Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-04-09

Henry, Magraw, Nelson, Carter, Thawley, Stew
art (of Caroline Stewart, (of Baltimore city,
Anderson, Brewer, Holiday, Slicer, Smith, Parke,
Fitzpatrick, Shower, Browns
.Nays.-Messrs. Chapman, president, } Morgan,
Blackstone, Hopewell, Ricaud, Lee, Chambers,
(of Kent,) Mitchell, Dorsey, Wells, Randall,
Kent, Weems, Dalrymple, Bond, Sellers, Jenifcr,
Dennis. (John) Dennis, James w. Crisfeld, Will
liams, Hodson, Phelps, Bowie, Tuck, Sprigg, Nc
Fooks, Jacobs, Sappington, Stephenson, Gwinn,
Brent, (of Baltimore city,) Sherwood, (of Balti-
more city, )Kilgour, Waters-4O.
The Judiciary Committees report was taken
up, and made the order of the day for Wednesday
week.
The report to create board of public works
was taken up, and postponed till the day after to-
morrow.
The report on the Executive Department was
taken up, and the Convention adjourned.
April 9. 1851.
On motion of Mr.. Sellers, the Governor was re-
quested fnot inconsistent with the public interests
to furnish the Convention with the papers IN regard
to the demand of the Governor of Pennsylvania
for the person of James P. Mitchell.
On motion of Mr.. Phelps, the order limiting the
debate on the qeestion of representation, was re-
scinded.
MIR. Chambers, of Kent, renewed the notice of
his intention to the reconsideration of the sub
stitute Of MIR. Grason, adopted yesterday, on the
representation question.
The order of the day was then resumed, being
the unfinished portions of the report on the Execu
tive Department-the question being on fixing the
year for the gubernatorial election, Mr.. Grason
having heretofore moved the first Wednesday in
November, in the year -. He then moved to
strike out 'sNovember,' and insert October,
1852
Judge Chambers gave notice that he should
move to strike out ''frst Wednesday Of Novem-
ber'' and insert ''the first Tuesday next after the
first Monday of November, 1882
Mr. Grason then withdrew his last amendment,
ard moved to fill the blank in the first with 'tl953,
which was agreed to-37 to 30. Judge Chambers
then withdrew his amendment. Messrs. Grason,
Spencer, Buchanan and others spoke in favor of
holding the Gubernatorial election in 1853, and
Messrs. Chambers of Kent, Tuck, Mitchell and
others in favor of 1852.
Mr. Sprigg offered a substitute that the Govern
or be elected when the President of the United
States is, in 1882 and every fourth year thereafter
but the Governor elected in 1852 shall not qualify
until the expiration of the term of the present in
cumbent-rejected, and the section adopted. Mr..
Sprigg gave notice of reconsideration
| The next unfinished section being the one ar
ranging the gubernatorial districts, Mr.. Thomas
amendment proposes the following arrangement
The State shall be divided into four districts
Allegany, Washington, Frederick, Carroll and Bal
tmore counties, obe the first; st. Mary Charles,
Calvert, Prince George S, Anne Arundel, Howard
and Montgomery, the second Baltimore city, the
third Hartford, with the Eastern Shore counties,
the fourth.
MIR. Jenifers amendment proposes the follow
ing as the arrangement of the gubernatorial dis
tricts The Eastern Shore counties. together with
Hartford to be the first; Baltimore city and county
and Carroll, the second and the remaining coun-
ties of the Western Shore, the third.
After some remarks nv Mr. Dorsey tho COnyen-
ton adjourned.
April 8. 1851.
Mr.. Jacobs, chairman of the committee on col
ored population, reported articles giving power to
the Legislature to pass laws for the removal OF
the free colored population beyond the limits OF
the State and for their registration, at its session
after the adoption Of this Constitution. That popu.
lation to be incapable of purchasing or holding
real estate by title acquired after the adoption OF
this Constitution, and all Deeds, Wills, Sc. pur.
porting to convey to them real estate to be null
and voil-not to affect existing titles &c. but they
may lease real estate for term not exceeding one
year. No slave to be manumitted except on con-
dition of leaving the State within thirty days after
right of freedom shall accrue. No colored person
shall immigrate to come into this State to reside
Mr.. Sellers, from the Committee on Future A
mendments and Revisions of the Constitution, re-
Iported an article giving the Legislature power to
amend it by two successive acts, and giving ii
power also to call Convention by the same pro-
cess.
MIR. Fitzpatrick gave notice of minority re-
port.
The Convention then took up the unfinished por-
ton of the report on the Executive Department,
being that portion arranging the gubernatorial dis
tricts.
An interesting debate followed by Messrs. Dor
sey, Buchanan, Grason, Chambers of Kent, How
ard, and others.
) The section, as reported by the committee, was
then adopted.
Mr.. McHenry gave notice of section giving to
the Governor the veto power, when the further
consideration thereof was postponed till to-mor-
row.
The President laid before the Convention COM
muncation from the Governor, transmitting the
papers in the case of J. P. Mitchell, who was de-
manded by the Governor of Pennsylvania.
On motion of Mr.. Blackstone, it was ordered to
be referred to a committee of seven, consisting of
Messrs. Sellers, Shrver, Bowie, Lloyd, McHenry,
Howard and Williams.
4 Mr.. Ricaud, from the Committee on Printing.
reported resolution appropratng an additional
sum of $4,000 for reporting the debates, which was
adopted, and the Convention adjourned.
April 4, 1851.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick made counter report from the
Committee on Future Amendments of the Consti-
ution making it the duty Of the Legislature at its
first session after the census to take the sense of
the people at the ensuing Delegate election in re-
gard to exdediency of calling Convention to alter
or revise the Constitution, and if majority of the
people are in favor thereof the Legislature shall
provide for electing Delegates thereto and the as
sembling of such Convention at the earliest pract
cable day. The report is signed by Messrs. Fitz-
patrick, Gather, Welsh and Sappington.
| Mr.. Thawley gave notice of his intention to
move reconsideration of the order making an ad-
ditonal appropriation of $4,000, for reporting the
debates of the Convention.
MIR. Bowie gave notice of motion to reconsider
the subject of the Legislative Department was
next taken up.
On motion of Mr.. Donaldson, "Senators' was
stricken out so as to hold the election for Dele