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It was ordered to be entered on the Journal that James
Valliant is detained from his seat to-day is in consequence of
attention to business as Chairman of the Committee on Print-
ing and Reporting, with the Printer in Baltimore.

On motion of Mr. Hatch,

It was ordered to be entered on the Journal, that had Mr,
Hatch been in his seat yesterday he would have voted against
the section added to the Judiciary article, providing a system
of involuntary apprenticeship, and in favor of the amend-
ment which was offered thereto designed to secure such ap-
prentices education so as to enable them to read and write.

Mr. Abbott submitted the following resolution:

Resolved, That in view of the uncertain condition of af-
fairs in this State, owing to the possibility of an invasion by
the public enemy, which may interfere with the expression
of the popular will on the day to be fixed for voting on this
Constitution, that this Convention, when it adjourns without
day, will be adjourned subject to the call of the President,
and in case of the death or disqualification of the President,
(H. H. Goldsborough, ) Frederick Schley, of Frederick coun-
ty, Joseph B. Pugh, of Cecil county, Henry Stockbridge, of
Baltimore city, Wm. T. Purnell, of Worcester county, be
and they are hereby authorized, in the order in which they
are named, to act as President, and call the Convention to-
gether;

Which was read the first time.

Mr. Ridgely from the Committee on the Schedule, sub-
mitted the following

REPORT:

The Committee on the Schedule ask leave respectfully to
make the following report:

ARTICLE —.

SCHEDULE.

SECTION 1. Every officer of the State, the entire amount of
whose pay, or compensation received for the discharge of his
official duties, shall exceed the yearly sum of three thousand
dollars, except wherein otherwise provided by this Constitu-
tion, shall keep a book, in which shall be entered every sum
or sums of money received by him, or on his account, as a
payment, or compensation for his performance of official du-
ties, a copy of which entries in said book, verified by the
oath of the officer, by whom it is directed to be kept, shall