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On motion of Mr. Brown, it was
Ordered, That it be entered upon the Journal, that his absence
from the Convention for several days past was occasioned by in
disposition.

On motion of Mr. Dorsey,
(By the unanimous consent of the Convention,) he was per
mitted to amend the amendment oflered by him on yesterday, to
the 2nd section of the report of the committee on the Attorney
General and his Deputies, on page 466 of the Journal, by adding
at the end thereof these words ‘or the city of Baltimore;"

Mr. Kilgour, presented a petition of sundry citizens of time Statet
praying that provision be made in the new constitution to restrict,
the privilege of selling intoxicating liquors, &c.,

Which was read, and

Referred to the committee already appointed on that subject.

The Convention then resumed the consideration of the order of
the day, being the several reports of the committee on Represen
tation.
Mr. Fiery, moved to amend the report submitted by Mr. Mer
rick, as chairman of the committee on Representation, by striking
out all after the words "the House of Delegates," in the
2nd section, 1st line, and inserting in lieu thereof the follow
ing:
"Shall be composed of seventy three members, to be apportioned
among the several counties and city of Baltimore, according to the
ratio herein provided, and to their several numbers (as shown by
the last census of the United States,) which shall be determined
by adding to the whole number of free persons, including those
bound to service for a term of years, three-fifths of the slaves, and
allowing to each county one additional delegate for a fraction ex
ceeding three-fourths the ratio, bat each county shall be entitled
to at least two delegates. The ratio shall be one delegate to every
six thousand of said population in said counties and city, until
the number of the House of Delegates shall be sixty-nine, and
thereafter the ratio shall be one to every thirty two thousand."
Counties, Population.No. of Deleg's.
Allegany, 22,584 4
Anne Arundel, 20,871 3
Baltimore county,40,082 6
Carroll, 20,220 3
Caroline, 9,370 2
Culvert, 7,824 2
Cecil, 18,601 3
Charles, 12,329 2
Dorchester, 17,162 3
Frederick, 37,419 6
Harford, 18,498 3