558

Clarke, Crawford, Dail, Davis, of Charles, Davis, of Wash-
ington, Dennis, Farrow, Greene, Harwood, Hatch, Henkle,
Hoffman, Hopkins, Johnson, Jones, of Cecil, Jones, of Som-
erset, Lansdale, Larsh, Mace, Marbury, Markey, Noble,
Peter, Schlosser, Scott, Smith, of Dorchester, Sneary, Stock-
bridge, Todd, Valliant, Wilmer—38.

Mr. Audoun submitted the following order:

Ordered, That the report of the Committee on the Judi-
ciary Department, with all the amendments proposed thereto,
be recommitted to the Committee, with instructions to report
the Judiciary system as embraced in the existing Constitu-
tion, except so far as the same has been modified by the adop-
tion of the article in the Court of Appeals, and excepting also
to report nine Judicial Circuits instead of eight (erecting
Baltimore county in a separate circuit, ) and also, reporting a
provision giving the General Assembly the power to create
additional circuits from time to time when required.

Mr. Sands submitted the following amendment:

Amend by striking out the word "nine, " and insert "such
number of Judicial Circuits as the Committee may deem ne-
cessary, to meet the public necessities; "

The question being upon the adoption of the amend-
ment,

Mr. Stirling demanded the yeas and nays,

The demand being sustained,

The yeas and nays were called and appeared as follows:

AFFIRMATIVE.

Messrs. Gale, Parker.

Abbott, Galloway, Parran,

Billingsley, Hebb, Pugh,

Blackiston, Hodson, Robinette.

Briscoe, Hollyday, Russell,

Brown, Horsey, Sands,

Chambers, Lee, Smith, of Carroll,

Cunningham, McComas, Swope,

Daniel, Mitchell, Sykes,

Dellinger, Miller, Thomas,

Dent, Morgan, Thruston,

Earle, Negley, Turner,

Ecker, Nyman. Wooden—39.
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