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be established unless a bill for that purpose shall be passed at two
successive sessions of the General Assembly.

On motion of Mr. Jenifer,
The Convention adjourned until to-morrow morning 10 o'clock.

SATURDAY, April 5th, 1851.

The Convention met,

Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Griffith.

The roll having been called, and it being ascertained that a
quorum was not present.

Mr. Michael Newcomer, moved the Sergeant-at-Arms be sent
with the mace, after the absent members in the city, to enforce their
attendance.

Mr. Tuck, moved the Convention adjourn;

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

AFFIRMATIVE .—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, S ollers, John Dennis,
Tuck and Bowling—5.
NEGATIVE.—Messrs. Blakistone, Hopewell, Chambers, of Kent,
Dorsey, Wells, Howard, Buchanan, Dickinson, Sherwood, of
Talbot, Coiston, James U. Dennis, Dashiell, Williams, Hodson,
Phelps, Miller, Grason, Wright, Dirickson, McMaster, Hearn, Shri
ver, Gaither, Biser, A nnan, Stephenson, Nelson, Carter, Thawley,
Stewart, of Caroline, Brent, of Balt. city, Sherwood, of Balt. city,
Ware, Fiery, John Newcomer, Michael Newcomer, Davis,
Kilgour, Waters, Anderson, Slicer, Fitzpatrick, Smith, and
Shower—43.
So the Convention refused to adjourn.
The question then recurred on the motion of Mr. Michael New
comer, that the Sergeant-at-A rms be sent with the mace, after the
absent members in the city, to enforce their attendance.
Mr. Blakistone, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays,
and being ordered, appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE —Messrs. Chambers of Kent, Mitchell, Dorsey,
Jenifer, Dickinson, Sher wood, of Talbot, Colston, , James U.
Dennis, Dashiell, Hodson, Miller, McMaster, Shriver,Stephenson, M agraw, Nelson, Carter, Thawley, , B rent, of Balt.
city, Sherwood of Balt. city, Fiery, John Newcomer. Michael
Newcomer, Davis, Kilgour, Slicer and Shower—28.