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18th. On Future Constitutional amendments.
19th. On the Free Colored Population.
20th. On Salaries, Compensation and tenure of office.
21st. On Miscellaneous Provisions.
22nd. On Revision, Arrangements and Phraseology, to be
composed of the chairmen of the preceding committees.
Which was read, and
On motion of Mr. Parke,
Referred to the committee of "twenty one"
On motion of Mr. Blakistone,
The resolutions offered by him on the 15th inst., were referred
to the select committee of "twenty one."
Mr. Jenifer, moved that the committee of "twenty-one," have
leave to sit during the session of the Convention,
On the question being put, on granting the leave, it was
Determined in the affirmative.
Mr. Donaldson, submitted the following order:
Which was twice read and adopted.
Ordered, That the Secretary of this Convention write to the
Commissioners of Lotteries, requesting them to furnish to the
Convention, at as early a day as practicable, a statement showing
the number of Lottery Tickets (including all parts of tickets,)
issued by them and sold by the Lottery Contractors of this State from
the 1st day of October 1848, to the 30th day of September 1849,
and from the 1st day of October 1849,tothe 30th day of September
1850, both inclusive, and the average scheme price of said tickets
in each of said years; also, the amount realized from the Consoli
dated Lottery Schemes of this State, for the fiscal years ending
the 30th day of November 1846, 1847, 1848 and 1849, respec
tively, and the distributive proportion of said amount allotted in
each of said years, to the several grants, included in the Consoli
dated system of Maryland Lotteries; also, the several amounts
still to be raised in each of said grants, before they are all paid
off and extinguished.
Mr. Schley, submitted the following order:
Which was twice read and adopted.
Ordered, That the clerks of the court of Appeals for the
Eastern and Western Shores, in giving the information embraced
by the order passed yesterday, be requested to state the number of
cases in which opinions were filed, and the number in which
judgment was given without opinions being filed.
On motion of Mr. Ricaud, it was.
Ordered, That the Convention hereafter meet at 12 o'clock, M.,
until further ordered.
Mr. Jenifer, moved that in consequence of the absence of
Messrs. Spencer and Constable, the President appoint two other
gentlemen on the committee of "twenty-one."
Determined in the affirmative.
The President appointed Messrs. Grason and McLane on said
committee, in place of Messrs. Spencer and Constable.