Negative-Messrs. Buchanan, Pres't, pro tem.,
Donaldson, Sellman, Merrick, Howard, Bell,
Welch, Chandler, Lloyd, Dickinson, Sherwood of
Talbot, Chambers of Cecil, McCullough, Miller,
McLane, Spencer. George, Wright, Shriver
Gaither, Biser, Annan, Sappington, McHenry,
Magraw, Nelson, Thawley, Stewart of Caroline,
Hardcastle, Gwinn, Stewart of Baltimore city,
Brent of Baltimore city, Sherwood of Baltimore
city. Presstman, Ware, Schley, Fiery, Neill, John
Newcomer, Harbine, Brewer, Weber, Hollyday,
Slicer, Fitzpatrick, Smith, Parke, Shower, Coc-
key and Brown-50.
MR. SCHLEY renewed the following proposition
as the second section:
"Shall consist of sixty-seven members, to be
apportioned among the several counties, accord-
ing to the following ratio: Every county shall
elect one delegate for every seven thousand souls
it may contain and for any fraction above half
of said number, there shall be allowed to every
county having such excess, one additional dele-
gate. The city of Baltimore shall he entitled to
the same number of delegates as the county
which shall be entitled to the largest representa-
tion, and no county shall have less than two dele-
gates."
Mr. DORSEY moved to amend the substitute by
striking out all thereof, and inserting the following:
Art. 3 The House of Delegates shall, until
altered by the Legislature as hereinafter provi-
ded for, consist of eighty-three members; to be
apportioned amongst the counties and city of
Baltimore, as follows : one delegate to each coun-
ty and the city of Baltimore as the representa-
tive of the territory thereof; and one delegate for
every eight thousand of its inhabitants, and one
for every fraction thereof, exceeding four thou-
sand, until the entire population of the county or
city to the number of forty thousand shall be re-
presented; and for every thirty thousand inhabi-
tants of any county or the city of Baltimore,
above the said forty thousand one additional dele-
gate shall be elected in such county or city. And
after every decennial census, the General As-
sembly of Maryland shall adjust the representa-
tion in the House of Delegates according to the
principles contained in this article of the Consti-
tution. And in order that each and every por-
tion of the city of Baltimore may be fairly repre-
sented. and its various interests protected in the
Legislature; for the purpose of electing delegates
therein, the city of Baltimore shall be divided
into ten districts, as follows : The first and second
wards as now laid off, shall constitute District
No, 1; the third and fourth wards, District No.
2; the fifth and sixth wards District No. 3; the
seventh and eighth wards. District No. 4; the
ninth and tenth wards, District No. 5; the elev-
enth and twelfth wards, District No. 6; the thir-
teenth and fourteenth wards, District No. 7; the
fifteenth and sixteenth wards, District No 8; the
seventeenth and eighteenth wards, District No.
9; and the nineteenth and twentieth wards, Dis-
trict No. 10. The qualified voters in each of
said districts shall at the lime and in the manner,
in which delegates are chosen, elect one delegate, |
who has been for one year next before his elec-
tion a resident of the ward from which he shall
be elected; and has in all other respects the re-
quisite qualifications of a delegate.
Art. 3. Of the eighty-three members constitu-
ting the House of Delegates, Allegany county
shall elect four, Anne Arundel county four, Bal-
timore city ten, Baltimore county six, Carroll
county four, Caroline county two, Calvert coun-
ty two, Cecil county three, Charles county three,
Dorchester county three, Frederick county six,
Harford county three, Howard county three
Kent county two, Montgomery county three,
Prince George's county four. Queen Anne's coun-
ty three, St Mary's county three; Somerset coun-
ty four, Talbot county three, Washington county
five, and Worcester county three.
A motion was made that the Convention ad-
journ ;
And the yeas and nays being taken,
It was decided in the negative : yeas 29, nays
55.
Mr. SHOWER moved the previous question.
Mr. BLAKISTONE moved that there be a call of
the Convention.
A motion was made to adjourn,
Which was not agreed to by yeas and nays:
yeas 37, nays 47.
Mr. BLAKISTONE thought that the question now
before the Convention was the great question of
the session. A proposition had been submitted
by the distinguished gentleman from Anne Arun-
del, which had just been handed to the Chair.
Mr. BOWIE hoped the gentleman would yield
to a motion to adjourn.
Mr. BLAKITTONE said that he would he perfect-
ly satisfied to do so. He did not wish to inflict upon
the ear of the Convention a speech. He had not
trespassed upon their time, and he hoped they
would indulge him. But, for the purpose of re-
taining the floor, he would move that the Con-
vention adjourn.
And the Convention accordingly adjourned.
SATURDAY, March 22,1851.
The Convention met at 10 o'clock.
Prayer was made by the Rev. Mr, GRIFFITH.
The roll was called,
And a quorum was present.
STATE'S ATTORNEYS.
Mr. RICAUD rose and said :
That he was not present when the bill in rela-
tion to the office of Attorney General was under
consideration. He had desired and intended to be
in his seat at the time that subject was discussed,
but he had been prevented by indispensable busi-
ness. He found, that in his absence, the bill bad
been considered, amended and ordered to be re-
printed. He desired to offer an additional sec-
tion to the report. |
