Maryland State Convention.

CHAMBER OF HOUSE OF DELEGATES,
November 6th, 1850

AT the hour of 12 1/2, on motion of Ex-Gov. SPRIGG, of Prince George's, the
Convention was called to order, by inviting the Hon BENJAMIN G.
HOWARD, of Baltimore county, to the Chair

On motion of Hon. ELIAS BROWN, of Carroll, JAMES L. RIDGELY,
Esq., of Baltimore county, was appointed Secretary pro tem

On motion of the Hon WM. H. TUCK, of Prince George's, the Chair, was
authorized to appoint a committee of three, to wait on the executive and obtain
a list of the Delegates chosen to this Convention.

The Chair named Messrs. TUCK, of Pnnee George's, GWINN, of Baltimore
city, and RICAUD, of Kent, as the committee.

Mr. TUCK, from the committee, appointed to wait on the Governor, to
obtain a list of the Delegates elect to the Convention, reported that the com-
mittee had performed that duty, and that the Secretary of State was now in
attendance with a communication from the Governor, touching that subject

Whereupon, JOHN NICK WATKINS, Esq , Secretary of State, presented the
following communication from the Governor to the Convention, together with
the official returns of the election:

STATE DEPARTMENT, ANNAPOLIS, MD.

November 5th, 1850.
Gentlemen of the Convention:

I have the honor, in compliance with your request, to transmit herewith the
returns of the election held on the first Wednesday of September last, under the
Act of December Session, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, chapter three hun-
dred and forty-six, entitled "an Act to provide for the taking of the sense of
the people upon the expediency of calling a Convention to frame a new Consti-
tution and form of Government for the State, and to provide for the election
of Delegates to such Convention," and a list of the Delegates to the Convention.

PHILIP F. THOMAS.