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all articles ofthe Constitution after they shall have been passed
upon by the Convention, to be examined and printed for the use
of the Convention prior to their final adoption.

Which was read.
Pending the question thereon,
On motion, the Convention adjourned until tomorrow morn-
ing 10 o'clock.

FRIDAY, April 4th, 1851.

The Convention met.
Piayer by the Rev. Mr. Grffith.
The Proceedings of yesterday were read.
Mr. Fitzpatrick, from the committee on further Amendments
and Revisions of the Constitution, submitted the following report:
At the session of the General Assembly, next succeeding the re
turn of every census of the United States hereafter to be taken—it
shall be the duty of the Legislature to take the sense of the peo
ple of Maryland at the next general election of Delegates to be
held thereafter, for and against a Convention —and if it be ascer
tained that a majority of the people are in favor of a Convention,
the Legislature shall take measures for the election of Delegates
to and for the assembling of the Convention at the earliest conveni
ent day.
All of which is respectively submitted,
J AMES FITZPATRICK,
THOS. J. WELCH,
J. SAPPINGTON,
JNO. D. GAITHER,
Which was read,
Mr. Thawley, gave notice of his intention at some future tine
to move a reconsideration of the resolution adopted on yesterday,
submitted from the committee on Printing, in favor of Henry G.
Wheeler, the Reporter of the Convention.
The question pending before the Convention on yesterday was
then taken up for consideration, being the order submitted by Mr.
Tuck, "that the chairmen of the several standing committees
constitute a committee of Revision, to whom shall be referred all
articles of the constitution, after they shall have been passed upon