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Mr. Dobbin withdrew that portion of his amendment
reducing the number of copies.
Mr. Hayden moved to add to the newspapers in which
the constitution was proposed to be published the Balti-
more American, otherwise the American would misrepre-
sent the constitution, and that class of people who swore
by it would believe all its statements.
The amendment of Mr. Hayden was agreed to, and the
amendment as amended was then disagreed to.
After some discussion as to the mode of distributing
the pamphlet copies, it was finally ordered, on motion of
Mr. Carter, that the committee on printing take proper
measures to secure their effective distribution.
Mr. Gill submitted an order authorizing the committee
on printing1, after the adjournment, to publish, if found
necessary, the constitution in such newspapers as they
may select, the cost to be not more than $1, 500. Adopted.
The unfinished business, being the report of the com-
mittee on public works, was taken up, the question being
on the motion of Mr. Syester to strike out the third sec-
tion, relating to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
Mr. Maulsby moved to go into committee of the whole
on the subject, which he said was far from being ex-
hausted. The discussion on this matter had taken such
a wide range that the main question had been entirely
lost sight of. He wanted this whole subject sifted from
beginning to end.
The motion to go into committee of the whole was dis-
agreed to.
Mr. Wilkinson said there was one important point that,
in his judgment, had been entirely lost sight of. Although
he was opposed to this section and to the various amend-
ments, he was in favor of the fullest measure of even-
handed justice to the bondholders. The proposition was
to pay these bondholders $240, 000 per annum, when they
were only entitled to $120, 000. He earnestly hoped this
Convention would not hesitate for one moment to strike
out this entire section, as he believed it would be ex-
tremely obnoxious to the people of the State, especially to
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