ser, Annan, Magraw, Carter, Stewart of Caro-
line, Ware, Davis, Kilgour, Brewer, Waters,
Anderson, Hollyday, Fitzpatrick and Ege-43.
So the Convention decided that the resolution
should not be laid on the table.
The question then recurred on the adoption of
the resolution.
Mr. SMITH asked the yeas and nays, which
were ordered and, being taken, resulted as fol-
lows:
Affirmative-Messrs. Chapman, President, Mor-
gan, Blakistone, Dent, Ricaud, Chambers of
Kent, Dorsey, Wells, Sellman, Weems, Mer-
rick, Buchanan, Bell, Welch, Lloyd, John Den-
nis, Williams, Goldsborough, McCullough, Mil-
ler, Tuck, Sprigg, McCubbin, George, Wright,
Jacobs, Thomas, Gaither, Biser, Magraw, Car-
ter, Stewart of Caroline. Brent of Baltimore
city, Ware, Davis, Kilgour, Brewer, Waters,
Anderson, Hollyday, Fitzpatrick, and Ege-41.
Negative-Messrs. Dickinson, Sherwood of
Talbot, James U. Dennis, Hodson, Phelps, Shri-
ver, Annan, Stephenson, McHenry, Nelson,
Thawley, Gwinn, Schley, Fiery, Harbine, Web-
er, Smith, Parke, Shower, Cockey and Brown-
21.
So the resolution was adopted.
INSPECTION OF TOBACCO, ETC.
Mr. SELLMAN offered the following order,
which was read and adopted:
Ordered, That the Treasurer be requested to
report to this Convention the amount of money
expended in the purchase of lots and the erection
of Warehouses in the city of Baltimore, for the
Inspection of Tobacco; and also to report further,
whether the purchase of Lots, the erection of
Warehouses and the expenses of Inspection are
now, or have been at any time heretofore a charge
upon the Treasury of the State.
CODIFICATION OF THE LAWS, ETC.
Mr. GWINN rose and gave notice that he would,
at the proper time, if the course of the proceed-
ings should authorise it, move the proposition in
relation to the matter pending at the adjourn-
ment yesterday. He would merely remark, that
he did not offer it on his own judgment alone,
but upon consideration with other gentlemen.
The amendment was read.
Mr. DORSEY rose and gave notice that he would,
at the proper time, offer a proposition as a sub-
stitute for the proposition yesterday offered by
himself.
The substitute was read.
On motion of Mr. BROWN, the Convention pas-
sed to the orders of the day.
THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
The Convention resumed the consideration of
the report heretofore made by Mr. JOHNSON, from
the committee on the legislative department.
The pending question was on the amendment
offered yesterday by Mr. SCHLEY to the sixteenth
section. [See yesterday's proceedings.] |
Mr. EGE. On that amendment I ask the pre-
vious question.
Mr. GWINN called for a division of the ques-
tion.
The PRESIDENT said that the gentleman from
Montgomery, (Mr. Davis,) had yesterday called
for a division
.
Mr. BLAKISTONE. If the gentleman from Car-
roll, (Mr. Ege,) insists on the previous question,
I shall move a call of the Convention.
Mr. EGE. I do insist. We have been three
days wasting the time of the Convention in use-
less discussions of this question. Gentlemen
were as well prepared to vote two days ago as
they are now.
Mr. BLAKISTONE. Then I insist on my motion
for a call of the Convention.
The question was taken on the motion of Mr.
BLAKISTONE, and, having been decided in the af-
firmative,
The roll was called.
The names of the absentees were then read.
Mr. EGE moved that further proceedings on
the call be dispensed with.
Mr. RICAUD said there were some members in
the city who desired to vote, and who did not ex-
pect that the question would be taken so soon.
After some conversation,
The Convention refused to suspend proceedings
on the call.
The PRESIDENT then directed the door-keeper
to wait on such of the absentees as were in the
city and notify them to attend.
A pause followed, after which
The PRESIDENT stated that the door-keeper had
returned, and had notified the absent members,
&c.
Further proceedings on the call were then dis-
pensed with,
And the question recurred on the demand of
Mr. EGE for the previous question.
There was a second. And the main question
(on the amendment of Mr. SCHLEY,) was ordered
to be now taken.
Mr. DAVIS withdrew his call for a division.
Mr. GWINN renewed it.
The PRESIDENT stated that the proposition was
susceptible of three divisions.
Mr. THOMAS suggested another subdivision,
which was ordered.
The first division was stated as follows:
"The Legislature at its first session after the
adoption of this constitution, shall appoint one or
more commissioners learned in the law, whose
duty it shall be to revise and codify the statutes,
of this State."
Mr. EGE called the yeas and nays, which were
ordered.
The question then was taken and resulted as
follows:
Affirmative.—Messrs. Chapman, President, Mor-
gan, Blakistone, Dent, Ricaud, Lee, Chambers)
of Kent, Weems, Bond, Merrick, Buchanan,
Bell, Welch, Lloyd, Dickinson, Sherwood, of
Talbot, John Dennis, James U. Dennis, Wil- |
