The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-10

the Baltimore Turnpike Company. Several
were also received relative to the local freights on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
J Mr.. McALLIsTER presented the petition of 1000
cltlzcns OF Baltimore, in favor of ''hree cent
fare on the City Passenger Railway and opposed
TO the confirming of the grant to the parties now in
| possession OF the streets of Baltimore, holding
under the ordinance of the City Council, The pc
titioE was spread out over the floor of the House.
reaching from the door to the Clerks table.
Mr. MAck19BIN presented a petition from cit-
zens OF the third district of Anne Arundel county,
praying that the sale of intoxicating liouors in
that district be prohibited.
Mr.. DENIsoN, of Baltimore presented the resou-
tons adopted by town meeting of the citizens of
Baltimore, on the subject of the City Passenger
Railway. Ordered to be printed
An order was introduced to pay to Charles L.
Fiannigan, special clerk and reporter to the Com
mlttee ou the Penitentiary, eight dollars per day
for such time as he served in such capacity The
motion was finally laid on the table,
On motion of Mr.. FoRD, there will be no evening
session to-day, In order to allow the gentlemen an
opportunity to attend the Legislative Ball tonight
An order was referred to the Committee on
Claims to pay Ezekiel F. Chambers and Milton
whitney for services rendered in the Court of APP
peals
! Mr.. DENNIsoN, of Baltimore county. proposed the
appointment of Joint Committee to visit the cattle
scales of Baltimore, which are represented TO be in
| dilapidated condition.
Objection was made by Messrs LONG Freaner apd
| Chaplain to Visiting Committees
Mr. FREANER said that these Visiting Committees
always found everything scrubbed up and cleaned
for the occasion, and ali the evils carefully biddan
MT: CHAPLAIN offered an order as substitute re
curing the keeper of the scales to report to the
house the condition of the scales and what repairs
! we're required. Adopted.
! The SPEAKER laid before the House the Renort
OF the Maryland Hospital. Referred
| DENUNCIATIoN OF HENRY WINTER DAVIS
Mr.. COMPTON, of Charles, offered resolution to
| the following effect:
Resolred, By the General AssebIy of M1yyyaud That
| the Hon. Henry Winter Davis in voting for Mr. Pen.
nngton the candidate for Speaker of the House of Rem
resentatves has msrepresented the sentiment nor
tons OF this state and thereby forfeited the respect and
| confidence of her people.
MIR. FREANER proposed the follow inp amendment
| to the resolution:
And be it further Resolved That in view of the conrsa
pursued by the said Henry Winter Davis, that he he
called upon to resign the position which he has so sig
M. DENNIS urged the withdrawal of the amend
ment, for moment.
| Mr.. FREANER withdrew the amendment. but
thought, in view of the position in which Mr.
Davis had placed the State o. alarvland that some
such action should be taken oy this House
Mr.. COMPTON had no objection to the amendment
if it proper for this House to take such action
He did not think it the case
Mr.. DENNIS, of Somerset said he would ba tho
last person to desert frlend, persecute enemy
but if his own brother were to act on what he be-
lieved to be incorrect principles he would desert
him. He did not ask Winter Davis to vote fnr a
Democrat-he did not ask him to vote for Mr..
Aiken, or any other opposition candidate-but he
had urged him to stand by his own candidate, and
to light under his own cOlors. He had no desire TO
see him vote for Democratic candidate but no
should have stood up manfully to his party and his
principles under any and every circumstance In
casting his vote for the Republican candidate he
had pursued a course which, under no combina-
tlon OF circumstances, could meet with his appro-
val. [Applause.l He would, therefore, vote for
this resolution, not only as expressive of his own
Individual sentiments but as representing the views
of ns constituents, and he believed of all parties in
all sections OF the State. He would do so without
any respect to party, as this was question on
which party feeling must bow in submission to
private, conviction and public sentiment. [Ap-
plause
Mr.. DENIsoN, of Baltimore, thought under the
circumstances and the existing disorg ganization of
the House, Mr.. Davis deserved the thanks of the
people OF Maryland and of the whole United States
He had not the physical ability to enter alone here
in his defence, but he prepared to vote against
this resolution. Mr.. Davis had put an end to this
pr0tracted struggle, by placing in the Speakers
chair the least Objectionable presented by the
Republicans, and he did not any reason for CON
demning him for so doing. [Sensation.
Mr.. FREANER regretted to hear the gentlemen ex-
press such sentiments If such were the sentiments
of the people of Maryland he would hang his head
in shame for his State Was it the duty of Henry
Winter Davis to join hands with Black Republi-
cans, and to unite with the fanatics of the North in
opposition to the gallant band of national men who
were struggling to breast this food of Northern
outrage. Capt Cook, when taken through Hagers-
town, remarked that the conduct of Henry Winter
Davis calculated to encourage the people of the
North--that his course had led to the belief that
there large class of persons both in Virginia
and Maryland, who sympathsed with the oppo-
nents of slavery at the North.
