Motion made and lost, that on all questions to be determined by a Committee of the Whole

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Thursday, October 10, 1776.

Convention met. All Members present as on yesterday.

The Proceedings of yesterday were read.

On motion of Mr˙ John Mackall, the question was put on the following: "As the people have a right and ought to know the conduct and behaviour of their Representatives, Resolved, That on all questions to be determined in this Convention by a Committee of the Whole House, the yeas and nays shall be taken when called for by any member of the House, and seconded, any custom or usage of Parliament, Assemblies, or former Conventions to the contrary notwithstanding," and carried in the negative.

Mr˙ Fitzhugh,
Mr˙ Fischer,
Mr˙ Deye,
J˙ Mackall,
Ridgely,
Bond,
Hammond.

Mr˙Barnes,
Mr˙ Sheredine,
Mr˙ Kent,
Fenwick,
Edelen,
S˙ Wright,
Plater,
Schriver,
Bruff,
Hooe,
Beall,
Edmondson,
Dent,
Hughs,
Gibson,
Parnham,
Stull,
Chamberlaine,
Grahame,
Stevenson,
Murray,
Bowie,
J˙ Smith,
John Ennalls,
B˙ Hall,
J˙ T˙ Chase,
Joseph Ennalla,
Sprigg,
H˙ Wilson,
Potter,
Marbury,
Love,
Mason,
J˙ Hall,
Archer,
Dickinson,
Worthington,
Gilpin,
Johnson,
S˙ Chase,
Ewing,
Gust˙ Scott,
Paca,
D˙ Smith,
Geo˙ Scott,
Carroll,
Brevard,
Horsey,
Wootton,
T˙ Ringgold,
Lowes,
J˙ Wilson,
W˙ Ringgold,
Chaille,
Bayly,
T˙ Smyth,
Mitchell,
Williams,
T˙ Wright.