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Mr. Jacobs, moved to amend said 5th section by striking out in the
3rd and 4th lines, these words "from among those learned in the
law, having been admitted to practice the law in this State;"
Mr. Phelps, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays, and
being ordered, appeared as follows
AFFIRMATIVE.—Mr. Dirickson—l.
NEGATIVE.—Messrs. Ricaud, Pres't, pro tem., Morgan, Lee,
Mitchell, Wells, Kent, Seilman, Brent, of Charles, Howard,
Buchanan, Bell, Welch, Ridgely, Sherwood, of Talbot, Colston,
John Dennis, Crisfield, Dashiell, Hicks, Hodson, Goldsborough,
Eccieston, Phelps, Miller, Bowie, Tuck, Sprigg, Bowling,
Spencer, Grason, George, Wright, McMaster, Fooks, Jacobs,
Thomas, Shriver, Gaither, Biser, Annan, Sappington, Stephenson,
McHenry, Magraw, Nelson, Thawley, Stewart, of Caroline,
Hardcastle, Gwinn, Stewart, of Balt. city, Brent, of Balt. city,
Schley, Fiery, Neill, John Newcomer, Harbine, Davis, Kilgour,
Waters, Anderson, Weber, Hoilyday, Slicer, Fitzpatrick, Smith,
Parke, Shower and Brown—67.
So the amendment was rejected.
Mr. Spencer, moved to reconsider the vote of the Convention
on the amendment offered by Mr. Brown, and adopted by the
Convention, inserting after the word "be," in the 19th line, the
words "increase or;"
Mr. Brown, moved the question be taken by yeas anti nays,
and being ordered appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Ricaud, Pres't, p. t., Bowie, Spencer,
Grason and Hollyday—5.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Morgan, Lee, Mitchell, Wells, Seliman,
Sollers, Brent, of Charles, Merrick, Howard, Buchanan, Bell,
Welch, Ridgely, Sherwood, of Talbot, Colston, John Dennis,
Crisfield, Dashiell, Hicks, Hodson, Goldsborough, Eccieston,
Phelps,Milier,Tuck,Sprigg, Bowling, Wright, Dirickson ,McMaster,
Fooks, Jacobs, Thomas, Shriver, Gaither, Biser, Annan, Sap
pington, Stephenson, McHenry, Nelson, Thawley, Stewart, of
Caroline, Hardeastle, Gwinn, Stewart, of Balt. city, Sherwood, of
Balt. city, Schley, Fiery, Neill, John Newcomer, Harbine Davis,
Waters, Anderson, Weber, Slicer, Fitzpatrick, Smith, Parke,
Shower and Brown—63.
So the Convention refused to reconsider their vote.
The said 5th section having been read through as amended,
Mr. Wells, moved the question on the adoption of the sane
be taken by yeas and nays, and being ordered, appeared as
follows:
AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Ricaud, Pres't, pro tem., Morgan,
Mitchell, Brent, of Charles, Merrick, Howard, Buchanan, Bell,
Ridgely, Sherwood, of Talbot, Colston, Dashiell, Miller, Bowie,
Tuck, Spencer, George, Wright, Dirickson, McMaster, Thomas,