Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-01-20
MARYLAND LEGISLATURES.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.


named gentlemen as the committee on CO.
lored OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. CLAGETT, HAw-
KiNs, WoRTHlNGToN, of A. A., WARE, TY-
LER AID LEONARD.
Also, announced the reception of the fol-
lowing communication, which was read and
referred to the committee on Inspections:
srArE ToBAcco WAREHOUSE, No. p
BALTIMORE, January s, lS4S.
10 tie Honorable the Speaker
ofthe House Of Delegates o. Maryland:
SrR; Having noticed in this mornings paper
communication from Mr. Samuel H. Wilmington
to Dr. Owens, Of the House If Delegates, charging
the inspector Of this warehouse with having lost
three hogsheads Of tobacco, belonging to three diff
terent persons. have no hesitation in saying that
the charge is incorrect, and deny that Mr.. Whit
tngton has ever made formal demand against this
warehouse or the inspector for payment-at any
rate so far my knowledge, that of either of the
other clerks, extends. Mr.. Wilmington, (then of
the firm of Wilmington Il Snyder,) during the
press Of tobacco received here in 1916, did say he
or they had net received all the tobacco they
entitled to, but never attempted to bring forward
any evidence of the reception Of the tobacco at this
warehouse, or present any claim account for the
same. | have written this communication in the
absence of Mr.. Mackall, the inspector, who is de
tanned at home by extreme indisposition, who,
am assured, would have satisfied Mr. w. ere this,
If he had stated his account fully authenticated
And, With due Difference, would beg leave to state
that Mr.. w. has his remedy in law, If he prove
the receipt OF the tobacco beg that. in Justice to
MIR. Macka4, you present this communication to
the honorable body over which you preside, and
that the same be spread upon the journal of the
House with the communication herein referred to.
L have the honor to be. very respectfully,
Your obedien4 servant
JAMES B. DIXON,
Chief Clerk Tobacco Warehouse, No. g.
Mr.. GALLAGHER, from the committee to
whom leave was granted, reported bill to
abolish Imprisonment for debt ia civil cases,
which was ordered to be prisled. The pro-
visions Of the bill are iaot intended 10 effect
in any way existing contracts.
On,motion of Mr.. DONALDSON. leave was
granted to the committee on Ways and
Means, to introduce bill, authorizing The
conversion Of Maryland sterling bonds into
currency stock.
On motion of Mr.. CLAGETT, leave was
granted 10 the committee on inspections to
bring in bill, to compel The Inspectors of
Tobacco in the city Of Baltimore, to stamp
or brand the casks of all tobacco inspected,
with the name of the State where it was
aaised
Mr.. FRENCH submitted the following:
Resolved by the General Assembly Of Maryland,
That a joint commisten afl010p consisting of three
members on t AIand two on the
part of the q hose duty it
to proceed~ Gable after their
ment, to the q Dehnsylvania and
with the Cove t Commonwealth,
quest in the name State, his influence
ging upon the Legislature of that State to re-
the Jaw passed at its last session. which reads
blows:
The law of Pennsylvania, a copy of
which follows this resolution, is that which
declares that no Judge, &C., of tina, Common
wealth ''shall have jurisdiction or take cog
nizance of the case Of any fugitive from la
Dor, from any Of the United States or Ter
ri,ories, under a certain act OF Congress,
passed on the l2th February, 1898, entitled
IAN &C, respecting fugi,ives from justice, aud
persons escaping from the service of their
masters" being the act under which so
much difficulty has occurred with fugitive
slaves from this and other States.
And be it further resolved, That said committee
be instructed in the name of the State of Maryland
to invoke the Legislature Of Pennsylvania, now in
session, to repeal the law as above written, and
found in No. l59 Pennsylvania Laws, and also to
invoke said Legislature for the passage of such a
law as will further aid and protect the lives and
persons of our citizens whilst lawfully securing
their slaves who may or shall abscond from their
service.
On motion of Mr.. HAWKINS, it was order
ed that the committee on Inspections be in
structed to inquire and report to this House
the amount Of charges made by the several
tobacco inspectors in Baltimore, under the
head of Labor, for the year ls47, specifying
she several items entering into the same -
also the number of hogsheads inspected and
shipped by said inspectors during the year
1S47;-also, the expediency Of hereafter
requiring the Tobacco Inspectors in Balti-
more to specify in their accounts to be rem
dered to the Treasurer of This State. the DIFF
ferent items for labor, showing the amount
paid to each and every laborer for services
rendered, and the time employed therefor.
TUESDAY, Jan. IL.
Mr.. WHITE presented three different me-
morals from sundry citizens Of Baltimore
city engaged ia diferen. branches Of busi-
ness, demonstrating against the passage of
the act abolishmg imprisonment for debt
Laid on the table.
Mr.. WHITE presented the petition of sun
dry members of the Baltimore bar, praying
the repeal of the act of Assembly, entitled
ian act to prevent frauds in mortgages"
sc. passed at Dec. sess. 1916, chap. 27l-
referred.
On molten Of Mr.. DONALDSON, it was or
dered, That the Clerk of this House write
forthwith to the Lottery Commissioners, d.
.ec,ing them to send to this House, as soon
n nossible. all the monthly returns Of the