Mr. THOMAS moved the question he taken by
yeas and nays.
And being ordered, appeard as follows:
Affirmative—Messrs. Morgan, Donaldson, Dor-
sey, Kent, Howard, Buchanan, Bell, Welch,
Ridgely, Lloyd, Dickinson, Chambers, of Cecil,
McCullough, Miller, Bowie, Tuck, Spencer,
Grason, George, Dirickson, Thomas, Shriver,
Gaither, Biser, Annan, McHenry, Magraw,
Nelson, Stewart, of Caroline, Hardcastle, Gwinn,
Stewart, of Baltimore city, Brent, of Baltimore
city, Ware, Neill, John Newcomer, Harbine,
Brewer, Anderson, Weber, Hollyday, Slicer,
Fitzpatrick, Parke, Shower, Cockey and Brown
—47.
Negative—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Blakistone,
Hopewell, Ricaud, Lee, Chambers, of Kent,
Mitchell, Wells, Randall, Weems, Bond, Brent,
of Charles, John Dennis, Crisfield, Dashiell,
Williams, Hicks, Goldsborough, Eccleston, Sprigg,
McCubbin, Bowling, McMaster, Hearn, Fooks,
Jacobs, Schley, Fiery, Davis, Waters, and
Smith—31.
So the third article was adopted.
The question then recurred upon the adoption
of the report.
The said report having been read through as
amended;
Mr. THOMAS moved the. question be taken on
each article separately, and by yeas and nays;
.Determined in the affirmative.
The question was then put on the adoption of
the first article.
The yeas and Days being taken, appeared as
follows:
Affirmative.—Messrs. Dorsey, Kent, Howard,
Buchanan, Bell, Welch, Ridgely, Lloyd, Dick-
inson, Chambers, of Cecil, McCullough, Spencer,
Grason, George, Thomas, Shriver, Gaither,
Biser, Annan, Magraw, Nelson, Stewart, of Car-
oline, Hardcastle, Gwinn, Stewart, of Baltimore
city, Brent, of Baltimore city, Ware, Fiery, Neill,
John Newcomer, Harbine, Brewer, Anderson,
Weber, Hollyday. Slicer, Fitzparick, Parke,
Shower, Cockey and Brown—41.
Negative—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Morgan,
Blakistone, Hopewell, Ricaud, Lee, Chambers,
of Kent, Mitchell, Donaldson, Wells, Randall,
Weems, Bond, Brent, of Charles, John Dennis,
Crisfield, Dashiell, Williams, Hicks, Goldsbo-
rough, Eccleston, Bowie Tuck, Sprigg, McCub-
bin, Bowling, Dirickson, McMaster, Fooks, Ja-
cobs, McHenry, Schley, Davis, Waters and
Smith—35.
So the first article of said report was adopted
The second article of said report was then
read, and
The yeas and nays being ordered, appeared a
follows:
Affirmative—Messrs. Donaldson, Dorsey, Kent
Howard, Buchanan, Bell, Welch, Ridgely, Lloyd
Dickinson, Chambers, of Cecil, 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—46.
Negative—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Morgan,
Blakistone, Hopewell, Ricaud, Lee, Chambers,
of Kent, Mitchell, Wells, Randall, Weems, Bond,
Brent, of Charles, John Dennis, Crisfield, Dashiell,
Hicks, Goldsborough, Eccleston, Bowie,
Tuck, Sprigg, McCubbin, Bowling, Dirickson,
McMaster. Fooks, Jacobs, McHenry, Davis and
Waters—31.
So the second article was adopted.
The third article of said report was then read,
and on the question being put,
"Will the Convention adopt said article?"
Mr. THOMAS moved the the question be taken
by yeas and nays,
And being ordered, appeared as follows:
Affirmative—Messrs. Morgan, Dorsey, Kent,
Howard, Buchanan, Bell, Welch, Ridgely, Lloyd,
Dickinson, Chambers, of Cecil, McCullough,
Miller, Bowie, Tuck, Spencer, Grason, George,
Dirickson, Thomas, Shriver, Gaither, Biser,
Annan, McHenry, Magraw, Nelson, Stewart, of
Caroline, Hardcastle, Gwinn, Stewart, of Balti-
more city, Brent, of Baltimore city, Ware, Fiery,
Neill, John Newcomer, Harbine, Brewer, An-
derson, Weber, Hollyday, Slicer, Fitzpatrick,
Parke, Shower, Cockey and Brown—47.
Negative— Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Blakistone,
Hopewell, Ricaud, Lee, Chambers, of Kent,.
Mitchell, Donaldson, Wells, Randall, Weems,
Bund. Brent, of Charles, John Dennis, Chrisfield,
Dashiell, Hicks, Goldsborough, Eccleston, Sprigg,
McCubbin, Bowling, McMaster, Fooks, Jacobs,
Schley, Davis, Waters and Smith—29.
So the third article was adopted.
The said report having been read through and
adopted,
Mr. SCHLEY moved to re-consider the vote of
the Convention just taken on the report for the
purpose of enabling him to offer the following as
a substitute therefor:
"It shall be the duty of the Legislature at its
first session after the adoption of this Constitu-
tion, to provide by law, for the election by the
people at stated limes, of three State's agents,
who shall exercise a deligent and faithful super-
vision on all public works, in which the State
may be interested as stockholder or creditor; and
shall represent the State in all meetings of the
stockholders, and perform such other duties as
may be prescribed by law, and shall each re-
ceive a salary to be fixed by law, which salary
shall not be increased or diminished during their
continuance in office.
The Eastern Shore shall constitute one dis-
trict, and the qualified voters thereof, shall elect
one member, and the Western Shore shall be di-
vided into two districts, and the qualified voters
of said districts shall elect two members, each
district separately to elect a member."
Which was read.
Mr. SCHLEY said that he had listened with
great attention to the arguments of the gentleman
from Prince George's, (Mr. Bowie,) in relation
to the creation of this office, and he did |