Mr.. DENIsoN, of Baltimore, doubted if Cook had
ever made such statement
Some conversation ensued between Mr. Fresner
and Mr.. DenisOn as to question of veracity Mr.
Denison finally withdrew all doubt that Mr.. F. had
been told so, but he must still doubt whether Can't
Cook ever made such a statement.
Mr.. DENISoN then moved that the word HbIack''
be stricken out and make the resolution read 'the
Republican candidate
The vote taken and the House refused to
strike out the word 'black."
Mr.. JACOBS had hoped that these resolutions
would not excite discussion. 1t was a time that
tried the nerves of men, and he had desired that
the whole Baltimore delegation would express one
unanimous vote of disapprobation of the conduct
of Henry Winter Davis. At the time when there
was general disposition on the part Of the South
to concentrate its trade on Baltimore citv. he had
hoped that the representatives of that city in this
House would, with one united voice, denounce and
repudiate the act of this traitor her interests and
sentiments. As to the credit said to be due to Mr.
Davis for bringing a close to the disorganizaton of
the House, he would rather the House had never
been organized than that Black Republican be
placed in the Speakers chair. He would rather
this Union dissolved and split in fragments than
that the fanatica uphoders of the bloody doings of
John Brown should obtain possession of the rens
of government
Mr.. FREANER said that the opportunity was Of
tion of Mr.. Smith, an Old Line Whig but he re-
fused to vote for him. He therefore had no such
excuse for his vote the desire to organize the
House. In voting for Mr.. Pennington he had evil
IDENTIFY voted in accordance with his own abolition
sentiments.
Mr.. DENIsoN.-I not prepared to state
whether that is so or not, with regard to the OPP
portunity to elect Mr.. Smith | know that the
Democrats had the opportunity to elect Mr.. Gil
mer but they refused to do it.
Mr.. DENNIS said that while he could not approve
of the course of Mr.. Davis and was prepared to
join in the public condemnation of his vote there
three other members of that House who
should also come in for share of denunciation
They had it in their power several occasions to
defeat the Republican nominees
Mr.. CoMPToN-These three Democrats, it must
be remembered, are not representatives of this
State
Mr.. DENN1s-And Mr.. Davis is the representative
of the city of Baltimore, and is responsible to his
constituents, and not to us of the counties.
Mr.. CoMPToN-Mr. Davis is a representative of
the State of Maryland, and this House represents
the whole State from which he is member of
Congress.
Mr.. DENNIS looked upon it with more compre-
bensive view. He regarded the question as a ma
tional one. Members of Congress represent the
whole people of the United States and legslate for
the whole country.
Mr.. Lone said he could not assent to the doctrine
that Mr.. Davis represents any spot of earth of Ma
ryland in which his vote for Speaker can be recon-
cied with the sentiment of The people. Those who
from the North are the representatives of rowdy-
ism, who, when the cauldron was boiling rose with
the scum to the surface. correct public senti-
ment was now rising to overwhelm them. | hate
the giving of Importance to Mr.. Davis but can
not see how we can act in any other way than by
expressing the voice of Maryland in denunciation
of the act of the man.
Mr.. GORDON feared that it was giving Mr.. Davis
an undue prominence, but with us it is a most me.
morable prominence. 1t is well remembered that
on one occasion, man of ancient times, for ae-
complishing notoriety OF this kind put the torch
to the temple of Diana, and is now remembered in
history with execration. So also with some men
of the present day. If they cannot obtain promi-
nence in proper manner, they ready to pull
down the temple at The bid of sectional lanaticsm
He contended that Mr.. Davis did occupy the posi-
ton of representative from the State of Mary
land He is not there as the representative alone
of the citizens of Baltimore.
D Mr.. DENNIs.-Will the gentleman answer me? Is
the gentleman himself a representative in this
House of the State of Maryland, or of the county
of Allegany?
Mr.. GoRDoN.-I am a member of the Legisa-
ture of Maryland, from the county of Al4-
gany, but Mr.. Davis is representative of the
State of Maryland, much so as when representa-
tives were elected in this State by general ticket
Mr.. DENNIs.-l say, that while we are censurng
Mr.. Davis, we should also the three Demo.
Gratis who refused to come up and sustain Mr. Gil
mer or Mr.. Smith.
Mr.. GoRDoN.-Will the gentleman answer me
whether those Democrats were from the Northern
| or Southern States.
Mr. DENNIs.-l can only say that they are the
members of that party which claims to be the great
! National Union saving Darty-the immaculate