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Mr. Johnson, submitted the following order:
Which was twice read and adopted.
Otdeied, That the President of this Convention is directed to
communicate with the Secretary of the interior, and ascertain
from him at what time in his opinion that portion of the census
containing the population of Maryland may he expected to be
printed, that he also ascertain if the said Secretary of the Interior
would not allow the President of this Convention to direct such
number of the clerks of this Convention, as he may think
necessary, to copy from the Marshal's returns of the various coun
ties of this State, Howard District and the city of Baltimore, the
aggregate white, free black and slave population of each, for the
use of this Convention.
On motion of Mr. Jenifer,
The Convention adjourned until to morrow morning, 12 o'clock.

WEDNESDAY, November 20th, 1850.

The Convention met pursuant to adjournment.
Present the same members as on yesterday.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Graff.
The proceedings of yesterday were read.
Mr. Gwinn, submitted the following order:
Which was twice read and adopted.
Otdered, That the Secretary of ihis Convention keep a calan
der of matters, which are referred to the committee of the whole,
and that the proposition standing first upon the said calander, on
which no final action may have been had, shalt be taken at each
day at one and a half o'clock, and that the discussion of the same,
and of the amendments, or substitutes proposed thereto, shall be
renewed on the succeeding day, or at the same hour, until
a final vote shall be had thereon, unless the same shall be other
wise disposed of by the Convention.
Mr. Neill, submitted the following order:
Which was twice read and adopted.
Ordered, That the Treasurer of the State furnish this Conven
tion at as early a day as practicable, with a statement showing the
sums of money paid for legal services from the first day of January
1838, to this date, designating to whom paid, when paid, and for
what service.
Mr. Stewart, of Balt. city, chairman of the committee on
reporting and printing, submitted the following orders, accompanied
with a communication from Henry G. Wheeler, Esq.