The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-30


community there black sheep There wer,
many in the western portion of the State 1t is tt
the slaveholding interest of the South to vote 50
and he wished to have it put on the statute books
| Mr. MILES, OF St Mary's, thought that the Sena
tor from Allegany the last man in the world t.
do anything else than stand up against the Blacl
Republicans The journal of the Senate showed
that he was an enemy to Black Republicans, anC
that he feared there were some in the State. five
dont sustain this vote it will be trumpeted abroad
and the interest of the Democratic party will bt
impaired 1t you refuse here to repudiatc an en-
dorser of the Helper book, it will be afterward,
regretted and discredit will be thrown upon u.s.
Gentlemen had better beware how thev VOTE
| The personal effect will be to throw odium upon
the Democr attic party. His skirts were clear
The next election would show who else was clear
Mr. lELLorr saw no difference between the senti.
ments of the resolutions passed by the House the
| other day, denouncing Helper, his book or aboli
| tionists, and the amendment of Mr. Kimmeu II
the one was trick the other was the same
Mr, kchAIG thought this was upon
| which they ought not to differ. But he thought
that II those resolutions of the House denouncinp
the Helper book had been up for consideration, we
could with consistency admit that there was any
trepldatlon at the abolition sentiment in midst
When you admit that we have Black Republicans
here, the Northern will tell us to attend to our
Abolitionists at home. We can't go down to w ash
ngton and tell our Representatives not to vote for
Heperte if we admit that we have them at b6mp
and legislate against them.
Mr. WATKINS withdrew his motion to reconsider
MT. TOWNSEND OF Worcester, asked to change
his vote. He wished himself to be understood. He
was against anything like the Helper book.
The vote was then placed in the affirmative
Mr. ELLIOTT moved to amend the 9th section as
to qualifications of police officers under the bill
making it essential that they be native born citi.
zeMoi the United States and residents of Balti-
more for two years.
The motion was lost.
Section and were read without amendment.
:, section y an amendment in the salaries of the
Marshal and Deputy Marshal was offered but lost
Section 10 was not amended.
Section ii was not amended.
Ihe 18th section, in relation to placing the no
lice alarm telegraph, station-houses &C. of Balti-
more under the control ofthe Commissioners,
and in case the City Council refused to give them
up to sue for them in the Courts.
MIR; IELLoTT moved to strike out al. the section
after line s.
He argued that this property belonged to the
Mayor and CITY Council. Their riohts oupbt IN bo
respected.-The first lines gave the Commissioners
power to supply themselves with Offices &C. This
coulo De done; but to take away what belonged to
the city and had been paid for by them was not
fair, to say the least. The motion was rejected
. The section empowering the Sheriff to call out
II necessary, the posse comitotus, was read
;. MIR. 1EtLoTT moved to amend the section, goth
line, providing penalty of $4,000 for the Sheriff
refusing to do his duty as prescribed by the bill -
lie amended by making it read penalty not exceed
ing $4,000. He urged that conscientious Sheriff
might not wilfully disobey the behests of the Com
missioners, and he wished the penalty to be placed
within the discretion of the Courts The amend
ment was lost.
Mr.. YELLorr made several other amendments
all were lost. As last resort he moved to strike
out the entire 18th section, which was lost.
In the l4th section, wherever penalty was def
nitely fiKed Mr.. 1ELLoTT, of Baltimore, moved to
amend by inserting the words snot exceeding" sucb
sum. They all lost.
MIR. ELLIOTT then moved to amend the l4th sec.
tion by adding to it the words: 'Proyided this seq
does unpriVa md
OF any rights vested in them by the 10th section
4th article of the Constitution
He stated that he supposed the Senate did not
wish to repeal the Constitution or at least one of
its articles. The motion was lost
No amendments offered to the 18th section.
Mr.. ELLIOTT offered amendments to every suc-
ceeding section. All of them were lost. No debate
occurred upon them. feeling of weariness SEEM
ed to be fast creeping over the Senators. The re-
porters looked Ianguid and became careless. The
adjournment was looked forward to with anxiety.
The Dill was finally ordered to be engrossed and
laid over for a third reading. At 81 O'Clock the
Senate took a recess for ten minutes
PROTEST OF THE AMERICAN SENATOR'S
After the recess the Senators re-assembed, and
the following business was transacted
Mr.. G0LDsBoRoUGH, of Dorchester, protested
against the proceedings. He said we feel the il on
heel of the majority is upon US. We have been
here long time. Vote after vote has been taken
upon amendment after amendment, and with no
hope. We feel that the majority will carry things
to the bitter end. All now that we ask is that we
may be allowed to put our solemn protest upon re-
cord against the indecent haste with which these
measures are being forced. The fate of all the
amendments to the Police Bill has shown us that
there is no hope for anything else. Let us enter
the protest, and the majority do as they please
with everything else. We will not attempt to i'm
pede them.
