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Susquehanna Rail Road Company and the Susquehanna Tide
Water Canal company, shall each adopt a rate of tolls which
shall be approved by the Treasurer of the State and which shall
not be changed without his consent.
On motion of Mr. Blakistone, it was
Ordered, That it be entered upon the Journal, that Mr. Dent,
from St. Mary's county, has been called home by the death of one
of his children.
Mr. Chambers of Kent, renewed the notice of his intention to
move a reconsideration of the amendment offered by Mr. Grason,
and adopted by the Convention on yesterday to the report of the
committee on Representation.
Mr. Fiery, presented a petition of sundry citizens of Freder
ick county, praying that a new county be erected to be composed
of the South Western portion of Frederick and South Eastern
portion of Washington counties, composing the election districts
of Jefferson, Petersvihle, Middletown and Catoctin districts in
in Frederick county and Sharpsburg and all of Pleasant Valley in
Washington county,
Which was read, and

On motion of Mr. Fiery,
Referred to the committee on New Counties.

On motion of Mr. Sollers, it was
Ordered, That the Governor be requested (if in his opinion it
be compatible with the public interest,) to cause to be transmit
ted to this Convention, copies of all papers and documents in re
lation to the case of the requisition of James S. Mitchell by the
Governor of Pennsylvania.

On motion of Mr. Brent, of Baltimore city, it was
Ordered, That the committee on Corporations he instructed to
inquire into the expediency of reporting an article requiring all rail
road or canal companies, to charge art uniform price or rate of
toll, for the transportation of passengers or freight, so that no dis-
crimination shall take place.

The Convention then resumed the consideration of the order of
the day, being the report submitted by Mr. Grason, as chairman of
the committee on the Executive Department.

Mr. Orason, moved to amend the substitute offered by him on
the 8th of March, for 2nd section of the report, and to be found
on page 417 of the Journal, by striking out "first Wednesday of
November," and inserting in lieu thereof "first Wednesday of
October, in the year 1853;"

Mr. Chambers, of Kent, gave notice, when in order, he should
move to amend said substitute by striking out "first Wednesday of
November," and insert in lieu thereof "the Tuesday next after
the first Monday in November in the year 1852;"