The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-26
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
WEDNESDAY, January 25, 1860.
FIRST BRANCH.-Present--GEo. W. Balm, ESQ.
Preident pro tenn, and all the members excep
Messrs. Spicer and Calls.
Messrs. EVANS and TAYLOR stated that if they
had been present on last evening they would hav,
voted for the Police bill, and the resolutions rela
tive to the proposed Legislative bills.
Mr.. EVANS presented petition from the Balti
more United Fire Department, asking permission
to dispose of certain city bonds held by said De
partment in trust for INDECENT members of the Fire
Department. Referred.
Mr.. ROBERTS presented the petition of John S
Gardman, in reference to sewer on Raborg street
near Arch street. Referred
- MT LINTON presented the petition of John w.
krebbs, asking for remuneration for damages sus-
tanned to his property by the overflow of the sewer
of Chatsworth Run. Referred.
Mr.. LINTON presented petition from Charles
Myers and others, asking for an enlargement of
the tunnel on Pennsylvania avenue. Referred
Mr.. LINTON presented petition from Thos H.
Rieman, asking for remuneration for damages sus-
tanned by the bursting of Chatsworth Run tunnel.
Referred.
Mr.. RoBERrs offered resolution directing the
Comptroller to lay gas mains on High street, be-
tween Hien and Gay. Referred
Mr.. ROBERTS offered a resolution directing the
Comptroller to place gas lamps on Constitution and
Monument streets. Adopted.
Mr.. NORRIS offered a resolution directing the
Comptroller to place gas lamps at certain points on
Eutaw, Ross and Bddle streets. Adopted
Mr.. EVANS offered resolution directing the
Clerk to procure from the office of the Register,
the petition of the late judges of the election ask
ing for extra compensation. Adopted.
The Police bill and the preamble and resolutions
relative to the bills proposed to be passed by the
Legislature, were received from the Second Branch,
marked "concurred
Mr.. SPEDDEN called up the resolution authorizing
the Mayor to employ Reverdy johnson, Jonathan
Meredith and William Schlev, Esqs., to appear at
the bar OF the Senate of Maryland to defend the
rights of the city of Baltimore involved in the pro-
posed Police and Election bills
Mr.. EVANS offered a substitute, authorizing the
Mayor, if he deems it necessary, to employ counsel
to proceed to Annapolis and defend the citys rights
involved in those bills.
Mr.. BLACKBURN moved t o lay the substitute on
the table. Lost.
The substitute was adopted by the following
vote:
Yeas.-Messrs. Irons, Evans, Calls, Chapman,
Talbot, Pollock, A. M. Price, Simms, Spedden,
Taylor, Balm and Norris-l2.
Nays.-Messrs Roberts, Penn, Baugher, Black
burn and r. Prce-5.
Adjourned
SECOND BRANCH.-Branch met pursuant to ad-
journment. Present, David Taylor, Esq, Presi-
dent pro tenn. and all the members.
Mr.. MCCoMAs, from the Committee on Highways,
offered resolution granting permission to Boehm,
Rice Co., to extend out two signs, four feet in
length, from the fourth and fifth stories of ware
house No. 80 South Calvert street. Read
n TeSUlutlOn 10 place Il gas lamp on the corner
of Front street and Donnelly's court wRs received
from the First Branch and read.
Also, resolution to place gas lamp on Green
mount avenue, in front of the door of the Green
mount Avenue Chapel, which was read second
time and adopted.
Mr.. McCoMAs presented an ordinance repeating
the ordinance passed in April last, authorizing the
Mayor to convex certain ground rent to Sarah
NJ. Gwinn and Eliza Frazier, account of an error
in the amount named. Read.
A resolution authorizing the MayOr to emnlOv
counsel if he may deem it proper, to appear before
the Legislature of Maryland to defend the rights
of the city of Baltimore in relation to the contem-
plated passage of the State Police bill, was re-
ceived from the First Branch and read.
MIR Cook moved suspension of the rules to give
the resolution a second reading.
Mr.. COTTON opposed the motion. He asked if it
was not an unusual proceeding to employ counsel
to appear before the Legislature of Maryland while
that body was legislatng matters which it was
their province to do. From the action Of the Coun.
Gil it seemed if the members thought the city of
Baltimore trial before the Legislature
The words OF the resolution would seem to imply
this, because it looked to the employment of the
most eminent counsel in the State to defend us be-
fore the Legislature. He asked if the Council be-
ieved that counsel would be heard before the bar
of the Senate or House? They might be heard be
fore committee, but they could not be heard
before the Legislature. From the wording of the
resolution the counsel are to appear at Annapolis
as if the city of Baltimore on trial for high
misdemeanor. He moved the resolution lay upon
the table.
Mr.. ELLICoTT thought the city of Baltimore was
on trial at Annapolis, when such measures as were
there introduced were under discussion, calculated
to disfranchise its citizens.
Mr. COTTON differed from Mr.. Ecott. He asked
if the citizens of Baltimore not now a disfran
chised people? He said that the measures now be
fore the Legislature intended to restore to the
citizens their rights, which had been far year.
back, taken from them. He contended it was use
less to pass the resolution; the counsel if employed
would not have hearing before the Legislature
Baltimore had representatives there, and she mus
look to them to be protected.
The question was taken on the motion to lay upon
the table, and it lost, Mr.. COTTON alone voting
aye
The resolution was then read a second time anC
passed, Mr.. CoLToN voting nay.
The Branch adjourned until to morrow afternoon
at o'clock.