1858.] , OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.           679

So the amendment was not assented to.

Mr. Thruston proposed the following amendment:

Sec. And be it enacted, That the said convention, if it
shall assemble in pursuance of this act, shall have no
power, directly nor indirectly, in any manner whatsoever, to
alter, abridge, change, annul, deny, reverse or overturn the
principle established by the present Constitution that all citi-
zens of the United States shall have and enjoy all the rights,
privileges and franchises, civil and political, and of property
secured and guarantied to them by the Constitution and Bill
of Rights of this State, as they at present exist.

The yeas and nays being demanded, appeared as follow:

	Affirmative.
Messrs. Morgan,	Smith, of B. co.	Duvall,
Neale,	Belt,	Worthington,
Mackubin,	Wyville,	Thruston,
Kilbourn,	Sudler, of Q. A.,	Kilgour,
Stonestreet,	Landing,	Barnard,
Lynch, of Balt. co.	Riddlemoser,	Mountz—18.
	Negative.
Messrs. Berry, Sp'r,	Kidd,	McPherson,
Wickes,	Thomas,	Smith, of B. city,
Meginnis,	Harding,	Kennard,
Griffiss,	Bowlus,	Lynch, of B. city,
Magruder,	Root,	Crowley,
Goldsborough, Waller,	Koons, Hobbs,	Forrest, Alexander,
Sudler, of Som.	Hanway,	Rohrer,
Tilghman,	Bacon,	Gray,
Dail,	Baker,	McKinstry,
Richardson,	Todd,	Reindollar,
Grieves,	McGonigal,	Day,
Davis,	Stirling,	Welling,
Ford, of Cecil,	Rogers,	Dorsey—42.

So the amendment was not assented to.

Mr. Alexander proposed the following amendment:

At the end of the last section add, "and that this act shall
take effect from the day of its passage;''

Which was assented to.

The said bill, as amended, was then read the second time,
and ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.

Mr. Contee moved that the House adjourn ;
Which was determined in the negative.