The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-20

late contested elections by referring all such case
I"r decision to the courts of the counties and Bati
more city. Also, untavorablv upon a bill to amend
the laws so as to prohibit the sale any propert,
after the issue OF summons in a SUIT for debt OF
damages, &c.
The Committee on Inspections reported bill tt
| amend the laws relating to flour inspections il
| Cumberland.
Mr.. MCALLIsTER asked leave to withdraw from
the Committee on Judiciary bill regulating the
salaries of the officers of the Criminal Court of Bal
tmore city. He proposed to save the city some
Sol ,oOO per annum, and wished to have the matter
! referred to the Baltimore delegation. He wanted
| gentlemen to show their hands, The request was
! granted and the bill referred accordingly
The Prince Georges delegation reported favOra-
! bly, on bill to compensate the Sheriff of Prince
| election district
BY Mr.. COMPTON, favoraby on bill to authorize
the School Commissioners of Charles county to pay
! a teachers salary
! Mr.. KRAFT, of Baltimore city delegation, report
ed faVoraby upon bill to regulate the disposition
OF tax fees in the Baltimore CITY Criminal Court.
and liking the salaries of its officers.
by Mr. GRIFFITH, of Montgomery delegation,
! ty to make collections.
BY Mr.. WILSON, of Hartford, favorablv upOn a
phi to except Postmasters from the prohibition of
holding State offices.
Mr.. JONES, of Special Committee reported
iavoTa6ly upon a bill to refund certain moneys to
II. l. Scott, over paid, as executor. Referred to
Committee on Claims.
bill to allow j. C. Higgings further time to
make his collections
bill to change the name of Mary Homes Tn Mary
Lock Jones.
BY Mr.. GRIFFITH, tavoraby upon bill to regu-
late public schools of Montgomery county.
Mr.. JACOBS reported favorably upon bill to in
crease the pay of County Commissioners of Worces-
ter.
Mr.. MAXWELL, of the Committee on Corpora
toms, reported tavorably on bill to incorporate
the Belalr and Frogtown Turnpike Company
MT. MAXWELL presented an invitation of the Inde-
pendent Greys OF Baltimore, asking the members
9h A0qse and Senate to meet at some convent
wait upon them and escort them to their ball on
the night of the 22d February, with band of
music.
On motion of Mr.. Maxwell the invitation was
accepted.
The hour of twelve having arrived, the order of
the day was taken up.
The bill regulating the licensing of hawkers and
pedlars, as amended, was called up read third
time and passed-ayes 49, nays I.
Mr. HOLLAND asked for the reading of a bill re-
ported by him as a member of the Committee on
Negro Population, in substitution of the bills re-
ported by Messrs. Jacobs and Dennis, of Somerset.
About an hour was consumed in debating the
point of order raised upon the motion. Finally. it
was explained by Mr.. Holland that he wished the
reading for information and in order that he might
speak upon 1t and set forth its claims for adoption
The bill was then read. 1t provides for amend
ing the 65th article of the Code of Public General
Laws, by repeating the AZ, 49, Al, 45, 46 Al 4S 40
90, 81, So, So, Sc, 81, 5S and 59th sections of
said article and inserting series of sections pro-
VldIng agents for the management of free negroes,
and prescribing powers and duties prohibiting man.
omission, and the acquiring of land by free negroes
or granting licenses to them, and punishment of
free negroes.
Mr.. HOLLAND arose and said that his object in of
lerlng the bill was in substitution of that of Mr.
Dennis. 1t might be presumptive in him to offer
bill to take the place of one which had been pre-
pared by the Slave Convention, but he thought the
state OF the negro in Maryland demanded such
bill He offered it as a substitute
The SPEAKER declared that il not in order
for the gentleman to offer his bill in substitution of
Mr.. Dennis bill, because that document had been
offered and read a substitute tor the bill of Mr.
Jacobs. discrimination had always been made
by the House between amendments and substitutes
the first couldg go to the third degree, not so with
the last.
The question was then announced to be upon the
substitute of Mr.. Dennis, offered by Mr.. Burgess
for the bill of MIR Jacobs.
The House then resolved into a Committee of the
Whole upon the consideration of the bills NJ. Y.
Kidd was appointed Clerk to the Committee
Mr.. PARRAN rose to personal explanations
Though out of order, he allowed to proceed
lie said, "SOme editor, in reporting his remarks
yesterday, had stated what wes false" The gen
tleman seemed to be quite out OF temper, and de-
ciared that in speaking about negroes in the hospi
tai he may have used the term ''nigger' once, but
he did not use it three times. as reported He
moreover asserted that he did not say the negroes
were dirty, but did declare that they were not as
clean as the white people.
In consequence of the lateness of the hour the
committee rose without taking any action in the
matter of the bills.
The House resolved itself, and the Chairman of
Committee of Whole reported progress, after
which the House adjourned till Monday at IL