477

Mr. Miller submitted the following amendment:

Sec. 7. No person -in the Military or Naval service of the
United States shall be considered as having acquired a resi-
dence to vote because he has been employed at any barracks,
forts, or naval station in this State, without the intention
of becoming a citizen thereof, and no citizen shall be deemed
to have lost his residence by reason of his absence while
employed in the service of this State or the United States,
or while engaged in navigating the waters thereof, or the high,
seas.

Mr. Berry, of Prince George's, moved to informally pass
over the consideration of the amendment;

Decided in the negative.

The question being on the adoption of the amendment.

Mr. Berry, of Prince George's, demanded the yeas and
nays,

The demand being sustained,

The yeas and nays were called, and appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. Dennis, Mitchell,

Berry, of P. Geo., Edelen, Miller,

Billingsley,. Harwood, Morgan,

Bond, Hollyday, Smith, of Dor.,

Brown, Jones, of Som., Turner,

Davis, of Charles, Lee, Wilmer—17.

NEGATIVE.

Messrs. Hoffman, Ridgely,

Goldsborough, P't Hopkins, Robinette,

Abbott, Hopper, Russell,

Annan, Keefer, Sands,

Audoun, Kennard, Smith, of Wor.,

Brooks, King, Stirling,

Carter, Markey, Stockbridge,

Cunningham, Mayhugh, Swope,

Davis, of Wash., McComas, Sykes,

Dellinger, Mullikin, Thomas,

Earle, Murray, Todd,

Ecker, Nyman, Valliant,

Farrow, Parker, Wickard,

Galloway, Pugh, Wooden—43.

Hatch, Purnell,