Gwinn, Stewart of Baltimore city, Brent of Bal-
timore city, Sherwood of Baltimore city, Presst-
man, Ware, Fiery, Harbine, Michael Newcom-
er, Kilgour, Brewer, Waters, Anderson, Weber,
Hollyday, Slicer, Fitzpatrick, Parke, Shower,
Cockey and Brown—78.
So the amendment was rejected.
Mr JACOBS, when his name was called, de-
sired it to be stated on the Journal, that he
voted aye on this question, not that it reflected
his, or his constituents' sentiments; as both he
and his constituents are opposed to all compro-
mise on the question of representation; but with
a view to secure, under cover of this vote, some-
thing better than the proposition itself.
Mr. JOHN NEWCOMER then moved to amend
the amendment by adding at the end thereof, the
following:
"Shall consist of sixty-seven members, to be
apportioned among the several counties accord-
ing to the following ratio: Every county shall
elect one delegate for every seven thousand souls
it may contain, and for every fraction above half
of said number, there shall be allowed to every
county having such excess, one additional dele-
gate; the city of Baltimore shall be entitled to
the same number of delegates as the county
which shall be entitled to the largest represen-
tion, and no county shall have less than two
delegates;"
Mr. TUCK rose to the following point of order,
that the amendment offered by Mr. John New-
comer, was not in order, for the reason that it
was substantially the same as that offered by Mr.
SCHLEY, and rejected by the Convention.
The CHAIR ruled the amendment to be in or-
der because that part of the amendment offered
by Mr PHELPS, was rejected, leaving Mr
SCHLEY'S amendment relating to the subject of
the House of Delegates still unacted upon.
Mr. DORSEY then offered as a substitute for
said amendment, the following:
Art. 2. The House of Delegates shall, until
altered by the Legislature as hereinafter provided
for consist of eighty-three members; to be
apportioned amongst the counties and city of
Baltimore, as follows: one delegate to each county
and the city of Baltimore as the representative
of the territory thereof; and one delegate for
every eight thousand of its inhabitants, and one
for every fraction thereof, exceeding four thou-
sand, until the entire population of the county
or city to the number of fifty thousand shall be
represented; and for every thirty thousand in-
habitants of any county or the city of Baltimore
above the said forty thousand, one additional
delegate shall be elected in such county or city.
And after every decennial census, the General
Assembly of Maryland shall adjust the representation
in the House of Delegates according to
the principles contained in this article of the
Constitution. And in order that each and every
portion of the city of Baltimore may be fairly
represented, and its various interests protected
in the Legislature; for the purpose of electing
delegates therein, the city of Baltimore shall be
divided into ten districts, as follows: The first |
and second wards as now laid off, shall consti-
tute district No 1; the third and fourth wards,
district No. 2; the fifth and sixth wards district
No. 3; the seventh and eighth wards, district No.
4; the ninth and tenth wards, district No, 5; the
eleventh and twelfth wards, district No. 6; the
thirteenth and fourteenth wards, district No. 7;
the fifteenth and sixteenth wards, district No. 8;
the seventeenth and eighteenth wards, district
No. 9, and the nineteenth and twentieth wards,
district No. 10. The qualified voters in each of
said districts shall at the time and in the manner,
in which delegates are chosen, elect one delegate,
who has been for one year next before his elec-
tion a resident of the ward from which he shall
be elected; and has in all other respects the re-
quisite qualifications of a delegate.
Art 3. Of the eighty-three members constitu-
ting the House of Delegates, Allegany county
shall elect four, Anne Arundel county four, Bal-
timore city ten, Baltimore county six, Carroll
county four, Caroline county two, Calvert coun-
ty two, Cecil county three, Charles county three,
Dorchester county three, Frederick county six,
Harford county three, Howard county three,
Kent county two, Montgomery county three,
Prince George's county four, Queen Anne's
county three, St. Mary's county three, Somer-
set county four, Talbot county three, Washing-
ton county five, and Worcester county three.
Mr. CRISFIELD asked for adivision of the ques-
tion.
The question was then stated on the first branch
of the substitute, being in these words :
"The House of Delegates shall, until altered
by the Legislature as hereinafter provided for,
consist of eighty-three members, to be appor-
tioned amongst the counties and city of Baltimore
as follows: One delegate to each county and the
city of Baltimore as the representative of the
territory thereof;"
Mr. CRISFIELD demanded the yeas and nays,
which were ordered, and being taken, resulted
yeas 37, nays 53—as follows ;
Affirmative—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Morgan
Blakistone, Dent, Hopewell, Ricaud, Lee, Cham-
bers, of Kent, Mitchell, Donaldson. Dorsey,
Wells, Randall, Kent, Weems, Dalrymple,
Bond, Sollers. John Dennis. James U. Dennis,
Crisfield, Williams, Hicks, Goldsborough,
Eccleston. Phelps, Bowie, Tuck, Sprigg, Mc-
Cubbin, Dirickson, McMaster, Hearn Fooks,
Jacobs, Kilgour and Waters—37
Negative—Messrs. Sellman, Merrick. Jenifer,
Howard, Buchanan, Bell Welch, Chandler,
Ridgely, Lloyd, Colston, Constable, Chambers,
of Cecil, Miller, McLane, Spencer, George,
Wright, Thomas, Shriver, Johnson, Gaither,
Biser, Annan, Sappington, Stephenson, McHenry
Magraw, Nelson, Thawley, Stewart of (Caroline,
Hardcastle, Gwinn, Stewart, of Baltimore city,
Brent, of Balt. city, Sherwood, of Baltimore
city, Presstman, Ware, Fiery, John Newcomer,
Harbine, Michael Newcomer, Brewer Anderson
Weber, Hollyday, Slicer, Fitzpatrick, Smith,
Parke, Shower, Cockey and Brown—53.
So the first branch of the amendment was
rejected. |
