In order to relieve the Convention from further trouble in voting
extra compensation to its officers; Ordered, that the surplus revenue
remaining in the Treasury after paying the orders first past, be
equally divided among the Members, Clerks, Doorkeepers, Pages,
Folders and Sergeant-at-Arms, share and share alike, including
those Clerks heretofore discharged.
Which was read.
The President ruled the substitute out of order.
The question then recurred on the adoption of the order;
Mr. John Newcomer, moved to amend said order by inserting
the name of "S. T. Herbert, the Doorkeeper;"
Mr. John Newcomer moved the question be taken by yeas
and nays;
WThich motion was not sustained.
The question was then put on the adoption of the amendment;
Determined in the affirmative.
Mr. Chandler, offered as a substitute for said order' the following:
Ordered, That Washington B. Chichester, receive one dollar
per diem extra pay as reading Clerk of this Convention.
Which was read.
Mr. McMnster, moved to amend the order as offered by Mr
Bowie, by inserting the name of ‘‘Samuel K. Lambdin;"
Mr. Bowie, moved the previous question, and being seconded
The question was first put on the amendment as offered by Mr.
McMaster, to insert the name of "Samuel K. Lambdin;"
Mr. McM aster, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays
Mr. Weems, moved to lay the whole subject on the table.
Mr. Weems, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays, and
being ordered, appeared as follows
AFFIRMATIVE~Messrs. Lee, Mitchell Dorsey, Sellman, Weems,
Dalrymple, Howard, Bell, Lloyd, Sherwood of Talbot, Colston,
Hicks, Goldsborough, Phelps, McC ull ough, Miller, McLan e,
Spencer, Wright, Jacobs, Thomas, S hriver, Biser, Annan,
Sappinglon, Stephenson, Thawley, Wane, John Newcomer,
Barbine, Michael Newcomer, Brewer, Weber, Fitzpatrick, Smith,
Parke, Cockey and Brown—38.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Morgan, Blakistone, Dent, Hopewell,
Jenifer, Buchanan, Welch, Chandler', Ridgely, John Dennis,
Hodson, Eccleston, Bowie, Sprigg, McCubbin, Bowling,
George, Dirickson, McMaster, Hearn, Stewart of Balt. city, Kilgour
and Waters—23.
So the whole subject was laid on the table.
The President laid before the Convention the following com-
munication from Henry G. Wheeler, official reporter
ANNAPOLIS, May 12th, 1851.
To the convention:—
The Convention has, this day, passed an order directing a per
diem of $4, to be paid to me during such time as I may be detain