The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-28
PROCEEDINGS on THU MARYLAND LEGISLATURE
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 27, 1860.

opinion of this Court. Judgment affirmed.
PROCEEDINGS OH THE MARYLAND LEGISLATURE
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 27, 1860.
SENATE.
The President presented report addressed to
him bv the President and Managers of the Mary
land Colonization Society, which was read, and on
motion of Mr.. Yellott, two hundred copies were
ordered to be printed Tor the of the Senate.
The President of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Company delivered report in answer to a resolu-
tion of inquiry adopted by the Senate to the hold
ers of scrip and canal bonds, &c, and stated that
he could not furnish the Senate with the intorma-
tion they required the records in the office of the
Canal Company threw no light upon the parties
who now held the bonds and scrip.
Mr.. LYNCH asked leave to introduce a bill tC au-
thorize and empower the Mayor and City Council
of Baltimore to endorse or guarantee $500 900 of
the bonds of the Northern Central Railroad Com
pany Leave was granted and referred to Com
mittee on judicial Proceedings.
a message was received from the House of Dele
gates, containing bill appropriatng seventy thou
sand dollars for the purchase of arms. The rules
suspended for second and third reading, and
the billw passed by yeas and nays. All the Sena
tors voted for the appropriation.
On motion of Mr.. STONE, it was ordered that the
bill relating to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Company be postponed and made the order of the
day for Wednesday next at II O'clock
Mr. HECKART, of the Select Committee appointed
made against the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
Company, submitted report, setting forth that
great discrimination was made by the Company to
the deriment of the interests of Baltimore and the
State of Maryland, while it favored the city of
Philadelphia, and recommended the passage of a
bill to regulate the same. The report was ordered
to be printed and made the order of the day for
Thursday next.
Mr. YELLoTr obtained leave to bring in a bill for
taking the sense of the people upon the expediency
of calling Convention to frame Consttu-
ton and form Government for this State, and
to provide for the election of delegates to said
Convention. Referred to Committee on Constitu-
ton.
Mr.. YELLoTr also had leave to report bill to
Incorporate the Baltimore Steam Packet Company.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met this morning at II O'clock when
the following business was transacted
Mr.. KEssLER presented the petition of Frederick
county citizens relating to colored population. Re-
ferred to Committee on Colored Population.
tion of the town Of Grantsvil!e. Referred to the
Committee on Corporations
By Mr.. WILSON, petition relating to the colored
population of the State.
By Mr.. NAILL,a petition relating to the same sub
iect Both referred to Committee on Coored Pop
ulation.
BY Mr.. MCALL1sTER, memorial of a number of
Bank Presidents and Directors, and merchants, re-
lating to the incorporation Of a Warehouse COmpa-
porations.
By Mr.. RENsHAw, the petition of the Baltimore
and Havre de Grace Turnpike Company, in rela-
tiOn to laying passenger railway said road.
Referred to Committee on Corporations.
By Mr.. LNTHCUM, petition of citizens Of Dor
chester county, relating to the sale Of negroes for
debt, when those debts contracted for necessa-
ries of life, with promise to give work for the
ney due Referred to the Dorchester delegation.
By Mr.. MCALLlsTER, petition of the Jackson
Guards of Baltimore for services at Harper's Fer
ry. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
LEAVES AND ORDERS
BY Mr.. LANDING, leave to report bill to incor-
porate the Worcester County Bank. Referred to
the Worcester delegation.
Mr.. BEALL of Allegany, offered order to the
effect that the House meet this evening, at ~
O'Clock to dispose of the reports of the Committee
on Claims, and that hereafter the House shall meet
at 10 o'clock each day except Saturday, sit until
p. NJ, adjourn to meet at 81 o'clock p. NJ, sit
until O'Clock and adjourn to meet again at ~
o'clock, p. NJ. No other than local bills shall be
taken up after 81 o'clock P. NJ, unless no local
business shall be presented for the action of this
House; and that each delegation, as their county is
called, to call up as many bills as there men,
bers in said delegation.
The order is not to be construed as impairing the
right of a member to move adjournment at any
time. 1t was adopted.
