he waived to enable Mr. Chambers, of Kent, to move that when
the Convention adjourn, it stand adjourned until Monday morning
12 o'clock.
Determined in the affirmative.
The Convention adjourned until Monday morning 12 o'clock.

MONDAY, January 20th, 1851.

The Convention met,
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Griffith,
The proceedings of Saturday were read.
Mr. Jenifer, chairman of committee No. 14, to which was re
ferred the order to inquire into the expediency of reporting some
constitutional enactment by authority of which the future Legisla-
ture of the State shall have power to pass laws, providing for the
removal of the free colored population from the State of Mary
land, "asked to be discharged from the further consideration there.
of, and that the same be referred to the committee on the Free
Colored population."
On the question being put on discharging the committee and re
ferring the same to the committee on Free Colored Population, it
Was
Determined in the affirmative.
On motion of Mr. Weems,
The Convention took up for consideration the motion submit
ted by him or. the 11th inst., to reconsider the vote of the Con
vention upon the order adopted on the 8th inst., in relation to the
preparation of a map for the use of the Convention, showing the
boundaries of the several election districts, &.c.
Mr. Thomas, having made an explanation in relation to said
order,
Mr. Weems, withdrew his motion of reconsideration.
On motion of Mr. Stephenson, it was
Ordered, That the com mittee on Corporations inquire into the
expediency of providing in the new constitution for limiting the
time for which charters, hereafter granted shall endure to twenty
years; also, into the propriety of vesting the Legislature with the
power of altering or revoking any charter whenever in their opin
ion the public interest may require it, but in such manner that no
injustice be done to the Corporators.
Mr. McHenry, submitted the following order
Ordered, That the debate on the article of the constitution, re
ported by the committee on the Elective Franchise, shall termi