The question then recurred upon the adoption
of the amendment as amended;
The yeas and nays were ordered,
And being taken,
Were as follows:
Affirmative—Messrs. Donaldson, Dorsey, Kent,
Howard, Bell, Welch, Ridgely, Lloyd, Dickin-
son, Miller, Spencer, Grason, Thomas, Shriver,
Gaither, Biser, Annan, Magraw, Nelson, Stew-
art of Caroline, Hardcastle, Gwinn, Stewart of
Baltimore city, Brent of Baltimore city, Sher-
wood of Baltimore city, Ware, Neill, John New-
comer, Harbine, Brewer, Anderson, Weber,
Hollyday, Slicer, Fitzpatrick, Parke, Cockey
and Brown—38.
Negative—Messrs. Chapman, President, Mor-
gan, Blakistone, Hopewell, Ricaud, Lee, Cham-
bers of Kent, Mitchell, Bond, Brent of Charles
Buchanan, John Dennis, Crisfield, Dashiell
Williams, Hicks, Goldsborough, Eccleston, McCullough,
Bowie, Tuck, Sprigg, McCubbin
Bowling, George, Dirickson, McMaster, Hearn
Fooks, Jacobs, McHenry, Schley, Fiery, Davis
Waters and Smith—36.
So the amendment to the amendment was
adopted.
Mr. JACOBS moved to amend said first article
as amended, by striking out in the seventh line
the words, "to be fixed by law," and inserting in
lieu thereof these words, "of one hundred dol
lars per annum," and in the same line, after
"which" by inserting ' said."
The CHAIR stated that the previous question
having been ordered, the amendment was not in
order.
Mr, BOWIE moved for a division of the ques-
tion upon the first branch of said article, being
in these words:
"At the first general election of the delegates
of the General Assembly after the adoption of
this Constitution, four Commissioners shall be
elected as hereafter provided."
The PRESIDENT stated that a division of the
question was inadmissible.
The yeas and nays were then taken on the
adoption of the first article as amended;
And appeared as follows:
Affirmative—Messrs. Dorsey, Kent, Howard
Buchanan, Bell, Welch, Ridgely, Lloyd, Dick-
inson, McCullough, Spencer, Grason, George
Thomas, Shriver, Gaither. Biser, Annan, Ma-
graw, Nelson, Stewart of Caroline, Hardcastle
Gwinn, Stewart of Baltimore city, Ware, Fiery
Neill, John Newcomer, Harbine, Brewer, An-
derson, Weber, Hollyday, Slicer, Fitzpatrick
Parke, Cockey and Brown—40.
Negative— Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Morgan,
Blakistone, Hopewell. Ricaud, Lee, Chambers of
Kent, Mitchell. Donaldson, Bond, Brent of
Charles, John Dennis, Crisfield, Dashiell, Williams,
Hicks, Goldsborough, Eccleston, Miller
Bowie, Tuck, Sprigg. McCubbin, Bowling, Dir-
ickson, McMaster, Hearn. Fooks, Jacobs, Mc-
Henry, Schley, Davis, Waters and Smith—34
So the first article as amended was adopted.
Mr, BOWIE asked if an amendment to the sec-
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ond article of the amendment being the substi-
tute offered by Mr. THOMAS, was now in order,
and
The PRESIDENT decided that it would not be
in order, because the previous question applied
to the whole amendment, was not yet ex-
hausted.
From which decision of the chair, Mr. BOWIE
appealed; and
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,
Which were ordered,
And being taken,
Appeared as follows:
Affirmative— Messrs. Kent, Howard, Buchanan,
Bell, Welch, Ridgely, Lloyd, Dickinson, Mc-
Cullough, Miller, Spencer, Grason, George,
Hearn, Fooks, Jacobs, Thomas, Shriver. Gaith-
er, Annan, McHenry, Magraw, Nelson, Stew-
art of Caroline, Hardcastle, Gwinn, Stewart of
Baltimore city, Brent of Baltimore city, Sherwood
of Baltimore city, Ware, Neill, Harbine
Brewer, Anderson, Weber, Hollyday, Slicer,
Fitzpatrick, Parke. Shower, Cockey and Brown
—42
Negative— Messrs. Morgan, Blakistone, Hope-
well, Ricaud, Lee, Chambers of Kent, Mitch-
ell, Donaldson, Dorsey, Wells, Randall, Weems,
Bond, John Dennis, Crisfield, Dashiell, Wil-
liams, Hicks, Goldsborough, Eccleston, Bowie,
Tuck, Sprigg, McCubbin, Bowling, Dirickson,
McMaster, Biser, Schley, Fiery, John New-
comer, Davis, Waters and Smith—34.
So the opinion of the chair was sustained.
The question was then put on the second
branch of the substitute as offered by Mr.
THOMAS, being the second article
Mr. THOMAS, moved the question be taken by
yeas and nays, and being ordered appeared as
follows:
Affirmative— Messrs. Ricaud, Mitchell, Donald-
son, Dorsey, Kent, Howard, Buchanan, Bell,
Welch, Ridgely, Lloyd, Dickinson, McCullough,
Miller, Spencer, Grason, George, Thomas, Shriver,
Gaither, Biser, Annan, Magraw, Nelson,
Stewart, of Caroline, Hardcastle, Gwinn, Stew-
art, of Baltimore city, Brent, of Baltimore city,
Sherwood, of Baltimore city. Ware, Schley,
Fiery, Neill, John Newcomer, Harbine, Brewer,
Anderson, Weber, Hollyday, Slicer, Fitzpatrick,
Smith, Parke, Shower, Cockey and Brown—47.
Negative— Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Morgan,
Blakistone, Hopewell, Lee, Chambers of Kent,
Wells, Randall, Weems, Bond, Brent, of Charles,
John Dennis, Crisfield, Dashiell, Hicks, Williams,
Goldsborough. Eccleston, Bowie, Tuck, Sprigg,
McCubbin, Bowling, Dirickson, McMaster,
Hearn, Fooks, Jacobs, McHenry, Davis and
Waters—31.
So the second article was adopted.
The question was then put on the third branch
of said substitute, being the third article. |
