771

NEGATIVE.

Messrs. Duvall, Marbury,

Belt, Gale, Mitchell,

Bond, Henkle, Miller,

Brown, Hodson, Morgan,

Chambers, Hollyday, Parran,

Crawford, Horsey, Peter,

Dail, Jones, of Som., Smith, of Dor.,

Davis, of Charles, Lansdale, Turner,

Dent, Lee, Wilmer—26.

Absent and not voting—Messrs. Berry, of Prince George's,
Billingsley, Blackiston, Briscoe, Clarke, Dennis, Edelen,
Harwood, Hopkins, Johnson, Mace, Noble, Robinette,
Sands, Smith, of Carroll, Smith, of Worcester, and Thrus-
ton—17.

Mr. Hebb submitted the following order:

Ordered, That the Secretary of the Convention proceed
forthwith to deposit the Constitution as adopted, passed, sign-
ed and attested, in the office of the Clerk of the Court of
Appeals.

Which was adopted.

Mr. Thomas submitted the following order:

Ordered, That the thanks of this Convention are due and
are hereby tendered to Wm. Blair Lord, Esq., the Reporter,
and to Henry M. Parkhurst, Esq., Assistant Reporter, for the
impartial, faithful and efficient manner they have reported
the Debates of this Convention.

Which was adopted.

Mr. Davis, of Charles, moved to suspend the rules to give
the resolutions submitted by him on yesterday a second read-
ing-
Decided in the negative.

The order submitted by Mr. Audoun, and postponed, in
relation to requiring the oath to be taken by every person be-
fore they shall be entitled to receive any compensation as ex-
pressed in the resolution offered by Mr. Berry, of Baltimore
county.

Was taken up;

The question being on the adoption of the order.

Mr. Audoun demanded the yeas and nays;