of Baltimore city, Brent, of Baltimore city,
Ware Schley, Fiery, Neill, John Newcomer,
Harbine, Michael Newcomer, Weber, Fitzpa-
trick, Parke, Cockey and Brown—44.
Negative—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Morgan,
Blakistone, Dent, Hopewell, Ricaud, Lee, Cham-
bers, of Kent, Dorsey, Sellman, Weems, Dal-
rymple, Brent, of Charles, John Dennis, Wil-
liams, Hicks, Hodson, Bowie, Tuck, Sprigg,
McCubbin, Bowling, Dirickson, McMaster,
Jacobs, Gaither, Carter, Kilgour, Brewer, Wa-
ters, Anderson, Smith and Shower—33.
So the motion to postpone prevailed,
Mr. GWINN, submitted the following order:
Ordered. That the order adopted as to new
matter he suspended to permit the Revisory Com-
mittee, to add a section to the Judiciary report,
distributing the duties and powers of the clerks
of the superior courts and the court of common
pleas.
Which was twice read and adopted.
Mr. GWINN, submitted the following article :
The clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Balt.
city, shall have authority to issue within the said
city, all marriage and other licenses required by
law, subject to such other provisions as the Le-
gislature shall hereafter prescribe, and the clerk
of the Superior Court for said city shall have the
custody of all deeds, conveyances and other pa-
pers now remaining on record in the office of
the clerk of Baltimore County Court, and shall
hereafter receive and record all deeds, convey-
ances and other papers which are required by
law to be recorded in said city. He shall also
have the custody of all other papers connected
with the proceedings in the law or equity side of
Baltimore County Court, and of the dockets
thereof, so far as the same have relation to Bal-
timore city.
The order was adopted.
On motion of Mr. THOMAS,
The Convention took up for consideration the
order submitted by Mr. JOHNSON this morning in
relation to the report of the committee on revi-
sion.
Mr. THOMAS then offered as a substitute for the
order, the following:
Ordered, That after the several reports from the
revising committee have been finally acted upon
by this House, the Constitution shall be signed
by the President of this Convention, and attested
by the Secretary, and be published as already
provided for by an order of this Convention.
Mr. CONSTABLE moved the previous question,
which was seconded, and the main question
ordered, viz.
On the adoption of the substitute.
Mr, BLAKISTONE moved the question be taken
by yeas and nays,
Which being ordered,
Appeared as follows:
Affirmative—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Dent,
Hopewell, Chambers, of Kent, Sellman, Howard,
Buchanan, Bell, Chandler, Ridgely, Lloyd, Sherwood, of
Talbot, Colston, Hodson, Goldsborough,
Eccleston, Phelps, Constable, McCullough, Mil-
ler, McLane, Spencer, Grason, George, Wright, |
Thomas, Shriver, Gaither, Biser, Annan, Sap-
pington, Stephenson, McHenry, Magraw, Nelson,
Carter, Thawley, Gwinn, Stewart, of Baltimore
city, Brent, of Baltimore city, Sherwood, of
Baltimore city, Ware, Neill, John Newcomer,
Harbine, Michael Newcomer, Brewer, Ander-
son, Weber, Fitzpatrick, Parke, Shower, Cockey
and Brown—55.
Negative— Messrs. Morgan, Blakistone, Ricaud,
Lee, Dorsey, Wells, Randall, Weems, Dalrym-
ple, Brent, of Charles, John Dennis, Dashiell,
Williams, Hicks, Bowie, Tuck, Sprigg, McCub-
bin, Bowling, Dirickson, McMaster, Hearn,
Fooks, Jacobs, Schley, Waters and Smith— 27.
So the Convention accepted the substitute.
The question then recurred on the adoption of
the order.
Mr. BOWIE moved that the question he taken
by yeas and nays,
Which being ordered,
Appeared as follows:
Affirmative—Messrs. Sellman, Howard, Buch-
anan, Bell, Welch, Chandler, Ridgely, Sher-
wood, of Talbot, Colston, Eccleston, Phelps,
Constable, McCullough, Miller, McLane, Spen-
cer, Grason, George, Wright, Thomas, Shriver,
Gaither, Biser, Annan, Sappington, Stephenson,
McHenry, Magraw, Nelson, Carter, Thawley,
Gwinn, Stewart, of Baltimore city. Brent, of
Baltimore city, Sherwood, of Baltimore city,
Ware, Neill, John Newcomer, Harbine, Michael
Newcomer, Brewer, Anderson, Weber, Fitzpat-
rick, Parke, Shower, Cockey and Brown—48.
Negative— Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Morgan,
Blakistone, Dent, Hopewell, Ricaud, Lee,
Chambers, of Kent, Dorsey, Wells, Randall,
Weems, Dalrymple, Brent, of Charles, John
Dennis, Dashiell, Williams, Hicks, Hodson,
Goldsborough, Bowie, Tuck, Sprigg, McCubbin,
Bowling, Dirickson, McMaster, Hearn, Fooks,
Jacobs, Schley, Kilgour, Waters and Smith—32.
So the order was adopted.
Mr. MORGAN submitted the following order,
upon which he demanded the previous question.
Ordered, That George S. King be allowed one
dollar per diem, as compensation for extra ser-
vices rendered as acting assistant Secretary of
this Convention.
Mr. THAWLEY moved to lay the order on the
table,
And on this motion asked the yeas and nays,
Which being ordered,
Appeared as follows:
Affirmative—Messrs. Lee, Sellman, Howard,
Lloyd, Sherwood, of Talbot, Colston, Dashiell,
McCullough, Spencer, Wright, Fooks, Jacobs,
Shriver, Biser, Annan, Sappington, Stephenson,
Nelson, Carter, Thawley, Ware, Schley, John
Newcomer, Harbine, Michael Newcomer, Brewer,
Waters, Weber, Smith. Parke and Brown—31.
Negative—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Morgan,
Blakistone, Dent, Hopewell, Ricaud, Donaldson,
Dorsey, Wells, Weems, Dalrymple, Buchanan,
Bell, Welch, John Dennis, Williams, Hicks,
Hodson, Goldsborough, Eccleston, Phelps, Con.
stable, Miller, McLane, Bowie, Tuck, Sprigg,
Bowling, George, Hearn, Gaither, McHenry, |
