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Resolution of invitation to the Constitutional Convention to
transfer its sessions from Annapolis to Baltimore.
Resolved by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, That
an invitation be extended to the Constitutional Convention,
now in session at Annapolis, to transfer its sessions from that
city to Baltimore.
Resolved, That a joint committee of three members from
each Branch be appointed to obtain a suitable Hall and accom-
modations for said Convention, without delay, and that they
be authorized and instructed to extend as soon as a suitable
place of meeting can be engaged, an invitation to the Consti-
tutional Convention, to transfer its sessions to the city of Bal-
timore, and to occupy the Hall so provided, at the expense of
the city.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
Baltimore, April 29th 1864.
We hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of a re-
solution which was adopted unanimously by the First and
Second Branches of the City Council of Baltimore, at their
session of this date.
ANDREW J. BANDELL,
Clerk First Branch.
WM. S. CROWLEY.
Clerk of the Second Branch.
The order offered by Mr. Scott on yesterday, accepting the
invitation of the City Council, was then taken up.
Mr. Miller submitted the following as an amendment:
Ordered, That this Convention having received the invita-
tion of the committee of the Mayor and City Councils of Balti-
more to transfer our sessions to that city, we hereby express
our grateful appreciation of that invitation, but most respect-
fully decline to accept the same.
Mr. Daniel moved the previous question.
The question then being shall the main question be now
put.
It was decided in the affirmative.
The question recurring on the adoption of the amendment
submitted by Mr. Miller.
The yeas and nays were ordered and appeared as follows:
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