Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1846-03-12

Mr. L HOMAS, from the same cOmmlttee,
dissented from said unfavorable report.
The report was ordered to lie on the table.
Mr.. MCLANE offered a substitute for a
bill abolishing the High Court of Chancery.
A bill providing for the Imprisonment of
slaves convicted of the higher crimes, in
stead of punishment, as at present, was
passed.
The order of the day, being the bill TAX
ing the sense of the people upon calling a
Convention on the Constitution, which was
yesterday adopted as a substitute for the
unfavorable report of the majority of the
committee on the Constitution, was taken
up as an original proposition.
On motion, the second section, providing
that if majority of the people shall vote
for call, it shall be considered, was recon-
sdered by vote of 40 to 3S.
Mr.. JOHNSON offered an amendment, pro-
posing to take the aggregate vote of each
county and Baltimore city, instead of the
popular vote, majority of counties and
said city to decide.
Mr.. VANsANT proposed further amend
ment, declaratory that it is intended to re-
cognise the independent sovereignty of the
counties. Rejected.
The vote was then taken upon Mr.. John
sons amendment. Lost by 80 to 80.
MIR. SHELLMAN submitted substitute for
the bill, providing for repeating the 59th
article of the Constitution, to take the sense
Of the people upon the call of Convention,
and fixing the basis of representation in it
according to that Of the Legislature which
was accepted as an original proposition.
Mr.. BOWIE, submitted an amendment, as
previously proposed by Mr.. JOHNSON, to
submit it to vote of the counties, instead
of popular vote. After some debate, as
to its admissibility, it was negatived by a
vote of SO TO SO.
The final vote was then taken upon the
substitute of Mr.. SHELLMAN, which result
ed in its rejection, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Morris, Murray, Franklin, Car
roll, Ware, Bowen, Hall, Thomas, Bowdle, Orem,
Maffitt, Hoyday, Orr, Pennington, Biser, Boteler,
son, Johns, Stansbury, Baughman, Vansant, Cox,
McLane, Smith of w Champion, Cushwa, Patter-
son of NJ, Dorsey, Schey, Patterson of AL, Swami,
Eye, Shellman, Holmes.-99.
Mars essrs. Waters speaker, Combs, Dun
kinson, Jones, Smyth of K, Raisn Strong, John
son, Hance, Kent of Cal, Reeder, Carpinter Fer
gusson, Parsons, Gibbons, Turner, Boone, Eccles-
ton, Frazier, Smith of D., Bowie, Clagett, Stephen
Duckett, Kemp, Dunbracco, Landing, Dennis, Sci
by Purnel, Pearson, Harrington, Trtle, Dellinger,
Holland, Alnutt of NJ, Wampler, Cook, Hook
80.
Mr.. BOWIE submitted an order, which
was adopted, summoning VIM. Chase Bar
ney before the bar of the House, for con-
tempt. This grew out of printed memo
rial laid upon the desks of members, reflect
ing upon the members of tle committee oi
Divorces, and the Legislature, in their action
in reference to the declaring null and void
a marriage ceremony in which he was int
rested.
Friday-Mr. JOHNSON offered an order,
dispensing with further proceedings in the
case of VIM. Chase Barney, resembling the
order of last evening, and authorizing re-
turn of the offensive memorial. Adopted
by vote of 40 to 90.
A bill from the Senate in favor of certain
benevolent associations of colored persons
in Baltimore city was rejected, after some
debate, by vote 19 to 80.
A bill authorizing the Baltimore s. Ohio
Railroad Company to issue bonds to raise
money to construct a second track from
Baltimore to Harpers Ferry;
A bill creating Howard District, of Anne
Arundel county, into county; and
A bill for binding out the children of free
colored persons; were passed.
A bill reported by MIR. JOHNSON, from the
committee of Ways and Means, providing
for funding the arrears of interest due by
the State, upon the public debt, and resum-
ing the payment of interest on the 1st July,
1916, was taken up.
Mr. ECcLEsToN moved to strike out five
per cent. and insert three per cent. to be
paid as interest upon the debt so funded.
Mr.. JOHNSON spoke in opposition to the
motion, as defeating the bill; or if passed,
as doing gross injustice to the States credi-
tors, and prejudicial to public credit.
Mr. J. in stating the resources Of the State,
estimated that under existing direct tax laws
the revenue for the past year was upwards
of $4,000, above the actual expenses of
the State; and that by acts of the present
session, there would be realized from tax on
brokers, sc. S2,lO0; from the tax on nom
resident insurance companies, $4,000; from
tax on trustees commissions, SIC. $4,000;
from the supplement to the stamp act,
$4,000; from the increase of property in
Baltimore, under the new assessment au-
thorized to be made, $4,000; expected to
I've received from the Baltimore and Susque-
hanna railroad, over the $4,000 of last
year, say, $4,000; from the act taxing lot
tery tickets, which goes into effect after the