The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1848-02-05
MARYLAND Legislature,

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Petitions are being presented for and against
the proposed Bridge at l.ayrc-de- Grace.
The Bill for the adjustment of imprisonment
for debt the order of the day for yesterday.
On Friday last Mr.. Wickes presented u petit
ton from certain citizens Of Cecil county pray
ing for a law to prevent abolition lectures in this
State, the same one circulated by Mr.. Bailey
Bles, VIC presume.
Bill supplemental to the several acts relat-
ing to the Poor School Fund Of Cecil county,
passed the Senate on Monday. We do not know
what its provisions are.
Mr. Cacy Of Kent has leave to report bill
preventing the accumulation of costs in civil
cases.
The committee on Corporations report unia-
volably upon the bills to incorporate Divisions
Of the sons of Tempe rance, alleging that the law
already provides for such interpretations.
On Wednesday Mr.. Gallagher from the Sc
lcct committee reported bill providing for the
call Of convention to reform the constitutions
His bill provides that the question be submit
ted to the people for their decision at the next
October cGrijou;-that shou Id the people SO de-
eide II favor OF il convention, that the Governor
shall ssue "A proclamation to the people OF the
state, ordering election to be held in the s,v-
cral counties on the last Monday in November
following, for the purpose Of elccting dcleg atcs
to said ConVcnton;-slid convention to meet at
the city Of Annapolis on the first Monday in
January, 1919, and to continue in session until
the oh Jet for which they assemble shall be ac-
compsiled, The bill provides that any judicial
executive or ministerial officer of this State,
Senator or Representative in Congress, or state
Senator or member Of tho Legislatures shall be
eligible TO Il seat in the convention. The bill
also provides that each county shall elect as
many members TO said convention MS they are
now entitled TO in both branches of the Lerisn-
.urc
| Mr.. French, from the same committee, re-
ported a bill, as substitute to the above cnti-
tied an ac, TO provide for taking the vote of the
pee pie o! this state as 10 the eNpedencv of cal
| ling convention to reform tie present or frame
a new Constitution as to enable the legislature TO
call Il convention. The first section calls for
repeal Of the seth article of the Constitution, so
as 10 confer upon the people of the State the
| right 10 decide at the ballot-box the expedienc,
of CO Hing convention. The second section prV-
vides that the question be submitted to the peo-
| pie al the next general election. The third sec
| ton provides that if this act shall be confirmed
by the next General Ass onbly of Maryland, then
| the Legislature Of this State shall at their next
session provide for the alhng ola convention so
| 10 reform or frame a new Constitution, provided
that ma jority of the legal voters of this State
! have expressed tnelr appl obaton of the mea-
sure The last section provides that when the
provisions of this act shall have been carried
into effect by the subsequent action Of the Lee
gislaturc, in relation to the call 'oi convention,
such provision for said call shall operate as re-
peal OF the said 5Sth article Of the Constitution
TIE RETURN OF THE WAR.
We are beginning to get the returns ofthe
war. The Newark Advertiser of Saturday
says
A small company of battered soldiers
| passed through with the railroad train YES
iefday, on their way home from the battle
fields of Mexico-having quite enough Of
gore and glory. One of them, a modest
sensible looking man, mentioned that he
vas The only survivor Of twenty. one men
who left Waterbury, Ct, about year ago
a sad messenger TO twenty heat stricken
fam Les.
The Washington Union says there can
be no peace with Mexico as long as Santa
Anna is there Isn't it very strange after
( Mr.. Folks sending him there specially to
serulo peace, that he should be tie only
! otj"cl i'll way the Of peace