The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-04-08

condemn thirty foot street from Ostend to Weston
street, between Light and William, to be called
McCabe street. which was adopted.
Mr.. Stayior presented a resolution for the repair
ing of Hartford avenue, at the intersection of Ais
quith street. Referred to the Committee on High
ways.
Mr.. Addison called up the resolution directing the
Register to pay to the managers of the House of
Refuge the amount ofSl2 000 in notes at IL months.
Mr.. Granville moved to strike out 1000, and in
sert $4,000.
Mr.. Dukehart called for division of the question,
and the motion to strike out was submitted and
adopted.
The motion to insert $4,000 was adopted, and
the resolution, as thus amended. passed.
Mr.. Bande called up the resolution authorizing
WIN. Murdoch to erect a shed or sheds on Philpott
adopted.
Mr.. Dukehart called up the resolution to appro-
pirate $500 to the Aged Widows Home, which was
passed
Mr. Harvey called up the resolution providing
| Tor repaving West Falls avenue, which was adopted.
ON motion of Mr.. Dukehart, message was sent
to the Second Branch proposing that each Branch
appoint delegation of three to attend the APP
preaching sanitary convention The Chair appointed
Messrs. Dukehart Clark and Dunnock, on the part
! of this Branch.
On motion of Mr.. Wood, the Presidents of each
Branch were added to the delegations.
Mr.. Banded called up the resolution to remove
an old pump on the corner of Howard and Madison
| streets
Mr.. Wood.-Mr. President, before vote is had
on that resolution, let say word in behalf of
that old pump. Laughter. Some twenty-five
yearssilce- renewed laughter let me- gentlemen,
| have your serious attention-do lend serious ear
for am serious and this subject touches me nearly.
Some twenty-five years agO-[laughterl there
stood on the corner of Madison and Howard Streets
a noble brick mansion surrounded by handsome
| grounds, and in front noble old pump. In that
mansion first saw the light of day-through those
grounds gamboled in my youth, and at that pump
mn tNphar FIJI
sports. The old house has gone to decay-the
| grounds are more they were of old-but the
foundation of modernized structures, and nought is
now left to mark the spot where ! was born, save
that old pump.
True, the handle is broken off, the sucker is gone
and it will perhaps never give water more but it is to
me yeti sacred relic and would not it harmed.
| ashlngton had his Mount Vernon, jackson his
| Hermitage, and other great men like great places
to mark the spot of their birth-but remove that
pump and there is nothing left to point out to the
passing traveller where -
Mr.. Talbott-Where the first CLEANS of your in
| fantile intelligence gladdened the earth.
MIR. Wood-Exactly and if, my fellow-mem-
bers your hearts are so hard that prose will not
prevail to soften them in behalf of this pump in
woke the powers of poetry:
Oh! gentlemen, spare that pump
Touch not its single bow;
In youth it watered me,
And I'll defend it now,
Mr.. Glanyille--I move Mr.. President, that if the
pump be removed, the stock be presented to Mr..
to mark the spot of his birth.
Mr.. Hynes-l hope, Mr.. President that it will
not only be presented to him, but erected as a
monument of his greatness and suitable railing
placed around to protect it.
The vote was then taken by yeas and nays, and
the resolution adopted by IL in the affirmative to
against its removal.
After the consideration of a number of revised or
dnances the branch adjourned
SECOND BRANCH-The Branch met pursuant to
adjournment. John B. Sedenstricker, ESQ.,, Pres
dent, in the chair, and all the members present
Mr.. presented the petition of Isaac
Murray, of Baltimore county, in behalf of the
orphan grand children of the late Jane Hammett, q
sister of the late John McDonogh, ofNew Orleans
asking the city of Baltimore 10 pay bequest men
toned in the will of McDonogh which was ruled
out by the Courts of Louisiana in consequence OF
the decease of Mrs. Hammett prior to the death OF
Mr.. McDonogh. Referred to the Commi ttee on the
McDonogh bequest.
Mr.. Kirk called up the ordinance to levy tax fol-
the redemption Of the Jail stock, which was passed
Mr.. Kirk called up the ordinance to levy direct
tax of 5519 cents for the year 1858, received from
the irst Branch
Mr.. Kirk moved to strike out 55% and insert 81
cents. Lost by the following vote
YEAs-Messrs. President Kirk, Hntze, Gordon,
and Kelso-5.
NAYS-Messrs. Hornev, Herring, Simms Bier
bower and Sullivan.
Mr.. Kirk moved to strike out $50 and insert 70
cents. Lost by similar vote.
Mr.. Simms moved to strike out $50 and insert 65
cents.
Mr.. Gordon moved as a substitute to insert 70
cents, which was lost by the following vote:
1EAs-Messrs. President, Kirk, Hintze, Gordon
and Kelso-5.
NAYs-Messrs. Horney, Herring Simms Bier
over and Sullivan-5.
The motion of Mr.. Simms was also rejected by a
vote of yeas to { nays.
The question then taken on the passage of
the ordinance; it rejected by the following vote
YEAs-Messrs, Horney, Borrower and Sui-
van-3.
NAYs-Mcssrs. Herring, Kirk, Hintze, Gordon,
Kclso and Simms-7.
The amendment of the First Branch reducing the
licenses on omnibusses to S. per annum as at pres
ent, was non-concurred in.
Resolutions adverse to the claims of VIM H. Dor
sey and r. a. McAllister, were received from the
| First Branch and concurred in.
\ resolution appropratng $500 towards defray-
ing the expenses of the quarantine convention, was
received from the First Branch and laid on the ia
Bile.
message proposing the appointment of a dele
CATION from the Council, to attend the quarantine
convention, received from the First Branch and
| concurred in.
Adjourned until this afternoon.