Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-02-24

treasury, and what amount was paid to
informers, and who said informers were
which was adopted.
Bill Passed. For the benefit of Thos.
L. Offutt.
The Colorcd Population Bill. Mr..
Jacobs called up the order of the day, be-
ing his bill on the colored population,
which was under discussion when this
report closed.
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. ID, 1860.
SENATE. After my report closed to-
day, the bill from tho House to pay
Ohio Scott and Hiram Mccullough for
services as codifers, was passed, ayes II,
nays 7. The bill allows them $50, 500
each. Various propositions to reduce the
amount were voted down.
EVENING SEssroN.-BWS Passed. -
Supplement to the act to incorporate the
Eastern Shore Railroad Company also
the bill authorizing the sale of certain
lands devised by Elizabeth Davis, late Of
Montgomery county, to Catharine w,
Bowie and children.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES. February Ia.
When my report closed yesterday the
bill of MIR Jacobs concerning the colored
population and the Colonization Society
was under consideration. Mr.. Briscoe
had proposed an amendment to abolish
the pay of the board of commissioners of
colonization, and allow them only so
much per capita upon all negroes actually
sent out by the society, provided the sum
total does not exceed IS, cooper annum
He further proposed to strike out every
thing else in relation to the Colonization
Society.
The amendment of Mr.. Briscoe was
adoptcd-yeas 45, nays 6. The House
then adjourned until y p. NJ.
EVENING SEssIoN-BiHs Passed -
Relating to constable's fees in Montgcm.
cry county; allowing Wm. Thompson,
of r., further time to collect the unpaid
fees and taxes due William o. Chappell
late Sheriff of Montgomery county.
ANNAPOLIS, February IS.
SENATE. THE bill appropriating $780,
600 per year for two years to the Mary
land Hospital for the Insane, passed its
second reading after an able argument in
its favor by Mr.. Lynch, of Baltimore
county. The Senate was engaged prin-
cipally in the second reading of bills.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES. The Speaker
presented report of Milton Whitney
States attorney for Baltimore city.
Mr.. Coudy offered an order that thu
committee on the city passenger railway
report Immediately to this House, anc
that no more witnesses shall be sum
moned' He stated that the expense tC
the State was over $4,000 per day
Which was laid on the table-ayes 80
noes %.
The bill further to suppress the sale oil
lottery tickets, &c, was on motion o.
Mr.. Chaplain made the order Of the day
for Saturday next.
On motion of Mr.. Ford, the House re-
solved to adjourn till tomorrow at 10
o'clock
A caucus of the Democratic members
of the Legislature will nominate United
States Senator tonight, and therefore
the afternoon session was dispensed with
Mr.. Morgan, chairman of the commit.
tee to inspect the tobacco warehouses; o.
Baltimore city, made lengthy report
recommending some changes, Of which
900 copies were ordered to be printed
Mr.. Long, from a select committee
made report relating to the boundarie
Of the State, accompanied with bill
The bill reported by Mr.. Jacobs, chair
man of the committee on colored popula
ton, relating to board of managers 70
the removal Of free people of color, &c.
was discussed at length, amended an
afterwards recommitted to the same com
mittee.
The bill from the same committee, re
lating to hawkers and pedIars, and th,
circulation Of incendiary documents, wa
next taken up.
Amendments were offered and dis
cussed, one of which, an amendment not
to prohibit religious books to be circu
lated, was lost-ayes 20, nays "a.
ASNAPoLIs, Feb. IS.
SENATE. After my report closed to.
day, bill relating to schools in Mont
gomery county was passed
A large number of bills were ordered
to be engrossed for third reading.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES the close
of my report yesterday, the bill TO regu.
late tho issuing Of licenses TO hawkeri
and pedlers was under consideration 49,
The 3D. and 9th sections having beer
stricken out, Mr.. Goldsborough moved
to strike out the cnacting clause, because
as he said, tho vitality Of the bill was
destroyed. An able debate sprung uT
on this motion.
The motion was lost--ayes Is, noes
81.
The following amendment, offered by
Mr.. Briseoe, was under consideration
when the House adjourned.
Additional section: "For every APP
prehension and conviction Of hawker
or pedler, the sheriff, constable or any
other person apprehending, shall be en-.
titled to receive the sum of fifty dollars,
to be recovered before justice Of the
peace, for the use of the county school
fund; that none Of tho preceding sec
tons Of this act shall apply to religious
societies, except those contained in its
first section, and that no fees or tax be
exacted Of them"
ASSAPoLrs, Feb 1G,
sgxATg.-BHs Reported.-By Mr..
Stone, relating to internal improvements