The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-14
PROCEEDINGS OF THE MARYLAND LEGISLATURE
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. l3, 1860.
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SENATE.
The Senate met this morning at IL o'clock, AR
! MCKAIG, President pro tenn, in the Chair. Som
difficulty was at first experienced because of tn
absence of a quorum. After little delay, this diff
| Guilty was removed.
Mr.. KIMMELL, of Frederick, presented the me
mortal of sundry citizens of Mechanicstown. Fred
erick county, asking the incorporation of Mutua
! Fire insurance Company. Referred to a Selec
Committee, composed of Kimmell, Eckart and Black
| iston.
Mr.. MILES, of ST. Mary's, offered an order to prin
1000 copies OF the papers in relation to the contest
! ed election cases of Baltimore. Adopted.
Mr. GOLDsBoRoUGH, of Dorchester, offered al
order to print 5000 copies of the report of Philil
! 4. Tyson, State Chemist, with the map accompany
ing, for the use of the Senate. 1t was explained
that such an order had previously been adopted
MIR. WHITAKER, of Hartford, offered as an amend
ment, order to rescind the order passed January
| 18th. 1860, providing for the printing of 1,00t
copies of the State Chemists report for distribu
tion by him, and substituting 200 copies for hi
USE
1t was explained by the gentleman offering tht
amendment, that only 5000 copies would be print
ed, and of that number the chemist would be allow.
ed only 200 Adopted.
On motion of Mr.. GARDINER, it was ordered that
a committee be appointed to inquire into the expe
diencv of reporting bill withdrawing all the do
nations to the colleges and appropriating that sun
to the primary and other public schools of Balti.
more CITY and the counties of the State
Mr.. kIMMELL obtained leave to report bill to in.
corporate the Mutual Insurance Company of Me-
chanicstown. Referred to the Special Committee
Mr.. ECKART asked leave to bring in bill, allow.
ing the Law Greys, of Baltimore, to confer homo
rary membership in the same manner other COM
panies. The leave was referred to Messrs. Eckart
Smith and Gardiner. Special Committee.
Mr.. KIMMELL, of the Committee on Corporations,
reported bill to incorporate the Libertytowp,
Frederick county, Turnpike company Read first
time. Also, bill to incorporate the Queen Anne's
and Kent county Railroad. Read first time and
laid over.
At II o'clock, the order of the day-being a bill
in relation to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Com
pany-was taken up. Mr.. McKaig called Mr.. Gar
diner, of Charles, to the chair and took the floor
Before the bill was read he asked to be allowed to
make few remarks reviewing the past history of
the Canal
He then proceeded to address the Senate in ad-
vocacy of the BILL and gave history of the issue of
the scrip, and contended that it does not comport
with the dignity of a sovereign State thus to re-
ceive the services of contractors in completing
work in which the State was the largest stock
holder, and in fact the real owner. That the
State authorized the issue of the scrip by repeated
legislation, and never did repudiate the issue of
the scrip, but on one occasion had only said,
in minority report from committee at the
session of l842 that it nexpedient at that time
to make any provisions for the redemption of the
scrip.
Mr.. MCKAIa spoke impressively and feelingIy of
individual cases of contractors, who not only in
vested their labor, but every cent of their means
in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company.
Mr.. McKAIG said that this bill only asked the
State to surrender to the creditors the canal until
their debts were liquidated, and that under the
management of creditors the State would be more
likely to realize something eventually from the
canal, than if managed by the State Mr.. Nc
Kaig's explanation consumed nearly an hour, when
he gave way, and asked that the Clerk read the
bill section by section. The Clerk proceeded to
read the bill, and it finally ordered to be en-
crossed for third reading.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The following business was transacted in the
House:
Mr.. FORD, of Baltimore county, presented the
petition OF III citizens of Baltimore, praying the
passage of bill to make the salaries of officers of
the city of Baltimore and the State liable to attach
ment. Referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. TURNER, of Baltimore city, presented the pc
ttion of l20 citizens of Baltimore praying that no
charter be granted to any railway company in Bal
tmore city proposing to charge an excess of three
cents per head on passengers. Referred to the
Committee on Corporations. By Mr.. Stake, peti
tiOn of 81 citizens of Washinnton county, PRAYING
further protection to game in said county. Refer
red to Washington county delegation. By Mr.
Brown, the memorial of 5S citizens of Ellicott's
Mills against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Referred to committee on that subject. By. Mr..
Burgess the petition of a number of the citizens of
Charles county, asking an appropriation of money
sufficient to arm the volunteer companies of this
State. Referred to Committee on Militia.
BY Mr.. Linthicum, the petition of sundry citi-
zens of Dorchester for regulating the oyster trade
Referred to the Committee on Oysters. BY Mr.
