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TUESDAY, February 4th, 1851.

The Convention met,
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Griffith.
A quorum not being present,
Mr. Ridgely, moved that the Convention adjourn, and that the
question be taken by yeas and nays, which being ordered appeared
as follows
AFFIRMATIVE.----
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Chapman, President, Blakistone, Lee,
Chambers, of Kent, Dorsey, Wells, Kent, Weems, Bell, Welch,
Ridgely, John Dennis, Dashiell, Williams, Goldsborough, Eccles
non, Phelps, Miller, McLane, Sprigg, McCubbin, Spencer, Urn
son, Wright, Dirickson, McMaster, Sappington, Magraw, Nelson,
Thawley, Hardcastle, Stewart, of Balt, city, Brent, of Balt, city,
Ware, Kilgour, Brewer, Hollyday, Slicer and Fitzpatrick—39.
So the Convention refused to adjourn,
Mr. Kilgour, moved to enforce the call of the House under the
15th rule.
Determined in the negative.
It being ascertained that a quorum was present.
The proceedings of yesterday were read.
The President laid before the Convention the following com
munication from Jos. C. G. Kennedy, Esq., Superintendant of
Census.
CENSUS OFFICE,

Washington, Feb. 3rd, 1851.

To the President of Maryland State Convention:
Sir,—I find by an examination of the official returns (to which
my atttention was called by a newspaper statement,) that an error
exists in the returns made for Frederick county, of which the total
population will not vary much from 40,941. I will send a more
particular statement to-morrow. We have been much delayed in
reconciling the inconsistencies existing between the returns made
by the marshals of the population in the several sub divisons, and
the number exhibited by the returns themselves.
I regret that the return has been made for Frederick, so much
at variance with the facts, and hope no great inconvenience has
resulted therefrom.
I have the honor to be, sir,
Very respectfully, your ob't serv't,
JOS. C. G. KENNEDY.
Which was read, and
Referred to the committee on Representation.
The President also laid before the Convention a communica