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Government, and one to each of the Senators and Representatives
of this State in the Congress of the United States, with a request
that they lay the same before the two Houses of Congress of
which they may respectively be members, and that ten copies be
Sent to the Executive of this State, and that he be requested to
communicate one copy thereof to the next Legislature of this
State, and ten be placed in the Library of the State.
Which was read, and on motion of Mr. Magraw,
Said resolution was amended by striking out "one thousand,"
and inserting in lieu thereof "five thousand."
The said resolution was then assented to as amended.
The following communication was received from His Excel
lency Governor Thomas, by the hands of John Nick Watkins,
Esq., Secretary of State.
STATE DEPARTMENT, Annapolis, Md.,

December 10th, 1850.

To the President of the Convention:
SIR :—Pursuant to the resolutions of the 22nd and 23rd o
November, I have the honor to transmit the accompanying paper,
containing as far as the records of this office have enabled me to
furnish it, all the information called for in said resolutions.
I have the honor to be with great respect your obedient servant.
PHILIP F. THOMAS.
Which was read and referred to the committee on the Executive
Department.
The President laid before the Convention a report from the
register of wills of Montgomery county, in obedience to the order
of the Convention of the 15th ult.;
Which was read and referred to the committee on the Judiciary.
Mr. Brent, of Balt. city, submitted the following orders
Ordered, That unless some one or more of the standing com
rnittees shall report to this Convention on or before the first day of
January next, then this Convention will proceed to entertain and
consider in committee of the whole, any subject matter referred to
any of said committees, so that the business of this Convention
may be promptly proceeded with.
And ordered further, That this Convention will proceed to dis
pose of all other subjects referred to the standing committees, pre
viously to that of the basis of Representation.
Which was read.
Mr. Brown, moved for a division of the question upon each
order;
Mr. Magraw, moved to lay said orders on the table;
Determined in the affirmative.
Mr. Brown, moved to reconsider the vote of the Convention
upon the order submitted by Mr. Ware, on yesterday, in relation
to an adjournment on Wednesday, the 18th inst.;
Determined in the negative.
On motion of Mr. Brown,