The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-25

lice officer Robert Rigdon. The said resolutions to he
signed by his Honor the Mayor and the President Of each
Branch of the City Council testimonial of the high
regard and esteem in which he is held officer and
aman.
The substitute was read a second time and adopted by
ths following vote: HeasMcssrs. President CaLhcart
Cotton, Taylor Eicott, Mussulman and Scwall7. Mays
Messrs Van Nostrand, Cook and McComas-3.
resolution was received from the First Branch grant
nS permission to Thomas L. Greenwe to erect Il steam
en%ine = on yI,,b his premises Concurred in
others asking that an ordinance be passed authorizing
the Mayor to receive the deed for the bed of certain
street. Referred to the Committee on HIGHWAYS
Mr.. CoLToS called up the resolutions relating to the
establishment OF additional election districts in the city
OF Baltimore ana for preserving the purity Of the ballot
box Referred to the Committee on Police and Jail.
Mr.. CoLToN called mp the preamble and resolutions sub
mited by him, days relative to the establish
ment OF Il Mayors Court for the city of Baltimore.
Mr.. SEwALL offered substitute preamble and
resolution of Mr.. CoLToN the following
he'"S At the present time there exists in most of
our sister cities great proportion of the dsordcy ele
md IFhereos, Baltimore is entirely exempt it is
the duty OF the municipal authorities far possible
to correct. control and suppress the same:
And Faereas Notwithstanding the vigorous efforts Of
the City Government to preserve invioatc the public
peace the acts Of wesSness have been attributed by
parzan press to the ineicrncy of the city authorities
and by others to the inadequacy Of system criminal
laws to bring to prompt punishment those who commit
acts of outrage and violence
s8d WhTpHS, The Mayor in his message to the City
Council, enumrratcs among the these evils
defective organization Of criminal system in the
prompt application of suitable punishment in cases Of ar
rest coupled with the total power in the execu
tive arm to deal with notorious dsturbers of the public
peace and states Of the of aggravaiun
tes" evils that "a warfare much to be regretted by all
conservative and order loving citizens has been kc
for two past hy the parZan press against the
gani2ed government of this city It's authorities have
been msrcpresented and traduced its police brought into
contempt and its efforts to reform abuses made favor
ite theme Of ridiculc and reproach The executive arm
has found itself parayzed at times when the moral sup
port of the entire community necessary to give it
vigor The good name of our city has felt the bghtng
influence of this unnatural condition of the public mind
enormites, shaking the very foundations Of social
system the stranger has been led to fear the terrible pen
atty of passage through streets, soourn at
hotels even for night letters have appeared in distant
journals rortrayng condition of society from which the
stou"St heart might well shrink with alarm:n
lind Whereas, There exists doubt to the con
stiuonal power of the City Government to establish
such tribunals for the correction of these
evils
Therefore, Be ResoUed That a message be the
FIRST Branch proposing the appointment Of joint special
Committee to whom shall be referred that part of the
Mayors message which has special reference this sub
ect and who shall inquire into the premises and report
the causes of these evils and the best and practica
bic remedy for them.
The original resolutions and substitute laid the
table and ordered to be printed
The Branch then adjourned until Monday afternoon at
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