750
Talbot, Colston, Williams, Hicks, Phelps, Constable, Miller,
McLane, Spencer, Grason, George, Thomas, Shriver, Gaither,
Riser, An nan, Sappington, Stephenson, McHenry, Magraw,
Carter, Hardcastle, Gwinn, Stewart of Balt, city, Sherwood of
Balt. city, Ware, Neill, John Newcomer, Harbine, Michael New
comer, Brewer, Anderson, Hollyday, Fitzpatrick, Parke, Shower,
Cockey and Brown—42.
So the amendment was rejected.
At 12 o'clock at night,
Mr. Morgan. moved the Convention adjourn,
Mr. Bowie moved the question be taken by yeas and nays, and
being ordered appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't. Morgan, Blakistone,
Dent, Lee, Donaldson, Randall, Kent, Bell, John Dennis, Hicks,
Hodson, Goldsborough, Eccleston, Phelps, Bowie, Tuck, Sprigg,
McCubbin, Bowling, Dirickson, McMaster, Hearn, Fooks, John-
son, Thawley, Schley, Kilgour, Waters and Smith—30.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Howard, Welch, C handler, Lloyd, Slier-
wood of Talbot, Colston, Constable, Miller, McLane, Spencer,
Grason, George,Thomas, Shriver, Gaither, Biser, Annan, Sap.
pington, Stephenson, McHen ry, Magraw, Carter, Hardcastle,
Gwinn, Stewart of Balt, city, Sherwood of Balt, city, Ware, Neill,
John Newcomer, Harbine, Michael Newcomer, Brewer, Anderson,
Hollyday, Fitzpatrick, Parke, Shower, Cockey and Brown—39.
So the Convention refused to adjourn.
Mr. Bowie, moved a call of the Convention;
Mr. Blakistone, moved the Convention adjourn,
Determined in the affirmative.
And the Convention accordingly adjourned until Monday morn.
ing 9 o'clock.
MONDAY, May 12th, 1851.
The Convention met.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Griffith.
The Proceedings of Saturday were read.
Mr. Wells, chairman of the committee on accounts, stated that
the journal of accounts had been closed, and therefore asked that
the said committee be discharged from the fuither consideration
thereof.
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