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EVENING SESSION.

The Convention met at 8 o'clock, P. M.

All the members present except the following:

Messrs. Berry, of Baltimore county, Berry, of Prince
George's, Bond, Briscoe, Brooks, Chambers, Crawford, Dail,
Davis, of Charles, Dennis, Edelen, Gale, Harwood, Hatch,
Hodson, Johnson, Jones, of Cecil, Jones, of Somerset, Mace,
Mitchell, Noble, Peter, Robinette, Smith, of Dorchester,
Thruston, Valliant, Wilmer—27.

On motion of Mr. Earle,

The Committee on Engrossment and Revision, were per-
mitted to meet during the sessions of the Convention.

On motion of Mr. Stockbridge,

The Convention proceeded to the consideration of the
Report of the Committee on Militia and Military Affairs.

Mr. Negley submitted the following amendment:
At the end of the 1st section add the following:

"All married men between the ages of eighteen and forty-
five years, who support their families by their daily labor,
shall be placed upon the same footing of exemption, as per-
sons whose religious opinions and conscientious scruples for-
bid them to bear arms; "

The question being on the adoption of the amendment,
Mr. Negley demanded the yeas and nays.
The demand being sustained,

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

Messrs. Lansdale, Miller,
Belt, Lee, Negley,
Billingsley, Marbury, Smith, of Carroll,
Dent, Mayhugh, —11.
Henkle,

NEGATIVE.

Messrs. Greene, Ridgely,

Goldsborough, P't Hebb, Russell,

Abbott, Hoffman, Sands,