Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1858-03-04

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On motion of Mr.. Forest the exemption bill
was made the order of the day for the LIST of
March.
Mr.. McKinstry reported favorably on Mr..
Morgan's bill to regulate the weighing and meas
uring wheat in Baltimore city, and unfavorably
on the Senate bill for the inspection of grain in
Baltimore city.
The resolution of Mr.. Mackubin requesting
our Representatives in Congress to urge the pas
sage Of such acts as will secure to revolutionary
soldiers their half pay during life, according to
the resolutions of Congress Of the 21st October,
1871, were adopted.
Blu Passed.-To regulate the inspection Of
tobacco in Baltimore and prescribing the duties
of the inspectors.
The general school bill THAT reported in the
Senate by Mr.. Daniel and passed by that body
being again under consideration as the order of
the day, the House made some PROGRESS with
its consideration. An amendment to except
Anne Arundel, Baltimore, st. Mary's, Prince
Georges, Howard, Washington, Queen Anne's
Talbot, Frederick and Charles counties from the
operation of the bill was adopted by vote of
SO to 80. Adjourned.
FEBRUARY 26.-Mr. Belt offered preamble
and resolution that the House made mistake
and erred in passing DR.. Grieves' resolutions,
lcondemning the conduct of Governor Lyon for
his course in relation to the Baltimore election
Mr.. Stirling raised a question of order, and the
Speaker decided them out of order. From this
decision Mr.. Belt appealed, and the House de-
cided them out Of order. From this decision
Mr.. Belt appealed, and the decision was sustain
led-yeas AZ, nays Is.
Bills Reported.-By Mr. Alexander, relative
to juries in cases where parties appoint spe-
cial judge. Also, to allow clerks to make GER
tain acts in the absence Of the judges. Mr..
Stirling, to levy tax on property heretofore
exempt. Mr.. Forest, to exempt $500 worth of
property from execution.
Mr.. Stirling reported favorably the Insane
Hospital bill. MI. McKinstry on the bill a.
mending the charter Of the Agricultural Col
lege.
Mr.. Dorsey reported that no further legisla
ton is necessary to prevent the introduction of
fraudulent lottery tickets into this State, that
provision is already made by CHI. % of 1856.
MIR. Sudler, of Somerset, reported from the
upon the memorial of George P. Kane, that no
blame was intended to be imputed to said Kane,
which was adopted, and the report and memo
Tia, ordered to be printed.
A message was received from the Senate pro-
posing to refer the new code to Joint commit
tee to sit during the recess, and naming Messrs
Mccullough, Brooke, Wallace, Smith, Daniel
and Webster on the part Of the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. Alexander, a message was
returned, coneurring, (yeas 80, nays 29,) and
Messrs. Alexander, Stirling, Goldsborough, Belt,
Thruston, Magruder and Hobbs were appointed
on the part of the House.
Mr.. Alexander made a report upon the sub
ject which was adopted
The consideration of the general school bill
was then resumed.
Mr.. Thruston made an able and forcible speech
in support of the bill.
AS the hour of adjournment approached the
discussion took party turn.
A motion to strike out the enaeting clause, was
rejected.
All in relation to the general superintendent
was striker out.
FEBRUARY 27.-Mr. Alexander reported I'M
favorably on the bill of Mr. Riddlemoser pro-
viding for the exemption of certain amount of
property of the debtor from exemption, on the
ground that bill of similar character was
pending before the House reported from the
Committee on the Judiciary.
The b Il to provide for uniform system of
Education was ordered to be printed with the
amendments adopted, previous. to which Mr..
Spence offered motion to except Worcester
county from the operation of the bill, which
was adopted. The counties of Cecil and Kent
were also excepted absolutely from the opera
tons of the bill.
Bills Passed To modify the primary school
system of Charles county. ToincorporatetheM u-
tual Fire Insurance Company of Calvert county.
For the relief of the Maryland Hospital. For
the relief of Robert Digges. To Incorporate the
American Bank Of Frederick county. To ex-
tend the time of the clerks of Washington and
Prince Georges county for placing their fee bills
in sheriff s hands. To amend the charter of
st. James, College. To aid in the erection of
monument in Philadelphia by the thirteen origi-
nal States, in commemoration of the declaration
Of independence. To build Jail in ST. Marys
county. To amend the law in cases of manda-
mus.
The bill to endow the Baltimore Female Col
lege was rejected. Ayes q, noes II, and re-
considered.
The bill to provide for the calling of con-
vention to reform the constitution was made
the order of the day for Monday next.
On motion it was ordered that the House.
meet this evening, at y o'clock.
Mr.. Thruston moved that the House go into
Committee of the Whole upon the resolutions
offered by Mr.. Contee in relation to the Kansas
question before Congress. Mr.. Stirling was APP
pointed chairman and Mr.. Hobbs secretary
Mr.: Contee argued in favor of the adoption of
his resolutions. Mr.. Magruder offered addition
al resolutions, denouneing Henry A. Wise and
Stephen A. Douglas as guilty of treason to the
South, and pledging themselves to oppose the
election Of either to the Presidency, because Of
their opposition to the Lecompton constitution
S1r. Alexander spoke at length in opposition to
an interference by the American party with the
present Democratic quarrel, and reviewed the
history of the Kansas and Nebraska question.
The committee rose and recommended that the
amendments be adopted. Mr.. Belt moved to
insert after the name of Stephen A. Douglas the
name Of Henry Winter Davis, which was ruled
out of order Mr.. Alexander moved that the
resolutions be referred to the Committee on