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GENERAL uNTELLuGENs.E.
Frrim The BaLffmore .i,acrIoaH. March -.
CHEERING INTELLIGENCE.

The Internal Improvement Bit J'assed
BY the steamboat MARYLAND, which arrived
late last evening from Annapolis, the editnrs
of the .fsltriean received the following letter !:
ANNAPOLIS, MARCH Is, ls35.
The Internal Improvement bill came up to-
day in the Senate, was passed by that body.
and Is now a law, II was decided yesterday d,
vote Of seven 20 six, that being a money bill,
the Senate had no right Co amend IT, and the
amendments reported by the committee Of m
ternai improvements fell, of course, % the
ground. To day Mr.. wootton proposed To Of
fer a message 10 the House with n view Of ha-
wing the same amendments inserted by that
body, but subsequently declined doing 80 for
reasons which he stated. The third reading
was now called for, and the clerk had proceed
ed as far as the third section, when a discus
sion in regard TO the provisions q that section
arose, in which Messrs. Woottun, Pigman,
Mayer, Claude and iIughlet took part The
bill VAS then read through, and the question
being upon its passage, Mr.. Morris rose and
stated that he was DESTROYS to say n few word.
IN regard TO his own course respecting Il. He
then remarked that he had been in favor Of
the amendments, and proceeded TO state hls
reasons for thinking them proper lie dir
claimed most enphatically, and m strong
terms, any intention OF wish 20 impede the
passage Of the bill by clogging Il with amend
meuts. With or without them, he should vote
for IL, and he trusted he had said enough 10
saiisf, the Senate that he was not actuaied by
captious or hostile feeling in Offering them
His speech was short, but frank, liberal. and
manly. Col. Hughleu followed Mr.. Morris.
and stated his various reasons for voting for
the bill. Originally, he said, he was opposed
, to appropriations Of this sort but n laryc
sums had been spent by the State and by indi-
viduals, which would he thrown awss without
the aid nov proposed 90 be given. and a. he
believed the security OF the State u lie provi-
dcd for. he should vote for the bill.
Col. Emory stated that there were matters
in the bill which he would be proud and most
gratited ia being able 90 vote for; but the
want of the provisions proposed TO have been
added 10y The amendments Of the committee.
constrained him tn vote for the negative Mr..
WOotton SAID that frOm the commencement 81
has political career, lac had ever been an adEa-
cate for internal improvements IN this IN
stance, however he considered that the apprn-
priations II the Legislature, and the profit. Of
the undertakings would ensue ~ the bcnca, at
rndiV Iduals, whereas, they ought. in his opif.-
lon, 10 belong To the state. lie should there
fore vote against the bill. Tic question VIZ
then taken, and decided in the Affirmative h.,
the following vote -
Yeas. Messrs. Chapman. IIughlctt. FORREST.
Mayer, Pignan, Claude. Morris Osborne
Montgomery, 2.
Nays, Messrs Wooiton, SsPpiuston. Emory.
Wilson, 4. Absent, Messrs. Page AID Gr,,ofae
Thu, has passed the bin which make The
name ~ MAR, lander ono which may tsc
proudly boosted 81. Thus has the STATE. y nh
single stride, assumed the highest rank
among hersisteTs and ~. IN oidcB tunes. the
host Magistrate of Vcoire perforrnsi the mp
iiil ceremony with the sca, Which was ti.e
source 81 the wealth II her Rcpubli-. ~ he.
Maryland now welded herself to that mighty
West, which teens With the sicHleuis Of l..T
future and ever 'ncreasing prosperity