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The Enquirer
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
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Maryland Senate passes bill on January 2 to provide for county trials and alter constitution regarding courts. House of Delegates on January 3 rejects bill for popular election of governor after amendments (yeas 20, nays 12), but votes on passage (yeas 37, nays 26). Leave granted to introduce bill altering senate elections.
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Senate, January 2.
This day the bill to provide for the trial of suits in the several counties of this state, and to alter, change and abolish, all such parts of the constitution and form of government as relate to the general court and court of appeals, passed the Senate. Yeas 9—Nays 3.
House of Delegates, January 3.
According to order, the house took into consideration the bill to provide for the election of the governor by the people, &c. and after proposing several amendments and going through the bill, the question was put, will the house agree to the bill? Determined in the negative, yeas 20, nays 12.
The question was then put, Shall the bill pass?
The yeas and nays being required appeared as follows:—Yeas 37—Nays 26.
Leave has been given, in the house of delegates to bring in a bill to alter, change and abolish, all such parts of the constitution and form of government as relate to the time and manner of electing the senate, and mode of filling up vacancies in that body.
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Maryland
Event Date
January 2 3
Outcome
senate bill passed (yeas 9, nays 3); house bill agreement rejected (yeas 20, nays 12), passage voted (yeas 37, nays 26); leave granted for new bill.
Event Details
Senate passed bill for county trials and constitutional changes to courts. House considered bill for popular governor election, proposed amendments, rejected agreement, voted on passage. Leave given in House for bill on senate elections and vacancies.