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creased or diminished, and no county or city gains power at the
expense or loss by a sister county.
Mr. Weber, submitted the following resolution:
Resolved that standing committee No. 14, inquire into the ex
pediency of engrafting upon the constitution, a clause declaring
that any citizen of the State who may hereafter fight a duel, send or
accept a challenge, or act as a second in any duel, shall thereby be
made ineligible to any office of profit, trust of honor in this State.
Which was twice read and adopted.
On motion of Mr. Stephenson, it was
Ordered, That the committee on Corporations inquire into and
report upon the propriety of prohibiting the Legislature hereafter
from passing any law, making the State part owner of the stock
or property of any corporation.
Mr. Bell, submitted the following order,
Which was twice read and adopted.
Ordered, That for the purpose of introducing a more uniform
system of public instruction, the committee on Education be
instructed to inquire into the expediency of recommending
the appointment of a State Superintendent of Public Schools,
elected by the people; four county School commissioners;
elected by the voters of each county, and three school
committee men, to be elected by the voters of each school district,
whose various duties shall be prescribed by law.
Mr. Tuck, submitted the following order
Which was twice read and adopted.
Ordered, That the committee appointed on the 20th inst., upon
the sublect of reporting and printing, be denominated the commit
tee on Printing, and that no matter (except the Journal,) shall be
printed unless the printing thereof be recommended by said corn
mittee or ordered by the Convention.
The President laid before the Convention a report from the
Clerk of Cecil county court.
Also, a report from the register of wills of St. Mary's county, in
obedience to the order of the Convention of the 15th inst.;
Which were severally read and referred to the committee on the
Judiciary.
Also, reports from the clerks to the commissioners of tax for Har-
ford, Anne Arundel and Saint Mary's counties, in obedience to the
order of the Convention of the 15th inst.;
Which were severally read and referred to the committee on Re
present ation.
Mr. Chambers, of Kent, submitted the following resolution:
Resolved, That the President appoint a committee of twenty-
one to consist of one number from each county and the city of
Baltimore, to consider the propriety of expressing the sense of this
Convention upon the adjustment measures passed at the last ses
sion of Congress, and the absolute necessity of maintaining and
enforcing them in their integrity.
Which was twice read and unanimously adopted.
On motion of Mr. Tuck,
The Convention adjourned until to-morrow morning, 11 o'clock.