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Harding, of Frederick, Secretary proceeded to

consider the bill to take the sense of the people
upon the expediency of calling convention to
amend the Constitution, and for the election of
delegates to such convention, reported by Mr..
Alexander. Mr.. Belt spoke in opposition to
the bill. The committee rose and reported the
bill to the House. An amendment that the re-
lation of master and slave should not be inter-
fered with was adopted. A large number of
other amendments were proposed, but the House
adjourned without voting npon the bill.
MARCH a-Orders, Gc.-By Mr.. Ford, of
Baltimore county, that each county delegation
be allowed to call up two bills and the city dele
CATION four in regular order. Mr.. Goldsborough.
that no bills be printed Mr.. Mackubin. that
on Friday the bills of the Committee on Claims
have precedence. Mr. Dali, to close the Jour-
nal of accounts on Friday Severally adopted.
Bills Reported-By Mr.. Stirling to regulate
traders and ordinary license made the order of
the day for tomorrow.
O'youora6te Reports.-By Mr.. Alexander, on
the bill to prohibit the taking of insufficient
bail. Mr.. yelling, on the bill to prohibit after
the LIST July, 1859, the issue of bank notes less
than $40, and after the LIST January, 1860, less
than 500. Also, to prohibit circulation of notes
of other States less than 500.
After an interchange of messages the two
Houses proceeded to elect State Librarian, and
the following was the result :-Llewellyn Boyle
67, scattering 4, blanks, 7. Col Boyle was de-
cfared duly elected for two years from April
next.
Bills Passed.-For State subscription to
Wingate's Register. To appoint two inspectors
of guano, &C., instead of one. To repeal the
act Incorporating the Patapsco Bank Of Mary
land. For the relief of the Maryland Hospital.
Appropriating to the common schools the mo-
vnd no n
The pilot bill was then taken up as the order
of the day. A motion TO strike out the enact
ing clause was made and lost.
MIR. T;ighman moved an indefnate postpone
m.ent which was lost.
MARCH Mr.. Goldsborough, from the COM
mlttee on corporations offered resolutions that
the Governor appoint counsel to apply for
writ of injunction against the Greensborough
Bank and to require said bank to show cause
why its charter shall not be forfeited, and to
provide tor the appointment Of receivers to dis
tribute assets, &c. Lies over under the rule.
Mr.. Hobbs reported contract with T. j.
Wilson for printing the laws, and with
Brumbaugh for making index. Adopted.
Bills Reported.-By Mr. Magrnder relative
to primary schools in this State. Mr.. Alexan-
der, to enlarge the powers of the Commissioner
of Public Works. g..
Bus Possed.-To amend the acts for OPEN
ing dockets by Registers of Wills of this State.
10 enter claims against deceased persons es-
tates &c. For the benefit of the State Agricul-
turai Soeiety-yeas SO, nays 25.
The House then proceeded with the order of
the day, being the bill to regulate pilotage.-
The 4th section was stricken out Messrs.
Goldsborough and Alexander spoke earnestly in
favor of the BILL It was opposed by Messrs.
Kibourne and Smith of Baltimore city. The
bill was then rejected-yeas 49,. nays IS.
MARCH Son motion of Mr.. Mcpherson the
Governor was requested to direct the county Of
Ulcers to prepare statistical facts relative to the
for the next two years, and report the same to
next Legislature.
Bills Passed.-Relative to the fees of the Sur
veyor OF Charles county. Regulating the COM
pensation of jurors in Prince Georges county,
10 pay r. s.. Reeder for legal services. To paw
for printing reports Of simplifying commission
Iers.
/ On motion of Mr.. Alexander the House took
up his bill providing for call of a Convention.
He then moved a call of the House. The bill
was read third time and passed by yeas and
nays, as follow:
Yeas-Messrs. Berry, lspeaker) Wickes, Me
ginnis, Griffiss, Magruder, Lynch, of Baltimore
county, Smith, of Baltimore county, Tilghman,
Dali, Richardson, Grieves, Davis, Ford, of Cecil,
Kidd, Hearn, Thomas, Harding, Bowlus, Root,
Rooms, Hobbs Hanway, Bacon, Baker, Todd,
McGonigal, Stirling, Rogers, Mcpherson, Smith
of Baltimore city, Kennard, Lynch; of Baltimore
city, Harrington, Crowley, Forest, Alexander,
Rohrer, Summers, Gray, Thruston, McKinstry,
Re'ndollar, Day, Dorsey-44.
Nays-Morgan, Neale, Tongue, Mackubin
Kilbourne, Burgess, Stonestreet, Walker Ford,
|of Baltimore county, Goldsborough, Waller
Moore, Sudler, of Somerset, Wyville, Contee
Sudler, of Queen Annes, Landing, Schnebley,
Riddlemoser, Duvall, Worthington, Barnard,
Mountz-22
The bill of Mr.. Grieves for the better regula-
ton OF the free colored population of this State
was amended with AZ amendments, when the
enacting clause was stricken out, and thus the
bill was rejected.
MARCH 6.-BiOs Passed.-For the benefit of
A. E. 81. Farrell, lunatic pauper of Charles co.
To incorporate the Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany Of st. Mary's and Charles counties. Re-
lative to jurors in Prince Georges county. To
regulate the inspection of lime in Baltimore CT
ty, providing that there be but one inspection \
Making an appropriation of $4,000 for the Ma
ryland Colonization Society.
The Senate bill appropriating $4,000 to the
insane Asylum was passed-ayes 40, noes Is,
and is law
MI. Lynch, of Baltimore city, introduced re-
solutions complimentary to the memory of the
late Adjutant-G General, and recommending that
the Legislature and public officers of the State
attend his funeral tomorrow; which were "a
dopted.
The bill to establish Normal School on the
basis Of St. Johns College, and appropriating
$4,000 additional to said institution to carry
out the object was discussed at length, and a.
mended be striking out all after the enacting
clause, and providing simply for an additional
appropriation of ,6O0-pending which the
House adjourned to y O'Clock this evening.
The bill making appropriations for improve