakistone, Hopewell, Ricaud,
Lee, Chambers of Kent, Mitchell, Donaldson, Dorsey, Randall,
Kent, Weems, Dalrymple, Bond, Jenifer, Howard, Bell, Colston,
Crisfield, Hicks, Hodson, Eccleston, Phelps, Spencer, Grason,
George, Wright, Dirickson, McMaster, Fooks, Shriver, Biser,
Sappington, Stephenson, McHenry, Magraw, Nelson, Hardcastle,
Fiery, Michael Newcomer, Kilgour, Brewer, Waters, Anderson,
Fitzpatrick, Parke, Shower, Cockey amid Brown—4 8.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Wells, Sellman, Buchanan, Lloyd, John
Dennis, James U. Dennis, Constable, Chambers, of Cecil, Miller,
McLane, Bowie, Tuck, McCubbin, Bowling, Thomas, Gaither,
Thawley, Stewart. of Caroline, Gwinn, Brent, of Balt. city,
Ware, Weber, Hollyday, Slicer and Smith—25.
So the amendment was adopted.
Mr. Ware, moved to lay said order on the table.
On motion of Mr. Stephenson,
The yeas and nays were ordered and appeared as follows
AFFIRM ATIVE. —Messrs. Morgan, Ricaud, Chambers, of Kent,
Mitchell, Donaldson, Dorsey, Wells, Randall, Kent, Weems,
Dalrymple, Buchanan, Crisfield, Hicks, Hodson, Phelps, Consta