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The report of the committee on the Attorney General
and the State's Attorneys was taken up on its third read-
ing, and certain verbal amendments from the committee
on revision and compilation were agreed to.
Mr. Ford asked to open the report to an amendment to
provide that the Attorney General shall be elected by the
people instead of appointed by the Governor. The Con-
vention elected to entertain the amendment, which was
opposed by Mr. Archer and advocated by Mr. Ford, after
which it was adopted.
The section was further amended so as to provide that
the Attorney General to be elected at the general election
in November next shall immediately assume the duties of
his office.
Mr. Mackubin asked to open the second section to an
amendment, so as to reduce the salary of the Attorney
General to $2, 000; which was not agreed to.
Mr. Archer moved an amendment to the eighth section,
providing that the State's Attorney for Baltimore city
shall receive a salary of $4, 000 per annum; which was
rejected.
On motion of Mr. Longwell, the vote refusing to open
the second section to amendment was reconsidered, and
after the rejection of several amendments, the salary of
the Attorney General was left at $3, 000, as provided for
in the report.
The bill was then passed; yeas 76, nays 21—Messrs.
Bell, Brewer of Montgomery, Cosgrove, Cover, Cunning-
ham, Emack, Gault, Groome, Hoblitzel, Horsey of Som-
erset, Lee, Manro, McKaig, Morris, Nicolai, Parker, John
Parran, Poole, Starr, Stoddert and Syester.
Part four of the judiciary report, relative to the system
to be adopted for the city of Baltimore, was taken up.
Section 28 was read.
Mr. Carter submitted the following as a substitute:
"The Superior Court of Baltimore city, the Court of
Common Pleas and the Baltimore City Court shall each
have concurrent jurisdiction in all civil common law cases,
and concurrently all the jurisdiction which the Superior
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