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should emanate from the members collectively, and not
from the Convention. He therefore proposed a substi-
tute:
Ordered, That it is the sense of this Convention that
the members thereof, being the representatives from
every part of the State, should hold a caucus on the — day
of —— instant, to take into consideration the political
condition of the State, and to devise such means as may
best conduce to the success of sound republican prin-
ciples. "
Mr. Barnes read a draft of a declaration, &c., to the
people, which he intended to bring forward at the proper
time.
Mr. Vansant said that believing that action in this
matter, if any, should be taken after the adjournment of
the Convention, he therefore moved to lay the whole sub-
ject on the table.
The motion to lay on the table was agreed to.
The report of the committee respecting the appoint-
ment, tenure of office, duties, and compensation of all
civil officers not embraced in the duties of other standing
committees, was taken up on its third reading, and cer-
tain verbal amendments reported by the committee on
revision and compilation were agreed to.
The bill was then passed—ayes 92, nays 2—Messrs.
Duvall and Rennolds.
The report of the committee respecting future amend-
ments to the constitution was taken up on its third read-
ing, and amendments reported by the committee on re-
vision and compilation were agreed to.
The bill was then passed—yeas 96, nays none.
Mr. Vansant moved to reconsider the vote rejecting the
article, "City of Baltimore, " which was agreed to.
The article then came up on its third reading.
Mr. Carter moved to amend by providing that the mu-
nicipal election shall take place on the fourth Wednesday
of October, instead of the second Wednesday.
Mr. Carter said it had been determined that the consti-
tution should, if ratified by the people, go into effect on
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