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Ordered, That all reports of committees when passed to
the third reading and ordered to be engrossed shall be
printed in amended form for the use of the Convention.
Mr. Vansant rose and said that it was understood that
the President of the United States would leave the seat
of government tomorrow morning for various cities of
the East. It would, without doubt, be gratifying to the
members of this Convention to have an opportunity of
showing their respect to the Chief Magistrate of the na-
tion, whose efforts to preserve the constitution of the na-
tion were so highly appreciated by the lovers of free in-
stitutions everywhere. There was no place where this
respect could be better shown than in this ancient me-
tropolis, and he therefore offered the following order:
Whereas it has been represented that his Excellency,
Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, will
leave the city of Washington on the 21st instant, for the
purpose of visiting one or more of the Eastern cities of
the United States; and whereas it would be a source of
much gratification to the members of this Convention to
have an opportunity, during the session of said Conven-
tion, to manifest, in person, their respect for the patriotic
Chief Magistrate of the nation; therefore
Resolved by this Convention, That his Excellency An-
drew Johnson, President of the United States, be respect-
fully invited to visit the ancient and honored seat of gov-
ernment of Maryland, on his return trip to the city of
Washington, and that his Excellency Thomas Swann,
Governor of the State of Maryland, be respectfully so-
licited to unite with this Convention in this request, and
to tender to the President the hospitalities of the State of
Maryland.
Resolved, That the Governor of the State be respect-
fully requested, and the President of this Convention be
authorized to adopt such measures as may be necessary
and proper in the execution of the foregoing resolution.
The order was unanimously adopted.
Mr. Longwell submitted the following:
Ordered, That the time of meeting of this Convention
hereafter shall be 10 o'clock A. M. and 8 P. M.
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