FOR LOUIS MCLANE.-Jenifer, McHenry-2. And that no majority appearing no election was had. Ordered, That the Chair appoint a committee of six, consisting of three whigs and three democrats, who shall report some plan for the organization of the Convention. Mr. Morgan, moved to lay it on the table. Mr. Dorsey, raised the question of order whether it was competent for the gentleman froin Calvert to renew his motion, after the House had determined to lay it on the table, before the House should reconsider its vote laying it on the table. The Chair decided the resolution offered by the gentleman from Calvert to be out of order. Mr. Bowie offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the order adopted by this Convention to proceed to the election of a President, viva voce, be rescinded. Mr. Constable moved to lay the resolution on the table; Determined in the affirmative. Mr. Brown moved that the House adjourn until to-morrow at 12 o'clock. Mr. Jenifer moved that the question be taken by yeas and nays; The vote recurring on the motion to adjourn, it was Mr. Ricaud offered the following order: Ordered, That no motion shall be in order except a motion to proceed to vote viva voce for President, until a President shall be elected, except a motion to adjourn, and a motion to reconsider the vote of the House, ordering the election of President by viva voce vote, which motion shall be decided without debate. Mr. Davis, moved that the House adjourn until to-morrow 10 o'clock. Mr. Jenifer, moved that the question be taken by ayes and nays. The House refused to order the yeas and nays. Determined in the negative. The vote then recurred on the original motion, to wit: to adjourn to to-morrow 10 o'clock, which was Determined in the negative. Mr. Sellman, offered the following as a substitute for the order of Mr. Bowie : Resolved, That this Convention suspend voting for a permanent presiding officer, and that it proceed at once to select by ballot the following committees, viz: A committee on Elections and Privileges, to consist of nine members, including its chairman. A committee on the Judicial Department of Government, to consist of eleven members, including its chairman. A committee on the Legislative Department of Government, to consist of eleven members, including its chairman. A committee on the Executive Department of the Government, to consist of eleven members, including its chairman. And be it further resolved, That each committee thus selected, have the exclusive power of appointing its own chairman. Mr. Sollers, offered the following as a substitute for the same: Resolved, that a committee of twenty-one be appointed by the Chairman, to take into consideration the mode of taking up and proceeding in the business of the Convention. Mr. Morgan, moved that the House take a recess until four o'clock. Determined in the negative. Mr. McHenry moved that the House take a recess until 5 o'clock. Determined in the negative. Mr. Dorsey, moved that the House adjourn until tomorrow 12 o'clock. Determined in the affirmative. And the Convention accordingly adjourned until to-morrow 12 o'clock. TUESDAY, November 12th, 1850. The Convention met pursuant to adjournment. Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Griffith. The minutes of yesterday were read and approved. Mr. Ricaud, withdrew the name of John G. Chapman, as President of the Convention. Mr. Howard, withdrew his name from nomination as President of the Convention. Mr. Jenifer, offered the following resolution: Resolved, That the House now proceed to the election of a President, viva voce, and that the Chair entertain no debate or a motion to adjourn, until a President is elected. Mr. Jenifer, moved that the vote on his resolution when taken, be by yeas and nays. Mr. Sollers, moved to strike out the words "viva voce," and insert "by ballot." Determined in the negative. Mr. Brown, called for a division of the question. The vote being on the first branch of the proposition, to wit: that this Convention now proceed to elect a President viva voce; Which was determined in the affirmative. The question recurring on the second branch of the resolution, to wit: and that the Chair entertain no debate or a motion to adjourn until a President is elected; Mr. Phelps, moved to strike out the words "or a motion to adjourn," which was accepted. The question recurring on the proposition as amended, was Mr. Sollers, nominated William Grason, as President of the Convention. Mr. Grason, withdrew his name as President of the Convention. The Convention proceeded to vote for a President, when the Tellers reported the following result: FOR JAMES L. RIDGELY.-Johnson, Harbine, Weber, Fitzpatrick-4. FOR JAMES M. BUCHANAN.-Bell, Welsh, Chandler, Parke-4. FOR ALEXANDER RANDALL.-Mitchell-1. FOR WILLIAM WILLIAMS.-Chapman-1. FOR DAVID STEWART.-Sherwood, of Bal. city,-1. Mr. Brent, of Baltimore city, offered the following resolutions: Resolved, That if a President shall not be elected at or before the fourth count of votes hereafter made, then the fifth count shall be confined to the two highest candidates, as they may appear on said fourth count, and in making the fifth count, no votes shall be counted except those which may be cast for one of said two highest candidates. Resolved, That the candidate having the majority of votes as received and counted on the fifth count of votes, be and he is hereby declared to be President of this Convention. Resolved, That the resolution heretofore passed, requiring a majoirty of all the votes cast for the election of a President, be and the same is hereby rescinded, so far as the same is inconsistent with these resolutions. Mr. Gwinn, offered the following resolution as a substitute: Resolved, That after the next ballot, all the persons save the four who shall receive the largest number of votes, shall be dropped, and no vote shall be counted which is not cast for some one of the said four persons so voted for; and that after the second vote, the name of the person receiving the lowest number of votes shall be also dropped, and no vote shall be counted other than those given for the three persons then before the Convention; and that after the third vote, the name of the person who shall receive the lowest number of votes in the said preceding vote, shall be also dropped and no vote shall be hereafter counted which is not cast for one or the other of the two persons then remaining before the Convention; and that on the fourth vote, that one of the said two persons who shall receive the highest number of the votes so cast shall be declared the choice of this Convention. Mr. Chambers, of Kent, moved that the original resolutions and the substitute be laid on the table. Determined in the affirmative. Mr. McLane, withdrew his name as a candidate for the office of President. The Convention again proceeded to vote for a President, when the Tellers reported the following result: Lloyd FOR WILLIAM A. SPENcer. Sherwood, of Talbot, Stewart, of Balt.-5. FOR WILLIAM J. BLAKISTONE.-Morgan, Hopewell, Jacobs-3. FOR LOUIS MCLANE.-Jenifer, Newcomer, Michael; Hollyday-3. FOR DAVID STEWART.-Sellman, Sherwood, of Baltimore city, Brown-3. FOR EDWARD LLOYD.-Constable, Stewart, of Caroline, Presstman-3. FOR GEORGE SCHLEY.-Blakistone, Dent-2. FOR JAMES L. RIDGELY.-Colston, Johnson-2. FOR WILLIAM WILLIAMS.- Chapman-1. |