Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1846-03-19

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unanimously adopted.
IMesday.-Mr. Cox presented memo
rial from DR.. J. E. Snodgrass, protesting
against taxing free people of color. Laid
on the table,
Mr.. BIsER offered resolution authoriz-
ing the payment of Caspar Quinn and VIM.
J. Ross $3.50 each for attending as witness
es in the case of the contested seat. Passed.
A bill taxing dogs, SC. was passed.
Also, bill from the Senate regulating
the inspection of Tobacco.
Mr. LOWE offered a resolution authorIz-
ing the payment of 1854 to certain witness
es in the contested seat case. Passed.
A bill for repeating the direct tax laws
was referred to the next Legislature.
The resolutions authorizing the Treasu-
rerI at his discretion, to sell certain bank
stocks, and to resume the payment of inte-
rest on the public debt, on or after the lst
of April, 1913, were taken up.
Mr.. ScHLEY proposed an amendment for
selling the bonds of the Susquehanna and
Underwater Canal and the stock of the Union
Manufacturing Company; which was fur
Their amended by Mr.. MURRAY, and rejected
by vote Of "a to IS.
The vote was taken, after some further
efforts to amend, and the resolutions were
passed by vote of As to Is.
The House then took a recess until the
afternoon.
afternoon Sess;on.-Mr. JOHNSON sug-
gested that the provision for selling the bank
stocks had been defeated by the attachment
of other amendments, when the resolution
for the resumption of payment of interest
on the public debt was up in the morning,
and said he desired to make one more appeal
to the House. He thereupon offered re-
solution authorizing the Treasurer to sell
the bank stocks, and appropriate the same
to the redemption of outstanding coupons.
Mr.. J. accepted an amendment proposed
by Mr.. MURRAY, appropriating the surplus
of moneys in the hands of sherltfs, SIC. to
the same purpose.
The resolution, as amended, was passed
by vote of As to 90.
Mr.. WATERS, the gentlemanlv and eff
cient Speaker, here arose, and delivered the
following valedictory:
Gentlemen, of the House of Delegates:
have received information of the very hattering
notice which you have fit to bear of my official
course The kindness and forbearance of the House,
during the time have had the honor to sit here as
your presiding officer can never be forgotten This
last evidence of your regard however, requires, on
my part, more distinct attention. L shall not at
tempt to express the measure of the estimation in
which | hold it. Silence is the most eloquent ut
terance of feeling. Language is too poor Tor an
adequate description of my emotions
Everything around reminds us but too forcibly OF
the fact that this House of Delegates is soon to be
dissolved, its predecessors have heretofore been
and, although others will, IN the course of time,
succeed it, they will not be composed of the same
elements as this. We, gentlemen, will never all
assemble together here again 1t is difficult to estl-
mate the strength of ties formed ours have been
until the time arrives to sever them. This occa-I
sion is at hand and it is well calculated to be-
get thoughtfulness and reflection; to sink from view
sources of evil and to bring to the surface what
ever of good may be found in the heart
1t may be under this sort of influence that this
House has been thus liberal in the expressions of its
kindness 1t would be unreasonable, if, in the hur-
~ and excitement of the moment, some word had
not been spoken or deed done, my part, calcula-
ted to infct wound upon some individual MEM
Der. If this be true, you have fit to overlook
it, and to forget rejoice that you have done so.
/ assure you that no unkindness has ever been in
tended, although such may seem to have existed.
AS for myself take great pleasure in saying here
that there is word on the part of any MEM
Der of this House towards me that it would be-
pleasing to forget none upon which memory dwells
with any degree of reluctance. There is nothing
of that kind unpleasant which would wish to bury
from view, or upon which, now, at parting, would
let fall single tear of regret The recollectons of
my associations in this House will always be the
most pleasing of my life. | conclude, gentlemen,
with wishing you all safe return home, and the
utmost happiness and prosperity for life.
On motion of Mr.. BIsER, Mr.. SHELLMANI
in the Chair a committee was appointed.
to wait on the Speaker and request copy,
of his valedictory address to be entered up
on the Journal. Having discharged that
duty, favorable answer was returned.
The Speaker laid before the House the
resignation of Mr.. BIsER, delegate from
Frederick county. Read and accepted
Evening Session-A large number of
bills were referred over to the next Gene
raj Assembly, among which was bill re-
pealing the act authorizing the stamping of
promissory notes, sc.
A bill repeating so much of an act as re-
quires certificates of naturalization to be-
stamped Gin case of voting) was amended as
to require the payment of fifty cents upon a
renewal of said certificate, and finally pass
ed
A bill providing for the introduction of
pure water into Port Tobacco, Charles
county, was passed.
SENATE.
Monday, March 9th.-In the case of the
contested seat of the Senator from Frede-