nis, James U. Dennis, Hicks, Goldsborough,
Tuck, Sprigg, McCubbin. Dirickson, McMaster,
Hearn, Fooks, Jacobs, Johnson and Kilgour—
27.
Negative—Messrs. Donaldson, Sellman, Buch-
anan, Welch, Chandler, Lloyd, Colston, Cham-
bers of Cecil, Miller, Bowie, Spencer, Thomas,
Shriver, Gaither, Biser, Annan, Sappington.
Stephenson, McHenry, Magraw, Nelson, Thaw-
ley, Stewart of Caroline, Hardcastle Gwinn,
Stewart of Baltimore city, Brent of Baltimore
city, Sherwood of Baltimore city, Presstman,
Ware, John Newcomer, Harbine, Michael New-
comer, Brewer, Weber, Slicer, Fitzpatrick,
Smith, Parke, Shower, Cockey and Brown—42.
So the Convention refused to adjourn.
Mr. BOWIE moved for a call of the Convention,
and that the Seargeant-at-Arms be sent af-
ter the absent members to enforce their atten-
dance.
The Convention having been called by the as-
sistant secretary.
Mr. BROWN moved that further proceedings
under the call be dispensed with.
Mr. TUCK rose to a point of order, and insisted
that the Convention had no power to dispense
with proceedings under the call, until the absen-
tees had been sent for.
Mr. WEEMS, (being in the Chair,) stated
that a majority of the Convention could control
its own action, and therefore, overruled the
point of order;
From which decision, Mr. TUCK appealed.
On the question being put,
Shall the opinion of the Chair stand as the
judgment of the Convention?
Mr. BOWIE moved the question be taken by
yeas and nays,
And being ordered,
Appeared as follows;
Affirmative—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Blakis-
tone, Hopewell, Donaldson, Sellman, Jenifer,
Howard, Welch, Ridgely, Lloyd, Colston, Chambers
of Cecil, Miller, McLane, Sprigg, Bowling,
Spencer, George, Thomas, Shriver, 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 Balti-
more city, Presstman, Ware, John Newcomer,
Harbine. Brewer, Anderson, Slicer, Fitzpatrick,
Smith, Parke, Shower, Cockey and Brown—
48.
Negative—Messrs. Morgan, Ricaud, Lee, Dor-
sey, Wells, Dalrymple, Bond, Sollers, Buchan-
an John Dennis, James U. Dennis, Crisfield,
Williams, Hicks, Goldsborough. Phelps, Bowie,
Tuck, McCubbin. McMaster, Hearn, Fooks,
Jacobs, Michael Newcomer, and Kilgour—26.
So the Convention sustained the decision of the
Chair.
The question then recurred, and was put on
the motion of Mr. BROWN, to suspend further
proceedings under the call
Mr. TUCK moved the question be. taken by
yeas and nays,
And being ordered,
Appeared as follows: |
Affirmative—Messrs. Sellman, Howard, Bu-
chanan Bell, Welch, Chandler, Ridgely, Lloyd,
Colston, Chambers of Cecil, Miller, McLane,
George, Wright, Thomas, Shriver, Gaither,
Biser, Annan, Sappington, Stephenson, McHen-
ry. Nelson, Stewart of Caroline, Hardcastle,
Gwinn, Stewart of Baltimore city. Brent of Bal-
timore city, Sherwood of Baltimore city. Ware,
Fiery, John Newcomer, Harbine, Brewer, An-
derson, Weber, Fitzpatrick, Parke, Shower,
Cockey, and Brown—41.
Negative— Messrs. Chapman, Pres't., Morgan,
Blakistone, Dent, Hopewell, Ricaud, Lee
Donaldson, Dorsey, Wells, Randall, Weems
Dalrymple, Bond, Sollers, Jenifer, John Dennis
James U. Dennis, Crisfield, Williams, Hicks
Goldsborough, Phelps, Tuck, McCubbin, Bow-
ing, Spencer, Dirickson, McMaster, Hearn,
Fooks, Jacobs, Magraw, Thawley, Michael New-
comer, Kilgour, and Smith—37.
So the Convention suspended further proceed-
ings under the call.
At twenty minutes past six o'clock, p. m,
Mr. KILGOUR moved the Convention adjourn.
Mr. STEWART, of Baltimore city, moved the
question be taken by yeas and nays,
And being ordered, appeared as follows :
Affirmative — Messrs. Chapman, President,
Morgan, Blakistone, Dent, Hopewell, Ricaud,
Lee, Mitchell, Dorsey, Wells, Randall, Weems,
Dalrymple, Bond, John Dennis, James H. Den-
nis, Crisfield, Williams, Hicks, Goldsborough,
Phelps. Bowie, Tuck, Sprigg. McCubbin, Bow-
ling, Spencer, Dirickson, McMaster, Hearn
Fooks, Jacobs, Sappington, Thawley, Kilgour
and Parke—36.
Negative.—Messrs. Sellman, Jenifer, Howard,
Buchanan, Bell, Welch, Chandler, Ridgely.
Lloyd, Colston, Chambers, of Cecil, Miller, Mc-
Lane, George, Wright, Thomas, Shriver, Gaith-
er, Biser. Annan, Stephenson, McHenry, Nel-
son, Stewart, of Caroline, Gwinn, Stewart, of
Baltimore city, Brent, of Baltimore city, Sher-
wood, of Baltimore city, Ware, Fiery, John
Newcomer, Harbine, Michael Newcomer, Brew-
er, Anderson, Weber, Slicer, Fitzpatrick, Smith,
Shower and Brown—40.
Mr. DORSEY said;
Mr. President : I desire to explain the votes I
have given since perhaps half-after four o'clock
this afternoon, lest I might, by those who do not
know me, be suspected of having cast my votes
solely for the purpose of retarding the proceed-
ings of this body. Nothing was further from my
design—no member in this House being more
anxious to expedite and terminate our labors than
I am. But having been constantly in my seat,
from the commencement of our morning session
until this moment, whilst most of the members
have from time to time retired and obtained some
substitute for their dinners—I felt much exhaus-
ted and when at hall past four o'clock, p. m.,
the gentleman from Charles, (Mr Jenifer,) pro-
posed his important and complicated amendment
upon the momentous question now under consid-
eration, I did not sufficiently comprehend its ob-
ject, to enable me to vote advisably upon the sub- |
