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

Withholding of them by foreign holders
thereby establishing their confidence in the
credit of the State. He desired to postpone
till LIST of April, 1847, the provisions Of the
bill.
He had gone heart and hand with the
chairman of the committee on Ways and
Means in his financial measures, and he now
appealed to him and the House to sustain
the amendment he had suggested. He be-
lieved the resources of the State justified his
position, and if sustained, it would 60 far
to increase confidence abroad.
He was proud of the declaration of the
chairman of the committee, as TO- the future
prospects of the State, and felt confident
that firmness, fairness, and promptness, in
action, on the part of the Legislature, would
soon place the State front in the rank of the
proud, independent, and magnanimous States
of the Union, both at home and abroad.
The motion to strike out 5 per cent. was
carried.
On motion of Mr.. McLANE, per cent.
was inserted.
On motion Of Mr.. JOHNSON, the day named
for resuming payment of interest was the
LIST of April, l847.
Mr.. BOWIE moved to strike out the pro-
vision for selling the bark stocks. Mega
lived.
Mr.. JOHNSON moved an additional section,
repeating the provision of previous act,
authorizing the receipt of coupons by the
collectors of taxes, to take effect after the
LIST of October next
Mr.. MURRAY offered substitute for the
whole bill, being series of resolutions for
the sale of the States bank and similar pro-
ductive stock, and the application of the
proceeds to the liquidation of the arrears,
and pledging the amounts due by the States
collectors, and county clerks, sc. when COL
lected, for the payment of the balance Also
directing the Attorney General and his de-
puties to enforce the collection of these
balances.
Mr.. CLAGETT opposed funding the debt,
as he feared it would increase the need of
further direct taxation Of at least $4,000,
or more.
Mr.. MURRAY expressed desire to adj
dress the House, but yielded TO motion to
adjourn.
Saturday.-Mr. McLANE submitted Sc
ries of resolutions, preceded by preamble,
reciting the resolutions, of the Legislature
in 1767, recommending the people to NEE,
in Convention to modify the State Consti-
tuition by the adoption of the Federal Con-
stitution, and recommending to the people
to follow the precedent thus set by the pa
triots Of 'S7. With this view it is recon-
mended to the people to elect delegates to
"a Convention, to meet in May next, to alter
the Constitution. as may be de1"1.4 ~anes-
sary, Laid over.
The bill providing for resuming payment
of interest on the public debt, and for fund
ing the arrears of interest due, was taken up
as the unfinished business of yesterday.
Mr.. MURRAY spoke against the original
bill, and in favor of the substitute offered by
himself
The question was then taken upon Mr..
M.'s substitute, which was negatived by a
vote of 90 to Al.
The bill, as amended, was then rejected
by vote of IS to SO.
A motion was Immediately made for its
reconsideration, which was carried, by a
vote of 35 to 81; and by vote of 3S to
80, it was made the order of Monday next.
SENATE.
The following bills have passed the Sc
nate:
A bill ceding Sellers Point Flats to the
United States.
A bill ceding to the United States juris-
diction over the sites of Forts Madison and
Severn.
A bill in favor of the collector of Charles
county.
A bill reducing the salary of the Cover
nor-not to effect the present incumbent
to $4,000, and the salary of the Secretary
of State to $1,000, to take effect after the
lst of January next.