Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-11-27

to Criminal Law; on Law Practice and Law
Reform; on Special and Local Legislation
and uniformity of Laws; on Impeachment
and Removal from Office; on Elective Fran
chise and Appointment of Representation;
on County and District Organization, pow
ers and officers; on Currency and Banking;
on Corporations, other than Banking on
Slate Debt and Public Works !; on Finance
and Public Taxation ; on Militia; on Edu-
cation on future Constitutional Amend
ments; on Free Colored Population; on Sala-
ries. Compensations and Tennor of Office;
on Miscellaneous provisions; on revision
arrangement, phraseology to be composed
of the Chairmen Of the preceding commit
tees.
The Convention adjourned.
Nov. 20, 1850.
On motion Of Mr. Neill, the Treasurer
was directed to furnish statement Of the
sums Of money paid for legal service from
the lst January, 1888, to the present date:
to whom paid and for what service.
Mr.. Kilgour submitted all order, that the
President be requested to ascertain from the
Secretary Of the Interior the number Of white
inhabitants Of this State who cannot read
and write-the number Of white inhabitants
confined for crimes and misdemeanors, and
the relative proportion Of such who cannot
read and write. Also TO ascertain from the
proper authorities of the several States who
have adopted liberal systems of education,
their respective plans, and the practical re-
suits, as far as the same have been ascertain
ed. After some debate by Messrs kilgour,
Schley, Gwinn, Dorsey. Sewar. of Balli
more, Hicks, and Stewart Of Caroline, as to
the vast expense likely to be incurred in
obtaining this and ether information called
for by previous orders of the Convention,
the order was adopted.
Mr.. Jenifer, chairman of 81 reported thai,
the best method Of bringing before the Con.
ven'ion the forms and provision Of new
constitution would be the appointment of the
follow ing committees: To report Declar-
alton of Rights-Executive Department.
Legislative Depament--Judicial Depart
ment, embracing common law courts, or
phans' courts, courts of equity, magistrates
courts, and justices Of The peace, mode Of
appointment and tenure of ofice-on the
Treasury epariment-on the Attorney
General and Depu,ies-on the appointment,
tenure of office, duties and compensation of
all civil officers not embraced in the duties
Of the other standing COMMUNICATION the
Elective Franchise on the Regulation Of
peclions-on the power of The Legisla-
ture over Corporations, municipal and 9th
ers, and on the power of the Legislature TO
dol, 81, l,t,,
and Military Afairs-on future amendments
and revisions Of the constitu,ion-on such
provisions proper TO be embraced in the
constitution as are not embraced in the fore
going, 10 consist Of seven members each, on
the basis of representation in the two Houses
Of the General Assembly, and proper ap-
portienment of representation in The same,
10 consist Of twenly-one members. They
were all adopted except the 9TH and 10Th.
Mr.. Gwinn offered as a substitute for the
18th, TO refer all matters relating to repre-
senlation, and the division of The State into
election districts TO the committee of the
whole.
MIR, Neil moved that the 4th committee
be composed of thirteen members.
Pending these motions, the Convention
Nov. 2l, 1850.
The President laid before the Convention
a communication from the Department Of
the Interior in reply to the order Of the
Convention asking for information in regard
to the aggregate white, free black, and slave
population Of this State, stating thu: the in
formation will be furnished at the earliest
practicable period.
In connexion with this subject, Mr.. Stew
art, of Baltimore, stated that copies of the
census returns Of the city Of Baltimore
would be deposited in the State Department
on Saturday.
The President also laid before the Con-
vention report from the clerk Of Cecil
county in obedience to an order of the Con-
vention. Also communication from VIM.
B. Tyler, clerk of Frederick county court,
and clerk of the levy cour. Of said county,
setting forth that the Information sought to
be obtained would require much labor, and
desiring to be informed how he will be COM
pensaed for such labor. Also, commu-
ncation from the commissioner of lotteries,
stating that the information sought by the
order Of the Convention, will be furnished
as soon as the necessary returns are re-
ceiyed, from which the information can be
compiled. Severally laid on the table.
The Convention resumed the considera-
ton of the unfinished business of yesterday,
being the appointment of the 4th and 18Th
Standing Committees, recommended by the
Committee of 81, and the amendment and
substitute proposed therefor yesterday by
Messrs Neill and Gwinn.
Mr.. nj. Newcomer moved that the 4,h
Committee recommended, be composed OF
10 members. Negatived.
The question was then taken on the mo-
ton Of Mr.. Neill, tia. said 4,h Committee
be composed Of ID members instead Of z
and it was carried. Thus the Committee
on Judicial Reform will be composed Of l3