The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1851-01-18
MARYLAND Convention.

January ll.-Mr. MagraW made {
report, under order, respecting the prep
aration Of. "a map sc, of the State. AT
ter some debate, the subject was sostpo
ned.
The hour arriving for taking up tn,
order of the day--being the articles reg
uiating the elective franchise-on mo-
ton of Mr.. Merrick the Convention re,
solved itself into committee fthe whole
(Mr. Blackstone in the chair,) and pro
ceeded to the consideration of that sub
ject.
After debate, Mr.. Weems moved to
insert provision prohibiting foreigners
from voting until twelve months after
being naturalized, which was negativet
by vote of 90 ayes to SO nays.
Jan. 13.-The motion of Mr.. Weem:
to reconsider the vote passing an order
rsoviding for map of the State, being
the unfinished business, was taken up
and on motion of Mr. Shriver, postponed
until Thursday next.
The special order of the day, being
reported articles regulating the elective
franchise, came up.
MIR. Dorsey renewed his amendment
requiring foreigners to remain six months
after being naturalized before voting
accompanied with some few remarks in
favor of it.
Mr.. Buchanan rose in opposition
Here Mr.. Wheeler, the official repor.
ter, with his assistant Mr.. Agg, appear.
ed and took their seats. After zeal.
oas speech from Mr.. B. and some re.
marks by Mr.. Sellers, on the same side
the amendment was rejected by a vote
of 81 to SO.
Nlisce|(ancous.-It appears upon ia.
king the census of the Convention on
the Constitution, now in session, that OF
the 1913 delegates-there are 43 farm
ers, Al lawyers, II doctors, 2printers
l tanner, and l carpenter; and that their
ages range from 81 to 10.
Jan. 1.-THE president laid before
it the following report from the State
Treasurer, in answer to an order:
The balance in the treasury on the Isl
December was $4S4,S92 GO. Balance
in the treasury LIST Dec. 1850, $245,40s
81. Amounts of arrears of interest fund
ed under the act of lS45, oh. 239, which
has been redeemed since list Dec. 1S49,
$401, 1873 10. Total of funded arrears
of interest S'ASS, 567SS; amount unre-
deemed, 3133,712 50. Amounts to the
credit of sinking fund, $3,s01 IS. Gross
amount of receipts for the entire year OF
1850, $1,4O4, 0S2 90. Amount Of inter-
est on public debt, payable LIST of Jan.
1851, $4,000 65; amount payable LIST
April, 1851, $1o5, 447 IS. No interest
is actually payable in London on the 1st
April, 1851, but the interest ($136,0
75) payable in London on the LIST July,
will be actually drawn from the treasury
on the list of April, 1851. The inter
ests on the public debt, payable in Lon
don, has always, as was provided by
law, been paid by the treasurer three
months in advance, to answer its arrival
in time to meet the required payments
there; and if the agents of the State in
London, who pay the interest, receives
this fund before the interest is due, they
allow this State interest at the rate of 4
per cent. per annum from the time of its
reception until the May interest is pay
pble.
The amount of interest actually paya-
BILE on the public debt on 1st July, 1851,
at the Loan Office, is about 1871, O07 IS;
payable on same day in London, $780,
OS5 rs.
The treasurer holds no sterling bonds
in trust for sinking fund. On the Bird
April, 1S49, and on I'd April, 1880, the
treasurer RENTED to the commissioner
loans and funds to purchase bills of cx-
change for the purpose of RENTING to
London the interest on the public debt
actually payable there on LIST July, 1s49,
and 1850 respectively.
The amount of interest payable list OF
April, 1851, on account OF State stock
and bonds, which compose the sinking
fund provided in the interim, (no addi-
ton is made to them is $26,S79 90.
The amount of gross receipts which
the treasurer estimates will come into
the treasury proper in the whole of the
fiscal year to end on the LIST Dec, 1851
is $;1,254,000. Estimated expenditures
of the same year, exclusive of the expen-
ses of the convention, and exclusive OF
any disbursements which may be made
in the redemption of the balance of fund,
ed arrear ofinterest, and in the purchase
of any remaining surplus of State stock
(use Of the sinking fund) over $s17, 1876
6S.
The estimated receipts from list Dec.
1850, to LIST April, 1851, over 1895, 105
So; estimated expenditures, exclusive Of
expenses of convention, 1888, 1863 IS
Eestimated receipts for April, 1875 1, 1906
244 Al; do. expenditures, for some time
exclusive of convention, 1861, S26 80
Estimated balance in treasury, Jan. 1856