Appeared as follows:
Affirmative—Messrs. Sherwood, of Talbot,
Bowie, Jacobs, Johnson, Annan, McHenry,
Fiery, Michael Newcomer, Cockey and Brown
—10.
Negative—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Blakistone,
Dent, Lee, Chambers, of Kent, Donaldson, Wells,
Randall, Kent, Howard, Bell, Welch, Lloyd,
Colston, John Dennis, Williams. Hicks, Hodson,
Goldsborough, Eccleston, Phelps, Miller, Mc-
Lane, Tuck, Sprigg, McCubbin, Bowling, Spen-
cer, Grason, George, Dirickson, McMaster,
Hearn, Fooks, Shriver, Gaither, Biser, Stephen-
son, Carter, Thawley, Hardcastle, Gwinn,
Stewart, of Baltimore city, Ware, Schley, Neill,
John Newcomer, Harbine, Brewer, Waters,
Anderson, Weber, Hollyday, Fitzpatrick, Smith,
Parke and Shower—57.
So the amendment was rejected.
Mr. SPRIGG moved that the Convention ad-
journ,
Which motion was not agreed to.
Mr. THOMAS submitted the following order.
Ordered, That the standing order of the House,
moved by Mr. HOWARD, and adopted on the 8th
inst., shall not be construed as applying to the
report on the Elective Franchise, and on the
colored popoulation,
Mr. BOWIE moved to amend the order by
adding at the end thereof, the words "and the
Judiciary;"
Which was not agreed to.
Mr. MORGAN moved to amend the order by
adding at the end thereof, the words "or to any
other business."
Mr. CONSTABLE moved the previous question,
which was seconded, and the main question or-
dered, viz.
On the adoption of the amendment.
Mr. MORGAN moved that the question be taken
by yeas and nays,
Which being ordered,
Appeared as follows:
Affirmative—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Morgan,
Blakistone, Dent, Lee, Donaldson, Wells, Ran-
dall, Kent, John Dennis, Hodson, Goldsborough,
Eccleston, Bowie, Tuck, Sprigg, McCubbin,
Bowling, Dirickson, McMaster, Hearn, Fooks,
Jacobs, Johnson, Thawley, Schley and Smith
—27.
Negative—Messrs. Howard, Bell, Chandler,
Lloyd, Sherwood, of Talbot, Colston, Williams,
Hicks, Phelps, Constable, Miller, McLane,
Spencer, Grason, George, Thomas, Shriver,
Gaither, Biser, Annan, Sappington, Stephenson,
McHenry, Magraw, Carter, Hardcastle, Gwinn,
Stewart, of Baltimore city, Sherwood, of Balti-
more city, Ware, Neill, John Newcomer, Har-
bine, Michal Newcomer, Brewer, Anderson,
Hollyday, Fitzpatrick, Parke, Shower, Cockey
and Brown—42.
So the amendment was rejected.
At 12 o'clock, p. m.
Mr. MORGAN moved that the Convention ad-
journ.
Mr. BOWIE moved that the question be taken
by yeas and nays, |
Which being ordered,
Appeared as follows:
Affirmative—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Morgan,
Blakistone, Dent, Lee, Donaldson, Randall,
Kent. Bell. John Dennis, Hicks, Hodson, Golds-
borough. Eccleston, Phelps, Bowie, Tuck, Sprigg,
McCubbin, Bowling, Dirickson, McMaster, Hearn,
Fooks, Johnson. Thawley, Schley, Kilgour,
Waters and Smith—30.
Negative—Messrs. Howard, Welch, Chandler,
Lloyd, Sherwood, of Talbot, Colston, Constable,
Miller, McLane, Spencer, Grason, George,
Thomas, Shriver, Gaither, Biser, Annan. Sap-
pington, Stephenson, McHenry, Magraw, Carter,
Hardcastle, Gwinn, Stewart, of Baltimore city,
Sherwood, of Baltimore city, Ware, Neill, John
Newcomer, Harbine, Michael Newcomer, Brewer,
Anderson, Hollyday, Fitzpatrick, Parke, Shower,
Cockey and Brown—39.
So the Convention refused to adjourn.
Mr. BOWIE moved that there be a call of the
Convention.
Mr. BLAKISTONE moved that the Convention
adjourn,
Which motion was agreed to,
And the Convention accordingly adjourned
until Monday morning, 9 o'clock.
ERRATA. In the remarks of Mr. JOHN DEN-
NIS, of the third of April, published in vol. ii,
No. 17, the following errors appeared:
In the second column, fifth paragraph, "con-
troversy" is used for "courtesy." In the sixth
"unfitted" for "unsettled." In the eighth, "tri-
flingly" for "triplingly." In the ninth, "hisses"
is substituted for "lines." In the tenth, "where"
ought to have been, and not "when." At the
close of the eleventh it should be "times." In
the twelfth, it should be "individuality" and not
"identity." In the sixteenth, it should be
"Solons;"and the latin word, at the close of the
same paragraph, should be "oevum " In the
last column, twenty-third paragraph, "wish"
should have been "lust," and "pained" should be
"poised."
MONDAY, May 12th, 1851.
The Convention met at nine o'clock.
Prayer was made by the Rev. Mr. GRIF-
FITH.
The proceedings of Saturday were read.
Mr, WELLS, chairman of the committee on
accounts, stated that the journal of accounts bad
been closed, and therefore asked that the com-
mittee be discharged from further the considera-
tion thereof.
On the question being taken on discharging the
committee, it was
Determined in the affirmative.
The PRESIDENT presented several accounts
against the Convention.
Which were read,
And laid on the table.
Mr. DONALDSON, chairman of the select com- |
