Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1858-01-14

of three be appointed to visit the Maryland Pm
itentiary, and inqnire into it's condition.
! Mr.. Harrington desired that the inquiry might
extend to the expenses and all other mattersre-
lating to thatprison and the order was so framed.
| Mr.. Alexander asked leave to introduce apill
prohibiting the naturalization of foreignersby
the courts of the State; granted.
The same gentleman asked leave to introduce
a bill defining the meaning of the word ssesi
dent used in Art. 1, Sec. of the Constitution.
Mr.. Smith of Baltimore city, offered an oder
that committee be appointed to examine, the
State Tobacco Warehouses in Baltimore; passed.
Mr.. Magruder obtained leave for the Commit
tee on the Judiciary to introduce bill to amend
and supply defects in the act of 1856, chap. 154,
simplifying and abridging the rules and forms of
conveyances.
Mr.. Forrest offered an. order that the Com
mittee on Insolvency be instructed to inquire
into the expediency of exempting from execu-
ton property to the amount of $500.
Mr.. Harrington obtained leave to bring IN
bill providing for the sale of convict negrses,
free or slave.
Mr.. Belt obtained leave for the Committeeon.
Judiciary to bring in bill providing forithe
protection of the people in the exercise of their
Elective franchise.
Mr.. Stirling offered an order for the Appoint
ment of Joint Special Committee to inquire
into the condition, exigencies, &C., Of the Mary
land Hospital-three members of the House to
be on the committee.
Mr.. Harrington obtained leave for the sebm-
mittee on Education to bring in bill providing
for uniform system of public schools. I
Mr.. Kidd offered an order directing tie Clerk
to send copy of the daily journal to cath paper
in the State.
Mr. Stonestreet obtained leave for the Com
mittee on Judiciary to bring in a bill for the re-
moval of record from Allegany to Charles
county.
Mr. Neale offered an order for the appoint
ment of a committee of five to inquire into the
observance of the inspection laws, with power
to send for persons and papers. Adopted.
The Treasurer's Report was laid on the table
by the Speaker and ordered to be printed.
| Mr.. Neale moved that when the House ad-
journ it adjourn till IL o'clock on Monday next.
Passed.
A bill was received from the Senate autkoriz-
! ing the Sheriff of Cecil county, to summons a
panel Of jurors and return the same to an ad-
journed term of the Circuit Court of Cecil com
ty, to be held on the third Monday Of January,
1858.
| The rules were suspended on motion of Mr..
Harrington, and the bill passed to its third read
ing and adopted.
MIR. Burgess presented an order instructing
the Committee on Inspections to inquire into the
propriey of increasing the rate for inspection Of
tobacco to ST. 80 per cask. Adopted.
| A message from the Executive was ANNOUNCE
ed.
| Mr.. Magruder moved that the House refuse
to receive the message and upon that called the
previous question. Upon this motion quite an
animated parliamentary combat sprung up. Mr..
Sudler and others of the Democratic members
endeavored to prevent the operation of the pre-
vious question, but the call was sustained. Mr..
Belt demanded the reading under the 18th rule,
but the Speaker decided that he was out of Or
der. An appeal was taken, and the decision
sustained. The yeas and nays were then called
on the adoption Of the motion to refuse to receive