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Ordered, That it be entered on the Journal that Mr.
Schlosser is absent from his seat on account of domestic afflic-
tion.
Which was adopted.
Mr. Thomas asked and obtained leave, by unanimous con-
sent, to strike out the word "Comptroller" in the order
adopted on Saturday last, (page 85, ) and insert "Treasurer"
in lieu thereof.
The Order of the Day, viz: the report submitted by Mr.
Stirling, from the Committee on the Declaration of Rights,
was then taken up.
The question being on the adoption of the amendment sub-
mitted by Mr. Jones, of Somerset, to wit:
Article 1. Add at the end thereof the following: "but this
right ought only to be exercised in the mode previously agreed
upon and prescribed by the people, whenever a mode of alter-
ation or amendment of their form of government has been
previously agreed upon and prescribed by the people in their
written Constitution. "
Mr. Bond submitted the following amendment to said
amendment:
Strike out all after the word "manner, " in the 4th line,
and insert, "as may be authorized by this Constitution. "
Mr. Thomas called the previous question.
On the question being put, "Shall the main question he
now put?"
It was decided in the affirmative.
The question being on the amendment to the amendment,
as submitted by Mr. Bond,
It was decided in the negative.
The question then recurred on the adoption of the amend-
ment submitted by Mr. Jones, of Somerset.
Decided in the negative.
The question then recurring upon the adoption, on its se-
cond reading, of the article, as reported from the committee,
Mr. Berry, of Prince George's, demanded a division of the
subject.
The question being on the adoption of the first clause of
said article, to wit: "That all government of right originates
from the people, is founded in compact only, and instituted
solely for the good of the whole, "
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