Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-03-12

Messrs. Eye, Sellers, Sherwood of Baltimore,
Merrick, and others, participated when the vote
was reconsidered and amendment rejected. Gin
the debate Messrs. Solllers and Eye interchanged
some remarks of character which created alter
nate bursts of laughter and fears as to the manner
in which they would be understood and received,
in reference to which the announcement below will
give the result)
Amendments offered by Messrs Spencer Nc
Henry, and others, looking to the restraints upon
the Legislature in the exercise of the money power,
were discussed.
the use of revenue from public works to their i'm
provement, or fOrthe erection of Others after pay
ing the State debt.
Pending the debate, a motion to adjourn was
made, but waived to allow Mr.. Magraw to make
the following statement:
''Mr. Eye accepts the disclaimer of Mr. Sellers
of personal offence in the debate this morning and
Mr.. Sellers cheerfully reiterates the disclaimer -
The Convention thereupon adjourned
March 7. 1851
On motion of Mr.. Dorsey, report from the
Committee on New Counties, providing for Great
ing Howard District into county, to be called
Howard County, was taken up; and, without de-
ate, adopted
The motion made yesterday by Mr. Lloyd to de-
sgnate some day for considering the report from
the Committee on Representation, was again con-
sdered; and after several suggestions, it was
made the special order of the day for Wednesday
week
! The report from Committee on the Legislative
epartment-being the special order Of the day
was then proceeded with, and amendments seve-
rally offered by Messrs. McHenry George Spen-
Ger, Blackstone and Ridgely, to the 21st article
Restricting the Legislature in the borrowing of
money, &c, were adopted.
| Mr. Freshman moved new article to said re-
port in the following words:
& No person shall he imnriSOned for dnht ,;
This article was adopted by vote of 60 to s.
Messrs. Chambers, of Kent, Donaldson McMas-
ter, Dorsey and Fooks voting in the negative
| The vote on some Of the aforegong amendments
was reconsidered, and the whole subject was laid
over until Monday week, and ordered to be printed.
! Mr. Crisfleld rose to give notice that, when the
report should again come up, he should move to
reconsider the vote adopting the article abolishng
imprisonment for debt.
| Mr. Jenifer, from the committee on misc Iane-
Gus subjects, (known as the omnibus committee, y
made report prohibiting State officers and mem
bers OF the Legislature from acting as agents in
procuring the passage of any law by the Legisla-
ture. Read, and laid over.
| The Convention then proceeded to consider the
report from the Committee on the Executive De
partmcnt.
Mr.. Sprigg thereupon moved substitute as of
fered by HIM when the report was first introduced
! MIR. Dorsey moved further substitute, proyid-
ing for electing the Governor by electors, to be
chosen by an electoral college, to be composed OF
one delegate from Baltimore city, and one from
each county, the elector from Baltimore city, to
give six votes; Baltimore and Frederick counties
four votes each; Anne Arundel and Washington
three; Allegany, Somerset Worcester Prince
Georges Carroll, Hartford, Cecil, Dorchester
Charles, Montgomery, Queen AIMS, two; St
Mary 5, Talbot, Kent, Caroline, and Calvert, one
vote each.
The vote was taken on the first part of this lat
ter proposition, providing for electing the Cover
nor by an electoral college, and it was rejected
by a vote of 8 to Co.
Mr.. Dorsey then withdrew the other portion OF
his proposition.
On motion of Mr.. Grason, the second Wednes-
day Of October was adopted the day for electng
the Governor
Mr.. Grason also moved an amendment making
the Gubernatoral term four years. instead Of three
as at present; which was adopted.
! The Convention adjourned,