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The demand being sustained,
The yeas and nays were called, and appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE.
Messrs. Earle, Murray,
Goldsborough, P't Ecker, Nyman,
Abbott, Farrow, Pugh,
Annan, Hatch, Purnell,
Audoun, Hebb, Russell.
Carter, Kennard, Schley,
Cunningham, McComas, Stockbridge,
Cushing, Mullikin, Thomas—24.
Davis, of Wash.,
NEGATIVE.
Messrs. Hoffman, Parker,
Bond, Hollyday, Parran,
Brown, Hopkins, Sands,
Chambers, Jones, of Som., Smith, of Carroll,
Clarke, King, Smith, of Dor.,
Crawford, Larsh,. Swope,
Dail, Lee, Sykes,
Daniel, Markey, Todd,
Davis, of Charles, Mitchell, Valliant,
Dent, Miller, Wilmer, -'
Duvall, Negley, Wooden—33.
Edelen,
So the Convention refused to allow the main question to
be put.
At half-past two o'clock, Mr. Jones, of Somerset, moved
that the Convention do now adjourn;
Decided in the negative.
Mr. Brown submitted the following amendment:
Add to the end of the 40th section the words: "But shall
by law, at the expense of the State, provide for the support
and maintenance of such slaves so declared to be emancipated
as may be unable to support themselves; "
Pending the consideration of which,
On motion of Mr. Thomas,
The Convention took a recess until 8 o'clock.
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