522

The question then recurred and was put on the adoption of the
amendment to the report offered by Mr. Sprigg, as the 19th sec
tion, and amended on the motion of Mr. Weems; and

Determined in the affirmative.
Mr. Brown, gave notice that on to-morrow he should move to
reconsider the vote of the Convention on the 17th section of the
report.
The 23rd section in said report, which had been passed over
informally, was then reed.
Mr. John Newcomer, moved to amend said section by filling the
first blank in said section with "fifteen thousand;"
Determined in the affirmative.
Mr. Phelps, moved to amend said section by filling the second
blank with "twelve thousand;"
Mr. McMaster, moved to fill said second blank with "fifteen
thousand ;"
Determined in the affirmative.

Mr. Phelps, then moved further to amend said section by adding
at the end thereof, the amendment offered by him on the 4th inst.
and to be found on page 562 of Journal.

Mr. Phelps, (with the consent of the Convention,) amended his
amendment by striking out in 2nd line thereof, the word "two,"
and inserting "one;"

Mr. John Newcomer, moved to reconsider the vote of the Con
v€ntion on the amendment offered by him to said section, filling
the first blank with "fifteen thousand;"
On motion of Mr. Phelps,
The Convention was called.
On motion of Mr. Phelps,
Further proceedings under the call was dispensed with.

The question was then put on the motion of Mr. John New
comer, to reconsider the vote of the Convention on the amend
meut offered by him to said section, filling the blank with "fifteen
thousand;"

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

AFFIRMATIV E. —Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Blakistone, Hope
well, Ricaud, Chambers, of Kent, Randall, Buchanan, John
Dennis, James U. Dennis, Dashiell, Williams, Hicks, Hodson,
McCullough, Bowie, Sprigg, Dirickson, McMaster, Hearn,
Stephenson, Nelson, Thawley, Stewart, of Caroline, Gwinn,
Brent, of Baltimore city, Sherwood, of Balt, city, Ware, John
Newcomer, Michael Newcomer, Davis, Kilgour and Waters——31.
NEGATIVE—-Messrs. Donaldson, Dorsey, Sellman, Howard,
Welch, Dickinson, Sherwood, of Talbot, Colston, George, Biser,