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Mr. John Newcomor, withdrew the amendment offered by him.
Mr. John Newcomer, then moved to amend said 25th section
by striking out in the 9th line the word "five," and insert "two,"
wheever it occurs in said section.
Mr. John Newcomer, moved the question be taken by yeas
and nays, and being ordered, appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE——Messrs. Dalrymple, Bond, Bell, Welch, Sher
wood of Talbot, Coiston, John Dennis, James U. Dennis, Da
shiell, Constable, Chambers, of Cecil, McCullough, Miller,
Bowling, Dirickson, McMaster, Hearn, Jacobs, Shriver, Gaither,
Biser, Annan, McHenry, Nelson, Carter, Thawley, Hardcasile,
Sherwood of BaIt.city, Ware, Schley, Fiery, John Newcomer,
Harbine, Michael Newcomer, Brewer, Weber, Fitzpatrick, Smith,
Parke, Shower, Cockey and Brown—42.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Ricaud, Pres't, p. t., Morgan, Blakistone,
Hopewell, Lee, Chambers of Kent, Donaldson, Wells, Randall,
Kent, Sellman, Weems, Howard, Buchanan, Williams, Phelps,
Bowie, Tuck, Spencer, Grason, George, Wright, Fooks, Stephen
son, Magraw, Gwinn, Stewart of Balt. city, Brent of Balt. city,
Neill, Waters, Anderson and Hollyday—32.
So the amendment was adopted.
The said section having been read through as amended,
The question then recurred on the adoption of the substitute as
offered by Mr. Randall, for said 25th section and the amendment
proposed to said section by Mr. Spencer, and to be found on page
677 of Journal.
The question was first put on the amendment as offered by Mr.
Spencer, as a proviso to said substitute; and
Determined in the affirmative,
The question then recurred,
"Will the Convention accept the substitute as amended, for the
25th section of the leport of the Convention?"
Mr. Shriver, moved to amend said substitute by striking out the
word "five'' wherever it occurs, and insert
Mr. Bowie, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays,
and being ordered appeared as follows
AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Bond, Bell, Welch, Sherwood, of
Talbot, Colston, John Dennis, James, U. Dennis, Dashiell,
Constable, Chambers of cecil, McCullough, Miller, Dirickson,
McMaster, Hearn, Jacobs, Shriver, Gaither, Biser, Annan, McHen
ry, Magraw, Nelson, Carter, Thawley, Stewart of Caroline, Hard-
castle, Sherwood, of Balt, city, Ware, Schley, Fiery, John New
comer, Har bine, Michael Newcomer, Brewer, Fitzpatrick, Smith,
Parke, Shower, Cockey and Brown—41.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Ricaud, Pres't, p. t., Blakistone, Hopewell,
Lee, Donaldson, Wells, Randall, Kent, Sellman, Weems, How
ard, Buchanan, Williams, Bowie, Tuck, Spencer, Grason, George,