Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-03-16

passage OF the bill, and rejected by the lol-
lowing vote ayes IL, nays So.
A bill supplementary to the act establish
ing district schools in Charles county, was
passed.
The following letter was laid before the
House by the Speaker, and read:
To the Hon. VIM. WILLIAMS, President
of the Senate, and the Hon. VIM J. BLAK-
IsToNE, Speaker Of the House Of Del. of
Mary land.
Genllemen-I have received the Joint let
ter which you did me the honor to address
me on the l4th inst, informing me that the
General Assembly Of Maryland had selected
me 10 represent The Stale in the Senate Of the
United States, for six years from the Ath Of
March, 1S49.
am deeply sensible Of the honor con-
lerred on me by the renewal Of the conf
dence OF the Legislature, and Of the obliga-
abilities TO the (oithfnl diseharge cf so RS
sponsbls trust.
Accept gentlemen, my thanks for the
kind terms Of your communication.
have the honor 10 be, with great respect,
your obed;sn, servant, J. A. PEAacz.
FIR. DoSALDsoN, from the committee on
ways and means, reported the Senate reso-
lut;ons relative to certain dividends due the
State by the Dalto and Ohio Railroad Co.,
without amendment when they were passed.
! Mr.. DONALDSON submitted o message TO
the Senate requesting that body to recon-
> slider their rejection Of the House Bill i'm
posing tax on collateral inheriances, &c,
10 aid in paying the State debt.
March l.-NIr. HARRISON submitted re-
solution in favor Of Col. Hugh Cox, of
Charles CO.. 4; assented 10.
| bill changing the location Of school
f house in Charles county, was passed..
! .hsssrch 2-The BIZ! cou.irn,a,ory Of the
F.: &C: passed las. session, changing the const-
/ tuition and form Of government, Of the State,
so as TO give the election Of Treasurer to the
two Houses Of the Legislature by concur
/ rent vote, instead Of leaving the election, as
E a. present in the power solely Of the House
] of Delegates, was then taken W, and slter q
long and very animated discussion in which
. Messrs. DONALDSON, Cox, CoAD, DUcKET1
e and C-AGETT participated, the question was
$ taken and the bill was rejected by the fol-
f lowing vote yeas "a, nays 80.
= .March 3-The unfavorabIe repor. Of the
+ to impose tax upon the salaries Of the Judges
Of the county courts and CT Baltimore city
e court was taken up, ana after some debate
e assen:ed 10 by vote of 90 yeas to "a
). nays.
d Mr.. WHITE, from the committee on ths
q constitution submitted minority rerc-. il
: reference 10 the conventional reforE, CUES
: ton, 1000 copies of which were ordered te
y be printed.
8 Mr. WuyrE, from the select committee
:; OF establishing system of registration O
q births, deaths and marriages.
J. March AIR. Howard from the selec
n committee upon the subject of Tobacco In
Z spectors and State Warehouses, submitted ;
IS report-laid on the table and 1900 copies te
S be printed.
MIR. French, from the committee, appoint
;. ed to visit the Maryland Peniten.iary, re.
: ported a resolution. authorizing the appro
II Prlalion of $4,000, for the benefit OF sale
5 Institution which was read second time
: and passed.
i On motion Of Mr.. Howard, the resolution
! appropria,ing $4,000, for the benefit of the
Maryland Hospital was taken up, and
passed.
! March GA bill for the protection oil
tobacco growers Of the State Of Mary land
was passed.
The order of the day, being the bill re-
ported by Mr. GALLAGHER, to provide for
=, taking the sense of the people upon the ex-
, pediency of callinga convention to frame a
new constitution, with the substitute offered
E by Mr. French, were taken up.
After cpnSiJor.bl, ,.I.,. -.
Mr. WHITE moved an order that the House
shall hereafter take recess.
On motion Of Mr.. WoRTHINGToN, mes
sage was sent to the Senate asking that BODY
to return to the House of Delegates. bill
, entitled San act for the protection of the
tobacco growers of the Stale Of Maryland,''
AS it was necessary that Reconsideration Of
the same he had.
On motion Of Mr.. Dorsey, the House
went into committee of the whole (Mr.
DUcKETT in the chair,) upon the substitute
by Mr.. FRENCH, to the bill reported By Mr.
GALLAGHER, upon the subject Of conven-
tiona reform.
MIR. Owens moved that the committee
rise and report the bills and ask to be dis
charged, which was agreed to.
The committee Of the whole then rose.
when Mr.. DUcKETT, Che Speaker, in the
chair,) reported the bill and substitute with
out amendment, and asked to be discharged
from further consideration thereof.
The question being taken upon concur
ring in the repor, of the committee of the
whole, it was determined in the affirmative.
The question then recurring upon the
substitute offered by Mr. FRENCH, MIR. GAL
LAGHER addressed The House al some length,