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Mr. Presstman, submitted the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Legislature shall not pass any law to
abolish the relation of master and slave as it now exists in this
State, and that the committee on the Legislative Department be
instructed to report an article to carry out this provision.
Which was twice read and adopted.
Mr. Merrick, submitted the following order:
Which was twice read and adopted.
Ordered, that committee No. 14, be instructed to inquire into
the expediency of providing in the constitution for a Board of
Public Works, to consist of a President and two members, to be
chosen every third year, one member by the separate vote of each
branch of the Legislature, and the President by joint ballot of
both houses, the person thus elected President of said Board to
receive always the vote of the State of Maryland for the office of
President of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, and the
Legislature to provide suitable and adequate salaries for the
persons composing said board.
Mr. Tuck, submitted the following resolution
Resolved, That the committee on Printing be authorized to
have a suitable index made to the journal of proceedings, and
also to the debates of the Conventions
Which was read.
The President announced that thehour had arrived for taking
up the order of the day,
Mr. Spencer, moved to postpone the order of the day;
Determined iu the negative.
The Convention then resumed the consideration of the order of
the day, being the report submitted by Mr. Merrick, as chairman
of the committee on Representation, on the 11th ult.
The question before the Convention being upon the order offer
ed by Mr. Gwinn on yesterday, as a substitute for the motion
of Mr. Spencer, to recommit the report.
Mr. Gwinn, withdrew his order.
The question then recurred on the motion of Mr. Spencer, to
recommit the report.
Mr. Gwinn, withdrew the amendment offered by him on the
11th ult., as an amendment to the 2nd resolution, reported by the
corn mittee on Representation.
The question again recurred upon the motion of Mr. Spencer to
recommit.
After debate thereon,
Mr. Biser, moved the previous question, that is:
"Shall the main question be now put?" and it was
Determined in the affirmative.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The question was then put on the motion of Mr. Spencer torecommit.