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The question again recurred on the adoption of the amendment
as offered by Mr. Fitzpatrick and amended on the motion of Mr.
Ridgely;

Mr. Spencer moved for a division of the question which was put
upon striking out; and

Determined the affirmative.

The question then recurred on the adoption of the amendment
as offered by Mr. Fitzpatrick, and amended on the motion of Mr.
Ridgely;
Mr. Harbine offered as a substitute for said amendment the fol
lowing:
"At its first session after the adoption of this constitution reduce
and so graduate the fees and perquisites of the registers of wills in
the several counties and city of Baltimore, that no one of them
shall receive more than a fair and reasonable compensation for
performing the duties of his office ;"
Which was read.
On the question being put,
"Will the Convention accept said substitute?"
Mr. John Newcomer, moved the question be taken by yeas
and nays, and being ordered appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE —Messrs. Lee, Dickinson, Sherwood of Talbot,
Tuck, Grason, George, Fooks, Jacobs, Thomas, Shriver,
Stephenson, Magraw, Nelson, Carter, Schtey, Fiery, John
Newcomer, Harbine, Michael Newcomer, Brewer, Anderson
and Parke—22.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Morgan, Dent, Hopewell,
Ricaud, Mitchell, Dorsey, Wells, Randall, Kent, Weems, Brent,
of Charles, Jenifer, Howard, Bell, Welch, Ridgely, John Dennis,
James U. Dennis, Dashiell, Hicks, Goldsborough, Phelps,
McCullough, Miller, Bowie, Sprigg, Wright, Dirickson,
McMaster, Johnson, Gaither, Annan, McHenry, Thawley,
Stewart of Caroline, Gwinn, Stewart of Balt, city, Brent, of Balt.
city, Sherwood, of BaIt. city, Waters, Weber, Hollyday,
Fitzpatrick, Smith, Shower, Cockey and Brown—48.
So the Convention refused to accept the substitute.
The question again recurred on the adoption of the amend
ment as offered by Mr. Fitzpatrick and amended on the motion of
Mr. Ridgely ;
Mr. Howard, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays
and being ordered, appeared as follows
AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Morgan, Dent, Hopewell, Ricaud,
Chambers of Kent, Dorsey, Howard, Bell, Welch, Ridgely,
John Dennis, James U. Dennis, Grason, George, McMaster,
Thomas; Shriver, Johnson, Annan, Stephenson, Nelson, Carter,