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Which was read.
Mr. Dorsey, moved that the further consideration of the order of
the day be postponed, and the substitute be printed.
Determined in the negative.
The question then recurred upon the adoption of the substitute;
Mr. Tuck, moved to lay said substitute and amendment on the
table.
Mr. Mitchell, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays,
WThich motion was not sustained.
The question was then put on the motion of Mr. Tuck, to lay
the substitute and amendment on the table, and
Determined in the negative.
The question again recuired upon the adoption of the substitute
as offered by Mr. Grason,
Mr. Jenifer, moved so to amend said substitute by striking out
and inserting to "Prince George's 4; Charles 3; Howard 3; Calvert
3; St. Mary's 3; Montgomery 3; Caroline 3; Talbot 3; Queen
Anne's 3; and Kent 3;"
Mr. Jenifer, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays,
and being ordered, appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Morgan, Blakis
tone, Hopewell, Ricaud, Lee, Chambers, of Kent, Mitchell,
Dorsey, Wells, Randall, Kent, Weems, Dalrymple, Bond, Sol
lers,Jenifer, John Dennis, James U. Dennis, Crisfield, Williams,
Hodson, Bowie, Sprigg, McCubbin, Bowling, Dirickson,
McMaster, Hearn, Fooks, Jacobs, Kilgour and Waters—34.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Donaldson, Seilman, Howard, B uchanan,
Bell, Welch, Chandler, Lloyd, Coiston, Phelps, Constable,
Chambers of Cecil, McCullough, Miller, McLane, Spencer, Gra
son, George, Wright, Thomas, Shriver, Johnson, Gaither, Biser,
Sappington, Stephenson, McHenry, Magraw, Nelson, Carter,
Thawley, Stewart, of Caroline, Gwinn, Stewart, of Baltimore
city, Brent, of Balt, city, Sherwood, of Balt, city, Presstman, Ware,
Fiery, Michael Newcomer, Brewer, Anderson, Hollyday, Slicer,
Fitzpatrick, Smith, Parke, Shower and Brown—49.
So the amendment was rejected.
The question again recurred upon the adoption of the substitute
as offered by Mr. Grason;
Mr. Thomas, moved to amend said substitute, by striking out
"nine,'' in 15th line, and inserting "ten,'' and by striking out
‘‘three" in the 8th line, and inserting "fo ur;"
Mr. Brent, of Balt. city, moved for a division of the question,
which was put upon striking out, and
Determined in the affirmative.
The question then recurred upon the amendment as offered by
Thomas;