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ral Assembly in prescribing the manner of holding elections for
United States Senators, and in execution thereof, to elect alter
nately, from time to time, a United States Senator from each
of said Shores, as vacancies in the office of United States Senator
may respectively occur, and if the appointment of a United States
Senator shall devolve upon the Executive in the recess of the
General Assembly, the same rule and mode of appointment shall
be observed by him in all appointments of United States Senator
so
w hich was read.
Mr. Chambers, of Kent, moved to amend said amendment to
the amendment, by inserting the following to precede it: "And it is
hereby recommended ;"
After nebate thereon,
Mr. Chambers, of Kent, withdrew his amendment.
Mr. Stewart, of Caroline, then moved to amend said amend
ment offered by Mr. Bowie, by striking out the same, and insetting
in lieu of it the following:
"It is hereby recommended to the Legislature so to make their
selections of United States Senators, as that there shall always be
one from the Western and one from the Eastern Shore; it is also
recommended to the Governor in his appointments to fill vacancies
in the United States Senate, to select the appointee from the
Shore where the vacancy may occur.
Which was read.
Mr. Brown, moved the previous question
And not being seconded,
Mr. Bowie, moved for a division of the question upon striking out.
Mr. Ricaud, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays,
and being ordered appeared as follows

AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Ricaud, Chambers,
of Kent, Mitchell, Donaldson, Wells, Randall, Sollers, Welch,
Dickinson, Sherwood, of Talbot, Colston, James U. Dennis,
Williams, Hodson, Miller, Sprigg, George, Carter, Thawley,
Stewart, of Caroline, Gwinn, Brent of Balt. city, Ware, Fiery,
John Newcomer, Davis, Hollyday, Slicer, Fitzpatrick, Smith,
Shower and Cockey—32.
NEGATIVE—-Messrs. Morgan, Blakistone, Hopewell, Howard,
Dashiell, Hicks, Phelps, Bowie, Dirickson, McMaster, Hearn,
Thomas, Gaither, Biser, Annan, Stephenson, McHenry, Magraw,
Nelson, Sherwood, of Baltimore city, Schley, Michael Newcomer,
Kilgour, Anderson and Brown—26.
So the Convention determined to strike out.
The question then recurred on the adoption of the amendment
as offered by Mr. Stewart of Caroline;

The yeas and nays being ordered and taken, appeared as fol

 
 
 
 
 
 
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