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On motion of Mr. Smith, of Carroll,
It was postponed until Monday next at one o'clock.
Mr. Thomas submitted the following order:
Ordered, That the Committee on the Legislative Depart-
ment be requested to inquire into the expediency of engraft-
ing a provision in the Constitution, exempting an amount to
the value of $500 (five hundred dollars) of a debtor's proper-
ty from execution.
Which was adopted.
Mr. Galloway submitted the following order:
Ordered, That it be entered upon the Journal that if Mr.
Galloway had been in his seat on Friday the 13th inst., he
would have voted in the affirmative for the resolution submit-
ted by Mr. Stirling tendering the thanks of the State to the
Soldiers of Maryland in the Army of Gen. Grant.
Which was adopted.
Mr. Todd submitted the following order:
Ordered, That it be entered on the Journal that Mr. Noble,
of Caroline county is detained from his seat in this Conven-
tion by indisposition.
Which was adopted.
Mr. Negley submitted the following order:
Ordered, That J. W. Garmond be added as an additional
Committe Clerk, pro tempore, his services being already em-
ployed by several Standing Committees, and that he be de-
tailed on the Committee of the Treasury, Basis of Represen-
tation, Education, and Future Amendments to the Constitu-
tion.
Mr. Daniel submitted the following amendment:
Ordered, That the President be requested to apportion the
several Committee Clerks among the several Committees of
this Convention, and if he should believe any Clerk, or more,
necessary he be and is hereby authorized to appoint the
same.
Mr. Jones, of Somerset, moved a division of the question,
Decided in the affirmative.
The question then being on the first clause of the amend-
ment;
It was decided in the affirmative.
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