the proper time, the following as a substitute for
the twenty-first section:
"No bill appropriating money or pledging the
faith and credit of the State for works of inter-
nal improvement, shall become a law, except it
be passed by a vote of two-thirds of the whole
number of representatives in each branch of the
legislature."
Mr. BREWER also gave notice that he should
offer at the proper time, the following, as a sub-
stitute for the twenty-first section:
"Section 21. No loans shall be made upon the
credit of this State, which are not redeemable
at the pleasure of the State; and which may not
be necessary to the payment of the existing pub-
lic debt; nor shall any taxes be imposed upon the
assessable property of the State, nor upon the in-
habitants thereof, for any new schemes of im-
provement, (or for any other purpose, other than
for the current expenses of the State,) except
such as may be authorised by an act of assembly
passed at one session by a two-third vote of the
two Houses of the legislature, providing therein
for taking the sense of the people thereupon at
the next election thereafter, and ratified and con-
firmed at the next succeeding session of the Gen-
eral Assembly, in case a majority of the qualified
voters of the State shall have declared in favor
of the said act of Assembly."
And then the Convention adjourned until to-
morrow, at 10 o'clock.

TUESDAY, February 25, 1851.
The Convention met at ten o'clock,
Prayer was made by the Rev. Mr. GRIFFITH.
The roll of the members was called.
A quorum being present, the journal of yester-
day was read, and having been amended,
On motion of Mr. JENIFER, in that part which
had erroneously attributed to him the motion to
adjourn, was approved.
EDUCATION.
Mr. SMITH, chairman of the committee on
education, submitted the following report;
Section 1st. A permanent and adequate school
fund shall be established by the Legislature, so
soon as the financial condition of the State shall
justify it, the present fund for the support of free
and common schools, and all money, stock and
other property which may hereafter be appro-
priated for that purpose, or received into the
treasury, under the provision of any law hereto-
fore passed to augment the said fund, shall be
securely invested and remain a perpetual fund,
and the income thereof, shall be annually appro-
priated to the support of public schools, and it
shall not be competent for the Legislature to
borrow, appropriate or use the said fund or any
part thereof, for any other purpose, under any
pretence whatever.
Sec. 2nd. It shall be the duty of the Legisla-

ture, so soon as it may be compatible with the
provisions of the aforegoing section, to establish
a uniform system of common school educa-
tion.
Sec. 3rd. There shall be elected by the quali-
fied voters of the State, every year, a Su-
perintendent of education or common schools,
whose duties and compensation shall be prescrib-
ed by the Legislature.
Sec. 4th. For the preparation of teachers for
such schools, it shall be the further duty of the
Legislature to establish a Normal School for the
education of persons who may desire lo become
teachers of common school, and that each county
shall be entitled to its distributive share, accord-
ing to its present disposition by law.
Mr. S. in presenting the report, stated that it
had not been unanimously concurred in by the
committee, and that the members dissenting from
it reserved the right to present their own
views.
The report was read and ordered to be prin-
ted.
Mr. CARTER, presented an account of James
H. Fountain clerk of Caroline county court, for
services rendered under the order of the Conven-
tion.
Which was read, and
On motion of Mr, CARTER,
Referred to the committee on accounts.
On motion of Mr. HARBINE, the Convention
proceeded to the orders of the day,
THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.
The Convention resumed the consideration of
the report of the committee on the legislative de-
partment.
Mr DENT, in pursuance of the notice he had
yesterday given, moved a reconsideration of the
vote by which the twentieth section had been
adopted, as follows:
"Section 20. No divorce shall be granted by the
General Assembly, nor any tax or other burthen
be levied on the persons or property of the peo-
ple, for the support of any religious sect or de-
nomination."
Mr. DENT said he had not made the motion
for the purpose of having the provisions of the
section rejected, but for the purpose of having
them provided for in two separate sections. As
the section now stands, it presented an amalga-
mation of subjects and objects entirely distinct
and unconnected with each other.
The PRESIDENT intimated his opinion, that the
section might be divided into two distinct sec-
tions without the necessity of a motion to recon-
sider. It would not be in order, without such a
reconsideration, to change the structure of the
section; but a mere motion to divide, might be
made.
Mr. DENT submitted a motion inaccordance
with the suggestion of the chair, and the section
was divided into two sections, as follows:
"Section 20. No divorce shall be granted by
the General Assembly.
"Sec. 21. No tax or other burthen shall be
levied on the person or property of the people