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that there was enough law on the statute-books.
Carry that out and seek not to further agitate the
subject by Incorporate legislation.
Mr.. BRIscoE thought that, in the face of the ac-
tion taken by the Slaveholding Convention held
last year in Baltimore, we could not ignore this
question. The people demand legislation on the
subject.
Mr.. FREANER said that he made the motion only
as test of the opinion of the House regarding the
question.
The question was taken on it and lost.
The House then resolved itselfinto Committee
OF the Whole upon the free negro bill of Mr.. Den
mis-. The other bills relating to the same subject
being voted down.
To the 5th section, Mr.. .,Kesser offered an amend
ment, exempting the counties of Washington and
Frederick from the operations of the bill.
MIR FREANER knew it was the desire of the people
of W Washington county to be exempted from the
cumbersome machinery of Police Commissioners
The delegation were unanimous in favor of the ex-
emption.
Mr.. DENNIS, of Somerset thought by the opera
tions of the amendment all the worthless free ne
groes would flock to those countless and overrun the
whole of their territory.
Mr.. FREANER was embarrassed by that sugges-
ton.
Mr. EAKLE desired the power to have the negroes
placed in the hands of the Orphans Court.
By common consent, the Committee then passed
to the consideration of the 9th section, and so on
To the 7th section Mr.. DENNIS, of Somerset, of.
fered amendment by which all free negroes in
property, shall not be taken up by the Commission
ers and hired to masters, which was passed.
After sitting until nearly 2 O'Clock, the Commit.
tee rose and the House adjourned.
ANNAPOLIS, March g. 1860.
%" SENATE.
The Senate met, after having been in session un
til late hour.
A message was received from the House of Dele
gates, containing a number of bills of a local char
acter, which were read and referred TO their apprO
pirate committees
Reports of Standing Committees being in order
the Committee on Finance reported a bill for the
Home of the Friendless, which passed by yeas and
nays after some discusson-many Senators voting
against the bill because of appropriations hereto
fore made
bill entitled an act for the INDECENT Deaf ant
Dumb, which had passed the Sena e, was returned
| passed by the House with certain amendments
| which were concurred in by the Senate.
On motion of Mr.. GARDINER, the bill commonly
known as the Tobacco Bill, reported by Mr.. Gardi
ner, was taken up for consideration and after
| several unimportant amendments, the bill wa:
passed by yeas and nays
| This bill provides for the appointment of com
missioners, who shall be electedi by a Joint ballot
OF both Houses. The only important amendment
made in the printed BILL was increasing the salary
| OF the commissioners from $500 to 81 ,000
=, The bill providing for increased direction il
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad on the part o
prlVate stockholders, being the order of the day
| was then considered. A very animated discussion
then followed, in which Messrs. McKaig, Kimmell
Lynch Yellott and Smith participated
MIR. MckAIG advocated the passage of the bill
| with considerable zeal. Mr.. Lynch opposed th
| bill with equal zeal and warmth. When the yot
was taken on the bill it was rejected by vote o.
10 to 8.
| The bill was then reconsidered and made the or
der of the day for Tuesday, when on motion of Mr.
| FRANKLIN, the Senate adjourned