Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1858-03-18
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
SENATE.

MARCH 8.-BUs Passed.-To amend the act
for the better protection of slave holders in GER
fain counties therein named. Relative to the
tees of the Surveyor of Charles county. 10 pre-
serve unpatented certificates of surveys in the
laad office. To authorize the counties and in
corporated towns to aid in works of internal
improvement. Relating to foreign corporations
and their agencies in this State. For a new
Jail in St. Mary's county. For relief of A. E.
H. Terrell. For the relief Of Maryland Hospi-
tai. The general appropriation bill.
2 A resolution relative to the repair of the pub
lie buildings was passed.
The Convention Bill was passed-yeas Is,
nays 6.
The vote was a party vote, Mr.. Semmes,
Democrat, in the affirmative, and Mr.: Daniel,
american in the negative.
MARCH 9.-The bill relating to the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Canal was rejected.
The bill to regulate pilotage was reported I'M
favorably upon
The bill granting an additional donation of
$1,000 to St. Johns College was rejected.
MARCH TO.-Bizts Rejected. -Regulating the
inspection Of guano, and for building warehouses
in Baltimore for the guano trade. Yeas 10,
nays 9. When the bill concerning the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Canal was under consideration.
Mr.. Knmmel submitted the following preamble
and order: Whereas, can act has been passed
to take the sense of the people upon the call of
Il convention to frame a new Constitution for
the State, and whereas all the great interests of
the State will fall under the consideration of the
convention, and new Constitution may be SO
framed as to dispose of all the questions of 20
icy. now in dispute, it is inexpedient at this
late hour in the session, to act upon any mea-
sure involving such vast public interest, as those
connected with the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
Therefore, be it ordered by the Senate OF
Maryland, that the bill under consideration be
indefinitely postponed which was read. The
question upon its adoption, was determined in
the affirmative, by yeas and nays, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs Hoffman, Kimmel, McMas-
tiers, Nuttle, Stone, Turner, Wallace, Wilkins
s.
Nays-Messrs. Brooke, Clarke, Daniel, Frank
lin, Miles, Semmes Smith,
The resolutions granting to the Messrs.
Weens, a portion Of the States wharf, was
passed without amendment.
Resolutions ~P1ssed-Relative to- a monu-
ment on the State House Hill, Annapolis, to the
late Major General, the Baron DeKalb.
BIS Passed-Incorporati the Mutual Fire
Insurance Company of Charles and St. Mary s
counties For the benefit of the State Colonial
ton Society
Bills Rgected.-To regulate pilotage A
mending the charter of the Agricultural Col
lege Of the State. To provide for the inspec-
ton of guano, agricultural salts, and all arti6-
cial manures, sc.
On motion of Mr.. Franklin, the unanimous
thanks of the Senate were rendered to the Hon.
Edwin II. Webster, for the ability, dignity. and
justice with which he had presided over the de-
alterations Of the Senate, and wishing him a
happy return to his family
The. President responded in handsome adj
dress, and declared the Senate adjourned. +