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Cunningham, McComas, Swope,
Cushing, Mullikin, Sykes,
Daniel, Murray, Thomas,
Dellinger, Negley, Todd,
Earle, Nyman, Valliant,
Ecker, Parker, Wooden—40.
Farrow, Pugh,
NEGATIVE.
Messrs. Dent, Lee,
Berry, of P. Geo. Duvall, Marbury,
Blackiston, Edelen, Mitchell,
Bond, Harwood, Miller,
Briscoe, Hollyday, Morgan,
Brown, Horsey, Parran,
Chambers, Jones, of Cecil, Peter,
Clarke, Jones, of Som. Ridgely,
Dail, King, Smith, of Dor.,
Davis, of Charles, Lansdale, Wilmer—29.
So the motion prevailed.
The question then being on the adoption of the amend-
ment as submitted by Mr. Clark, to the Report of the Com-
mittee on the Legislative Department;
Mr. Todd submitted the following amendment to said
amendment:
Amend by adding at end: "Provided, that the expense of
such census and registration in each case be met by the
owner of such slaves; "
Mr. Abbott submitted the following amendment to said
amendment:
"Sec. —. The Legislature at its first session after the adop-
tion of this Constitution shall provide a mode by which those
colored persons who have been liberated from slavery by its
adoption shall be registered for the purpose of receiving pro-
rota any money or other appropriation made by the General
Government or otherwise for their benefit. "
Mr. Jones, of Somerset, moved that the Convention do
now adjourn,
Upon which motion,
Mr. Jones, of Somerset, demanded the yeas and nays,
The demand being sustained,
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