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Weber, Hollyday, Slicer, Fitzpatrick, Smith, Shower, Cockey
and Brown—41.
NEGATI VE—Messrs s. Chapman, Pres't, Morgan, Blakistone,
Hopewell, Ricaud, Chambers, of Kent, Donaldson, Dorsey,
Wells, Randall, Sollers, Brent, of Charles, John Dennis, James
U. Dennis, Dashiell, Williams, Goldsborough, Bowie, Sprigg,
Dirickson, McMaster, Hearn, Davis, Kilgour and Waters—25.
So the previous question was sustained.
The question was then put,
"Will the Convention accept the substitute as offered by Mr.
Sollers, for the amendment ofléred by Mr. Donaldson, as an addi
tional section to the report?''
Mr. Kilgour, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays
and being ordered appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE —Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Morgan, Blakistone,
Hopewell, Ricaud, Chambers of Kent, Mitchell, Wells, Sollers,
ilment, of Charles, Merrick, John Dennis, James U. Dennis,
Dashiell, W illiams, Hicks, Goldsborough, Bowie, Sprigg,
Dirickson, McMaster, Hearn, Davis, Kilgour and Waters—25.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Donaldson, Dorsey, Randall, Howard,
B uchanan, Welch, Ridgely, Dickinson, Eccleston, McC ullough,
Spencer, George, Thomas, Shriver, Biser, Annan, Stephenson,
McHenry, Magraw, Nelson, Carter, Thawley, Stewart, of Caro
line, Gwinn, Sherwood of Balt. city, Ware, Schley, Fiery, Neill,
John N ewcomer. Har bine, Michael Newcomer, Brewer, Ander
son, Weber, Hollyday, Slicer, Fitzpatrick, Smith, Shower,
Cockey and Brown—42.
So the Convention refused to accept the substitute.
The question then recurred and was put on the adoption of the
amendment as offered by Mr. Donaldson, and amended on the
mot ion of Mr. Stephenson, and
Determined in the negative.
At 20 minutes past 3 o'clock, P. M.,
Mr. Spencer, moved the Convention adjourn; which motion he
waived to enable Mr. Randall to give notice of his intention to
move the following amendment to the report of the committee
just adopted.
‘‘No member of any such Convention shall hold any office
created, wade vacant or regulated by such new constitution within
tive years after the new constitution shall go into operation.''

 
 
The Convention then adjourned until to-morrow morning 9o'clock,