Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-03-02
MARYLAND LEGISLATURE,
HOUSE OF Delegates
MONDAY, Feb. Il, Is.

ordered, that the committee on ,be Constitu-
ton, have, for this day, leave 70 sit during.
the session OF this House, and that the said;
-commi,ee report to this House this day or
Tomorrow. the bill Of Mr.. Gallagher andl
the bill Of MIR. French, both Of which were,
nn the I'd instant, referred to the said com
mil,ee, with instructions to report on or be-.
fore the 10Th Of the present month.
On motion of Mr.. CouEN, ordered, that
,he Treasurer furnish this House with thei
re.tHns made to him Of The various sources!
IF revenue BY the Register of Wills for Bal
Whore city and county, Tor the years of!
1916, 1916 and 1912, together with an az
count of the various per centages, commits :;
sioas, or any other charges on each, in said.
years, as early as practicable.
Alr. IforrER from the committee on Eel
t!eral Relations, made report on the reso-
lutcn submitted by Mr.. French, and thei
Substitute offered by Mr.. CIagel, relative toI
Mr.. BAYS submitted the following:
Rrsoitea by the General Assembly of
MARYLAND, That the financial talents and de- :;
risive frrnness displayed by the late Cover
nor Of this State, THOMAS G. PRATT, dur
ing his administration, eminently en'itlesI
him 10 the grateful communication Of lheI
people Of Maryland.
Reso1red, That, prompted solely by the|
puresl patriotic motive, he has succeeded mi
relieving the State from the degraded posi-
ton in which she had been placed. and ele-
waiting her upon that proud pinnacle of
honesty and integrity, she, at this time, sci
<leservedly occupies.
On motion of Mr.. HAWKINS, it was or
slcre,l that the Treasurer of Maryland be-
hereby requested to furnish this House with
the assessable property of this State, by
which the taxes Of the State are now com
puted, specifying the sum in detail in rela-
ZION 10 the counties and city of Baltimore ;
also, the amour, paid by each county and
the CITY Of Baltimore for the use Of the Colo
nization Society.
The order of the day being the bill to "a
bolish Imprisonment for debt was then taken
up, ard after acting on few amendments.
the House adjourned.
TUESDAY, Febsee.
The Speaker laid before the House sun
dry communications from cI''zens OF 81
Mary's county, relative to the appointment
of an Inspector of Wheat and Corn Tor the
city Of Baltimore. Referred
On motion Of MIR. DONALDSON. ordered
tina, the committee on, Ways and Means en-
ouire into the propriety of taxing the inle-
rest on Stock of the U. S. Government.
Mr.. BROOKE submitted a resolution ten
ds5!ag The !haaks sf bis asIixs SAFE e &al n.
three days siege a, Monterey, which was
assented to.
Mr.. BROOKE submitted preamble and
resolution, setting forth the gallanlry Of L.
SEMMEs, Of the Navy, a native of This State
during the naval bombardment OF Vera Cruz
and as aid to Gen. Worth, at the battles of
Con,reras, Churubusco, Moline del Rev
Chapu,epec, and the city of Mexico, return
ing the thanks and congratulations of the
Legislature to the officer named, and cordi-
ally recommending him to the favorable con-
sderation Of the Executive of the National
Government for promotion. Adopted.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 23
The bills on the subject Of Conventional
Reform were made the order Of the day for
Tuesday next
After disposing Of some private bills, the
House resumed the consideration of Mr..
GALLAGHER's bill to abolish imprisonment,
for debt. 1t was rejected after lengthy
debate, by vote of "a yeas to 3S nays.
THURSDAY, Feb "a.
On motion Of Mr.. WARE it was ordered.
that the House hold extra sessions from 4
TO 10 O'Clock, P. NJ, from and after Monday
next.
The business of the House was arrested
by the announcement on the part of Mr
BAYs, Of Washington County, of the sad
intelligence of the demise of the Hon. JOHN
q. ADAMS. In moment all was silence.
Mr.. WIcKs, of Kent county, then rose.|
and after few touching remarks appropri-,
ate to The occasion, proposed tina, commit
tee be appointed to draft resolutions, express
sive of the sense Of the House upon lhess
mournful event.
a committee was thereupon appointed,s
consisting Of one member from each countys
On motion Of Mr.. OWENS it was ordered,s
that the Governor be requested to cause thes
National Flag to be hoisted a, haIcmast onE
the State House until the funeral services of
Ex-President ADAMS are over.
Then, on motion, the House adjourned
FRIDAY, Feb. 25.
After an impressive prayer by the Rev /
MIR. HlRsT, Chaplain, the Speaker rose ns
his seat, and Gas chairman of the committees
appointed yesterday in most solemn mani
ner, announced the following resolulions,S
expressive Of the sense Of the House uponE
the mourn(ul occasion Of the death of Ex-
President JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. Said he /
"a mighty man has falen-,he VOICE OIL
COP is recognized by MS all ; and mans fit
test part is to be SILENT"
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