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Instruction—20, 000 copies in English, with covers, $23, -
218, and 5, 000 in German, with covers, $7, 025—total,
$30, 243.
Mr. Wilkinson presented a memorial, numerously
signed by citizens of Baltimore, setting forth that the
present acting mayor and city council are not the choice
of a majority of the voters of Baltimore, receiving less
than one-sixth of the votes of the registered electors,
and therefore pray that a provision be inserted in the con-
stitution looking to the election of a mayor and city coun-
cil as soon as may seem best after the adoption of the
constitution.
Mr. Perry presented the petition of S. Heidelburger and
others, of the Jewish faith, asking provision in the con-
stitution securing to those of their faith equal privileges
with all denominations on their Sabbath.
Mr. Page presented the petition of 287 citizens of that
portion of Somerset county proposed to be formed into
a new county, protesting against said new county scheme.
Mr. Tarr, of Worcester, presented the petition of J. B.
Bell and 197 others in favor of the formation of Wicomico
county, all of whom reside within the limits of the pro-
posed new county.
On motion of Mr. Tarr, of Worcester, it was
Ordered, That the committee upon a proper basis of
representation in the two houses of the General Assem-
bly and a proper apportionment of the same, submit to
the inspection of the delegates from Worcester and Som-
erset the petitions for and against the formation of a new
county, so as to ascertain if the signers reside within the
prescribed limits of the proposed new county.
The unfinished business, being the report of the com-
mittee on the executive department, was then taken up,
the 17th section being under consideration, which relates
to the veto power of the Governor,
Mr. Stoddert said he had an amendment to offer which
he hoped would harmonize all the conflicting opinions. He
would move to amend by providing that three-fifths of all
the members elected shall only be necessary to pass over
a veto, instead of two-thirds. The amendment was adopt-
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