The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-26

Talbot, petition to arm the Talbot Blues. RI
: ferred to Committee on Militia. By Mr.. Denni:
OF Worcester, petition in relation to free negroes
BY Mr.. Welsh, of Anne Arundel, the petition q
I divers citizens of Anne Arundel, to protect tn
oysters along the Chesapeake Bay, prevent tn
D use OF dredging machines, and to provide for tn
! capture OF persons using them, or persons wit
have no right to take oysters in those waters Re
f ferred to Committee on Oysters.
Leaves to Introduce BMs.-Leaves to introduc,
bills were asked and disposed of as follows: B,
Mr.. Berry, leave to bring in bill to Incorporate
, the Young Mems Northwestern Christian Associa
ton OF Baltimore; referred to Committee on Cor
porations. By Mr.. Harding, leave to bring in &
Dill for the relief of the collector of Taxes of Mont
gomery; referred to Montgomery delegation. By
Mr. McAllister, leave to bring in a bill to appoint
an inspector of liquor and chemist to prevent the
drugglng OF liquors by dealers; referred to Com
mlttee on Ways and Means. By Mr.. Stanford
leave 10 orng IN bill requiring that all oysters
carried to Baltimore shall be measured in a sealed
hafbushel on board the boat bringing them up
and that in every case where this is not enforced
hat fine of $50, to be recovered before any ma q
istrate of Baltimore, be imposed; referred tC
Messrs Stanford, Long, and Denison, of Baltimore
city, as a special committee. By Mr.. Morgan, a
resolution in relation to wharf opposite State to-
bacco warehouse No. 3, in Baltimore; laid over.-
by Mr.. Freaner, leave to bring in bill to amend
the law in relation to fences in Washington county;
| referred to Washington delegation.
-, on motion of Mr.. JACOBS, it was ordered that
the Committee on COlored Population be allowed
W tne session OF the House, and to
the bills &C., before they report to the House.
| Mr. fREANER, OF w Washington county, presented
the memorial of Bradley 7. Johnson in relation to
certain citizens of Maryland indicted in Pennsyl-
| wanna for kidnapping fugitive slaves which had
| been legally taken and restored to their owners
Before offering the petition, Mr. FREAYER ex-
| planned the case of Emanuel Myers, who was tried
| and sentenced to the penitentary of Pennsylvania
for kidnapping, in November, 1852 He stated
mat when the slaves were originally rescued from
Pennsy lvania, Myers, George w. Shastiugn, VIM.
H. Smith, and Isaiah Baker, four citizens of Mary
| land residents, the first of Carroll, and the last
three of Frederick county, proceeded with MYERS
| to Cumberland, Pa, and without violence brought
INTO Maryland negroes held in this State as slaves
All the parties were indicted for kidnapping
| Myers enticed into PENNSYLVANIA tried and
sentenced TO the penitentiary. The other three
! were not caught but indictments yet hang over
their heads in Pennsylvania. They are liable to be
dragged off in chains as Myers was, to Pennsylva-
ma, and tried and convicted by abolitionist jury
| The Legislature of this State should take every
precauton in its power to protect its citizens The
object of this memorial is to have nolIe prosequi
entered in the cases of the three gentlemen. The
governor In his message alluded to the subject and
the Legislature should take decided STEP 1t was
| highly important movement, and ought to meet
| with prompt action The Courts of Pennsylvania
have decided that Northern States have right to
| decide whether negroes were slaves or free, who
! had fled from, in this and other Southern
States. This assumption of authority was dis
agreeable and even dangerous to our citizens,
and should receive the consideration of our Legis-
| lature.
he then presented the petition and asked its
reference to special committee of five, which was
carried.
The SPEAKER appointed Messrs. Freaner, Comp
ton, johnson, Jacobs and Gorsuch, the COM
mittee.
BY Mr. McALLIsTER, leave to bring in bill to
amend the laws in relation to the surplus fees of
the criers OF the various courts of Baltimore city,
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. GOLDSBOROUGH, of Caroline offnrad ordar
to annul an order, passed January 3d. which pro-
vides that all the officers of this House not dis
charging the duties of their position in person, be
considered as having vacated their offices.
Mr.. GoLDsBoRoUGH explained that the order par
tcularly applied to Joseph L. Tarr, folder of the
House. He did not do the duties of the office in
person, but employed an assistant who did his duty
| faithfully. 1t has always been customary to en-
poy assistance, but in this it is not asked The
folder does his duty and that is all the House should
require.
The question was put upon the passage of the
order and lost by % to Is. The former action of
the House, therefore, remains unchanged.
| MIR. GORDON, OF Committee on Judiciary, report
ed bill in favor of amending the 3lst sec art 9Th
OF the Revised Code, in relating to appeals.
BY Mr.. Mccoy, bill entitled an act to incorpor-
ate the ConowingO and Belair Turnpike Company
| Mr.. WILSON, of Hartford county delegation re-
ported bill entitled act to amend the 7th and
9th articles of the Code of public general laws,
ating to the preservation of game so as to extend
the same to Hartford county.
