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believe would rebound to her honor and tend to her
prosperity.
Mr. HOLLAND, of Dorchester, proceeded to give
! his reasons for voting for these bills He read an
! extract from the Baltimore San, describing the
election at which Mr.. Harris elected over Pink
ney White, and the fraud and violence that pre-
| vailed
Mr.. DENNrs-Will the gentleman tell me what he
| is reading?
Mr.. HoLLAND-From the Baltimore Sun
Mr.. DENNEs-Bringing the Baltimore San here as
authority reminds me of the anecdote of the late
Judge Lee. Being shown bank note, and asked
! whether it was good or not he replied-tIt is not
good-it is doubly damned for it is counterfeit on
broken bank" Laughter
| Mr.. HOLLAND answered, and spoke at considerable
length, declaring that he not only ready to
speak but to vote for these bills, and if there is any
! responsibility involved in their passage, he was
ready to assume that also, with the Democratic
! party of the State.
The question was then put on the motion of Mr.
! Kraft, to strike out the enacting clause and the
yeas and nays called, resulted as follows 25
nays 30; so the enacting clause was not stricken
| out.
The entire delegation of sitting members for Bal
| timore voted in favor of striking out.
The bill was then ordered to be engrossed for a
| third reading.
! THE POLICE BILL
J The Police Bill was then taken up and read At
the close of the reading of the first section, Mr.
Stake, OF Washington county, inquired whether
| there was not in drawing up this BILL
under the regulations with regard to the new
| Code.
| Mr.. GoRDoN replied that it was drawn in con-
| formity with the rule
The CLERK then proceeded to read the second sec
tion, no amendment being offered
| Alter the reading Of the third section Mr. Kraft
| proposed an amendment, giving the appointment of
the Commissioners of Police to the Governor of the
State. The ayes and nays being called on the
amendment, it was defeated. Ayes 25, nays A.
| Mr.. STAKE, of Washington county, proposed an
| amendment, strike nf
| with the view of introducing a series of amend.
ments intended to disconnect from the appointing
| power, the power of Judges. The first amendment
was to disconnect the Mayor from the Board with
the intention of leaving the appointing power with
the Mayor and City Council and giving the Police
| Board the power to try and remove. The vote be
ing taken on the motion to strike out the Mayor it
was lost Ayes %, nays 43.
| Mr.. BOOZE, of Baltimore proposed to strike ont
-four" and insert 'twenty" so that the Board of
| Police shall consist of twenty members one from
each ward. Ayes and nays called. Ayes %, NAYS
40. Motion lost. The Baltimore delegation all
| voted for the Board of twenty.
An amendment was proposed to make the police
| all "native" citizens of Baltimore. Lost
| motion was made to adjourn. Lost
motion was then made to adjourn until four
| o'clock. Lost.
| Mr.. DENIsoN, of Baltimore, moved to strike out
''four' and insert "two" Commissioners Lost
! Mr.. DENIsoN then moved to strike out the whole
OF the Sd section, and demanded the ayes and ma VS.
! Motion ost-ayes 20, nays 40
Mr.. DENNIS stated that it appeared to him that
! the majority was determined that no amendment
should be made; he would, however, propose an
amendment, which removed the principal objection
he had to the BILL and that was the blend mo- of the
| Executive and Legislative powers together He
| was urging this amendment at the close of nv
| letter.
At the time the cars leave. the reading of the bill
| is still progressing after amendment
being voted down, being mostly of the same char
acter as those introduced in the Senate by Mr. Vel
lott. Some of the Baltimore delegation voted for
increasing the number of the Commissioners to
twenty, and afterwards, to reduce them to two -
There Is a determination to get through with the
second reading of the bill before the House adiourns