persons elected to office under the constitution and laws of this State,
and especially to provide therein, that such person has not either
directiy or indirectly offered or given, or procured to be offered or
given any bribe or bribes to any voter or voters at any election,
which has been held since the ratification of this constitution and
further to provide in the test oath of the Grand Jurors of the
counties, that they shall especially inquire into the cases of bribery
in elections, which shall come to their knowledge, either directly
or indirectly since the ratification of said constitution.
Which was twice read and adopted.
Mr. Michael Newcomer, submitted the following preamble and
order
Whereas, there has been much complaint among the people
of the State, of a waste of time in our Legislative assemblies;—
and whereas, the same complaint exists against this body;—and
whereas, the waste of time results from the great number of speak
ing members;—and whereas, the speakers, generally are members
of the legal profession,
Therefore, Ordered, That the committee on the Legislative
Department inquire into the expediency of engrafting upon the
constitution, that no county or city shall be privileged to send
more than one lawyer, in any one year, to represent the people
thereof in the General Assembly.
Which was twice read and adopted.
In accordance with the notice given on yesterday,
Mr. James U. Dennis, moved that the Convention reconsider
their vote upon the 1st and 2nd orders in the report of the commit-
tee on Printing, in relation to the debates and proceedings of the
Convention.
Mr. Ridgely, moved to lay said motion on the table.
Mr. James U. Dennis, then withdrew his motion to reconsider,
Mr. Ridgely, then gave notice that on to-morrow, he would
move to reconsider the vote of the Convention upon the 1st and
2nd order's in the report of the committee on Printing, in relation
to the debates and proceedings of the Convention.
Mr. Jacobs submitted the following orders:
Which were twice read and adopted.
1st. Ordered, That a select committee of seven be appointed
by the President, whose duty it shall be to report on all matters
and subjects in any way connected with the free negro or mulatto
population of our State; and that amongst other things they in
quire and report the actual numbers thereof in the State, at the
several census of the United States, down to and including that now
being returned; their annual increase; the numbers that have been
colonized in Africa; the amount of colonization taxes, and to what
purposes applied, together with all laws or statutes peculiarly ap.
plicable to said free negro and mulatto population.
2nd. Ordered, That said committee submit to this Convention
some prospective plan, looking to the riddance of this State, of the
free negro and mulatto population thereof, and their colonization
in Africa.