Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1850-12-11

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their compensation, and limiting its pay
ment to sixty days for any one session, and
not 10 be increased during their term Of SER
vice.
By Mr.. Ege-ibat the Judiciary Commit
BY Mr.. Ridge gely-,hat the same committee
tee inquire as to giving all Judicial officers
fixed salaries, without fees or peTquisites.
inquire into The proprieiy of recognizing
the magistrates courts, or of establishing
some tribunal between the county and ma
gis,rates courts, or of establishing some tri-
bunal between the county aud magistrates
courts, to have limited Jurisdiction in civil
cases. and exclusive jurisdiction in assault
and battery, ordinary breaches of peace,
petty misdemesnors, and appeals from sin
/ gle magistrates.
By Mr.. McIIenry-,hat the Committee
on Declaration of Rights, inquire as to in-
serling the following features therein
Freedom Of thought, speech and action, on
~ restricted by equal rights Of others, The
laws of morality and The expressed and i'm
piled covenants of political and social COM
Pacts under which they may live; the ac-
qusiion, enj oyment and transmission of
property limited by the same laws and COM
pacts only. A definition of The nature,
powers and functions Of Government A
concise description Of the requisites for and
attributes Of citizenship in Maryland. A
classification of The inhabitants of the State.
not citizens thereof. with an exposition of
the relations Of these classes. An acknow-
ledgment OF the improperly of concentrate
ing the powers of Government in a few
hands, and to guard against usurpatinn BY
making the different departments and func-
lionarIes checks upon each other. To re-
cognize the righ. Of children to receive, and
the duty of The community to provide for
their necessary instruction to fit them for
The enjoymen. of the privileges, and per-
formance of The obligations Of cillzens. The
duty of the commonwealth TO provide for
The destitute.
Mr.. Jacobs--an order for the appoin,-
ment Of a committee of seven, to report on
all matters relating to the free negro popu-
lalion Of The Sla'e-to report the number a.
each census-lheir annual increase-.he
number colonlzed to Africa-amount of
colonization taxes and to wha, purposes ap-
piled, and all laws applicable to that popu-
lalion. To submit some prospective plan
TO rid the State Of this population by their
colonization to A(rlca.
Mr.. Davis-an order that the above COM
mi'lee inquire as to providing for tax up
on free negroes, IT, be applied TO coloniza-
ton purposes. SeveraIy adopted.
Mr.. John NeWcomer-.an order for re-
cess from the 9Th to the 3Qth instant, and
no member or officer to receive compensa-
ZION during said period.
On motion Of Mr.. Brown, the order was
laid on the table.
Mr.. J. u. Dennis (having given notice
yesterday moved to reconsider the vote on
the orders in regard to reporting and print
ing the debates.
Mr.. Ridgely moved to lay the motion on
the table, when Mr. Dennis withdrew it.
Mr.. Ridgely then gave notice that to-
morrow he would move to reconsider the
vote upon the debates.
The Convention then resumed the order
of the day-beng the resolutions Of the
majority and minority Of the Committee on
the publication Of the members Of the Con-
vention.
Mr.. Donaldson moved TO strike out the
resolution Of the majority, and insert, That
all civil officers Of this State, commissioned
or not, who have resided II months in the
State, next preceding their election, are en-
titled to their seats.
The debate was further continued upon
this subject by Messrs. Chambers Of Kent,
Freshman, Brent of Baltimore, and Spencer
Before the latter gentleman concluded,
The Convention adjourned
Dec. 5, 1850.
On motion of Mr.. Wells, an order was
adopted, tha, the clerks of The Court of Ap-
peals for the Western and Eastern Shores
furnish the number of cases argued therein
from 1915 to 1920, both inclusive the
number of cases in which opinions were
filed, and the number in which judgments
were rendered without opinions being filed.
The following orders of inquiry were
adopted, and referred to the appropriate
standing committees:
By Mr. Selman, to confer upon the Senate
the power TO originate and amend money
bills.
By Mr.. Buchanan, to arrange the judicial
districts for county courts as to require that
the same Judges shall not sit twice in sue
cession in the same court, bat in regular
rotation shall attend frs, one and then
another county court, until he has made a
circuit OF all the counties in the State.
To prohlbi, the commingling of the duties
of The Judges of the Court of Appeals with
the County Courts.
By Mr. Stephenson, the propriety ofdivid-
ing the counties into wards or townships
not over five miles square, each ward OF
township TO form all election district, the
property Of the eleclors in each to elect a
justice Of the peace, constable, and one
or more supervisors, and of evying a tax
on assessabIe property therein to support a
school, to keep in repair their own portion