517

McHenry, Magraw, Nelson, Carter, Thawley, Stewart, of Caro
line, Gwinn, Sherwood of Balt. city, Fiery, John Newcomer,
Michael Newcomer, Davis, Waters, Anderson, Hollyday, Slicer,
Smith, Shower and Cockey—39.
So the Convention refused to adjourn.
When Mr. Jacobs name was called on the yeas and nays just
taken, Mr. Dirickson, rose in his place and desired it to be entered
on the Journal that Mn. Jacobs, was detained from his seat by in-
disposition.
The President communicated to the Convention, that Mr. Mc
Cullough, had desired him to state that he was unavoidably de
tained from the Convention to-day.
The President also informed the Convention that Mr. Chand
ler, was confined by indisposition and prevented from attending
the Convention.

On motion of Mr. Gwinn, it was
Ordered, That it be entered upon the Journal that Mr. Presst
man, is detained from the Convention by indisposition.
On motion of Mr. Blakistone,
The Convention adjourned until to-morrow morning 10 o'clock.

TUESDAY, April 8th, 1851.

The Convention met,
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Graff.
The proceedings of Saturday and Monday were read.
The Convention resumed the consideration of the order of the
day, being the report submitted by Mr. Johnson, as chairman of
the committee on the Legislative Department;
The question pending before the Convention on Saturday, be
ing on the amendment offered by Mr. Bowie, to the amendment
offered by Mr. Brent, of Balt, city, as an additional section to the
report;
Mr. Bowie, (with the consent of the Convention,) withdrew the
amendment offered by him and substituted in lieu of it, the fol
lowing:
"The State shall be divided into two United States Senatorial
Districts, the Eastern Shore shall compose the first district, and the
Western Shore, the second; and it shall be the duty of the Gene-