672            JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS [March 2,

Sec. 4, line 9, strike out all after the word "any," to the
word "Assembly," inclusive, in line 11, and insert the words
"legal voters;" also, in line 11, strike out the word "quali-
fied," and insert "eligible."

Mr. Spence proposed the following as a substitute:
Sec. 4, line 10, strike out all after the word "members,"
and insert "and any Senator or Representative in Congress,
or State Senator, or any civil officer of the State or United
States, residing within the limits of the State of Maryland,
for twelve months next preceding said election, or members
of the House of Delegates, shall be eligible to a seat in the
Convention to assemble as hereinbefore prescribed, without
affecting the term of their respective offices."

The question being on the substitute;
The yeas and nays were demanded, and appeared as fol-
low :

	Affirmative.
Messrs. Morgan,	Ford, of Balt. co.	Sudler, of Q. A.
Neale,	Lynch, of Balt. co.	Landing,
Mackubin,	Smith, of Balt. co.	Spence,
Kilbourn,	Goldsborough,	Schnebly,
Burgess,	Ford, of Cecil,	Riddlemoser,
Stonestreet,	Belt,	Duvall,
Walker,	Wyville,	Worthington--23.
Allender,	Contee,
	Negative.
Messrs. Berry, Sp'r,	Thomas,	Smith, of B. city,
Wickes,	Harding,	Kennard,
Meginnis,	Bowlus,	Lynch, of B. city,
Griffiss,	Root,	Crowley,
Magruder,	Koons,	Forrest,
Waller,	Hobbs,	Alexander,
Sudler, of Som.	Hanway,	Rohrer,
Tilghman, Dail,	Bacon,	Gray,
Baker,	Mountz,
Richardson,	McGonigal,	McKinstry,
Grieves,	Todd;	Reindollar,
Davis,	Stirling,	Day,
Kidd,	Rogers,	Welling,
Hearn,	McPherson,	Dorsey—42

So the substitute was rejected.

Mr. Magruder proposed the following amendments;

Sec. 4, line 10 and 11, strike out all between the word
"members," in line 10, and "shall," in line 11, and insert,
"any legal voter above the age of twenty-five years."