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So the convention agreed to consider the proposition to district
the city of Baltimore;

Mr. Chambers, of Kent, then moved to amend said section by
adding at the end thereof the following:

"In order that each and every portion of the city of Baltimore,
may be fairly represented and its various interests protected in the
Legislature, for the purpose of electing delegates therein, the city
of Baltimore shall be divided into ten districts, as follows: The
first and second wards as now laid off shall constitute district No.
1; the third and fourth wards district No. 2; the fifth and sixth
wards No. 3; the seventh and eightth wards district No. 4; the
ninth and tenth wards No. 5; the eleventh and twelfth wards No,
6; the thirteenth and fourteenth wards No. 7; the fifteenth and
sixteenth wards No. S; the seventeenth and eighteenth wards No,
9; the nineteenth and twentieth wards No. 10;

Which was read.

Mr. Johnson moved to atnend said amendment by adding at the
end thereof the followinig:

"And that each county in the State and the city of Baltimore
be divided into as many convenient election districts of contigu
ous territory, and as nearly equal in population as may be. as said
county may be entitled to members of the House of Delegates,
and each of said districts shall be entitled to elect one delegate."

Mr. Thomas then moved that the proposition offered by Mr.
Chambers of Kent, relative to districting the city of Baltimore and
the proportion moved by Mr. Johnson as an amendment thereto,
together with the new map of the State and the accompanying
documents, be relerred to a select committee to be composed of one
member from each county and the city of Baltimore;

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

AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. B uchanan, Bell, Welch, Chandler,
Ridgely, Lloyd, Dickinson, Sherwood of Talbot, Colston, Cham
bers of Cecil, McCullough, Miller, McLane, Spencer, George,
Wright, ‘Thomas, Shriver, Johnson, Gaither, Biser, Annan, Sap—
pington, Stephenson, McHenry, Magraw, Nelson, Carter, Thaw-
ley, Stewart of Car., Harbine, Michael Newcomer, Weber, Holly-
day, Slicer, Fitzpatrick, Cockey and Brown—38.

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 Char.
Merrick, Jenifer, Howard, John Dennis, James U. Dennis, Cris-
field, Dashiell, Williams, Hicks, Hodson, Goldsborough, Eccieston,
Phelps, Bowie, Tuck, Sprigg, McCubbin, Bowling, Grasou,
Dirickson, McMaster, Hearn, Fooks, Jacobs, Gwinn, Stewart of
Balt., Brent of Balt., Sherwood of Balt., Ware, Schley, Fiery,