562

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

AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Lee, Chambers of Kent, Donaldson,
Dorsey, Wells, Randall, Kent, Weems, Colston, John Dennis,
Crisfield, Hicks, Goldsborough, Eccleston, Phelps, Tuck, Sprigg,
Bowling, Hearn, Fooks, Jacobs, Sappington and Kilgour-----23.

NEGATIVE—Messrs. Ricaud, Prest. pro tem, Mitchell, Morgan,
Merrick, Howard, Buchanan, Bell, Welch, Lloyd, Sherwood of
Talbot, Dashiell, Miller, Bowie, Spencer, Grason, George, Wright,
Dirickson, McMaster, Shriver, Johnson, Gaither, Biser, Annan,
Stephenson, McHenry, Mcgraw, Nelson, Stewart of Caroline,
Hardcastle, Gwinn, Sherwood of Balt. city, Ware, Schley, Fiery,
Neill, Harbine, Brewer, Anderson, Weber, Hollyday, Slicer,
Smith, Parke and Shower—45.
So the Convention refused to strike out.
Mr. Crisfield, moved to amend said 5th section, by striking out
in the 1st line the word "three," and inserting "four," and by
striking out all after the the words "judicial districts," in said 1st,
2nd and 3rd lines these words "one on the Eastern and two on the
Western shore, which said districts shall be laid off as the Guber
natorial districts are," and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"The counties on the Eastern Shore shall compose one district,
Allegany, Washington, Frederick, Carroll, Baltimore and Harford
counties shall compose one district; Baltimore city shall be one
district, and Anne Ar undel, Howard, Mor tgomery, Prince George's,
St. Mary's, Charles and Calvert counties shall compose one
District;"
Mr. Dorsey, moved to amend said 5th section by inserting after
the word "law," in the 4th line these words, "being a citizen of the
United States and," also by striking out in the 5th line the words
"a citizen," and inserting in lieu thereof "an inhabitant;"
Mr. Kilgour, moved the Convention adjourn;
Determined in the affirmative.
And the Convention accordingly adjourned until Monday
morning half-past 11 o'clock.

MONDAY, April 21st, 1851.

The Convention met.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Graff.
The Proceedings of Saturday were read.