Mr. DORSEY then withdrew the remainder of
the amendment.
The question then recurring upon the adop-
tion of the amendment offered by Mr. John New-
comer, Mr. Tuck, offered as a substitute therefor,
the following:
"The House of Delegates shall be composed
of seventy-three members,—each county and
the city of Baltimore shall have one member for
territory, and one additional member for every
nine thousand inhabitants, and one additional
member for every fraction over one-half of the
said ratio of nine thousand according lo the
census of 1850, provided that no county or city
shall be larger delegated than one-twelfth of all
the members. That is to say:
Delegates.
Allegany county, shall have . . 4
Anne Arundel, . . . . 3
Howard, . . . . .2
Baltimore,. . . .6
Carroll, . . 3
Calvert,. . . . . . 2
Cecil, . . . . . .3
Charles, 3
Harford, . . 3
Kent, , 2
Montgomery,. . . . . 3
Prince George's, . . . . 3
Queen Anne's, . . . . 3
St. Mary's, . 3
Somerset, . 3
Talbot, 3
Washington, . 4
Worcester, 3
Baltimore city, . . . . 6
Total, . . , . 73
Mr. TUCK stated that he had selected nine
thousand as the ratio, because it was the popula-
tion of the smaller counties, and there would be
no fractions lost to those counties by taking that
ratio It would be observed that Charles, St.
Mary's, Talbot and Queen Anne's counties were
entitled to three representatives by this plan, in-
stead of two as proposed by the gentleman from
Washington county.
Mr PHELPS, (at twenty minutes past three
o'clock,) moved that the Convention adjourn.
Which motion was rejected.
After a short discussion upon a question of or-
der,
Mr. HEARN moved that the Convention ad-
journ.
Which motion was rejected.
Mr. BOWIE demanded the yeas and nays on
the amendment.
Which were ordered;
And being taken,
Resulted—yeas 39; nays 51, as follows :
Affirmative.—Messrs. Chapman, President,
Morgan, Blakistone, Dent, Hopewell, Ricaud,
Wells, Randall, Kent, Weems, Dalrymple, Bond, |
Sollers, Brent, of Charles, Merrick. John Den-
nis, James U. Dennis. Crisfield, Williams, Hicks,
Goldsborough, Eccleston, Phelps, Bowie, Tuck,
Sprigg, McCubbin, Howling, Dirickson, McMas-
ter. Hearn, Fooks, Jacobs, Kilgour and Waters
—39.
Negative.—Messrs. Donaldson, Sellman, Jeni-
fer. Howard, Buchanan, Bell, Welch, Chandler,
Ridgely, Lloyd, Colston, Constable, Chambers,
of Cecil, Miller, McLane, Spencer, Grason,
Wright, Thomas, Shriver, Johnson, Gaither,
Biser. Annan, Sappington, Stephenson, McHen-
ry, Magraw, Nelson, Thawley, Stewart, of Caro-
line, Hardcastle, Gwinn. Stewart, of Baltimore
city, Brent, of Baltimore city, Sherwood, of Bal-
timore city, Presstman, Ware, Fiery, John New-
comer, Harbine, Michael Newcomer, Brewer,
Weber, Hollyday, Slicer, Fitzpatrick, Smith,
Parke Shower, Cockey and Brown—51.
So the Convention refused to accept the sub-
stitute.
Mr. JENIFER then, moved, as a substitute for
the amendment, the following:
"The House of Delegates shall be composed
of eighty-two members, as follows :
Allegany county - - 4 members.
Anne Arundel county --3 "
Baltimore county --6"
Carroll county' - - - 3 "
Caroline county - - - 3 "
Calvert county ---3 "
Cecil county ---3 "
Charles county ---3 "
Dorchester county - - -3 "
Harford county ---3 "
Kent county ---3 "
Prince George's county - -3 "
Montgomery county --3 "
Queen Anne's county - -3 "
St. Mary's county - - 3"
Somerset county ---3 "
Talbot county - - - 3 "
Washington county --5 "
Frederick county --6 "
Worcester county ---3 "
Howard county ---3 "
Baltimore city - - -10 "
83
Mr. DORSEY (at twenty minues before four o'-
clock,) moved that the Convention adjourn.
Mr. DIRICKSON demanded the yeas and nays;
which were ordered, and being taken resulted—
yeas 31; nays 59
So the million to adjourn was rejected,
On motion of Mr. PHELPS, the House was called.
On motion of Mr, BROWN further proceedings
under the call were dispensed with.
Mr BOWIE moved that the Convention adjourn;
and demanded the yeas, and nays; which were or-
dered. and being taken, resulted—yeas 35; nays
53 So the motion was rejected.
On motion of Mr, HICKS the Convention was
called.
proceedings under the call were dispensed with. |
