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TUESDAY, January 21st, 1851.

The Convention met,
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Griffith.
The proceedings of yesterday were read.

Mr. Annan, presented a petition of sundry Tanners and
Dealers in Leather, praying that no change may be made in the
Inspection of Leather.

Which was read and referred to the committee on Inspections.

Mr. Davis, presented the Address of the Primary School con
vention to the people of Maryland, signed by John S. Tyson,
Esq., and others;

Which was read, and
On his motion, referred to the committee on Education.
Mr. Spencer, laid before the Convention an account of James T.
Wooters, cleik to the Levy Court of Queen Anne's county, for
information furnished the Convention undeL their order of 2nd
December.
Which was read, and
On motion of Mr. Spencer,
Referred to the committee on Accounts.

On motion of Mr. McMaster,
The Convention again resolved itself into a committee of the
whole upon the report submitted by Mr. Chambers, of Kent, on
the 13th ult., as chairman of the committee on the Elective Fran
chise, (Mr. Blakistone, being in the Chair,) the following pro
ceedings occured in committee of the whole:
The question pending before the Convention being on the
motion of Mr. Ricaud,to insert after the word "election," in the
last line, 2nd section, the words, "for the period of five years;"

Mr. Brent, of Baltimore city, withdrew the amendment offered
by him on yesterday.

Mr. Spencer, gave notice that at the proper time he should offer
the following as additional sections to the report.
Insert after the 2nd section the following:

Section 3rd. That every person who shall be elected to any office
whatever, at any election to take place in this State hereafter, or
who shall be appointed to any office whatever, in said State here
after, shall before he enters upon the duties of the office to which
he may be elected or appointed, first take and subscribe the follow
ing oath, (if not conscientiously scrupulous, and in such case, affir
mation) before some one of the Judges of the Court of Appeals
of this State:
I do solemnly swear that I have not at any election held in
this State, since the ratification of the new constitution of this State,
or in any other way, in any manner violated the provisions con
tained in the 2nd section of the said constiution relating to bribery,