Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1864-06-02

county and district Of the city of Baltimore shall
reach ten. Above that number, each county
and district of the said city shall elect one dele
for every forty FIVE thousand persons, or frac-
tional portion thereof above one-half. Upon
this principle, and until the next Federal cen
sus, or State enumeration of inhabitants, the
House of Delegates shall consist of eiehty-two
members, distributed as follows: Allegany
five members Anne Arundel, two members
each of the districts in Baltimore city, seven
members; Baltimore county, six; Calvert, one;
Caroline, two; Carroll, fve Cecil. four
Charles, one Dorchester two; Frederick, SIX
Hartford, four; Howard. two; Kent, one;
Montgomery, two; Prince Georges, two; Queen
Anne's, two; St Mary's, one; Somerset, three;
Talbot, two; Washington, FIVE; Worcester, three
The report is signed by Messrs. Abbott,
Hatch, Negley, Pugh Carter and Greene.
Mr. Berry, Of Prince Georges county, made
minority report, (signed by Mcssrs. Berry, Ede-
lin and Smith), as follows.
The minority report apportions the members
Of the House of Delegates by giving Baltimore
city four more delegate than the most popuous
county; and no county less than two members.
Baltimore city to be divided into districts, each
of which shall elect its own delegates, and I'M
til after the return of the next national census,
Baltimore city shall be entitled to one delegate
for every 1900 inhabitants, or fractional part
thereof over and above one-haf The counties
of the State shall be entitled to one delegate for
every 1000 inhabitants. Upon this principle
of giving to each county not less than two dele
gates, Allegany county to be entitled to dele
gates, Anne Arundel 8, each electoral district
in Baltimore city l. Baltimore county 8, CAL
vert 2, Caroline 2, Carroll A. Cecil 8, Charles g.
Dorchester g. Frederick I, Hartford 8, Howard
2. Kent 2, Montgomery 8. Prince Georges 3,
Queen Annes 2, St. Mary's 2, Somerset 4, Tai
bot 2, Washington 4, Worcester 8. The report
proposes Lo change in the mode of eecting
Senators.
The order of the day came up, being the I'M
finished business of yesterday, and the 18th
article of the present Declaration of Rights be-
ing under consideration, the Convention recon-
sidered its action of yesterday
Mr.. Galloway, of Hartford. offered substi-
tute for the article before the Convention, which,
after lengthy and warm discussion was finally
adopted by yeas 49,. nays 80. The article,
as adopted, is the same in substance as that
contained in the present Bill of Rights, and
reads as follows:
Article IA. That the levying of taxes by the
poll is grievous and oppressive, and ought to
be prohibited that paupers ought not to be as
sessed for the support of the Government, but
every other person in the State, or persons hold
ing property therein, ought to contribute his
portion Of public taxes for the support of
Government, according to his actual worth in
real or personal property, yet fines, duties or
taxes may properly and Justly be imposed or
laid with political view, for the good govern
ment and benefit of the community.
The Convention adjourned until Monday next.
May 3O.-In the Convention to-day on mo-
ton of Mr.. Mulliken, the Committee on Fran
chises were directed to inquire as to the expe-
diency OF inserting an article in the Constitution
depriving of voting and of holding office all
persons who have left the State to aid the re-
bellion, or who still reside within the State and
have aided the rebellion by word or act. The
consideration of the Declaration of Rights was
ftsuihed: Article -; wa n were passed
without amendment. An amendment to insert
the word "free" in the 18th article before the
word "man," so as to make it read "every free
man, for any Injury done to him in his person
property, ought to have remedy by the course
Of the law of the land &c." was rejected-yeas
20, nays 81. An amendment to the 21st ar
ticle giving the Legislature power to pass laws
"for the government, regulation aud disposition
of the free coiored population" was also reject
ed. Articles 10, 20 and 81 were also passed
without amendment. Articles %, "a and %
were passed over temporarily. Mr.. Stirling
moved to amend article Is so as to read sThat
no conviction shall work corruption of blood,
nor shall there be any forfeiture Of the estate of
any person for any crime, except for treason,
and then only on conviction" The amend
ment was debated up to the adjournment of the
Convention