NEGATIVE—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Morgan, Blakistone, Dent,
Hopewell, Ricaud, Lee, Chambers, of Kent, Mttchell, Donaldson,
Dorsey, Wells, Kent, Weems, Dalrymple, Brent, of Charles,
Jenifer, Ridgely, John Dennis, Dashiell, Williams, Hicks,
Hodson, Goldsborough, Eccieston, Phelps, Bowie, Sprigg, Mc-
Cubbin, Bowling, Dirickson, McMaster, Hearn, Fooks, Jacobs,
Gaither, Annan, Schley, Fiery, Neill, John Newcomer, Waters
and Smith—43.
Determined in the negative.
The 1st section of said report was then adopted.
Mr. Dorsey, moved to postpone the consideration of the report
of the committee on the Elective Franchise, to enable him to offer
the following as an independent article:

"No Governor, Judge of any court of this State, or Clerk, or
Chancelloror Register thereof, or Register of the Chancery court,
or Register of the Land Office, or Comptroller or Treasurer of
the State, shall be permitted to practise law or appear as Attorney,
Counsel, Solicitor or Proctor in any court of this State;"
On the question being put,
Will the Convention postpone said report? it was
Determined in the negative.
The Convention then resumed the consideration of the report
of the committee on the Elective Franchise.
The second section of said report was then read.
Mr. Dorsey, moved to amend said section by adding at the end
thereof the following

"And the person to whom such bribe, present, rewaid, promise
or security may have been offered or given, shall be a competent
witness to prove the offence, and may be compelled to testify as
such; and if so testifying, should he have received the same, he
shall be exempt from alt punishment therefor; and the person by
whom such bribe, present, teward, promise or security may have
been offered or given, shall be a competent witness, and may as
such be compelled to testify; and if so testifying, he shall be
exempt from all prosecution or punishment for the offence by him
committed; provided, always that such exempt ion from prosecution
and punishment shall only be extended to that party who shall
first appear before the Grand Jury to testify as aforesaid; and that
neither party shall be compelled to give testimony unless protected
from Pu nish ment by the exem ption hereinbefore provided."
Determined in the negative.
Mr. Johnson, moved the previous question, and being seconded;
The question was put on the adoption of said 2nd section
and
Determined in the affirmative.
Mr. Mitchell, moved for the yeas and nays
Which motion was not sustained.
Mr. Dorsey, then moved to amend said report by adding at the
end thereof as additional sections, the following