304 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION [1776.

Mr. Grahame, Mr. Stull, Mr. Gust. Scott,
B. Hall, J. T. Chase, Geo. Scott,
Sprigg, D. Smith, Horsey,
Marbury, Ringgold, Chaille,
J. Hall, T. Wright, Mitchell.
Worthington, Kent,

The order of the day, that the convention will resolve itself into
a committee of the whole, to consider further of the form of go-
vernment for this state, being read, the same was referred till to-
morrow.

Convention adjourns till to-morrow morning, 9 o'clock.

FRIDAY, November 1, 1776.

Convention met. All members present as on yesterday, except
Mr. Murray. The proceedings of yesterday were read. Mr. Shere-
dine has leave of absence for a few days. Mr. Bowie appeared in
the house.

The convention being informed, that Mr. Robert Peter and Mr.
Thomas Richardson were attending, in consequence of an order
of the twenty-fourth of October last, Resolved, That a commit-
tee be appointed to take the deposition of John House, relating to
the facts contained in their letter of the 16th of October to Mr.
Johnson, and by him communicated to this house; and that Mr.
Gust. Scott, Mr. J. T. Chase, and Mr. Wright be appointed a com-
mittee for that purpose.

The convention resumed the consideration of the declaration of
rights, and on motion of Mr. Paca, that in the thirteenth article,
the words, "removable only for misbehaviour on conviction in a
court of law, or by a vote of the legislature," be struck out, and
the following inserted, "and the said chancellor and judges shall
be removed for misbehaviour, on conviction in a court of law, and
may be removed by the governor upon the address of the general
assembly," an amendment was proposed by Mr. Ewing, that the
word "shall" be inserted instead of the word "may;" on which
amendment the question was put, and carried in the negative.

AFFIRMATIVE.

Mr. Fitzhugh, Mr. Schriver, Mr. Love,
J. Mackall, Ridgely, Archer,
Bowie, Deye, Ewing,
Hammond, Stevenson, Brevard,
Worthington, Shepherd, Kent,
J. Wilson, Bond, Edmondson,
Williams, H. Wilson, Gibson.
Fischer,