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"That no member has a right to speak unless he submits a pro
position or amendment, and then he is limited under the order
adopted on the 18th inst., to ten minutes."
The Chair decided, that Mr. Spencer, having made a motion
to reconsider, it was competent for him under the order adopted on
the 18th inst., to speak ten minutes on the proposition;
Mr. Spencer withdrew the motion to reconsider;
Mr. Buchanan renewed the motion to reconsider;
The question was then put,
"Will the Convention reconsider their vote on the first branch of
said amendment?"
Mr Thomas, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays,
and being ordered appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Ricaud, Lee, Chambers, of Kent, Mitchell,
Donaldson, Randall, Selirnan, Howard, Buchanan, Bell, Welch,
Chandler, Ridgely, Sherwood, of Talbot, John Dennis, Chambers,
of Cecil, Miller, McLane, Bowie, Spencer, Wright, Fooks,
Thawley, Brent, of Balt. city, Sherwood, of Balt, city, Ware,
Brewer, Anderson, Weber, Hollyday, Parke, Shower, and
Brown—32.
NEGATIVE —Messrs. Chapman. Pres't, Morgan, Hopewell , Wells,
Kent, Weems, Dalrymple, Merrick, Crisfield, Dashiell, Hodson,
Eccieston, Phelps, McC ullough, McC ubbin, Grason, George,
Dirickson, McMaster, Jacobs, Thomas, Shriver, Gaither, Biser,
Annan, Sappington, Stephenson, McHenry, Magraw, Nelson,
Gwinn, Schley, Fiery, Neill, John Newcomer, Harbine, Michael
Newcomer, Davis, Kilgour, Slicer, Fitzpatrick and Smith—41.
So the Convention refused to reconsider their vote on said a-
mend ment.
Mr. Howard, gave notice that on to-morrow, he should move to
reconsider the vote of the Convention on the order adopted on the
18th inst., limiting the debate on the report of the Judiciary com
mittee to ten minutes, for the purpose of amending the same.
The question then recurred upon the adoption of the 2nd
branch of the amendment as offered by Mr. Crisfield
Mr. Thomas, moved to amend said amendment by striking out
the word "thirty" before the word "years," and inserting in lieu
thereof, the word "twenty-five;"
Mr. Thomas, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays,
and being ordered appeared as follows
AFFIRMATIVE —Messrs. Morgan, Hopewell, Wells, Sell man,
Merrick, Howard, Bell, Welch, Chandler, Chambes, of Cecil,
McCullough, Miller, McLane, Grason, George, Dirickson, Thomas,
Shriver, Gaither, Biser, Annan, Sappington, Stephenson, Nelson,
Gwinn, Brent, of Balt.. city, Ware, Fiery, John Newcomer,
Harbine, Weber, Fitzpatrick and Brown—33.