the same under consideration, and had directed him to report the
same back to the Convention for instructions.

Mr. Gwinn, moved the Convention he discharged from the
further consideration of the same.

Determined in the affirmative.

Mr. Wells, chairman of the committee on Accounts, submitted
the following resolution

Resolved, That the Librarian be paid such sum for his services
in purchasing stationery, &c., as the commiltee of accounts may
certify to the President, ought to be allowed.
Which was read and adopted.
Mr. Neill, from the committee on accounts, submitted the fol-
lowing order:
Ordered, That the President of the Convention pay to John
W. Rider, clerk to the committee an accounts, the sum of seventy
dollars, for making out a balance sheet of all the accounts on the
Journal of accounts.
Which was read.
On the question being put,
Will the Convention adopt said order?
Mr. Stephenson, moved the question be taken by yeas and
nays, and being ordered appeared as follows:
A FFIRMATIVE—Messrs. Chapman, Pres't., Morgan, Blakistone,
Dent, Donaldson, Wells, Randall, Kent, Buchanan, Bell, Lloyd,
Coiston, John Dennis, Williams, Flicks, Hodson, Goldsborough,
Eccleston, Phelps, Constable, Bowie, George, Wright, Dirickson,
Hearn, Fooks, Jacobs, Johnson, McHenry, Magraw, Gwinn,
Ware, Neill, Kilgour, Waters, Anderson and Smith—37.
NEGATIVE-—Messrs Lee, Mitchell, Sellman, Sherwood of
Talbot, Miller, Tuck, Spencer, Shriver, Gaither, Biser, Annan,
Sappington, Stephenson, Carter, Thawley, Schley, Fiery, John
Newcomer, Harbine, Michael Newcomer, Brewer, Weber, Fitzpa-
trick, Parke, Cockey and Brown—26.
So the order was adopted.
On motion of Mr. Dent, it was
Ordered, That the committee on Accounts be directed to settle
two accounts rendered for expenses amounting to $14, and which
was incurred in sending to Washington city for the maps ordered
by the Convention.
Mr. Donaldson, having been excused from serving on the corn-
mittee on Printing
The President substituted Mr. Phelps in his place.
The Convention then resumed the consideration of the report
submitted by Mr. Tuck, as chairman of the committee respecting
the appointment, tenure of office, duties and compensation of all
civil officers, &c.,