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ment shall be undertaken by the State unless the tax imposed for
that purpose shall first be collected and paid into the Treasury.
Mr. Fitzpatrick, submitted the following resolution:
Resolved, That the standing committee, No. 14, inquire into
the expediency and propriety of establishing a Board of Public
Works, to be elected by the people,—whose powers and duties
shall be to make and control all works of improvement wherein
the State is interested;
Which was twice read and adopted.
Mr. Fitzpatrick, submitted the following resolution
Resolved, That the committee on the Judiciary, inquire into
the expediency of reducing the number of judges in courts of law
and equity in this State, and of holding art annual term of the
supreme or appellate court in each county, Howard district, and
Baltimore city, or in each judicial district of this State ;
Which was twice read and adopted.
Mr. Jacobs, submitted the following resolution:
Resolved, That the corn mttee on the Legislative department
inquire into the propriety of reporting a clause in the constitution
which shall prohibit the Legislature from appropriating any monies
out of the public Treasury, except for the legitimate expenses of
the various departments of the government, until the State debt
shall have been fully paid;
Which was twice read and adopted.
Mr. Jacobs, submitted the following resolution:
Resolved, That the committee on the Legislative department,
inquire into the propriety of reporting a clause in the constitution,
which shall from and after the payment of the State debt, require
a distribution of the revenue of the works of internal improvement
amongst the several counties and cities of this State, in the same
ratio as by taxation they shall have contributed to the same;
Which was twice read and adopted.
On motion of Mr. Ware,
The Convention took up for consideration the report submitted
by Mr. Eceleston, on yesterday, chairman of the committee to
which was referred the resolution in relation to fixing the compen
sation of the officers of the Convention
Mr. Shriver, offered as a substitute for said resolution, the fol
lowing:
Resolved, that the per diem of the President be five dollars, and
usual mileage, as fixed by law.
Resolved, That the compensation of the secretary be five dol
lars per day, the assistant secretary, sergeant-at-arms, messenger,
door-keepers, clerk to the committee on accounts, and committee
clerks, be four dollars each per day; the pages one dollar each per
day,—and that the compensation of each of said officers, commence
with the day of their respective appointments;
Which was read.
Mr. Schley, moved to amend said substitute by striking out the
first resolution: