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ing the Legislature from passing any law sanctioning in any manner
the suspension of specie payments by banks, or other joint stock
company, issuing bank notes or other paper credits to circulate as
money.

On motion of Mr. John Dennis,

The Convention adjourned until Monday morning 11 o clock.

MONDAY, December 2d, 1850.

The Convention met pursuant to adjournment.
Present the same mem bets as on Saturday.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Griffith.
The Proceedings of Saturday were read.
Mr. Biser, submitted the following orders:
Which were twice read and adopted.
Ordered, That the committee on the Legislative Department,
inquire into the propriety of each county and the city of Balti
more, paying their own representatives in the legislature; and in
case the State should be divided into Representative and Senatorial
districts, then the propriety of each district paying said members
from the treasury of the counties or city comprising said district.
Ordered, That the committee on the Judiciary, inquire into the
expediency of each Judicial District paying their own Judges out
of the treasury of the counties or the city of Baltimore, compos-.
ing said Judicial District; and that the Judges of the Court of
Appeals, be paid out of the State Treasury.
Mr. Wells, submitted the following order:
Which was twice read and adopted.
Ordered, That the committee appointed "to consider and report
respecting the Treasury Department," consider the expediency of
making constitutional provision for the appointment of the Trea
surer of the State by a concurrent vote of both branches of the
Legislature.
Mr. Carter, submitted the following resolution:
Resolved, That the committee on Education inquire into the
expediency of inserting a clause in the constitution securing
the present school fund that originates under the several acts, as a
permanent and perpetual fund, for the establishment and en
couragement of common schools throughout the State.
Which was twice read and adopted.
Mr. Stephenson, submitted the following order:
Ordered, That the committee appointed to consider and report
respecting the Judiciary Department, inquire into the expediency