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inclusive in 2nd line, and inserting in lieu thereof "twenty-one;"
be appointed to consist of one from each county."
Mr. Jenifer, moved to postpone the consideration of said resolu
tion until to-morrow.
Determined in the affirmative.
The Convention then resumed the consideration of the order of
the day, being the several reports of the committee on Represen
tation;
The question pending before the Convention on yesterday be
ing on the motion of Mr. Shriver, for a division of the question
upon the first branch of the amendment offered by Mr. Johnson,
for the 2nd section of the report of the committee on Representa
tion.
Mr. Dorsey, moved to amend the amendment offered by Mr.
Johnson, by striking out these words "to be determined by adding
to the whole number of free persons including those bound to
service for a term of years, three-fifths of all other persons."
Mr. Phelps, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays.
Mr. Johnson, by permission of the Convention, withdrew the 1st
branch of his amendment, and substituted in lieu of it the following:
"The House of Delegates shall be composed of members
to be apportioned among the several counties and the city of
Baltimore as follows:
Which was read.

Mr. Chambers, of Kent, moved to amend said amendment by
adding at the end thereof the following:

"Being persuant to the ratio herein provided according to their
several federal numbers as shown by the recent census;"

Determined in the negative.

Mr. Johnson, with the consent of the Convention, modified
his amendment by striking out after "Baltimore county," the word
"seven" and inserting "six," and also by striking out after
"Frederick county," the word "seven," and inserting "six;"

Mr. Dorsey, then moved to amend said amendment by striking
out the words "as follows," and inserting "according to their popu
lation, as shown by the late census of the United States;"

Mr. Dorsey, moved the question be taken by yeas anti nays,
and being ordered appeared as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Dorsey, Kent, Sellman, Howard,
Phelps, Tuck, Bowling and Brewer—S.

NEGATIVE—-Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Morgan, Blakistone,
Hopewell, Lee, Chambers, of Kent, Mitchell, Donaldson, Weems,
Dalrymple, Bond, Sollers, Jenifer, Buchanan, Bell, Welch,
Chandler, Lloyd, Colston, John Dennis, James U. Dennis,
Williams, Chambers, of Cecil, McCullough Miller, McLane,
Bowie, Sprigg, McCubbin, Spencer, Grason, George, Wright,