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those members were subjected, whose seats were in that quarter of the Hall Opposite the commit- tee room, by the constant passing and re-passing of members and others, and he moved the ap- pointment of a committee of three, whose duty it should be to ascertain what alteration could be made in the Hall that would add to the com- fort and convenience of the members. Ordered accordingly. The committee was ordered to consist of the following gentlemen : Messrs. MAGRAW, DIRICKSON, and SAPPING- TON. HOUR OF MEETING. Mr. STEPHENSGN offered the following or- der. ' "Ordered, That from and after the third day of February next, this Convention will meet daily at 10 o'clock, A. M., except Mondays,- on which day the hour of meeting shall be 11 o'clock." Mr. RIDGELY moved that the order be laid up- on the table. Mr. HARBINE asked the yeas and nays, which were ordered, and being taken, were yeas 35, n?ys 37. So the motion was not laid on the table. Mr. WARE moved to amend the order by mak- ing Hie hour of meeting on Monday 12 o'clock. Mr. STEPHENSON accepted the amendment. Mr. JOHN NEWCOMER moved to amend, by making the hour of meeting on Monday ten in- stead of twelve. Mr. STEPHENSON accepted the amendment. And by ayes 21, noes 34, the amendment was rejected. The yeas and nays were called for by Mr. DA- SHIELL, and after some conversation on a point of order, were taken, and were yeas 40, nays 37. So the amendment was adopted. Mr. MORGAN moved a call of the House. Mr. BUCHANAN seconded the motion. The call was ordered, and the roll of the mem- bers was called. On motion of Mr. McHENRY, all further pro- ceedings on the call were dispensed with. After some further conversation, the reading of the resolution was called for, and its confused .phraseology, as amended, give rise to some merri- ment Mr. TUCK moved to amend by substituting the hour of half-past eleven on Monday. The amendment was rejected. Mr. MeMjisTER moved to lay the whole sub- ject on the table. Mr. STEPHENSON asked the yeas and nays. Mr. Me MASTER withdrew his motion. Mr. MORGAN renewed it. : Mr. HARBINE asked the yeas and nays, which •were ordered, and being taken, were yeas 35, nays 40. So the subject was not laid on the table. The question recurred on the passage of the resolution. Mr. PHELPS proceeded to refer {p the continual changes of rules which the Con vention made, aad to tho consumption of time whleh revolted from

Buncombe speeches made on propositions, of this description, when The hour of twelve having arrived, A motion was made by Mr. HARBINE, to post- pone the orders of the day, for the purpose of dis- posing of the pending question. The Convention refused to postpone. And thereupon the Convention passed tf the orders of the day. MASTER AND SLAVE. Mr. JENIFER, by general consent, called the attention of the Convention to the proceedings which had taken place yesterday on the report of Committee No. 14, upon the relation of mas- ter and slave. The Convention would recollect, he said, that he had moved that the considera- tion of the report be postponed until Monday next. The committee had met last night, and were unanimously of opinion that it would be better to accept the amendment of the gentleman from Prince George's county, (Mr. Bowie,) in lieu of their own report. The amendment pro- posed by that gentleman, was in the following words: "The Legislature shall not pass any law to abolish or change Hits icliuiuu uf uiaalci and slave, as it now exists hi this State." The only words added by the committee, (con- tinued Mr. J.) are the words "or change," after the word "abolish." Mr. BOWIE. That will do. Mr. JENIFER, continuing. I believe that this wHl meet with the unanimous approbation of the Convention. At the same time, I must say that in the judgment of the committee, the provision which they had reported, did, in fact cover the whole ground. They have instructed me, bow- ever, to report the amendment, and I hope it will be adopted. Whilst I am on; the floor, I will say that I hope we shall not hereafter hear any denuncia- tions as to the action of the committees of this body, unless gentlemen are perfectly sure that they stand in a position which entitles them to make charges of dereliction of duty. The meet- ings of the committee, at the head of which I have been placed, have always been attended by such members as were in the city, and last night, inclement as the weather was, the venera- ble and distinguished gentleman from Anne Arundel, (Mr. Dorsey,) was in attendance, as wag also every other member. Every proposition which has been referred to that committee, hag been considered, and though of course there have been differences of opinion, yet every subject has been acted on, so far as it was possible to act. 1 have felt it due to myself to make this brief statement of facts. I hope the orders of the day will be postponed to enable the Convention to act upon this re- port. The PRESIDENT. The Convention having re* fused to postpone the orders of the day, the mo- tion can only be received by unanimous coo- sent. .......• [Cries of "consent"--"e6Bseni"]