Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-12-18

as that the population Of each shall equal
as near as possible that of Baltimore and
each district shall consist Of adjoining coun-
Ties, and be entitled to four Senators, each
to be elected by general ticket in their said
districts.
By Mr.. Jenifer-to make Annapolis the
permanent seat Of Government.
By Mr.. Stewart, Of fBallimore-,o au,horise
foreigners to acquire and ALLEVIATE real estate;
10 simplify and abridge the forms Of convey
ancng; to prohibit all lottery grants; for a
more perfect supervision Of the University
of Mary land in the city of Baltimore by the
government of the Stale, than that which
now exists.
By Mr.. Ege-for the application Of all
University, College and Academic appropri-
atoms made by the Slate, to general school
fund, to be distributed to each county and
city according to population.
BY MIR. McHenry the Leg islatve
Department consist Of Senate, whose men,
bers shall be elected for three years, lone
third chosen anually,) and House OF De-
legates, to be elected for one year; to give
The members of The Legislature fixed COM
pensallon instead of per diem and perquis-
lies; to specify the powers of the Legisla-
sure, and to reserve TO the local Legislative
boards or the people, all powers not emu
meraed.
The orders heretofore submitted by the
same gentleman in regard to representation,
the formation Of new counties, &c., were
aiken up and referred to the appropriate COM
mitees, as orders of inquiry.
The Convention adjourned.
Dec. 10, 1850.
The President laid before the Convention
reports from sundry State officers, in obedii-
ence to orders of the Convention Also. a
communication from the Governor in reply
to orders of The 22d ullimo-severaly re-
ferred.
Mr.. Chambers, Of Kent, Chairman of the
Select Committee Of FL, appointed 10 report
upon the adjustment measures passed at the
last session of Congress, Sc, submitted a
preamble and resolutions approving of
those measures, as whole, and expressing
the determination Of Maryland to lend her
aid in maintaing and carrying them into
effect.
On motion Of Mr.. Sprigg, it was ordered,
that copies of the same be forwarded to the
Executive and Cabinet officers of the u. S.,
the Executive of the several States, and our
in Congress, and that CO.
pies be left with the Governor of this State,
to be laid before the next Legislature. AZ
ter some remarks by Messrs. Chambers, of
Kent, Eye, Merrick, Brown, McLane and
Fiery, the resolutions were unanimously a.
dopted.
Mr.. Brent, of Baltimore submitted an or
der. that if some one or more Of the Stand
ing Committees do not report by the 1st Of
January, the Convention will take up in
Committee Of the Whole, any subject mat
ter referred to said Standing Committees,
in order that the business may be proceeded
with, and that the subject of representation
be las. considered. Laid on the table,
Mr.. Brown moved to reconsider the order
adopted Yesterday, for an adjournment on the
18th till the 31st inst. Determined in the
nega,ive-yeas 25, nays Al.
The following orders Of inquiry were a.
dopted, and referred to the appropriate
Standing Committees:
By Mr.. Wells-to erect Howard District
into new county, by the name of Howard
county.
By Mr.. Merrck: (as embodying his views
upon the subject Of epresen'a,ion.) The
Legislative Department 10 consist of Senate
and House of Delegates. Members Of the
House of Delegates to be chosen on the first
Wednesday of October annually, by the
voters of Baltimore and the several coun-
ties, according to population, under the fol-
lowing regulations Each county and Bal
limore to have one delegate for every 1000
inhabitants, till the number shall reach 20,-
600; one for the first additional 5000 a.
bove the last number, and one for every ad-
d,ional 10000 above $4,000; and SO on
duplicating the number of souls required to
be in excess above the last number upon
which an additional delegate was allowed
for an allowance Of each further additional
delegate TO which, by such duplicating ratio.
any county or Baltimore may be entitled
for the whole number Of its populations;
the city of Baltimore TO be laid out into 9
separate districts, each Of which to elect
one delegate. The Legislature to re-organ-
ize said districts, or create new ones, when
ever the increase Of population, Sc, (ac-
cording to the census, shall require it.
The Senate to be composed of twenty
two members-to be elected every fourth
year-one from each county and two from
Baltimore. The City of Baltimore to be
laid off into two equal Senatorial districts,
each of which to eec, one Senator. The
Legislature to re-organize these districts
whenever they may be unequal.
By the above proposition, MIR. Merrick
estimates that the following will be the
number of delegates to which each county
and Baltimore city will be entitled:
Baltimore city 8; Baltimore, Washington,
Frederick, Anne Arundel and Allegany, 6;