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Decided in the affirmative.

The question being on the adoption of the order as amend-
ed,

Mr. Stockbridge submitted the following amendment:

Strike out all after the word "that" in the first line, and
insert:

"The Chair appoint a committee of three to contract with
t he Baltimore American or some other newspaper or newspa-
pers, for the publication of the Constitution entire in extra
newspaper form, 5000 copies in the German. it language and
50, 000 in the English, to be distributed as follows: two hun-
dred copies to be furnished to each member of the Convention
and the remainder to be equally distributed by said com-
mittee among the various county newspapers and postmasters
who will promptly distribute the same among the people, the
copies to be furnished by the contractor for printing the same
within one week after the final adjournment of this Conven-
tion; "

Mr. Wickard moved to amend the amendment by striking
out the words "five thousand, " before the words "copies to
be printed in the German language, " and insert "ten thou-
sand; "

Decided in the affirmative.

The question recuring upon the adoption of the amendment
submitted by Mr. Stockbridge, as amended,

It was decided in the affirmative.
On motion of Mr. Todd,

It was ordered to be entered that the continued absence of
T. S. Noble, of Caroline county, from his seat in this Conven-
tion is occasioned by a protracted illness.

The resolution submitted by Mr. Abbott on Saturday, in
reference to calling the Convention together in case of an in-
terference with the election by an invasion of the public
enemy,

Was taken up;

Mr. Abbott amended his resolution so as to read:

Resolved, That in view of the uncertain condition of af-
fairs in this State, owing to the possibility of an invasion by
the public enemy, which may interfere with the expression
of the popular will on the day to be fixed for voting on this