The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1841-09-11
2l Wing
For the re- II V. b. men,
ference %
Il Wing.
Against - V. B. men.
al
| 2l ANllir

Against 10 V. B, men.
81
This vote was afterwards RECONSIDER
ed upon the presentation to the House of
the proceedings Of a very large meeting Of
the citizens Of Baltimore, through COM
mittee, amongst which we find the names
OF JotA. Nelson, JacoJ q. Doris, linton
$. Heal,h, Jam2S ,M Buchanqa, William
H. tuarrioH, and others of the Van Buren,
party, who were instructed ..to make
known, in respectful terms, to the Legis-
lature, the sentiments, OF the NEE ing, in
relation to the great and important mca-
,ure Che Internal Improvement Bill now
pending before them, and ESPECIALLY to
declare it as the opinion of this meeting
and ALL THE CLASSES OF THE
COMMUNITY, that the prosperity of this
community and future wealth and ad-
vanccm3nt Of the State depend mainly, nag
utmost entirely, upon the success of the
measure in the Legislature a5ore ailuded
to. No subject has crcr so entirety Gu
groSscdHe pH5Ac ahcao!jm aaA anrieticS.''
(H, J. 1885, p. 673, GA, 675.)
On the motion of Mr.. Pratt, of Prince
Georges, QI. J. 1885, p. 800, $751; 1t was
determined to hold an extra session of
the Legislature for the purpose Of consid-
erlng the Internal Improvement bill, sit be-
ing considered highly proper that the
People should have an opportunity to in
struct their representatives in matter in
which they are so vitality interested; and
. 1t also appearing to this House that the
: present period Of the session does not af-
| ford an opportunity fer such mature de-
liberation, both in reference to the princi-
: pies and details of the bill now reported,
as the importance Of the feet demands.' y
? This mo ion of Mr.. Pralts was first re-
= fected <ll.J 1885, p. p. 682, 6S4,) by a
= vote OF t~cuty sic to thirty seren--fre
Van Buren, voting for it, and eighteen "a
!, gainst it On the motion of Mr.. Wills il
, was reconsidered Up. P. $50, 69l) and car
D., rled by vote OF Mirly-Sir to ninctccn-
: treire Van Buren, men voting for it, and
5 screen against it. A joint committee was
{. then appointed consisting of Messrs. Mcr-
rick, Pratt, and Spence of the House, and
Mcssrs. Mayer and Claude of the Senate
with instructions fully to investigate the
n subject of Internal Improvement, aid tc
report by bill or otherwise" to the cxtr;
session. Oh. }. 1885, p. p. 69l, $685.
On the re-asscmbiing of the Leglsla.
ture at the adjourned May Session, 1886
: Mr.. Spence submitted report III. J. May
n scss. 1882 p. 25, 26,) from majority
IS Of the joint committee in opposition tt
l. the proposed appropriations; and Mr.. Mer
i rick, from The minority Of the COMMITTED
II submitted as a substitute for the report,
J. bill euttjod an act for the promotion 0
=, - t,''ssoyemcnt, which proposed tc
N appropriate eight millions of dollars in tht
ID manner heretofore detailed. This BIZ
c Act Of 1888, CHI. 800 was fcrcely oppo
!. sod by the distinguished Wing members
o and as zcalously advocated by the lead
o ing Van Buren, members whom we hay,
: heretofore named, and finally passed TIT
i House (H.J. May sess. 1886, p p. 80, 100
!, by the following vote:
r. At!irmative-NIcssrs. Heard, Fowler
i parkinson, carroll, (of ST. NJ. Lassell
d Primrose, Kirby, (of K. .HIlcr, Iglchart
: Ridgely, Hood, Mercer, Kent wales
o Wcems, Merrlck, Ely, Brown, Carroll
a |oI Baltimore co., Winder, Long, Tcac.
}. kIc, Jones, Dcnns, Brewer, Palmer, Lari
If more, llemsley, Kirby, (of Q. A. Willis
). AMMAN, Duvall, Shrirer, Carter, Turner
Il Burchcnal, IIardcastle, Richardson, Nc.
= Lean, NUhatoa, .Ntucomcr, Brookhart
5 Fiery, Beam, .Nc,Nahon, Matlhcrs, Ber.
i ry Fran'=-4S.
e Negatiye-Nlessrs. Gnatt, Speaker,
If Duke, Carpenter, Hamblcton, Dudley,
= Brulf, Mulliken, Ford, Brohawn, Bayly
:. Nc CNilough, .N'owland, Worthington
r, Cryan, Duaket;, Spence, Whitc!ock, IIearr
5 Gilless, Boyd, Sutton, Cough, Nelson
). Cuttings, TOwnscnd, Henderson, Pratt
: Darby, Trundle-29.
] SO there we're
(29 jackson men