The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-01
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FROM OUR OWN CORRESP ONDENT1 .
BROCK CHARTER sTANDs--THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO
RAILROAD IN THE SENATE
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 20, 1860.
As you are aware, and as has been we'll under
stood here for some time would be the case, the
Hon. James A. Pearce was nominated for Uni
ted States Senator the first ballot by the caucus
last night, having received thirty three votes to
thirteen for his next highest competitor. His
election of course will follow this action of the eau
Gus in few days, thus securing to Maryland, for
the next six years, the continued service of her
present most able and distinguished Senator. AT
ter my letter of yesterday closed, the Baltimore
Committee had hearing before the Committee on
Corporations of the House, and suppose fully sat
lshed 1t that there would be difficulty in procuring
bona fde subscriptions to the Citizens City Passen-
ger Railway stock This, together with what gen.
teman here well termed the 'fbomb shel' thrown
into the Brock campby Mr.. Morgan, of st. Mary's,
yesterday, has caused the Philadelphia company
and their legion of friends to look extremely anx-
lous to-day. Many of the opponents of Brock
consider him as beaten, but these gentlemen NAV
be too sanguine. He will die hard if he dies at a
but should not be surprised to hear of proposals
Tor compromise from that side. Brock is not
lighting for anything but money, and may regard
a half loaf as better than no bread His friends
mere say that If he cannot obtain his charter, no
other measure will pass; but that seems to me to
be only one form Of the brag game they have been
playing from the first day of the session. If Brock
cannot get his charter, predict that he will be
one OF the best friends of the three-cent BILL
because he will greatly prefer to be bought out
OF Baltimore on the equitable terms provided
IN the Citizens bill to being beaten out by conpet
ton on has opn tracks, which will be attempted if
the Legislature adjourns without action, and which
cannot be legally prevented. The police will
deprive the road of the defence which was availed
OF by Brock to obtain possession of the Streets and
new Council elected fairly will unanimously re-
peal the ordinance under which he affects to claim
title to the streets think, therefore, if.the Phila-
delphia party find themselves beaten, they will
throw all their weight in favor of their present OPP
ponents.
The committee in the case of Judge Stump will
report tomorrow, having been kept back, it is
said by the delay of the printer to the Senate in
printing the evidence. This is complete, and
will be laid on the members tables tomorrow
| An abstract of this testimony appears another
page Ed.
In the Senate, to-day both the measures affecting
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad were the orders
of the day, and in both, the Railroad seemed to
suffer defeat The first the bill to limit the
charges the way freights to a reduced maxi
mum, so as to prevent not only the exorbitant
charges which have been complained of but fuctu-
ations in the rates. which quite ruinous to the
interests involved as rates permanently high. On
this bill there discussion, in which the farmer
of Linganore, and the Senators from Baltimore and
Allegany countless took part, and the friends of
the measure say it would have passed; but, on mo-
ton of Mr. Yellott, it was recommitted to Special
Committee of three, in order to arrive at the truth
in respect to certain statements of the President of
the road to the effect of the limitation upon the
rates.
The bill to increase the stakeholder direction was
next taken up and defeated by vote of eleven to
seven; but on motion of Mr.. Miles, of ST. Mary's,
was re-considered, and made the order of the day
:or tomorrow. 1t is difficult to understand the
drift of this, but l cannot imagine that the result
will be affected by the move. 1t seems to me en-
tirey impossible to induce a Legislature of Mary
land to assent to so extraordinary proposition as
that involved in his bill. The President, the Mas
ter OF Transportation and several of the Directors
&C., &C., have been here to-day and were attentive
observers of the proceedings of the Senate.