Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-02-10

menOtng anu reducing INTO system, Uue law"
concerning last wills, &C., was passed.
TUESDAY, Feb. /.
The Speaker laid before the House the
report Of Samuel Sprigg and Tench Thigh
man, Esqs., States Agents, giving detailed
account of the proceedings of the meetings
held during the year l847, by the stock
holders Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Company; and of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, ia which the States
Agents participated, with an account of the
proceedings Of the meetings Of the States
Agents during the same period, together
wish certain documents.
The bill repeating SO much ct tire act OF
1891, as limits appeals from the Judgements
Of Justices Of the Peace, where the debt, SC.
exceeds twenty shiIlings, &c.-was passed.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2.
M. CAcY submitted q message to the Sc
nate proposing to 60 into the election to-
day. at l2 o'clock, of United States Sena-
tor, to fill the vacancy which will be occa-
stoned by the termination on M the y.i 4t5 o. 81
A. PEARcE, and nominating, on the part of
the House, taae preseat able Senator.
Mr.. Owens moved to postpone the fur
Their consideration of the message anail FRI
days which was nega,ived.
He then moved to insert after the name
of James A. Pearce, the name Of THOMAS
A. SPENCE, which was agreed to by ayes
38 to nays ga large number of Wings
voting for it.
Mr. DoRsEY moved 10 insert the name of
JAMES A. STEWART-losi.
Mr.. CLAGETT, after some remarks, moved
The Poslponement of the message until Mon
day.
The House was called and the doorkeep-
er sent after the absent members.
The House proceeded with the regular
business Of the day.
Mr.. DONALDSON nepoIted bill supple
mentary TO the act to alter and regulate the
mode of appointing Lottery Commissioners
of the State.
Mr.. GALLAGHER, from the committee, re-
ported bill to provide for taking the sense
of the people upon the expectancy of call
ing Convention to frame new Cons,itu-
ton and Form of Government for this State,
and to provide for the election of delegates
TO such convention.
Mr.. FRENCH, from the minority of the
same committee, reported bill to provide
for taking the vote of the people of this
Slate as to the expediency of calling Con-
vention to reform the present, or frame
new Constitution; and so to amend the ex-
listing Constitution as to enable the Legisla-
ture TO call Convention.
Mr.. CoAD moved that the said bills he
printed, and referred TO the committee on
the Constitution.
At this point the deorkeeper returned
and the vote being taken, upon the motion
of Mr.. CLAGETT to postpone the message
relative to U. S. Senator; it was negativeG.
Mr.. Dorsey called the previous question:;
which was sustained by 43 yeas to 90 nays.
Mr.. CLAGETT thea moved All adjourn
meat.
The Speaker decided that the House hav-
ing resolved that the main question should
be put, the motion was not in order, accord
ing to the rules.
Mr.. CLAGETr took an appeal from the de-
cision; and asked the yeas and nays upon
the appeal and, after considerable discus
sion, and no it.ie confusion as to a proper
understanding of the true state of the ques-
ton, the vote was taken and the decision Of
the Chair was sustained by Al yeas to 10
nays.
The question was then taken upon the
message, and 1t was adopted by vote Of
as yeas to 20 nays.
The next business before the House, was
the motion to refer the Reform Convention
bills to the committee on the Constitution
On this proposition, the discussion was car
ried to considerable length, but the bills
were finally referred to the committee on
the Constitution, with instructions to report
BY the 10Th instant.
A message was received from the Senate,
concurring in the message of the House, to
60 into the election of u. S. Senator, with
an amendment, striking out zig o'clock"
that hour having passed,) and inserting
forthwith.
Mr.. Owens moved to lay the message on
the table. Nega.ived. The question being
next upon the reading Of the message, Mr..
0. moved a call of the House.
While the doorkeeper was absent, Mr..
CLAGETT asked a suspension Of the rules, to
enable him to offer resolution. The House
refused the request. Mr.. C. then asked
suspension of the rules, to enable him to
put his resolution on the Journal, in the
shape of protest. The House refused to
suspend, by vote Of 81 yeas to % nays.
The following is the protest:
THOMAS M. CLAGETT, a member from
Prince Georges county, protests, in the
name Of his constituents, against the cleo
ton Of JAMES A. PEARcE to the u. S. Sc
nate, because he conceives that the course
he, the said Pearce, has pursued, and the
sentiments expressed by him lately in
speech delivered in the U. S. Senate upon
the Mexican war, are uopasriotic and sgains.