Which was ordered.
The PRESIDENT was about to put the question
on the demand for the previous question, when
Mr. BUCHANAN asked that the several branches
into which the resolution was to be divided should
be read.
The divisions were read.
Mr. PRESSTMAN then moved that there be a call
of the Convention.
The call was ordered.
The roll of the members was then called.
Mr. SPENCER rose in his seat and stated, that
he had paired off with Mr. DIRICKSON until Sat-
urday next, being himself engaged with business
connected with the Court of Appeals.
And then,
On motion of Mr. CHAMBERS, of Kent, all fur-
ther proceedings on the call were dispensed
with.
Mr. BUCHANAN now enquired, as aquestion of
order, whether it was in order to call lor a divi-
sion of a proposition while the demand for the
previous question was pending ?
The PRESIDENT decided the motion to be in
order.
The question was then taken on the demand
for the previous question.
And there was a second.
And the main question was ordered to be now
taken.
The PRESIDENT indicated his opinion that the
pending proposition was susceptible of three divisions.

They were accordingly ordered.
Mr. MCLANE called for the reading of the pro-
position.
Which was again read.
The question was then stated to be on the first
branch of the amendment, as follows :
" Ordered, That the committee on Representa-
tion be instructed to report articles for the Con-
stitution, giving to each of the counties of the
State and to the city of Baltimore, a right to
elect one Senator, to compose the Senate of Maryland."

The roll was then called.
The name of
Mr. MAGRAW having been called, that gentle-
man rose and said, that he hardly knew how to
vote. He supposed, however, that it would
make no difference which side of the question he
took, and he should, therefore, vote "aye."
The result of the vote was then announced as
follows:
Affirmative—Messrs. Chapman, President, Morgan,
Blakistone, Dent, Hopewell, Ricaud, Lee,
Chambers of Kent, Dorsey, Wells, Kent, Weems,
Bond, Sollers, Buchanan, Bell, Ridgely, Lloyd,
Dickinson, Sherwood of Talbot, Colston, James
U. Dennis, Crisfield, Dashiell, Williams, Hod-
son, Phelps, Miller, Tuck, McCubbin, George,
McMaster, Fooks, Jacobs, Sappington, McHen-
ry, Magraw, Nelson, Carter, Thawley, Neill,
Michael Newcomer, Kilgour, Brewer, Waters
and Fitzpatrick—41.
Negative—Messrs. Merrick, Welch, Chandler,
Constable, Chambers of Cecil, McLane, Wright,

Thomas, Shriver, Gaither, Biser, Annan, Stew
art of Caroline, Gwinn, Stewart of Baltimore
city, Sherwood of Baltimore city, Presstman,
Ware, Fiery, John Newcomer, Harbine, Web-
er, Slicer, Parke, Shower and Brown—36.
So the first division of the resolution was
adopted.
The second division of the resolution was
read.
Mr. PHELPS said, he would like to go in favor
of the number of sixty-one for the House of
Delegates; but he was not prepared to base the
representation upon population. He asked,
therefore, another division.
The PRESIDENT expressed his opinion that the
amendment, was susceptible of this sub-divi-
sion.
And it was ordered accordingly.
The question was then stated to he on the fol-
lowing branch:
"And making a House of Delegates to consist
of sixty-one members."
The yeas and nays were taken and resulted as
follows:
Affirmative—Messrs. Wells, Kent, Buchanan,
Bell, Welch, Chandler, Ridgely, James U.
Dennis, Hodson, Phelps, McMaster, Shriver,
Biser, Annan, Sappington, Nelson, Gwinn, Stew-
art of Baltimore city, Presstman, Ware, Fiery,
Neill, John Newcomer, Harbine, Michael New-
comer, Brewer, Weber, Slicer, Fitzpatrick and
Parke.--31.
Negative—Messrs. Chapman, President, Mor-
gan, Blakistone, Dent, Hopewell, Ricaud, Lee,
Chambers of Kent, Donaldson, Dorsey, Weems,
Bond, Sollers, Merrick, Jenifer, Lloyd, Dickin-
son, Sherwood of Talbot, Colston, Crisfield, Da-
shiell, Williams, Constable, Chambers of Cecil,
Miller, McLane, Tuck, McCubbin, George,
Wright, Fooks, Thomas, Gaither, Stephenson,
McHenry, Magraw, Carter, Thawley, Stewart
of Caroline, Kilgour, Waters, Shower and
Brown—41.
So the second branch of the amendment was
rejected.
Some conversation followed on a question of
order,
After which,
The next division of the amendment was stated
to be as follows:
"To be apportioned among the several coun-
ties according to their population."
And the question having been taken,
The vote resulted as follows:
Affirmative—Messrs. Buchanan, Bell, Welch,
Chandler, Ridgely, Lloyd, Constable, Miller,
McLane, Shriver, Gaither, Biser, Annan, Sap-
pington, McHenry, Magraw, Nelson, Gwinn,
Stewart of Baltimore city, Sherwood of Balti-
more city, Presstman, Ware, Fiery, Neill, John
Newcomer, Harbine, Michael Newcomer, Web-
er, Slicer, Fitzpatrick, Parke, Shower and
Brown--33.
Negative—Messrs. Chapman, President, Mor-
gan, Blakistone, Dent, Hopewell, Ricaud, Lee,
Chambers of Kent, Donaldson, Dorsey, Wells,
Kent, Weems, Bond, Sollers, Merrick, Jenifer,