87

NEGATIVE.
Messrs. Morgan Dennis, James U. Hearn
Blakistone Dashiell Jacobs
Hopewell Williams Gwinn
Ricaud Hicks Stewart of Balt, city,
Lee Goldsborough Sherwood, of Balt.,
Mitchell Eccleston Presstman
Donaldson Phelps Ware
Wells Bowie Kilgour
Kent Tuck Davis
Weems Sprigg Waters
Bond McOubbin Anderson
Buchanan Wright Fitzpatrick
Dennis, John McMaster Smith—39.
So the amendment was rejected.
The question again recurred upon accepting the substitute;
Mr. Blakistone offered as a substitute for said substitute; the fol
lowing:
"Resolved, That the officers of this Convention shall receive
the compensation allowed to similar officers of the House of Dele
gates, at the last session of the Legislature."
Which was read.
Mr. Tuck, moved that the report and substitutes be laid on the
table.
Determined in the affirmative.
Mr. Presstman, submitted the following resolution
Resolved, That the several committees on the Constitution be
instructed to report by articles, such propositions as are to be sub
mitted by them for the adoption or rejection of this body, and that
no argumentative report or written explanation shall be made on
any subject by said committees.
Which was read, and
On motion of Mr. Bowie, laid on the table.
The Convention then resumed the consideration of the order of
the day, being the report submitted on the 20th inst., by Mr.
Stewart of Balt. city, chairman of the committee on reporting and
printing, in relation to the debates and proceedings of the Conven
tion.
The question before the Convention being upon the motion
of Mr. Blakistone, to amend said order by adding at the end of
3rd order, the following proviso
"Provided, that the expense of reporting and printing referred
to in the above orders, shall not exceed in the whole ten thousand
dollars during the entine session of the Convention."
On the question being put, "will the Convention adopt said
amendment ?" it was
Determined in the affirmative,
The question then recurred upon the amendment proposed
by Mr. Dorsey, to strike out the 1st and 2nd orders, and
Determined in the affirmative.