Mr. Jacobs, moved the Convention take up for consideration the
report submitted by him as chairman of the committee on the
Free Colored Population;
Mr. Howard, moved that said motion be postponed indefi-
nitely
Mr. Jacobs, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays, and
being ordered appeared as follows
AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Donaldson, Dorsey, Howard, B uchan
an, Belt, Welch, Chandler, Ridgely, Lloyd, Sherwood of Talbot,
Colston, Hicks, Goldsborough, Eccleston, Phelps, McCullough,
Miller, McLane, Spencer, Wright, Thomas, Shriver, Biser, An-
nan, Sappington, Stephenson, McHenry, Nelson, Thawley,
Gwinn, Stewart of Balt, city, Brent of Balt. city, Sherwood of
Balt. city, Wane, Schhey, Neill, John Newcomer, Michael New-
comer, Hollyday, Parke, Cockey and Brown----42.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Morgan, Blakistone,
Dent, Hopewell, Ricaud, Lee, Wells, Sellman, Weems, Dairyni-
pie, Brent of Charles, John Dennis, Dashiell, Williams, Hodson,
Tuck, Sprigg, McCubbin, Bowling, George, Dirickson, McMaster,
Hearn, Fooks, Jacobs, Gaither, Carter, Fiery, Harbine, Kilgour,
Brewer, Waters, Anderson, Weber, Fitzpatrick, Smith and
Shower—38.
So the motion was postponed indefinitely.
Mr. Sprigg, submitted the following order:
Ordered, That George S. King, acting as assistant secretary, be
allowed one dollar per diem, and William Hall, post master, and
Samuel Peacock committee clerk, be each allowed fifty cents per
diem, for various extra services severally rendered by them to the
Con ven tion.
Which was read.
On motion of Mr. Chandler,
Said order was amended by inserting after the name of "George
S. King," the name of"W. B. Chichester."
On motion of Mr. Annan,
Said order was further amended by inserting the name of "Joseph
Morritz."
The question then recurred on the adoption of the order as
amended,
Mr. Shriver, moved to lay said order on the table,
Mr. Thawley, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays
and being ordered appeared as follows
AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Lee, Sellman, Weems, Howard, Bell,
Lloyd, Sherwood of Talbot, Coiston, Eceleston, Miller, Spencer,
Wright, Dirickson, McMaster, Jacobs, Thomas, Shriver, Gaither,
Biser, Annan, Stephenson, Nelson, Carter, Thawley, Ware, Schley,
Fiery, Neill, John Newcomer, Harbine, Michael Newcomer,
Brewer, Weber, Hollyday, Smith, Parke, Cockey and Brown—38.
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