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The prbceedings of yesterday were read and approved.
The President laid before the Convention, the followiqg,
communication from the Attorney General:
ANNAPOLIS, 13th June, 1867.
To Hon. R. B. CARMICHAEL,
President, &c.
Sir:—I have read in the papers of to-day, among the pro-
ceedings of the Convention, some allegations of neglect of
my official duty as Attorney General of the State which, in
justice to myself, I beg leave respectfully to correct.
I never have to the extent of my ability neglected any of-
ficial duty required of me, and I am willing to meet any in-
vestigation of this matter that may be instituted.
In addition to my official duties performed in my office,
which, in consumption of time, exceeded all the others, I
have attended to State cases in the Circuit Courts of Anne
Arundel, Howard and Montgomery counties, in the Court of
Appeals and in the Supreme Court of the United States, and
these are the only cases wherein I have been required, ac-
cording to the Constitution, by the Governor or General As-
sembly, to represent the State. It is true that suits in which
the State was a party haVe been instituted, prosecuted or de-
fended by other counsel ia behalf of the State, wherein, un-
der other circumstances it would have been my duty to rep-
resent the State, but they all will be found to be cases in
which either I had been retained as counsel before my elec-
tion to this office, and could not, therefore,, with propriety act
for the State, or wherein the Governor of other officers of
the State employed other counsel to represent the State.
With great respect, I am
Your obedient servant,
A. RANDALL,
Attorney General, of Md.
Which was read, and,
On motion of Mr. Brown ;
Was ordered to be entered on the Journal.
Mr. Syester (by unanimous consent,) asked, and was grant-
ed leave of absence from the sessions of the Convention until
Thursday next, 20th inst.
Mr. McCormick submitted the following order:
Ordered, That the Committee respecting the appointment,
tenure of office, duties, and compensation of all civil officers
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