FRIDAY, March 7th, 1851.

The Convention met,
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Graff.

The proceedings of yesterday were read.

Mr. John Newcomer, presented a petition of sundry citizens of
Washington county, praying that a provision may he made in the
new constitution, that the privilege to sell intoxicating liquor
shall not be granted to any person in any part of the State, except
the same shall first he sanctioned or approved of by a majority of
the votes in the district where the same is to be sold.

Which was read, and

Referred to the select committee already appointed on that
subject.

Mr. Dorsey, moved the Convention take up for consideration
the report submitted by him on the 8th of February, as chairinart
of the committee on New Counties.

Mr. Dorsey, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays,
and being ordered, appeared as follows

A FFIRMATIVE —Messrs. Chapman, Pres't, Blakistone, Dent,
Hopewell, Chambers, of Kent, Mitchell, Donaldson, Dorsey,
Wells, Randall, Kent, Sellman, Weerns, Dalrymple, Sollers,
Bell, Ridgely, Crisfield, Dashiell, Hicks, Hodson, Goldsborough,
Eccleston, Sprigg, McCubbin, Bowling, Grason, McMaster,
Fiery, John Newcomer and Davis—33.
NEGATIVE—Messrs. Ricaud, Lee, Lloyd, Colston, Chambers
of Cecil, McCullough, Miller, Spencer, George, Fooks, Thornas,
Shriver, Gaither, Biser, Annan, Sappington, Stephenson, Magraw,
Thawley, Hardcastle, Gwinn, Sherwood, of Baltimore city,
Presstman, Ware, Schley, Neill, Michael Newcomer, Weber,
Hollyday, Slicer, Parke, Ege, Cockey and Brown—32.
So the Convention agieed to take up said report.
The said report being an article erecting Howard District into
a county called "Howard county," was then read and adopted.
The Convention then resumed the consideration of the un
finished business of yesterday, being the motion of Mr. Lloyd, to
make the several reports from the committee on Representation
the special order of the day for Tuesday next.
Mr. Wells, moved to postpone said repolts until Wednesday
week.
Mr. Hopewell, moved to lay the whole subject on the table;
Determined in the negative.
The question then recurred and was put on the motion of Mr.
Wells, to postpone said reports until Wednesday week.
Mr. Wells, moved the question be taken by yeas and nays, and
being ordered, appeared as follows: