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FRIDAY, May 2nd, 1851.

The Convention met.

Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Griffith.

The Proceedings of yesterday were read.

Mr Mitchell submitted the following order, which was read and
adopted:
Ordered by the Convention, that the committee on Accounts
allow James Bransell one dollar and fifty cents per day, corn
mencing from first of the session, for lighting lamps and attending
to cleaning the Hall of the State House.

Mr. Wells chairman of the committee on Corporations, rose
and said that he had been instructed by a majority of the commit
tee on corporations, to whom various subject matters had been re
ferred, to report verbally that the committee had been unable to
agree upon any report theron.

This statement, Mr.. Wells said, was made verbally because un
der a rule of this convention the committee was precluded from
submitting their reasons in writing.

The notice was ordered to be entered on the journal.

The convention then resumed the consideration of the unfinish
ed business of yesterday, being the amendment offered by Mr.
Howard on the 30th ult. to the 22nd rule;

On motion of Mr. Howard,
The convention postponed the further consideration cf said
amendment.

Mr. Randall from the committee of Revision, submitted a report
in relation to attornies for the State in each county and the city of
Baltimore;

Which on his motion was ordered to be printed in bill form.

Mr. McHenry from the committee respecting the appointment,
tenure of office, duties and compensation of civil officers not em
braced in the duties of other standing committees, submitted the
following amendments which he (lesired should be entered upon
the record

Sec. 5. A Saperintendant of State Prisons, with an annual
salary of fifteen hundred dollars, shall be elected at the
general election which will be held next after the adoption
of this constitution, and at every general State election
thereafter last preceeding the expiration of the term for which the
incumbent had been elected or appointed. The superintendant of
the State Prison shall hold his office for the term of four years
from the first day of January succeeding his election, and
until his successor shall have entered upon the discharge of his
duties. He shall have the charge and superintendance of the State
Prisons, and appoint all the subordinate officers therein. Any