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Proceedings and Debates of the 1850 Constitutional Convention
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print fifty thousand copies of the constitution upon the same sized
page and with the same type that the Journal is now printed upon,
with the time when the copies can be furnished, and that the corn-
mittee report to the convention on Monday morning.
Which was read.

Mr. Spencer moved to amend said amendment by Inserting af-
ter the word, "copies" the words "as also one hundred thousand
copies;"
Which amendment Mr. Howard accepted.
Mr. Gwinn then offered as a substitute for said order and
amendment the following:
Ordered, that the committee on Revision shall make immediate
arrangements to publish the constitution which this Convention
will adopt, in pamphlet form,—and provide for the immediate
publication of the same, when adopted, in such newspapers in the
State as the said committee may designate.

Which was read.

Mr. McHenry moved the previous question, and being second-
ed.

The question was put, will tine convention accept the substitute
as offered by Mr. Gwinn.
Determined in the negative.
The question was then put on the amendment as offered by
Mr. Howard, and
Determined in the negative.
The question then recurred upon the adoption of the order ag
offered by Mr. Randall, and

Determined in the affirmative.

Mr. Stewart of Caroline, gave notice that on to-morrow he
should move to reconsider the vote of tIre Convention, just taken
on the adoption of said order, for the purpose of offering the fol-
lowing as a substitute therefor.
Ordered, That the reviewing committee be authorised to have
50,000 copies of the constitution, in pamphlet form, printed, and
to have the same published once in every newspaper in this State.

Mr. Sollers, also gave notice that in case said Vote was recon
sidered, he should offer the following as a substitute for said order.

Ordered, That 100,000 copies of this Constitution shall
be published in pamphlet form, for the use of the members of this
Convention, and fifty thousand copies shall be published in all the
papers of this State.

On motion of Mr. Buchanan,
The Convention adjourned until to-morrow morning 9 o'clock,

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