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RELAY HOUSE, BALT. & OHIO RAIL ROAD.
June, 21, 1867.
DEAR SIR, :—I am in receipt of your letter of this date,
communicating to me the invitation of the Constitutional
Convention of Maryland, to visit Annapolis on my return
trip to the city of Washington.
I beg you will convey to those whom you represent on this
occasion, my acknowledgments for this cordial invitation to
visit the "ancient and honored seat of government of the State
of Maryland," and to inform them that if practicable, I will
comply with tbeir request on the 28th inst.
I am very respectfully, yours, &c.,
ANDREW JOHNSON.
To His Excellency,
THOMAS SWANN, ,
Governor of Maryland.
Which was read.
Mr. Dobbin submitted the,following order :
Ordered, That a Committee of three members of the Con-
vention be appointed by the Chair to confer with the Gover-
nor and the President of the Convention as to the measures
proper to be taken to give an appropriate reception to the
President of the United States, on his contemplated visit to
the capitol of Maryland ;
Which was adopted,
Whereupon, the President appointed Messrs. Dobbin, Ken-
nedy and Mitchell, said Committee.
The Convention took up for consideration the unfinished
business of Friday last;
Being the repoxt of the Committee upon the Legislative
Department;
Said report being upon a second reading.
The question recurring upon the reading of the first sec-
tion ;
Which was read.
The 2d, 3d, 4th, 5th and 6th sections were then read.
The Convention then proceeded to the consideration of the
7th section;
Pending which,
Mr. Gill submitted the following amendment:
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