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Mr. Dalrymple on this particular subject, he having been called
home by the sickness of his family.

Mr. chambers of Kent, then moved that the convention take
up for consideration the proposition to district the city of Baltimore.
Mr. Buchanan, moved to lay the motion on the table;

Mr. Chambers, of Kent, moved the question be taken by yens
and nays and being ordered appeared as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Howard, B uchanan, Bell, Welch,
Chandler, Ridgely, Lloyd, Dickinson, Sherwood, of Talbot,
Colston, Chambers of Cecil, McCullough, Miller, McLane,
Spencer, Grason, George, Wright, Thomas, Shriver, Biser, Sap
pington, Stephenson, McHenry, Magraw, Nelson, Carter, Thaw
ley, Stewart of Caroline, Gwinn, Stewart of Balt. city, Brent of
Balt. city, Sherwood, of Balt. city, Ware, Neill, Harbine, Michael
Newcomer, Brewer, Anderson, Weber, Hollyday, Slicer, Fitzpa
trick, Parke, Shower, Cockey and Brown—47.

NEGATIVE—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Morgan, Blakistone,
Dent, Hopewell, Ricaud, Lee, Chambers of Kent, Mitchell, Don
aldson, Dorsey, Wells, Randall, Kent, Weems, Bond, Brent of
Charles, Merrick, Jenifer, John Dennis, James U. Dennis, Cris.
field, Dashiell, Williams, Hicks, Hodson, Goldsborongh, Eccles-
ton, Phelps, Bowie, Trick, Sprigg, McCubbin, Bowling, Dirick
son, McMaster, Hearn, Fooks, Jacobs, Johnson, Gaither, Schley,
Fiery, John Newcomer, Davis, Kilgour, Waters and Smith—48.

So the convention refused to lay the motion on the table.

The question was then put, "Will the convention proceed to the
consideration of the proposition to district the city of Baltimore;

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

AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Chapman, Prest., Morgan, Blakistone,
Dent, Hopewell, Ricaud, Lee, Chambers, of Kent, Mitchell,
Donaldson. Dorsey, Wells, Randall, Kent, Weems, Bond, Brent, of
Charles, Merrick, Jenifer, Ridgely, John Dennis, James U. Dennis,
Crisfield, Dashiell, Williams, Hicks, Hodsdn, Goldsborough,
Eccleston, Phelps, Bowie, Tuck, Sprigg, McCubbin, Bowling,
Dirickson, McMaster, Hearn, Fooks, Jacobs, Johnson, Gaither,
Annan, Schley, Fiery, John Newcomer, Davis, Kilgour, Waters and
Smith—50.

NEGATIVE—Messrs. Howard, Buchanan, Bell, Welch, Chandler,
Lloyd, Dickinson, Sherwood, of Talbot, Colston, Chambers, of
Cecil, McCullough, Miller, McLane, Spencer, Grason, George,
Wright, Thomas, Shriver, Biser, Sappington, Stephenson, McHenry,
Magraw, Nelson, Carter, Thawley, Stewart, of Caroline, Gwinn,
Stewart, of Balt, city, Brent, of Baltimore city, Sherwood, of Balt.
city, Ware, Neill, Harbine, Michael Newcomer, Brewer, Ander
son, Weber, Hollyday, Slicer, Fitzpatrick, Parke, Shower, Cockey
and Brown.—46.