So time article was adopted as amended.

Mr. Bowie, gave notice of his intention when the Convention is
full, to move a reconsideration of the vote of the Convention just
taken on said article.
On motion of Mr. Chambers, of Kent,

The Convention took up for codsideration the report submitted
by Mr. Johnson, chairman of the committee on the Legislatnve
Department;

The question pending before the Convention at the time said
report was postponed, being on an amendment offered by Mr.
Donaldson, as a substitute for the 3d section of said report., and to
be found on page 334 of Journal;

Mr. Donaldson, (with the consent of the Convention,) so modi
fled his amendment, as to insert after the word ‘‘on," in the 1st
line, the words ‘‘the Tuesday alter,'' and after tine word "the,''
in the 4th line, by inserting "Tuesday after the ;"

The question was then put,

Will the Convention accept said substitute as amended in place
of the 3d section of the report;

Mr. Chambers, of Kent, moved the question be taken by yeas
and nays, and being ordered appeared as follows

A FFIRMATIVE——Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Morgan, Blakistone,
Hopewell, Ricaud, Chambers, of Kent, Donaldson, Dorsey,
Wells, Randall, Kent, Jenifer, John Dennis, James U. Dennis,
Dashiell, Williams, Hodson, Phelps, Bowie, Tuck, Sprigg,
Bowling, Dirickson, McMaster, Hearn, Jacobs, Fiery, John
Newcomer, Davis, Kilgour, Waters and Smith—32.

NEGATIVE—Messrs. Sellman, Howard, Buchanan, Welch,
Dickinson, Sherwood, of Talbot, Colston, McCullough, Miller,
Grason, Wright, Thomas, Shriver, Gaither, Biser, Annan, Sap
pington, Stephenson, Magraw, Nelson, Carter, Thawley, Stewart,
of Caroline, Gwinn, Stewart, of Balt, city, Brent, of Balt, city,
Sherwood, of Balt, city, Ware, Michael Newcomer, Anderson,
Hollyday, Slicer, Fitzpatrick and Shower—34.

So the Convention refused to accept the substitute.