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Mr. Dashiell, renewed the motion to adjourn, and on the ques
tion being put, it was

Determined in the negative.
The question the recurred upon the order submitted by Mr.
Gwinn.
On motion,
The Convention adjourned until to-morrow morning 11 o'clock.

FRIDAY, January 24th, 1851.

The Convention met,
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Griffith.
The Proceedings of yesterday were read.
Mr. Parke, presented the petition of 17 officers and members
of "Lippard Circle, Brotherhood of the Union, (H. F.) No. 3,
of the State of Maryland, No. 86 of the Continent of America,"
of the Town of Union Bridge, Carroll county, Maryland, and
Also, of 17 other citizens of Maryland, praying that a certain
portion of real estate may be exempted in the new constitution,
from any forced sate, extent or levy, on execution or decree from
or by any court of law or equity;
Which was read and referred to the committee on the Bill of
Rights.
Mr. Wells, chairman of the committee on Accounts, submit
ted the following report:
The committee of Accounts beg leave to report that the several
accounts herewith filed numbered respectively, No. 1, 2, 3 and 4;
have been examined by them, which they believe correct, that
under resolution No. 67, passed at December session 1849, they
are of opinion they should be paid by an order on the Treasury,
drawn by the President of this body, they beg leave to suggest the
adoption of the following resolution
Resolved, That the amount of the accompanying accounts,
being $458.14, be paid by an order drawn on the Treasury by the
President of this Convention.
G. WELLS,
W. WILLIAMS,
EDWARD LLOYD,
ALEX. NEILL, Jr.,
ELIAS WARE, Jr.
Committee on Accounts.

 
 
 
 
 
 
Which was twice read and adopted.