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The President announced the appointment of the following
committees:
The Committee of Twenty-one, "to enquire and report what
method would be most expedient to bring belore the Convention
the forms and provisions of a new Constitution."—Messrs. Jenifer,
Blakistone, Ricaud, Sellman, Sollers, Buchanan, Dirickson, John
Dennis, Hicks, Constable, Sprigg, Spencer, Dirickson, Johnson,
McHenry, Stewart, of Caroline, Gwinn, Schley, Davis, Smith,
and Brown.
Committee on Accounts. —Messrs. Wells, Williams, Lloyd,
Neill and Ware.
committee on Rep orting and Printing.—Messrs. Stewart, of
Baltimore city, Bowie, Randall, Johnson, Spencer, Ricaud, and
Weber.
On motion of Mr. Stewart, of Baltimore city,
The Convention adjourned until Monday morning 12 o'clock.

MONDAY, November 18th, 1850.

The Convention met pursuant to adjournment.
Present the same members as on Friday.
P1-dyer by the Rev. Mr. Graff.
The proceedings of Friday were read.
Mr. Phelps, submitted the following order
Which was twice read and adopted.
Ordered, That the Register in Chancery be requested to inform
this Convention, at the earliest practicable period, the number of
suits now pending in the High Court of Chancery, and how many
of those suits have originated in each of the counties of this State,
Howrd district and the city of Baltimore; also, in what year
they were severally instituted, and the probable length of time
which would be required to decide the cases now pending in said
court; provided, the origination of new cases was prohibited by
constitutional provisions.
On motion of Mr. Blakistone,
The Convention took up for consideration the report submitted
by Mr. Phelps, on the 15th inst., being rules and orders for the regula
Lion and government of the Convention.
The 1st, 2nd and 3rd rules were severally tead and adopted.
Mr. Randall, moved to amend the 4th rule by Inserting after
the words "questions of order," these words "without debate;"
Determined in the negative.
On motion of Mr. Bowie,
The 4th rule was amended, by striking out in the last line

 
 
 
 
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