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newspapers, and he saw no necessity for sending it to the
officers named.
The order was then adopted.
On motion of Mr. Barry, the vote rejecting the order
for the sending of copies of the journal to the different
newspapers of the State was reconsidered, and the order
was then adopted.
Mr. H. F. Carey submitted the following, which was
adopted:
Ordered, That the committee on the judiciary depart-
ment consider upon the abolishment of the Orphans' Court
system of the State, and the substitution of a method
better adapted to the transaction of testamentary busi-
ness.
Mr. Merryman submitted the following:
Ordered, That the superintendent of public instruction
be requested to report to this Convention the amount of
money expended for books and stationery for the public
schools of this State; and also the scale of prices paid for
the same since the adoption of the present system; and
also the names of the various parties to whom the money
has been paid, with the respective sums received by them.
Mr. Hubbard said the information had already been
furnished in the annual report of the superintendent.
Mr. McKaig wanted this information in a complete and
succinct manner. He wanted to know what this man
with a hard name had been about; how much he had
paid for his books and what he had charged for them,
and whether he was a partner in the concerns which had
furnished them.
The order was then adopted.
The President presented a communication from the
clerk of the county commissioners of Baltimore county,
stating that the^ amount levied for the judges of the Or-
phans' Court for the year 1866, was $1, 350, and the
amount paid to said judges was $1, 308.
On motion of Mr. Walsh, it was
Ordered, That the committee on the legislative de-
partment be requested to inquire whether the Legisla-
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