Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-01-29
Jan. 81, 1851,

Jan. 81, 1851.
MIR. Davis presented the Address of the Primary
School Convention to the people of Maryland.-
Severally referred.
The Convention, in Committee of the Whole,
CHR. Blackiston in the Char) proceeded to the con-
slderation of the order of the day. being the report
OF the Committee on the Elective Franchise.
All the amendments providing for a registry of
the voters of the State having been rejected, and
the first section of the report having been gone
through with
On motion of Mr.. Sehey, the second section
was amended by inserting after the word "give''
IN the first line the words directly or indirectly"
MIR. Merrick moved to amend the second sec
ton by inserting after the word s'thng'' in the Sd
line, the following 'sto induce any voter to refrain
from casting his vote, or forcibly to prevent him
in any way from voting, or Agreed to.
An amendment proposed to the second section
by MIR. Ricaud, to limit the disfranchisement Tor
abuse of the Elective Franchise to five years. in
stead of for life, as proposedSy the Committee,
gave rise to very interesting debate, which
participated in by Messrs. Merrck, Rcaud,
Chambers of Kent, Dirickson, Tuck, j. M. Den
mis- and others, when the question taken and
the amendment reected-aycs 81 noes 40.
Mr.. Ridgely moved further to amend said sec
ton, by taking from the Executive the power to
interfere with the execution of the provisions of
this section, sc.
Mr.. Dorsey moved to amend the amendment by
allowing the Courts, when satisfied by the testi-
money, to set aside the verdict of the jury and
grant new trial.
Messrs. Cris6eld and Spencer gave notice Of a
mendments
Pending these amendments, and after debate by
Messrs. John Dennis, Spencer, Grason, Dorsey
and Ridgely, the Committee rose, and the Con-
sention adjourned.
Jan. 90, 1851.
The Convention resolved itself into Committee
of the Whole (N1r. Blackstone in the Chair and
proceeded to the order of the day, being the Re-
port of the Committee on the Elective Franchise.
The amendments of Messrs Ridgely and Dorsey,
proposed yesterday and pending at the time of adj
journment, were agreed to.
On motion of Mr. kilgour, an amendment was
adopted imposing the same penalties upon those
who knowingly vote illegally, as are imposed up
on those who give or receive bride directly or
indirectly.
On motion Of Mr.. Spencer, the following amend
ments were passed.
On motion of MIR. Spencer, an amendment was
adopted, requiring every person hereafter elected
or appointed to office in this State, before enter
ing upon his duties, to take oath that he has not
violated, attempted to violate, the provision
lating to bribery at elections, procured or in
duced any person to vote in violation of the section
of this act, relating to the age and residence of
voters. refusal to take the oath to be consid- |
cred refusal to accept the office, and false oath
to be punished as guilty of perjury, &c.
On motion of Mr.. Sellers, the third section of
the original report amended by inserting after
sssesson, Sd line, the words 'sabove the age of
81 years. and after ''crime, - I'd line, 'suness he
shall be pardoned by the Executive
On motion of Mr.. Dorsey, the Cd section was
amended by inserting after the word "give,' in
the 1st line, cor offer to give, and on his motion
and amendment to the 7th line was adopted, to
make it conform to the above amendment offered
by him to the Cd line, and by inserting after the
flo A.
nances or authority of the Mayor and City Council
of Baltimore
Mr.. Crisfeld offered the following amendment
<'Laws shall be made for ascertaining by proper
proofs the citizens who shall be entitled to the
right of suffrage hereby established
Mr.. Parker moved to amend by applying the dis
ability to persons non compos mentis, to such as
shall be legally declared to be so.
very large number of amendments were re-
.jected by the Committee.
The Committee at half past 3 O'Clock rose and
reported the subject and amendments to Conyen-
ton, and were discharged The report and a
mendments adopted and pending were ordered to
be printed, and laid over till next Monday
The Convention adjourned
Jan. %, 1851.
MIR. Ridgely presented communication from
sundry citizens of Baltimore county, on the sub
ject of public education.
Mr.. Stewart, of Baltimore, submitted an order. |
authorship the President of the Convention, from
time to time, to settle the accounts for reporting
and printing.
The Convention proceeded to the order of the
day, being the report of the Committee on Repre-
sentation, made by Mr.. Merrick, Chairman there
of, on the 18th December.
Mr.. Dent moved to postpone it till the lst day
of February negatived. Yeas 20, nays Sc.
Mr.. Merrick moved its postponement till Both
instant-negatved.
Mr.. J. Newcomer moved to postpone till 1st
Monday i'll february-negatived.
Mr. Sellers moved to 60 into Committee of the |
Whole On said report. Negatived-yeas "a, nays
as.
Mr.. Spencer moved to recommt the report to
the Committee on Representation, with nstruc- |
tons to report articles fixing some basis of repre-
sentation in the Senate and House of Delegates. |
Mr.. Thomas moved to omit the instruction, |
which Mr. Spencer accepted.
Mr. Gwinn moved that the Committee on the |
Basis of Representation be instructed to report a
plan of representation in the Senate and House of
Delegates, and giving one delegate to each 5000
nhabitants in the counties and city of Baltimore,
in the House of Delegates and dividing no county
or city of Baltimore, and to constitute the Senate
of Senatorial districts, of which Baltimore shall be
one, and to arrange the said districts in such a
manner that they may, far practicable, be
equal in population, and to provide that each Sen
atorial district shall have five delegates
After much debate the Convention adjourned
JAN "a, 1851.
MIR. Wells, chairman fthe Committee on Claims,
reported favorably on sundry accounts, with re-
solution to pay the same, (S45S.14,) which was
passed.
On motion of Mr.. FRESHMAN, ordered that the
Legislature shall not pass any law to disturb the
existing relation of master and save,-and that
the Legislative Committee report an article to
carry out this provision.
On motion of Mr.. Merrick, Committee No IA
directed to inquire into the expediency of pro-
viding for Board of Public Works, to consist of
a President and two members, to be chosen every