which were ordered, and being taken, resulted—
yeas, 25: nays, 47; as follows;
Affirmative— Messrs. Howard, Bell, Welch,
Chandler, Colston, Chambers, of Cecil, Miller,
Spencer, George, Wright, Annan, Stephenson,
Magraw, Nelson, Stewart, of Caroline, Gwinn,
Sherwood, of Baltimore city, Ware, Weber,
Hollyday, Slicer, Parke, Shower, Cockey and
Brown—25.
Negative—Messrs. Chapman, President, Mor-
gan, Blakistone, Hopewell, Ricaud, Lee, Cham-
bers, of Kent, Mitchell, Donaldson, Dorsey,
Wells, Randall, Kent, Weems, Dalrymple, Bond,
Sollers, Merrick, Jenifer, John Dennis, James
U. Dennis, Crisfield, Williams, Hicks, Golds-
borough, Eccleston, Phelps, Bowie, Tuck,
Sprigs, McCubbin, Bowling, Dirickson, Mc-
Master, Fooks, Jacobs, Thomas, Shriver, John-
son, Biser, Sappington, McHenry, Thawley,
John Newcomer, Michael Newcomer, Kilgour,
Brewer and Waters—47.
So the amendment was rejected.
Mr. SPENCER moved a call of the Convention,
The PRESIDENT. The motion comes too late
under the rule.
Mr. BROWN demanded the yeas and nays, which
being ordered and taken, resulted as follows:
Affirmative— Messrs. Howard, Bell, Welch,
Chandler, Colston, Chambers, of Cecil, Miller,
Spencer. George, Wright, Annan, Stephenson,
Magraw, Nelson, Stewart, of Caroline, Gwinn,
Sherwood, of Baltimore city. Ware, Weber,
Hollyday, Slicer, Parke, Shower, Cockey and
Brown—25.
Negative— Messrs. Chapman, President, Mor-
gan, Blakistone, Hopewell, Ricaud, Lee, Cham-
bers, of Kent, Mitchell, Donaldson, Dorsey.
Wells, Randall, Kent, Weems, Dalrymple, Bond,
Sollers, Merrick, Jenifer, John Dennis, James
U. Dennis, Crisfield, Williams, Hicks, Hodson,
Goldsborough, Eccleston, Phelps, Bowie, Tuck,
Sprigg, McCubbin, Bowling, Dirickson, McMaster,
Fooks, Jacobs, Thomas, Shriver, Johnson,
Biser, Sappington, McHenry, Thawley, John
Newcomer, Michael Newcomer, Kilgour, Brew-
er and Waters—47.
So the amendment was rejected.
Mr. SOLLERS moved that the Convention ad-
journ, which was not agreed to,
The question then recurred on the amendment
offered by Mr. JENIFER, as a substitute for the
amendment offered by Mr. JOHNSON.
Mr. SPENCER moved an amendment to said
amendment, but did not hand it to the Secretary.
After reading it, he observed that he would not
stop to discuss this question, upon which so
much had already been said. He did not intend
to make a speech at that time, as he had hereto-
fore indicated his views and wishes. All that
he had to say was, that his amendment made no
discrimination as to numbers, nor as to the char- |
acter of the population represented. It was. he
thought, a just compromise; but if the Convention
was determined to vote on the various pro-
positions before it, at that time he was, for one,
unwilling to vote when benches were empty.
Although willing to remain there as long as
other gentlemen, yet, if there was to be a vote
taken now, on this interesting and important sub-
ject, when there were so many members ab-
sent, he would move a call of the Convention,
because otherwise there would probably be a
reconsideration of the vote on Monday morning,
Mr. BLAKISTONE said he wished to make a sin-
gle remark, with the permission of the chair.
Mr. SOLLERS. I object to it.
Mr. BLAKISTONE asked for a division of the
question, when there appeared, ayes 32; noes 35.
So the leave was not granted.
Mr. SOLLERS moved that the Convention ad-
journ, which was agreed to.
And the Convention accordingly adjourned,
until Monday morning ten o'clock.
DEFERRED DEBATE.
The following remarks were made by Mr.
DORSEY on Monday, March 24th, on the subject
of fixing the basis of representation :
Mr. DORSEY said :
He believed, and he thought he was not singular
in the opinion, that the city of Baltimore, in-
dependently of her representation in the House
of Delegates, had an influence in the Legislature
of Maryland, equivalent to that which would be
possessed by any other portion of the State, whose
representation might be equal to one-third part
of the entire number of members constituting
that body.
With the number of delegates it was now en-
titled to, its influence was great and powerful in-
deed. He was glad to see it to a certain extent,
but he had no idea of making it so controlling
and irresistible, as to prostrate and overwhelm
every thing which stood in the way of accom-
plishment of its designs. He thought it would
be unwise to give it any material increase in its
delegation, if that delegation was to be elected
in the manner they are now chosen. Since the
compromise amendments of our Constitution in
1836, and the manifest determination of this
Convention to change the House of Delegates
from the territorial to the popular branch of the
government, he was willing to augment Balti-
more's delegation therein. And instead of al-
lowing it, as under the provisions of the existing
Constitution, it would have, he was willing by
way of compromising this vexed question, in-
stead of having five or six or seven members, he
was willing to extend its number to ten.
His object in withholding from Baltimore that
augmentation of delegation which it now sought,
was as well for its own safety and prosperity, as
to shield the counties from its overwhelming in-
fluence, and probable or possible aggressions.
Mr. President, all history and experience have |