MIR. WoRTHINGToN, of the Select Committee of
Baltimore delegation, reported bill to amend the
59th article OF the Code, adding section in re-
lation to mariners Referred to Committee on
Judiciary.
bill entitled an act to change the name of W.
| II. Hutton to VIM. Ii. Earhardt was reported
Rules suspended, read a second and third time,
| and passed.
MIR. STAKE, of the Washington county delega-
ton, reported bill entitled an act to amend the
33d section, chap q, of public local laws relating
to the running at large of hogs and geese in the
town of Williamsport
Mr. STAKE urged in support of the bill that the
| old women in the town were in furry about the
stringent law, which now prevents their hogs and
geese from running at large. They want it repeal
! ed, and that was the object of this bill
On motion the rules suspa nded, the bill read
| second and third time, and passed. Ayes-43
| nays, none
| Reported.-Ry Mr.. Parran, a bill to amend the
lO7th section of the 18th article to the Code which
requires the Orphans Court to fix the commissions
of executors, in all cases, whether claimed by the
executor or not, and to substitute therefor sec
| ton providing that where executor shall re-
nounce his commissions, he shall not be taxed there
| on which was read first time.
Mr. BRISCoE, OF Calvert delegation, reported a
| bill entitled an act to authorize Elisha Howes to
sell certain negroes slaves for life He explained
! that the negroes were manumitted by Mr.. Howes;
but upon considering that it is against the policy
! of the State to have many free negroes he wishes
them back into slavery. The bill was read second
!
! to the Committee on Judiciary.
Mr.. HARVARD, of the Allegany county Select
| Committee, reported bill to amend the lO2d Sec
of art l. in relation to the pay of constabes in AL
legany county. The bill provides that each con-
stable shall receive, in addition to the so cents for
serving process, 10 cents for each mile he shall
travel. Read second and third time and passed.
MIR. MACKUBBGN, from the Committee on Claims,
reported bill to compensate j. A. Lynch for legal
services; also bill to compensate Milton Whitley
| for legal vices before the Court of Appeals in
the case of VIM. G. Ford, tried for murder
The same gentleman reported unfavorablv upon
| the petitions OF Jonathan Harvey, for relief VIM
| Harvey, for relief WIN. Patterson and Others for
| compensation. The reports were all concurred n
The Committee on Corporations reported bill
entitled an act supplementary to to ncorpor-
| ate the franklin Savings Bank of Frederick -
Rules suspended, read second and third time and
| passed.
The rules were suspended so that bill entitled
an act authorizing VIM. III. Ross to erect wharf
on the naVigable waters of the Choptank river,
was read a second and third time and passed
Mr.. FREANER, of the Special Committee, report
ed bill entitled an act toincorpOrate the Planters
Mutual Insurance Company.
Mr.. DENNIsoN, OF Baltimore county, moved tC
suspend the the rules, to call up bill entitled an
act to repeal the 603d and 604th sections of arti-
ce4 of the Public Local Laws, ,forbidGing the pur
cnase OF vegetables and other marketable produce
within the Baltimore markets. or within 10 miles
thereof for purposes of re sale. Carried
The first section of the bill read, when Mr.
Long asked that the matter be deferred for the
present. He wished to look into the subject.
Mr.. DENNIsoN said the matter was lOcal-mport
ant only to Baltimore and the country round about
for ten miles. In the new code an old law which
had long since become dead letter, was revived
and hucksters were not allowed to purchase any
thing within the limits prescribed to sell again /
the law remains asit is, it will give rise to grea
deal of litigation.
Mr.. Lone moved to have the bill laid over ant
printed, which was acquiesced in by Mr.. Dennson
and adopted.
bill entitled an act for the benefit of Henry
Hoffman, of Frederick, in making valid a deed t
him, was called up. Rules suspended; read sec
ond and third time and passed
Mr. LONG, of the Committee on Judiciary re
ported favOraby upon bill entitled an act for thu
relief of Chas. H. McBlair and Mary Duncan, o
Alegany. Read second and third time, ant
passed
Mr.. DEYNIsoN, of Baltimore county, arose ant
stated that the opposition to the bill called up h
! him above withdrawn. He therefore movet
to suspend the rules and call it up again. Carried
The bill was then read second and third tim
and passed-ayes 43, nays 49,
+ The following title was agreed upon, viz: A bill
entitled an act to repeal the 603d and 604th sec
tions of 4th article of the Code of Public Loca
Laws, which forbid the purchase of vegetables an,
other articles in any of the markets of the city O
: Baltimore, within ten miles thereof, for th
! purpose of resale"
t bill entitled an act to make valid the beques
a of Louisa Dunning, late of Talbot TO the trus
tees of the Methodist Episcopal Church of 81
, Michaels was called up. Rules suspended, read
second and third time and passed.
| MIR. LANDING, of Worcester offered an order
appoint Mr.. Thos. Mason, of Worcester. as fode