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serting in lieu thereof "joint ballot of the two Houses of the
General Assembly of Maryland."

After debate thereon,

At3 o'clock, P. M.,
On motion of Mr. Donaldson,
The Convention adjourned until to-morrow morning 9 o'dok.

FRIDAY, April 18th, 1851.

The Convention met.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Griffith.
The proceedings of yesterday were read.
Mr. Biser, (in accordance with the notice given by him on yes
terday,) moved to reconsider the vote of the Convention upon the
proviso submitted by Mr. Brent, of Balt city, on the 9th inst.,
to the 43rd section of the report of the committee on the Legisla
tive Department.
On motion of Mr. Biser,
• Said motion was postponed until Thursday next.
On motion of Mr. Stewart, of Caroline, it was
Ordered, That it be entered upon the Journal that the absence
of Mr. Carter, from the Convetion, is occasioned by the illness of
a member of his family.
Mr. Annan, submitted the following order:
Ordered, That the general debate on the report of the Judiciary
committee, shall terminate on Wednesday next at one o'clock,
when each amendment then pending, and every amendment
thereto that may afterwards be offered, shall be passed upon with
out further discussion, other than such explanatory remarks, not er
tending beyond ten minutes, as the member who has offered or
may offer such amendments respectively may desire to make.
Which was read.
Mr. Spencer, moved to postpone said order until Tuesday next.
Mr. Phelps, moved to lay said order on the table.
Mr. Harbine, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays,
and being ordered appeared as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Morgan, Ricaud, Lee Chambers, of
Kent, Mitchell, Donaldson, Dorsey, Wells, Randall, Kent, Weems,