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County, and we thank them also. (Applause)

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THE PRESIDENT: It is a real privilege to

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welcome today and to recognize the presence in the chamber

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of so many distinguished guests, I do not have a complete

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list of the names of those present.

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Chief Judge Robert Murphy of the Intermediate

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Court of Appeals; Deputy Attorney General Robert F. Sweeney;

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Senator Blair Lee, the Majority Leader of the House of

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Delegates; Senator Edward Hall, Minority Leader in the

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Senate; Senator Edward Conroy.

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Unavoidably, the Governor could not be present.

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He has sent me a message and he has asked me in addition

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to express his sincere regrets that prior commitments in

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Baltimore made it impossible for him to be present this

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morning.

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The Clerk will read this message from the

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Governor.

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MR. QUILLEN: "To the Delegates of the Consti-

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tutional Convention of Maryland:

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"Upon the convocation of this Convention, I

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expressed my hope that you would draft a document designed