Jones, leave to bring in bill authorizing the
vey of the boundary line between the counties of
Montgomery and PrincelG George. By Mr.. Morgan
leave to bring in bill for the relief of the chief
and other clerks of the State Tobacco Warehouses
of Baltimore. Referred to Committee on Claims
On motion of Mr.. GoLDsBoRoUGH, it was ordered
that Charles l.. Flanagan during the term of his
services Clerk to the Committee on Penitentiary
be considered as Clerk of this House, and be al
lowed the same compensation usually paid to Clerks
of this House.
correspondence between the President of the Balt-
more and Ohio Railroad, and Gov. Wise, Mr.. Bu-
chanan, and Gov. Hicks, in relation to the John
Brown Harper's Ferry raid He asked that the
correspondence be printed for the information of
the people of the State. The motion was carried
and the correspondence ordered to be printed.
Mr.. BRIsCOE, of Calvert, offered an order to ap-
point special committee to take measures for the
licensing of oystermen, and for the purchase of an
armed steamer to enforce the oyster laws of the
State of Maryland.
Upon the representation of Mr.. SETH, chairman
of the Committee on Oysters, that he would make
an effort to bring the committee together and have
a meeting, Mr. BrscOe withdrew his order.
Mr. SETH stated that repeated efforts had been
made to have full meeting of the committee, but
without success. If they could be gotten together,
such measures would be introduced that it would be
unnecessary to appoint another committee.
Mr.. GORDON, of the Committee on Judiciary, re-
ported favorably upon the following bills:
bill to increase the municipal powers of the
authorities of Cumberland A bill to amend the
laws regulating the compensation of the Sheriff of
Baltimore county, allowing him 50 per day for at
tendance at the Orphans Court and Superior
Court. A bill to authorize the vestry of the Epis-
copal Church OF Prince Georges county to hold
lot of ground to be used for the purpose of burial
bill to give priority to the bills of physicians, in
cases of last illness of deceased persons; giving
those bills precedence, and considering them as pre-
ferred claims Also, bill to prevent the issue of
licenses to sell liquor in Kent county, when the
Grand Jury is not in session.
The same gentleman also reported unfavorably
on the following bls
bill to make valid deed from Samuel Thomas
and others to James Gillispie. Also, a bill to au-
thorize the performance of contract on the part
of lunatic's guardian.
Mr.. COMPTON, of the Committee on Militia, re-
ported favorably upon a bill to appropriate a sum
of money to arm the militia of the State Read a
first time and made the order of the day for
Thursday next. Mr.. Compton also reported unfa-
vorably upon a bill to allow the Junior Artillery
Company, of Baltimore, to receive honorary mem
bers.
Mr.. LONG of Somerset having obtained sus-
pension of the rules called up bill entitled act
to regulate public landings, providing that when
ever landings are so made, public roads shall be
opened to the same. Read a second time and en-
crossed.
Mr.. GoLDsBoRoUGH, of the Committee on Corpo-
rations, reported favorably the following bills:-
A bill to incorporate Wyoming Tribe of Red Men,
of Unontown, Maryland. Also, bill to incorpo-
rate the Towsontown Land Company, for the pur-
pose Of disposing of building lots in said town, cap
ita So 800, with power to increase to Sl50000, the
charter to extend to II years from passage of bill.
Rules suspended, and bill read a second time and
re-committed on account of errors. Also, bill to
incorporate the Frostburg and Westport Turnpike
Company.
Also, bill to incorporate st. Vincent's Orphan
Asylum of Baltimore. Rules suspended, read
second time and lost-nays SO, ayes l. The princi-
pal objection to the bill being the neglect to have
all children under the care of the society bound
out, with the ppIobation of the Orphans Court.
1t was looked upon as giving too much power to the
association With this exception there was no OBJ
lection to the bill.
Mr.. FORD, of Baltimore county, moved to recon-
slider the vote. Carried.
On motion of Mr.. McALLIsTRR the bill was recon-
mitted to the Committee Corporations
The bill introduced by Mr.. CHAPLAIN, for the
of the sale of lottery tickets in this
State, was read first and second time and ordered
to be engrossed for third reading. 1t makes the
provisions of the new Code more stringent,
Mr.. BEALL, of Allegany, called up bill entitled
an act to incorporate the Westport Academy of
Alegany. Rules suspended and passed-yeas 43.
Mr.. GoLDSBoRoUGH having obtained suspension
of the rules called up bill entitled act to in
corporate the Brooklyn Company of Anne Arun-
del county. The bill had been previously read as
far as the 5th section, and laid over. The oppos-
ion to the bill objected to the 5th section, because
it gives power to the members of the corporation
to testify in the Courts of law and Justice for or
against the company.
Mr.. GoLDsBoRoUGH produced precedents to author
ize the action of the House, and argued that when
witnesses examined it is upon their oath, and it
matters not whether they personally interest
ed not They were sworn to tell the truth.
Mr.. GoRDoN, of Allegany, would vote to strike out