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to an act or law shall be passed, but when an act or law shall re
quire amendments or alterations, that the whole law shall be pass
ed, and that the former act or law made null and void.
On motion of Mr. Ridgely, it was
Ordered, That the committee on the Public Debt, enquire into
the expediency of engrafting upon the constitution a provision
declaring the sinking fund, set apart for the extinguishment of the
State debt, inviolate.
Mr. Schley, submitted the following resolution:
Which was twice read and adopted.
Resolved, That the committee on the Legislature consider the
propriety of the following propositions:
1st. That no divorce shall be granted by the Legislature.
2nd. That every law enacted by the Legislature shall embrace
but one object, and that shall be expressed in the title.
3rd. That all property, both real and personal of the wife, owned
or claimed by her before marriage, and that acquired afterwards by
gift, devise or descent, shall be her separate property.
4th. That private properly shall not be taken for public use
without just compensation.
Mr. Fiery submitted the following resolution:
Resolved, That the Executive of this State shall receive for his
services a compensation to be established by law, which shall
neither be increased nor diminished after his election, and during
his continuance in office.
Which was read, and referred to the committee on the Executive.
Mr. Eccleston, submitted the following resolution,
Resolved, That a committee of three, be appointed by the
Chair, to enquire and report what compensation should be paid to
the officers of this convention.
Which was read.
Mr. Ricaud, offered as a substitute for said resolution the fol-
lowing:
Resolved, That the officers of this Convention be allowed the
same compensation as similar officers are allowed in the House of
Delegates of Maryland.
Which was read.
On the question being put, "will the Convention accept the
substitute?" it was
Determined in the affirmative.
The question then recurred upon the adoption of the order;
Mr. Weber, moved that said order be referred to a commit
tee of three.
Determined in the affirmative.
The President thereupon appointed Messrs. Eccleston,
Ricaud and Weber, the Committee.
The convention then resumed the consideration of the order of
the day, being the report submitted by Mr. Stewart, of Balt, city,
chairman of the committee on Reporting and Printing, on the 20th
inst., in relation to the reporting of the debates and proceedings of
the Convention.