by adding at the end thereof, the following: "but an election for
Senators shall be held in the year 1851, in Howard county, and in
all those counties in which Senators were elected in the year
1846;
Which was read.
Mr. Bowie moved to amend said amendment by striking out all
after "Howard county," to the end of said section;
Mr. Spencer 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. Welch, Bowie, McC ubbi n, Fooks,
Kilgour and Brewer—6.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't. Blakistone, Dent, Lee,
Chambers of Kent, Donaldson, Wells, Randall, Kent, Howard,
Bell, Chandler, Lloyd, Sherwood of Talbot, Colston, John Dennis,
Williams, Hicks, Hodson, Goldsborough, Eccleston, Phelps, Consta-
ble, Miller, McLane, Tuck, Sprigg, Spencer, Grason, George,
Wright, Dirickson, McMaster, Hearn, Thomas, Shriver, Johnson,
Gaither, Biser, Annan, Sappington , Stephenson ,McHenry, Magraw,
Carter, Thawley, Hardcastle, Gwinn, Stewart of Balt. city, Ware,
Schley, Fiery, Neill, John Newcomer, Harbine, Michael New-
comer, Waters, Anderson, Weber, Hollyday, Fitzpatrick, Smith,
Parke, Cockey and Brown—64.
So the amendment was rejected.
The question then recurred and was put, on the adoption of the
amendment as offered by Mr. Donaldson; and
Determtned in the affirmative.
The said 3rd section was then adopted as amended.
Mr. Chambers, of Kent, then moved to amend the 4th section
of said report, by inserting at the end of the 7th line in said section
the following; "provided, that in no case shall any Senator be
placed in a class which should entitle him to serve for a longer
term than that for which he was elected;"
Mr. Shriver moved the previous question, and being seconded.
The question was put, on the adoption of said amendment; and
Determined in the affirmative.
The said 4th section was then adopted as amended.
Mr. Johnson offered as an additional section to said report, the
following;
"After the ratification of this constitution no note, bond,
contract, debt or obligation of any kind whatsoever shall be
enforced in any conrt of law or equity in this State against
the security for the same, except it be against securities
upon executors, administrators and guardians bond or bonds en-
tered into by public officers for the performance of duties
therein contained, or bonds for the performance of sonic
trust or recoginance or bail entered into before some com-
pentent tribunal of this State, or appeals on writs of error or bills