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Gaither, Annan, Sappington, Stephenson, Magraw, Carter, Gwinn,
Ware, Harbine, Michael Newcomer, Brewer, Anderson, Weber,
Hollyday, Fitzpatrick, Parke and Shower—34.

So the Convention refused to adjourn.

Mr. Morgan, then moved to lay the order on the table.

Determined in the afflrmative.

Mr. Spencer, moved that the report which had been laid on
the President's desk, as the engrossed copy of the constitution, be

recommitted.
Determined in the affirmative.
Mr. Grason, submitted the following order:

Ordered, That the committee on Revision be authorised to sit
to-morrow foi the purpose of examining tIme engrossed constitution,
and seeing it deposited in the office of the clerk of the Court of
Appeals.

Which was read.

Mr. Bowie, moved to amend said order by striking out the
word "examining" and the word "and."

Determined in the negative.

Mr. Bowie, then moved to amend said order by striking out
after the word "be" in 1st line to the end of said order, and in
serting in lieu thereof, "directed to report forthwith on the consti
tution as adopted by this convention."
Mr. Chambers, of Kent, at one o'clock at night, moved the
convention adjourn.

Mr. Chambers, of Kent, moved the question be taken by yeas
and nays, and being ordered appeared as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE—MeSSrS. Chapman, Pres't, Morgan, Lee, Cham
bers, of Kent, Donaldson, Wells, Randall, Weems, John
Dennis, Dashiell, Will iams, Hicks, Hodson, Goldsborough, Eccles
ton, Tuck, Sprigg, Spencer, Fooks, Shiver, Biser, Stephen
son, Magraw, Thawley, Stewart, of Caroline and Waters—26.

NEGATIVE—Messrs. Sellman, Howard, Buchanan, Bell, Welch,
Chandler, Ridgely, Lloyd, Sherwood, of Talbot, Colston, Con
stable, McCullough, Miller, McLane, Bowie, Grason, George,
Wright, Dirickson, McMaster, Jacobs, Gaither, Annan, Sapping
ton, McHenry, Carter, Gwinn, Stewart, of Bali. city, Sherwood,
of Balt. city, Ware, Harbine, Michael Newcomer, Brewer, Ander
son, Hollyday and Shower— 36.

So the convention refused to adjourn.

Mr. Tuck, chairman of the committee on Revision, reported

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The question then recurred on the adoption of the amendment
as offered by Mr. Bowie;

Mr. Grason, accepted the amendment.

The said order was then adopted as amended.


 
 
 
 
 
Mr. Tuck, chairman of the committee on Revision, reported



 

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