Somerset, Lansdale, Lee, Marbury, Mitchell,
Miller, Morgan, Parker, Parran, Peter, Smith
of Dorchester. Wilmer—30.
So the appeal was laid upon the table.
When their names were called,
Mr. Scott said: Having voted throughout
against changing the Rules, I deem it proper
to say that when the question was settled by
vote of the Convention I supposed it was
finally settled. I therefore voted to lay the ap-
peal on the table.
Mr. THOMAS said: For the reason assigned
by the gentleman from Cecil (Mr. Scott) hav-
ing voted all alone; with the minority to sus-
pend the 49th rule, since the question has
been decided by the Convention, I vote—aye.
The result having been announced)
Mr. CUSHING moved to amend Rule 43, by
striking out all after "nays," so that it should
read:
"Rule 43. The question on the final adop-
tion of any article shall always be determined
by yeas and nays. "
Mr. CUSHING. I suppose that will be adopt-
ed by unanimous consent, being involved in
the former amendment which has been adopted.
Mr. BERRY, of Prince George's, demanded
the yeas and nays, and they were ordered.
Mr. CLARKE. Does the gentleman mean
by omitting the words " which shall be record-
ed on the Journal," to leave it in the power
of the House to decide whether the yeas and
nays shall be recorded on the Journal or not ?
Mr. CUSHING. I believe it ought to be in
the power of the House; but the reason for
my motion was that the motion to amend
leaving those words in the rule had been voted
down, and I was obliged to change my motion
to make it in order.
The question being taken, the result was—
yeas 47; nays 33—as follows :
Yeas—Messrs. Abbott, Annan, Baker, Bar-
ron, Berry of Prince George's Carter, Clarke,
Cunningham, Cushing, Daniel, Davis of:
Washington, Dellinger, Ecker, Farrow, Gal-
loway, Greene, Hebb, Hopkins, Hopper,
Jones of Cecil. Keefer, Kennard, King, Larsh,
Markey, McComas, Miller, Mullikin, Mur-
ray, Negley, Noble, Nyman, Pugh, Purnell
Robinette, Russell, Sands, Scott, Smith of;
Carroll, Sneary, Stirling, Sykes, Thruston
Todd, Valliant, Wickard, Wooden—47.
Nays—Messrs. Goldsborough, President
Audoun, Balt Berry, of Baltimore county
Billingsley, Blackiston, Bond, Briscoe. Brooks
Brown, Chambers, Crawford, Davis of
Charles, Duvall, Earle. Edelen, Harwood
Henkle, Hodson, Horsey, Johnson, Jones of
Somerset, Lansdale, Lee, Marbury, Mitchell
Morgan, Parker, Parran, Peter, Smith of
Dorchester, Thomas, Wilmer—33.
So the amendment was adopted.
Mr. SANDS moved to reconsider the vote
last taken.
Mr. HEBB moved to lay the motion to re
consider on the table.
Mr. BERRY, of Baltimore county, called |
attention to Rule 44 that "no motion tor re-
consideration shall be postponed or laid on the
table."
The CHAIRMAN (Mr. Purnell) ruled the mo-
tion to lay on the table out of order; and an-
nounced that the hour bad arrived fur the
consideration of the order of the day.
Mr. ABBOTT. I have a report to offer for
the Committee on the Basis of Representation
which I should like to have read and printed.
On motion of Mr. BERRY, of Prince
George's,
The order of the day was postponed for
ten minutes.
Mr. STIRLING. The motion to reconsider
is now in order. The motion to lay the mo-
tion to reconsider on the table was ruled out
of order, but the motion to reconsider is still
undisposed of. Upon that motion I call the
previous question.
The call for the previous question was sus-
tained.
The main question) that upon reconsidera-
tion, was taken, and the motion to reconsider
was rejected—ayes 23; noes 52.
AMENDMENTS OF THE CONSTITUTION.
Mr. TODD, from the Committee on Future
Amendments to the Constitution, submitted
the following report, which was read the first
time, and ordered to be printed:
REPORT.
Section I . Either branch of the General As-
sembly may propose amendments to this Con-
stitution') and if the same shall be agreed to by
three-fifths of the members elected to each
house, such proposed amendments shall he en-
tered on the Journals, with the yeas and nays
taken thereon, and shall be published in two
newspapers in each county in the State where
two are published, and in three newspapers in
the city of Baltimore, one of which shall be
German, for three months preceding the next
election for Senators and Representatives, at
which time the same shall be submitted to the
electors for their approval or rejection; and if
a majority of the electors voting at such elec-
tion, shall adopt such amendments, the same
shall become a part of the Constitution.
When more than one amendment shall be
submitted at the same time, they shall be so
submitted as to enable the electors to vote on
each amendment separately.
Sec. 2 - Whenever two-thirds of the mem-
bers elected to each branch of the General As-
sembly shall think it necessary to call a Con-
vention to revise, amend or change this Con-
stitution, they shall recommend to the electors
to vote, at the next election for members of
the General Assembly, for or against, a Con-
vention; and if a majority of all the electors
voting at said election, shall have voted for a
Convention, the General Assembly shall, at
their next session, provide by law for calling
the same.
The Convention shall consist of as many
members as both houses of the General As-
sembly, who shall be chosen in the same man- |
