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of the electoral districts of the City of Baltimore one, Balti-
more county eight, Calvert county two, Caroline two, Carroll
four, Cecil three, Charles two, Dorchester three, Frederick
seven, Harford three, Howard two, Kent two, Montgomery
three, Prince George's three, Queen Ann's two, St. Mary's
two, Somerset four, Talbot two, Washington four, and Wor-
cester three.
SAML. H. BERRY,
R. H. EDELEN,
WASHINGTON A. SMITH.
Which was read.
The Order of the Day, being the report of the majority of
the Committee on the Bill of Rights,
Was taken up.
Mr. Stirling moved to reconsider the vote by which the
amendment offered by himself on yesterday was adopted,
Decided in the affirmative.
Mr. Stirling asked leave to withdraw the said amendment
submitted by him and adopted yesterday,
Which was agreed to.
Mr. Galloway submitted the following amendment, to the
amendment of Mr. Scott:
Strike out all after the word "that" in the first line, and
insert the following: "the levying of taxes by the poll is
grievous and oppressive, and ought to be prohibited; that pau-
pers ought not to be assessed for the support of the Govern-
ment, but every other person in the State, or person holding
property therein, ought to contribute his proportion of public
taxes for the support of the Government, according to his ac-
tual worth in real or personal property; yet fines, duties or
taxes may properly and justly be imposed or laid with a poli-
tical view, for the good government and benefit of the com-
munity. "
The question being on the adoption of the amendment to
the amendment,
Mr. Galloway demanded the yeas and nays.
The demand being sustained,
The yeas and nays were called and appeared as follows:
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