Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1846-02-26
Mr.. Hook reported bill relating to writs

Nlr. JOHNSON reported Dill providing Il
for the better collection of the public reve-
nue. Ordered to be printed.
Mr.. McLANE, from the minority Of the
committee on the Constitution, reported a
bill for taking the sense of the people in re-
ference to the call of a Convention, to re-
model the present Constitution, or suggest
new one, for ratification or rejection, by
the people. Ordered to be printed, and to
come up tomorrow, under previous order,
as the order of the day.
The following bills were passed:
p supplement to the act taxing bill and
exchange brokers, sc.
A supplement to an act regulating the is
suing of licenses to keepers of ordinaries,
sc.
And resolutions from the Senate, asking
Congress to appropriate money to improve
the harbor at Havre de Grace.
Wednesday.-Mr. Cox obtained leave to
report bill prohibitory Of excessive usury.
Mr.. DORSEY obtained leave to report
bill repeating the act Of 1881, CHI. 281, re-
lating to the people of color. 49,
Mr. REEDER, from the committee Oh Edu-
cation, made long report on that subject.
Ordered to be printed.
Mr.. DENNIS submitted an order, calling
upon the Treasurer for information in rela-
ton to the sum of $4,000, authorized tobeI
borrowed, by an act of 1881, for the use of
the Colonization Society. Adopted.
Mr.. SELBY reported bill supplementary
to an act of 1871, oh. POP, taxing certain
officers
Mr.. Cox reported bill continuing in
force such laws as would expire with the
present session.
Mr.. JOHNSON reported bill authorizing
the Mayor and City Council O. Baltimore
to cause a re-assessment of the real and per-
sonal property of said city.
Mr.. BOWIE, from portion of the COM
mittee on the Constitution, made an elabo
rate report in reference to the call of Con-
vention, accompanying it with a bill for re-
pealing the 59th article of the Constitution,
and prescribing rules to organize Conven-
ton to reform the Constitution. Ordered
to be printed, and made the order of the day
for Thursday, the Goth inst.
The special order of the day-being an
adverse report by the majority of the COM
mittee on propositions for the call ola Con-
venton, being announced, Mr.. BIsER sub
mitted substitute therefor, proposing to
, take the sense of the people as to calling a
convention, sc.
On motion of Mr.. BIsER, the House re-
Mr. CARPINTER in the chair.
Mr.. McLANE addressed the committee for
upwards Of an hour, in favor of the substi-
tute; maintaining the right of the people TO
convene in Convention to change the Con-
stitution; the power of the Legislature, in
its capacity as trustees Of the people, to ask
the sovereign, creative power to say wheth-
er they desire it; and opposed the doctrine
that the 59th article of the Constitution need
be repealed to enable the people so 10 meet.
He held the plan proposed as constitutional,
not revolutionary.
After Mr.. L. had concluded, the commit
tee rose and reported progress.
Ihmsday.-Mr. JOHNSON, from the COM
mittee on Ways and Means, made a report
setting forth the State finances, and pro-
claiming the cheering intelligence that the
increased revenue received under existing
laws, with further legislaton,) authorizes
the hope that by funding the arrears, the
State may resume the payment of accruing
interest at an early day.
The following bills were passed:
j A bill extending the provisions of the act
stamping promissory notes, SC.
: A bill granting jurisdiction to the United
States over SolIers' Point Flats, for purposes
: of naval Notifications. ...
A bill ceding jurisdiction to the United
States over lands for the use of Fort Severn
and Fort Madison.
The House resolved itself into Commit
tee Of the Whole, on the Constitution.
Mr.. JONES, of ST. Mary's, reported in OPP
position to the call of a contention, as I'M
constitutional and inexpedient. He spoke
for upwards of two hours; and, having con-
cluded, the committee rose.
Friday.-After disposing of some unim-
portant business, the House went into Com
=, mittee, when Mr.. BIsER spoke about two
hours on the Convention question.
Satuday-The committee on Ways and
5 Means were directed to enquire into the eX-
pediency of taxing all corporations, incor-
porated at this session.
The bill to reduce the salary of the Urea.
surer was taken up. The question was or
= the substitute for the report proposed by the
minority of the committee. After debate
5 thereon, the minority report was concurrec
in-yeas 81, nays 80.
= Mr.. JOHNSON, from the committee or
, Wavs and Means. reported a supplement- tC