Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-01-22

convention in regard to the s'adjustment measures
OF Congress-, and expressing the pleasure it will
afford him to comply with the request of the Con-
vention in laying the same before the Legislature
of that State
Mr.. Brent, of Baltimore, submitted an order,
that from and after Monday next, the Secretary
shall enter on the Journal each day, the names of
all absentees at roll call without leave, unless on
the same day before adjournment, they report
themselves to the Secretary.
Mr. Jenfer moved to lay it on the table. Mega
dved-yeas 90, nays AS.
Mr.. Ridgey moved to amend said order by pre-
ceding it with the following That hereafter the
hour of meeting shall be II O'clock A. NJ This
was rejected-yeas "a, nays 40, and the original
order of Mr.. Brent, of Bait, was adopted
Mr.. Jenfer gave notice of rule to restrict the
members from speaking longer than one hour at
any one time, nor more than one hour on the same
question.
Mr.. Dorsey submitted an order, that the order
adopted as to the attendance of members shall not
apply to such as will state the cause of their alb
sence to be their necessary attendance to the bust
ness of the Convention.
Pending this order, and after debate thereon
on motion of Mr. Jenifer the Convention resumed
Tin Committee of the Whole,) the report of the
Committee on the Elective Franchise and the a
mendments pending thereto, (NIr. Blackstone in
the Chair.)
MIR. McHenry withdrew the amendment pro-
posed by him on yesterday.
Mr.. Phel ps moved to amend the substitute offer
ed yesterday by Mr.. Chambers, of Kent, by insert
ing after the words 'sHoward Diftrict' the follow
ing sand thirty days in the election district or ward
of the city of Baltimore - which was rejected
yeas SO, nays AZ.
MIR. Phelps then moved 'stwenty days" Reject
ed-yeas 80, nays 40.
Mr.. kigour moved ssten days" Rejected
yeas 80, nays AZ.
Mr.. Phelps then moved s'five days - After de-
bate, and without coming to vote on this propo-
too fha( 4
journed.
Jan. Is, 1851.
The Convention assembling, Mr.. Hicks moved to
reconsider the vote of yesterday requiring the Sc
cretary to keep list of absent members to be
tered upon the journal. Messrs. Hicks, McLane,
Jenifer, Wells and Sellers favored the motion
and Messrs. r. J, Brent and Brown opposed it.
The motion to reconsider prevailing, Mr.. Dashiels
moved an amendment stopping the pay of absent
members. Mr.. Sellers desired to reach the pay
during the recess. MIR. Grason moved to lay the
whole matter on the table, which was carried by
vote of SO to SO.
The Convention then Gin Committee of the
Whole) proceeded to the consideration of the Or
der of the day-being the articles regulating the
Elective Franchise. A debate arose on the pend
ing question requiring a residence of five days in
the particular ward or district, prior to voting,
which continued to the hour of ad ounment
In answer to order of the Convention the
Commissioner of lotteries report that for the last
six years they have paid into the State Treasury
under the lottery grants, the sum Of S2l0,90 SO
the revenue from that source for the three years
last past, being S142,e76 10. The report also
shows the amount under the several lottery grants
to have been appropriated as follows -
To the Catholic Church, at Frederick, the Mid
dletown, Bladensburg and Washington Academies,
S2,036 90; to the Frederick City Water Compa-
ny, 500 ,644 SO to the Frederick Female Acade-
Iny, $50 906 IS to ST. Mary's Female Academy
L To tba 10
457 80 to the Be-Air Academy, 50, 1873 co. to
the Pataqsco Female Institute, S6,2SS o.; to the
Susquehanna Canal outlet lock, S12 SIT So to
the Harpers' Ferry and Frederick Turnpike Com
pany, $50 $50 76.; to the Leitersburg Road Com
pany, SIT COS SO ; to Carroll county, $50 $50.
Jan. l6, 1851.
To-day, Mr.. Jenifer submitted the following
resolution
Resolved, That all debate in Committee of the
Whole, upon the first section of the Report of the
Committee the Elective Franchise shall cease
this day at l O'Clock, and the Committee of the
Whole shall then proceed to vote upon the amend
ments then pending, or which may be offered, and
five minutes may be allowed to any member to ex-
plain any amendment which he may offer.
Mr.. Weber moved to amend, by striking out the
words ''frst section of the,'' so to make it ap-
plicable to the whole report. Mr.. Jenifer then
withdrew the resolution. 1t was renewed by Mr.
Weber, leaving out the words he had proposed to
strike out.
After debate by Messrs. Brent. of Baltimore,
Dorsey, Jenifer, Ridgely, Blackstone, Spencer
Stewart, of Caroline, and Chambers, of Kent,
On motion of Mr.. Smith, said resolution was
laid on the table.
MIR. Randall gave notice that on tomorrow he
should move to amend the 18th Rule.
Mr.. Sellers gave notice that tomorrow he should
move to amend the 23d Rule, by striking out these
words Except that part of the Goth rule which
restricts members from speaking more than twice
upon the same question. The ayes and noes shall
be taken in Committee of the Whole, in the same |
manner as they taken in Convention -
On motion of Mr. Merrick the Convention, in |
Committee of the Whole. (Nlr. Blackstone in the
chair) resumed the consideration of the report of
the Committee on the Elective Franchise.
The question proposed being on the amendment
proposed by Mr.. Phelps, (requiring voter to re-
side five days in the ward election district |
where he may offer to vote) to the substitute for
the first article proposed by Mr.. Chambers, of
Kent
Speeches were made by Messrs Rcaud, Stew
art, of Caroline, Freshman, and Others upon the
general subject of the report, when the committee
rose and without coming to any vote, the COnyen-
tion adjourned.
Jan. II, 1851.
Mr. Ridgely moved that the hour of meeting
hereafter be IL clock A. NJ, which was adopted
MIR Chambers, of Kent, Chairman of the Com
mittee on the Elective Franchise, reported the fol-
lowing additional article, which, motion of Mr.
Blackstone, ordered to be printed, and refer
red to the Committee of the Whole
4th ssEvery person elected Or appointed to any
office of profit or trust under the Constitutions or
laws made pursuant thereto, before he shall enter
upon the duties of such office, shall take or sub
scribe to the following oath or affirmation -
do swear, (or affirm as the case may be,) that |
will be faithful and bear true allegiance to the
State of Maryland and that will support the Con-
stitution and laws thereof; that WILL to the best
of my skill and Judgment diligently and faithfully,
without Partially prejudice, execute the office
of E according to the Constitution and laws of
the State, and that since the adoption of the pre-