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Also a report from the clerk of Talbot county court, in obedi
ence to the order of the Convention on the 15th ultimo;
Which was read and referred to the committee on the Judiciary.
On motion of Mr. Ridgely,
The Convention adjourned until to-morrow morning 11 o'clock

TUESDAY, December 10th, 1850.

The Convention met pursuant to adjournment.
Present the same members as on yesterday.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Griffith.
The proceedings uf yesterday were read.
On motion of Mr. Wells, it was
Ordered, That the committee appointed "to consider and report
a proper basis of Representation in the two Houses of the General
Assembly, and a proper apportionment of Representation in the
same," consider the expediency of creating a new county, to be
styled "Howard county," out of that part of Anne Arundel
county, now known as "Howard District."
Mr. Merrick, submitted the following order:
Which was twice read and adopted.
Ordered, That the committee on Representation inquire into the
expediency of adopting the following articles
Article 1st. The Legislature sirall be formed of two distinct
branches, a Senate and a House of Delegates, which together
shall be a complete Legislature, and shall be styled, the General
Assembly of Maryland.
Ait. 2nd. The House of Delegates shall consist of members to
be chosen annually on the first Wednesday of the month of
October, by the voters of the several counties of the State, and of
the city of Baltimore, according to the number of the popula
tion of each of said counties and of the said city of Balti
nrore, and in conformity with the following rule : That is
to say, each of said counties and the city aforesaid, shall elect one
Delegate for every four thousand souls it may contain up to twenty
thousand, and for any excess in the number of population in any of
said counties or in the city of Baltimore above twenty thousand,
and of not less than eight thousand, there shall be allowed to
each county or city having such excess, one additional Delegate;
and for any excess of population in any of the counties or city
aforesaid, above twenty eight thousand and of not less than six
teen thousand, one other additional Delegate shall be allowed to
each of the counties or to the city having such excess; and so on,