The PRESIDENT asked the gentleman to submit his
proposition to writing.
The ten American Senator's after consultation,
aOtarad he 1nf +b,C
against proceeding with the second reading of the
three other bills about Baltimore for the reason
that they had never been printed, and until this
evening they had d not an opportunity of looking
over the bills. [Signed by the ten.5
Mr.. Mckaig offered the following:
ordered, that the protest of the minority be put
on the journal under protest of the majority, that
the statements contained therein are not admitted
by the majority as strictly true
Mr.. MckAIG withdrew his order, and offered the
following:
Ordered, that the protest of Anthony Kimmel and
nine others, be entered upon the journal but that
such entry is not to be construed as an admission
by the majority of the strict truth of the statements
contained in said protest.
The order was unanimously adopted The mi
norlty however, reserving the right to discuss the
bills fully tomorrow a third reading
The three other bills relating to the city of Bal
timore, reported by the Committee on Judiciary
were then read by titles and ordered to be en-
crossed.
day for tomorrow, at ll4 o'clock. Adjourned.
ANNAPOLIS January 2S, 1860
SENATE.
The Senate assembled at 10 o'clock and after
prayer and the reading of the Journal proceeded to
business.
DR.. LYNCH, of Baltimore county, presented me-
mortal praying that measures be taken for the
appointment of Inspectors of Gas in Baltimore city,
in accordance with an act of the last session. Re-
ferred to Committee on Corporations.
a mo
charter to the Merrill Fire Arm Manufacturing
Company of Baltimore Referred.
Mr.. GoLDsBoRoUGH, Of Dorchester, presented an
order directing the Librarian to furnish copies of
the new Code to the several judges of the counties
and city, practicable.
Col. kTMMEL desired, as a farmer, to make sup.
gestlon to the lawyers proposing to include in the
edition all the amendments to the new Code up
to the close of the session.
On motion of Mr.. MILES, the Clerks of the Courts
and States Attorneys were also to be supplied with
copies. Adopted.
Mr.. McKaig moved that the resolutions passed bv
both Houses in relation to treaty with Great Bri-
tain, for the return of fugitive slaves, be sent by
the Governor to the Representatives of the State in
Congress.
Mr.. MILES objected, as the hour for taking up the
orders of the day (tfe Baltimore bills had arrived
THE BILL REPEATING MILITARY POWERS
The first of these bills then read by title,
being the bill to repeal that portion of the new
Code which gives to the Mayor and the JUDGES of
|
power to order out the militia. There being no
| objection, the bill was put its passage by ayes
and nays, and passed follows-ayes II; nays o.
DR.. Lynch, of Baltimore county, being absent and
there not being majority of the whole Senate in
its favor, the President announced the bill as lost
| [Sensation.
| At this moment DR.. Lynch returned and Col.
Kag moved a reconsideratio of the vote which
was ordered-ayes II, NAYS 8. The vote was then
taken the bill and it passed-ayes r. nays TO-
THE POLICE BILL.
The bill establishing Permanent Police for the
city of Baltimore, and repeating such portions OF
the Code conflict Herewith was taken up for
| final reading, and had been proceeded with some
moments, when
| Mr.. MILES proposed that so much be considered a
| third reading.
Mr.. YELLoT objected aud hoped that the whole
| bill would be read through.
| Mr.. MILES withdrew his objection and the read
| ing renewed and occupied nearly an hour.
Mr.. DAsHIELL, of Somerset, called the attention
of the Senate to the fact that the amendment OF
Col. kimmel prohibiting any person who is in favor
| of the Helper Book and Black RepubicanisIn from
becoming member of the police force had moi
been read.
The PRESIDENT replied that it would be inserted
| in the bill.
| Mr. GoLDsBoRoUGH, of Talbot. asked that the
amendment would be read, and hoped that some o.
those who voted for it might possibly have changed
| their views after sleeping the subject. He
hoped that Colonel Kimmel himself will have
thought better of it by this time.
| Colonel KMMELr commenced speaking severa
times the subject, and was called to order seyera
times by Mr.. MILES.
Mr.. YELLoTT rose to q point of order and objected
to this bill being put upon its passage until it was
| engrossed, and the fact of this amendment moi
ha in hn waS aIn In,iSo hat - had