McCubbin, Spencer, Wright, Fooks, Thomas, Shriver, Biser,
Annan, Sappington, Stephenson, Magraw, Nelson, Carter, Thaw-
hey, Hardcastle, Gwinn, Stewart of Balt, city, Brent of Balt.
city, Sherwood of Balt. city, Ware, Harbine, Michael Newcomer,
Brewer, Anderson, Weher, Hollyday, Parke, Shower and
Brown—38.
So the amendment was rejected.
Mr. Bowie, then nioved to amend said report by adding at the
end thereof as an additional section, the following:
"The Legislature shall at its first session after the ratification of
this constitution provide by law for the sale of the State Tobacco
Warehouses in the city of Baltimore, and for the withdrawal of the
inspections of tobacco from said city; and with the proceeds of
the sales thereof to provide for the building and erection of State
Tobacco warehouses, for the inspection of tobacco, in the tobacco
growing sections of the State; the surplus, if any, after paying
the expenses of building said warehouses, shall he placed to the
credit of the sinking -fund to be applied towards the payment of
the public debt."
Which was read.
Mr. Stewart, of Baltimore city, moved the previous question,
and being seconded,
Mr. Bowie, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays
and being ordered, appeared as follows
AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. C hapman, Pres't, Lee, Wells, Randall,
Kent,John Dennis, Hicks, Eccieston, Phelps, Bowie, McCubbin,
Hearn, Jacobs, Fiery, Neill and Michael Newcomer—16.
NEGATIVE—Messls. Blackistone, Dent, Donaldson, Seiiman,
Buchanan, Bell, Welch, Lloyd, Sherwood of Talbot, Colston,
McLaue, Spencer, George, Thomas, Shriver, Johnson, Gaither,
Annan, Sappington, Stephenson, McHenry, Magraw, Hard-
castle, Gwinn, Stewart, of Balt. city, Brent of Baltimore city,
Sherwood of Balt, city, Ware, Schley, John Newcomer, Harbine,
Brewer, Waters, Anderson, Weber, Hollyday, Fitzpatrick, Smith,
Parke, Shower, Cockey and Brown----42.
So the amendment was rejected.
The said report having been read through and adopted,
Mr. Thomas, moved the convention take up for consideration
the report of the committee on the Legislative Department.
Mr. Hicks, moved the Convention adjourn;
Determined in the negative.
The question then recurred on the motion of Mr. Thomas to
take up for consideration the report of time committee on the Le-
gislative department, and
Determined in the affirmative.
On motion of Mr. Hicks,
The House was called and the doorkeeper sent for the absent
members;