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Mr. Mitchell, moved to lay said resolution and amendment on
the table.
Mr. Stewart of Caroline, moved that the question be taken by
yeas and nays;
Which motion was not sustained.
The question was then put on laying the resolution and amend
ment on the table, and
Determined in the affirmative.
Mr. Bowie, from the majority of the committee, "appointed to
examine the credentials and to enquire into the qualifications of the
members elected to this Convention," submitted a report, accom
panied with the following resolution
Resolved, That the 6th, 30th and 32nd articles of the Bill of
Rights are not applicable to the members of this body, and that
all civil officers of this State, whether commissioned or not, who
have resided within the limits of the State of Maryland for twelve
months next preceding their election, are eligible to seats in this
Convention.
Which was read, and
On motion of Mr. Bowie,
Ordered to be printed.
Mr. Eccleston, chairman of the committee, to which was re
ferred the resolution in relation to fixing the compensation of the
officers of the Convention, submitted the following report:
The committee to which was referred the resolution in relation
to fixing the compensation of the officers of the Uonvention beg
leave to report as follows;
Resolved, That the per diem of the President shall be six
dollars.
That the per diem of the Chief Secretary shall be six dollars.
That the per diem of the other officers shall be four dollars each.
That the per diem of the two Pages, shall be one dollar each,
and that the committee on accounts fix the date at which the
compensation of the officers shall commence.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
JOSEPH B.. ECCLESTON,
WM. WEBER,
J. B. RICAUD.
Which was read.
The President announced that the hour had arrived for taking
up the order of the day.
The Convention then resumed the consideration of the order of
the day, being the report submitted on the 20th inst., by Mr.
Stewart, of Balt, city, Chairman of the committee on Reporting
and Printing in relation to the Debates and Proceedings of the
Convention.
The question before the Convention being upon the motion of
Mr. Blakistone to amend said order by adding at the end of tine
3rd order the following proviso:
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