MIR. FREANER, of Washington county, offered a
leave to bring in bill to require certain officers to
keep, and return to the Treasurer of the State,
account of all monies received by them respec-
lively in their official capacities; also, leave
to bring in bill to prescribe the manner ofindict-
ing States Attorneys in this State for misdemea-
nors in office and of prosecuting the same also,
leave to bring in bill to require the States Attor
ney of Baltimore city to give bond for the faithful
discharge of his official duties. Referred to Messrs
Freaner, Burgess and Salmon, a Special Com
mittee.
Mr.. CHAPLAIN, of the Committee on Judiciary
reported unfavorably upon the increase of pay of
the Judges of the Orphans Court of Baltimore.
rpfth thn( " ffnn Ma,
ported bill in favor of the claim of the Annapo-
lis Gas light Company, making an appropriation
therefor.
Mr.. MCALLIsTER, of Baltimore, offered an order
requiring the trustees of Greenmount Cemetery to
report to this House whether they have not for
feted their act of Incorporation; the total amount
of receipts for the past year-and the number of
lot-hoders up to the present time-whch was
passed.
Mr.. FREANER, of the Committee on Elections,
submitted a report to the House in the contested
election case of Adam Denmead and others, con-
testants, against Charles l.. Kraft and Others sit
ting members of the House of Delegates. The re-
port declares that there was no election in Balti.
more on November I'd, 1859, and was signed by
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MORGAN, A. C. HARDING, and G. W. GoLDsBoRoUGH
and may be found in another column. In con-
cluding, the report recommends the issue of a
rant, by the Speaker, for holding another election
in Baltimore to ill the seats of the gentlemen thus
declared to be non-elected.
On motion of Mr.. CHAPLAIN, 5000 copies of the
report were ordered to be printed.
Mr.. FREANER' also offered report of the COM
mitiee in the contested election case of Kerr rs.
Gather. The report declares that there no
election, and the office is declared vacant The re-
port also recapitulates nearly the same reasons for
declaring the farce of November I'd, 1859, no cleo
ton, as in the above case. The testimony in favor
of Mr.. Gather is declared negative-that it proves
nothing, and was given in by men who were either
at the polls for short time, or were Judges and
Clerks of Election, who were in the house all the
time, and could see nothing but what occurred i'm
mediately in front of the window, and about the
premises in which they were located. Three thou
sand copies were ordered to be printed.
Mr.. Freaner expressed his intention of reporting
upon the case of Jarrett Purnell to morrow. He
would write out the report to-day.
Mr. CHAPLAIN called up 4 bill for the relief of
the suretes on the bond of John McNabb, late tax
collector of Talbot county. The bill was read a
third time and passed.
Mr.. GoLDsBoRoUGH called up a bill to regulate
the time of continuing the fisheries in the Potomac
river, and regulating the use of seines and prohbi
ting the of gill-nets, &c. Mr.. Goldsborough ex-
planned that as soon passed the bill would be sent
to the Legislature of Virginia to be acted upon
there in concert with the of this State. The
bill was read third time and passed.
message received from the Senate embrac-
ing House bill to appropriate the of $40 900 to
purchase arms for the use of the State. The bill
was passed by the Senate and is now law.
Mr.. MACKUBBIN reported a bill to give additional
power to the city of Annapolis. Referred to Com
mittee on Corporations.
By Mr.. Harding, of Select Committee bill for
relief of John Honesty. free negro, of Montgom-
cry county. By Mr.. Legg, of Select Committee
bill FOR relief of Jas. Perkins, late Sheriff of Queen
Anne's county.
By Mr.. NALL, of Select Committee, favora-
bly, on a bill to prevent the sale of liquor
within three miles OF Mount st. Mary's College,
Frederick county.
Mr. BURGESS having obtained suspension of the
rules, called up Senate bill providing for the
amendment of the SD section, 74th article, Code
General Laws, to extend the right to sue cap
tains and owners of vessels and steamboats, in the
county where they take in freight.
call of the House was made and ten absent
members sent for. The proceedings under the call
occupied about 20 minutes. After the call was
suspended the bill was passed.