Yeas—Messrs. Blackiston, Bond, Briscoe,
Brown, Chambers, Clarke, Dail, Davis, of
Charles, Dennis, Duvall, Edelen, Henkle,
Hollyday, Horsey, Johnson, Jones, of Somer-
set, Lansdale, Lee, Marbury, Mitchell, Miller,
Morgan, Parran, Peter, Smith, of Dorchester,
Stockbridge, Wilmer—27.
So the call for the previous question was
sustained.
The question recurring upon the adoption
of the amendment submitted by Mr. MILLER.
Mr. MILLER demanded the yeas and nays,
and they were ordered.
The question being taken the result was—
yeas 28, nays 45—as follows :
Yeas—Messrs. Belt, Berry, of Prince
George's, Blackiston, Bond, Briscoe, Brown,
Chambers, Clarke, Davis, of Charles, Dennis,
Duvall, Edelen, Harwood, Henkle, Hollyday,
Horsey, Johnson, Jones, of Somerset, Lans-
dale, Lee, Marbury, Mitchell, Miller, Morgan,
Parran, Peter, Smith, of Dorchester, Wil-
mer—28.
Nays—Messrs. Goldsborough, President;
Abbott, Annan, Audonn, Baker, Barren,
Cunningham, Cushing, Dail, Daniel, Davis,
of Washington, Dellinger, Earle, Ecker, Gal-
loway, Greene, Hatch, Hebb, Hopkins, Hop-
per, Jones, of Cecil, Keefer, Kennard, King,
Mullikin, Murray, Negley, Nyman, Parker,
Pugh, Purnell, Ridgely, Robinette. Russell,
Schley, Smith, of Carroll, Sneary, Stirling,
Stockbridge, Swope, Sykes, Thomas, Wick-
ard, Wooden—15.
The amendment was accordingly rejected.
The question next being on the adoption
of section second as amended by filling the
blank.
Mr. BERRY, of Prince George's, demanded
the yeas and nays, and they were ordered.
The question being taken the resalt was—
yeas 45, nays 28—as follows:
Yeas—Messrs. Goldsborough, President;
Abbott, Annan, Audoun, Baker, Barren,
Cunningham, Gushing, Dail, Daniel, Davis,
of Washington, Dellinger, Eerle, Ecker, Gal-
loway, Greene, Hatch, Hebb, Hopkins, Hop-
per, Jones, of Cecil, Keefer, Kennard, King,
Mullikin, Murray, Negley, Nyman, Parker,
Pugh, Purnell, Ridgely, Robinette, Russell,
Schley, Smith, of Carroll, Sneary, Stirling,
Stockbridge, Swope, Sykes, Thomas, Todd,
Wickard, Wooden—45.
Nays—Messrs. Belt, Berry, of Prince
George's, Blackiston, Bond, Briscoe, Brown,
Chambers, Clarke, Davis, of Charles, Dennis,
Duvall, Edelen, Harwood, Henkle, Hollyday,
Horsey, Johnson, Jones, of Somerset Lans-
dale, Lee, Marbury, Mitchell, Miller, Morgan,
Parran, Peter, Smith, of Dorchester, Wilmer
—28.
The section was accordingly adopted.
The question was stated upon ordering the
report to be engrossed for a third reading.
Mr. BERRY, of Prince George's, demanded
the yeas and nays, and they were ordered. |
The question being taken, the result was
yeas 46, nays 28—as follows :
Yeas—Messrs. Goldsborough, President;
Abbott, Annan, Audonn, Baker, Barren,
Cunningham, Gushing, Dail, Daniel, Davis,
of Washington, Dellinger, Earle, Ecker, Gal-
loway, Greene, Hatch, Hebb, Hopkins, Hop-
per, Jones, of Cecil, Keefer, Kennard, King,
Mullikin, Murray, Negley, Nyman, Parker,
Pugh, Purnell, Ridgely, Robinette, Russell,
Schley, Smith, of Carroll, Sneary, Stirling,
Stockbridge, Swope, Sykes, Thomas, Todd,
Valliant, Wickard, Wooden—46.
Nays—Messrs. Belt, Berry, of Prince
George's, Blackiston, Bond, Briscoe, Brown,
Chambers, Clarke, Davis, of Charles, Dennis,
Duvall, Edelen, Harwood, Henkle, Hollyday,
Horsey, Johnson, Jones, of Somerset, Lans-
dale, Lee, Marbury, Mitchell, Miller, Morgan,
Parran, Peter, Smith, of Dorchester, Wilmer
—28.
The report was ordered to be engrossed for
a third reading.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr. HOPKINS Was excused from attending
the sessions of the convention for a few days
on account of sickness in his family.
Messrs. CLARKE, JONES, of Somerset, RUS-
SELL, RIDGELY, DAVIS, of Charles, DUVALL,
EDELEN, and MITCHELL were also excused from
attending the sessions of this convention for
a few days.
Mr. BELT. In the course of the remirks I
bad the honor to submit yesterday to the con-
vention, in which I threw out this system
of representation which my colleague and
myself have advocated, as well as other mem-
bers, I promised to give the convention this
morning, in a practical shape, the form which
I desired to be substituted for the other re-
ports. I wish to explain not having done so.
The reason for my failure to do it was this,
that instead of asking the convention to vote
upon a dozen or twenty sections, I thought
the whole thing would be accomplished by a
direct vote upon the proposition submitted
by my colleague, as a test question. The
convention having decided against the prop-
osition be submitted, I did not feel justified
in occupying the time in offering the amend-
ment.
Mr. THOMAS moved that when the conven-
tion adjourns to-day it stand adjourned until
Monday next, at 12 o'clock.
Mr. HEBB. I rise to a point of order; that
we must sit every day under the order of the
house.
The PRESIDENT. I know of no such order
as that.
Mr. THOMAS. A great many members have
been excused I have not asked to be ex-
cused, but I shall be under the necessity of
being absent in Baltimore to-morrow, for my
court is in session, and there are a great many
people lying in jail there who want to get out. |
