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and Friday evenings of this week, at 7½ o'clock, P. M., for
the consideration of local hills entitled to a second and third
reading.

Mr. Duvall moved to amend by inserting "Saturday even-
ing;"

Determined in the negative:

The question recurring on the order,

It was adopted.

Mr. Alexander offered the following order:

Ordered, That the joint special committee heretofore, ap-
pointed on public buildings he requested to examine and as-
certain whether the State House is safe from the accident of
fire by the mode now used to heat this Hall and the Library,
and report immediately; and if not safe in their judgment,
then to report what safeguards should be adopted;

Which was adopted.

Mr. Spence offered the following order:

Ordered, That the State Librarian be, and he is hereby
directed to furnish the clerk of the Circuit Court for Worces-
ter county with a copy of the acts of the General Assembly,
passed at December session, 1842, to be kept in the office of
said clerk, for the use of the said Court; provided the Libra-
rian is of opinion that the same can be spared from the State
Library;

Which was adopted.

Mr. Contee offered the following preamble and resolutions:

Whereas, The public mind is disturbed, and the harmony
of the people of this nation endangered by the existing con-
dition of things in Kansas; therefore,

Be it resolved, by the General Assembly of Maryland, that
the early admission of Kansas into this Union, as an inde-
pendent and sovereign State, is a result greatly to be desired,
as calculated to restore peace and harmony to the people of
this country generally, and especially quiet, prosperity, and
good feeling to those of Kansas.

Resolved, That the constitution formed by the convention
at Lecompton was a regular and legal exercise of power by
the people of Kansas, and as such, is valid and binding, and
should be so recognised by Congress.

Resolved, That we cordially approve of the course of our
two Senators, and of those of our members in Congress who
favored the admission of Kansas into the Union, under the
Lecompton constitution.

Resolved, That inasmuch as the defects and errors, (if any
exist) which may be found in said constitution, can be reme-