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Mr. Chambers gate notice that on to-morrow he would
move to rescind the order passed July 21st inst., (page 253, )
by which the Convention holds evening sessions.
The Convention then proceeded to consider the Report
submitted by the Majority of said Committee on the Basis of
Representation.
Mr. Kennard submitted the following amendment:
Add to the end of the 1st section as follows:
"Which said districts shall be called the 1st, 2nd and 3rd
Legislative Districts of Baltimore city. "
Which was adopted.
Mr. Belt moved that the Report on the Basis of Represen-
tation be recommitted to the Committee on that subject, with
instructions so far to alter the same as to provide for the divi-
sion of Baltimore city and every county into as many Electo-
ral Districts as each shall be entitled to members of the House
of Delegates, so that the people of each of such Districts shall
elect one member; and that said Committee report by 1 o'clock
on Friday,
Which motion was lost.
On motion of Mr. Schley,
The consideration of the second section was informally
passed over.
Mr. Schley submitted the following amendment:
Sec. 3. Amend by striking out all after the word "for" in
the 8th line, and insert:
"The next twenty thousand persons or a fractional portion
over one half thereof in each county and district of the city of
Baltimore; above that number, each county and district of
said city shall elect one Delegate for every eighty thousand
persons, or fractional portion thereof above one half. Upon
this principle, and until the next National census or State
enumeration of inhabitants, the House of Delegates shall con-
sist of seventy-nine members, distributed as follows: Alle-
gany, five members; Anne Arundel, two; each of the three
districts in Baltimore city, six; Baltimore county, six; Calvert,
one; Caroline, two; Carroll, five; Cecil, four; Charles, one;
Dorchester, two; Frederick, six; Harford, four; Howard, two;
Kent, one; Montgomery, two; Prince George's, two; Queen
Anne's, two; St. Mary's, one; Somerset, three; Talbot, two;
Washington, five; Worcester, three; "
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