sion to use these specimens of his work when
applying for other work. He brought here a
copy of the debates of another constitutional
convention of which be was the official re-
porter, and presented it to the authority
having the appointing of the reporter to this
convention, as an evidence of his ability as a
reporter.
The question being taken, the amendment
was adopted.
The order as amended was then adopted.
THANKS TO THE SECRETARIES, 40.
On motion of Mr. DUVALL, it was
" Ordered, That the thanks of this conven-
tion are due to and are hereby tendered Wm.
R. Cole and John H. Shaw, secretary and
assistant secretary, and all other officers con-
nected with the convention, for the faithful
and efficient manner in which they have dis-
charged their respective duties."
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT,
Mr. EARLE, from the committee of revision,
reported back to the convention the article
on the legislative department; and prepara-
tory to offering amendments, proposed a re-
arrangement of the sections according to the
following table. The first column represents
tile number of each section as arranged in
committee; the second column the corre-
sponding number as adopted in convention :
3.....................Basis of representation 2
15.................................................... 27
16 ................................................... 22
21.................................................... 13
23................................................. 25
27.................................................... 17
29.................................................... 30 |
34............................. 21
36""'"" "............................... 40
40 """"" " .......................... 32
41 ........................... 20
43.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. """" """""^."^^ 35
44 ,, ................... 38
45 , 41
47.^.'.'^.'..^.."..'"""" ' ,, 47
48........................... , . . 48
49.................................................... 49
50, .......................Usury 1
51..........,,.......... 45
52......, ,,,,,................... 38
^ Schedule { ^
The above rearrangement of sections having
been adopted by the convention,
Mr. EARLE, on behalf of the committee,
recommended the following verbal amend-
ments :
In the first line of the third section after
the word "each," strikeout "district of the
city of Baltimore" and insert "of the legis-
lative districts of Baltimore city." In the
fourth line of the same section strike out the
word "who;" and in the fifth line, before
the word "election," strike out " their" and
insert "his." At the end of the section add
these words: " Subject to the classification of
senators hereinafter provided for."
In the third, sixth and tenth lines of tine
fourth section insert the word " legislative"
before the word "districts." And in the
same section strike out these words: " Upon
this principle and until the next national
census or State enumeration of inhabitants,
the house of delegates shall consist of seventy-
nine members distributed as follows," and
insert the following: " Upon this principle,
and as soon as practicable after each national
census or State enumeration of inhabitants,
the genera] assembly shall apportion the mem-
bers of the house of delegates among the
several counties, and the several legislative
districts of Baltimore city, according to the
white population of each. But until such
apportionment is made, the house of delegates
shall consist of eighty members, distributed as
follows."
In the fifth line of the fifth section, strike
out "city of Baltimore," and insert "the
legislative districts of Baltimore city."
In the fifth line of the eighth section after
the word "or" and before the word "city,"
insert "in the legislative district of Balti-
more," and in the sixth line of the same sec-
tion, strike out the word " city," and insert
'legislative district of said city. " |
