652

Which was read the first time.
. On motion of Mr. Stirling,

The rules were suspended and he submitted a petition from
the President and Members of the Corn Exchange of Balti-
more, praying the adoption of the report of the committee on
Usury;

Which was read.

Mr. Galloway from the Committee on Accounts submitted
the following

REPORT:

To the Honorable,

t The President of the Convention.

The Committee on Accounts in compliance with the order
passed the 30th instant, respectfully report that after a care-
ful examination of said order, they recommend that the Presi-
dent of the Convention pay all bills for reporting and print-
ing of the Journal of Debates remaining unpaid after the ad-
journment of the said Convention when the same are duly
certified as correct by Mr. Joseph H. Audoun or some other
member of the committee on reporting and printing.

All of which is respectfully submitted,

WM. GALLOWAY, Ch'r.
WM. S. WOODEN,
THOMAS RUSSELL,
H. BAKER,
E. L. PARKER.
Which was read.

The Convention proceeded to the consideration of the re-
port of the Committee on the Judiciary;

The question being on the amendment submitted by Mr.
Hebb to insert as an additional section, to follow section 21,
the following:

The present Judges of the Circuit Courts shall continue to
act as Judges of the respective Circuit Courts within the Ju-
dicial Circuits in which they respectively reside, until the
expiration of the term for which they were respectively elect-
ed, and until their successors are elected and qualified, viz:
the present Judges of the first second, third, fourth, sixth
and eighth Judicial Circuits, as organized at the time of the
adoption of this Constitution, shall continue to act as Judges