amendment of Mr. GWINN, and being taken, re-
sulted as follows:
Affirmative—Messrs. Chapman, President, Morgan,
Blakistone, Dent, Ricaud, Lee, Chambers,
of Kent, Dorsey, Wells, Sellman, Weems, Mer-
rick, James U. Dennis, Williams, Hodson, Golds-
borough, Phelps, Tuck, Sprigg, McCubbin
Hearn, Stephenson, McHenry, Nelson, Gwinn,
Brent, of Baltimore city, Ware, Fiery, Harbine,
Davis, Kilgour, Waters, Anderson, Hollyday,
Cockey and Brown—36.
Negative— Messrs. Buchanan, Bell, Lloyd,
Dickinson, Sherwood, of Talbot, John Dennis,
Miller, Bowling, George, Wright, Dirickson,
Thomas, Shriver, Biser, Annan, Magraw, Car-
ter, Thawley, Stewart of Caroline, Schley, Neill,
Brewer, Weber, Fitzpatrick, Smith, Parke, Ege,
and Shower—98.
So the substitute of Mr. GWINN was agreed
to.
The question then recurred on the adoption of
the section as thus amended.
Mr. TUCK moved an amendment,
After some explanatory conversation on the
part of Messrs. TUCK, GWINN and CHAMBERS, of
Kent,
Mr. CHAMBERS, of Kent, suggested that the ob-
ject avowed in the amendment of the gentleman
from Prince George's, (Mr. Tuck,) was accom-
plished in the amendment of the gentleman from
Baltimore city, (Mr. Gwinn ) We might not all
see through the same spectacles, but he thought
that when the Convention met on Monday, in a
calmer mood, the fact would be seen to be such
as he had stated.
Therefore he moved to adjourn.
The Convention refused to adjourn.
Mr. TUCK withdrew his amendment.
Some conversation followed an a point of order
between Mr. BRENT, of Baltimore city, and the
PRESIDENT.
Mr. GWINN moved to amend the amendment,
by inserting the following words, to precede the
said section:
"The style of all laws of this State, shall be:
'Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Ma-
ryland,' and."
The amendment was agreed to.
The section, as amended, was then adopted.
And the Convention adjourned until Monday
at 12 o'clock.
MONDAY, February 24,1851.
Pursuant to the order of Friday last, the Con-
vention met this day at 12 o'clock.
Prayer was made by the Rev. Mr. GRIFFITH.
The roll of the members was called, and a
quorum being present, the journal of Friday last
was read and approved.
The PRESIDENT laid before the Convention the
following communication, from the Treasurer of
the State.

TREASURY, Annapolis, Feb. 22nd, 1851.
Sir :—In compliance with the order of the Con-
vention of the 21st inst., "requesting the Trea-
surer to report to them the amount of money ex-
pended in the purchase of Lots and the erection
of Warehouses in the city of Baltimore, for the
inspection of Tobacco, and also to report further
whether the purchase of Lots, the erection of
Warehouses and the expenses of Inspection are
now, or have been at any time heretofore a
charge upon the Treasury of the State."
The Treasurer reports that the amount of expense
incurred in the purchase of Lots and Ware-
houses, and in the erection of Warehouses, inclu-
ding payments on account of Interest on the
several loans which have been negotiated for
them, are:
For Insurances and other incidental expen-
ses, $722,994 43
Of which has been paid, 559,304 76
Leaving due a balance of $163,68967
He further states, that none of the expenses,
either on account of the purchase of Lots, the
erection of Warehouses, or of Inspection are now,
or have at any time heretofore, been a charge on
the Treasury of the State.
Very respectfully, your obedient serv't.,
D. CLAUDE, Treasurer.
Hon. JNO. G, CHAPMAN, Pres't, of Con.
Which was read, and
On motion of Mr DONALDSON.
Referred to the committee on Inspections.
RULES OF THE CONVENTION.
Mr. RICAUD called up the report heretofore
made by him as Chairman of the select commit'
tee on the rules.
And the Convention proceeded to the consideration
thereof.
The report was adopted, without debate or
amendment, precisely in the form in which it was
reported, (as published in Friday's proceedings.)
On motion of Mr. BROWN, the Convention pas-
sed to the orders of the day.
THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
The Convention resumed the consideration of
the special order of the day, being the report
heretofore made by Mr. JOHNSON, from the com-
mittee on the legislative department of the gov-
ernment.
The eighteenth section of the said report being
under consideration in the words following :
" Section 18. No bill shall become a law un-
less passed in each House by a majority of the
whole number of members elected, and on the
question of its final passage, the ayes and noes
shall be recorded."
Mr. PHELPS moved to strike out said 18th sec-
tion, and substitute in lieu of it the following.
Section, 18th. " No bill shall become a law un-
less it receive the concurrent vote of a majority
of the members present in both Houses."
Mr. P. briefly explained the object of his
amendment. He desired to make the section