488

"The ten members to the city of Baltimore shall be elected as
follows—One from each of the following election districts into
which the wards of that city, as now laid off, are hereby divided,
viz : The 1st and 2nd wards to constitute District No. 1; the 3rd
and 4th wards to constitute District No. 2; the 5th and 6th wards
to constitute District No. 3; the 7th and 8th wards District No. 4;
the 9th and 10th wards District No. 5; the 11th and 12th wards
District No. 6; the 13th and 14th wards District No. 7; the 15th
and 16th wards District No. 8; 17th and 18th wards District No.
9; 19th and 20th wards District No. 10."
Which was read.
Mr. Phelps, 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,
Donaldson, Dorsey, Wells, Randall, Kent, Weems, Dalrymple,
Bond, Sollers, Jenifer, John Dennis, James U. Dennis, Crisfield,
Williams, Hodson, Phelps, Bowie, Tuck, Sprigg, McCubbin,
Bowling, Dirickson, McMaster, Hearn, Fooks, Jacobs, Kilgour
and Waters—36.

NEGATIVE—Messrs Seilman, Howard, Buchanan, Bell, Welch,
Chandler, Lloyd, Colston, Constable, Chambers of Cecil, McCul
lough, Miller, McLane, Spencer, Grason, George, Wright, Thom
as, Shriver, Gaither, Biser, Sappington, Stephenson, McHenry,
Magraw, Nelson, Carter, Thawley, Stewart of Caroline, Gwinn,
Stewart, of Balt, city, Brent of Baltimore city, Sherwood of Balt.
city, Presstman, Ware, Michael Newcomer, Brewer, Anderson,
Hoilyday, Slicer, Fitzpatrick, Smith, Parke, Shower and
Brown—45.

So the amendment was rejected.

The question again recurred upon the adoption of the substitute
as offered by Mr. Grason;

Mr. Tuck, moved to amend said substitute by striking out after
"Prince George's," the word "three," and insetting and
after "Carroll,'' strike out "three," and insert "four;''

Mr Bowie, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays, and
being ordered appeal-ed as follows:

AFFIRMATIV E.—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Morgan, Blakis
tone, Hopewell, Ricaud, Lee, Chambers, of Kent, Mitchell,
Donaldson, Dorsey, Wells, Randall, Kent, Weems, Dairymple,
Bond, Jenifer, John Dennis, James U. Dennis, Crisfield,
Williams, Hodson, Phelps, Bowie, Tuck, Sprigg, McCubbin,
Bowling, Dirickson, McMaster, Hearn, Jacobs, Stewart, of
Caroline, Kilgour, Waters Parke, Shower and Brown—38.
NEGATIVE—.Messrs. Sellman, Howard, Buchanan, Bell,
Welch, Chandler, Lloyd, Colston, Constable, Chambers, of Cecil,
McCullough, Miller, McLane, Spencer, Grason, George, Wright,