The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-07
PROCEEDINGS OF THE MARYLAND LEGISLATURE,
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. G, 1860.


further report made to the Senate by tht
PRESIDENT OF St Johns College, giving the birth
places of the different Professors of said College
Mr.: hIMMELL then, by general consent, made
very interesting statement with reference to Hou
dens statue of Washington; faithful copy of the
great original has been brought on and is now foI
exhibition in the Senate Chamber. Mr. Kimmel
some time since proposed that an appropriation be
made for the purpose of procuring a statue OF
Washington which was made the special order OF
the day for the 22d of February
Mr. hIMMELL in his peculiar, telling manner, pro-
ceeded to expatiate on the merits of the statue and
explain its artistic merits in that graphic angua
which none but cOnnoisseur could use
MIR, kTMMELL, previous to closing his remarks,
stated his willingness to answer any questions that
senators IF, might ask with reference to the statue
Mr. TOWNSEND then asked the cost of the statue
Mr.. h. could not inform him of the cost
On motion of Mr.. K, the subject of the statue
was made the order of the day for tomorrow
Mr. MCkAIG reported bill entitled an act to
amend the act of 1926, chapter l23 entitled an act
to incorporate the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company.
The bill to incorporate the Baltimore and Catons-
vile and Ellicotes Mills Passenger Railway Com
pany was up for second reading, but was passed
| over informally
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House, after prayer and the reading of the
| journal, proceeded to business.
| Mr.. MCALLIsTER presented memorial of tbrea
hundred and fifty citizens of Baltimore relative to
the City Passenger Railway in that city. The pc
tilon prays that no charter be granted to anv COM
pany which does not agree to carry passengers
from one extremity of the city to another for three
cents and condemnng the grantees as residents
OF the city. Referred to the Committee on Corpo-
| ratiOns. ~
| Mr.. LoNG of Somerset presented q natition Of
the citizens of Somerset in relation to free
| desiring more stringent laws. Also netition
| against oyster dredging.
MR. BEALL, OF Allegany, presented memorial
from the several coal companies on the line of the
| Georges Creek Companys Railroad, praying that
no privilege be granted to that company to increase
the rate of tolls.
MR.. GORDON presented a similar petition.
Mr.. Ford presented a number of petitions from
Baltimore city and county, asking that certain i'm
provements be made at the livestock scales.
Mr. MAcKUBBIN, of Anne Arundel presented a
petition from that county, asking that free negroes
be compelled to live out by the year. and appren
tce their children. Also, one asking protection to
white mechanics from negro mechanics number
OF other petitions in favor ofstringent laws having
LOT thelr OBJECT the ultimate extinction of free.
negroism in the State of Maryland, were presented
from several of the lower countless and referred to
the Committee on Coored Population
Mr. GRIFFITH, of Montgomery county, presented
petition against the proposition from the State
TO dispose OF its interests in the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal "'
number of memorials and petitions on local
ana private subjects were presented, of no general
MIR. GoRDoN obtained leave to introduce a hill
to amend the Pittsburg and Connellsyille Railroad
charter. N
Mr.. LoMG, of Somerset, obtained leave to intro
uuce II olll 10 increase the penalty for cunning on
other persons land.
THE FREE NEGRO QUESTION
Mr.. Lone asked leave to introduce an order tn in
struct the Committee on ColOred Population to es-
tablish police for the control of the free NEGRO
population of the State. In doing So he presented
series OF propositions on the subject, which, in
order to test the feeling of the House, he wonld
ask that direct vote be taken each of them Sc
parately.
First.-A bill to repeal the Colonization tax law
amounting to $4,000 annually. That, so far as
Maryland is concerned, the Liberian experiment. is
a splendid failure.
Second. To forbid all future manumissions
and to prevent the giving of freedom to slaves
1892 ''"'
Third.-All negroes heretofore become free NV
manumssiOn will, since the 18th of March. 1879
shall be compelled to leave the State or return to
slavery.
Fourth.-That no free negro shall hereafter
come into this State, and prohibiting them from
returning to the State, except from VIRGINIA
and the District of Columbia and providing ade.
quate penalties.
Fiith.-A system of hiring out and binding of
children off negroes
SiXth.-A bill to establish a police system to en-
force the provisions of these bills
Seventh.-A bill to authorize free negroes to
renounce their freedom before the Circuit Courts of
the State
Eighth.-A bill prohibiting free negroes from
hereafter purchasing lands in this State, or by de-
scent, &c.
Mr.. Lone addressed the House at considerable !
length favor of these propositions declarinp
that the time had come when we must act decisive
ly, and say whether are willing or not to pro
tect the white race from the encroachments of the
black. He wished some definite expression of the
opinion OF the House, so that the Committee would
know what there is possibility of accomplishing,
and NAV direct their labors to that object.
= Mr. JACOBS, Of Worcester, as Chairman of the
Committee on Colored Population, approved of the
proposition to instruct that Committee He had
come to this House almost exclusively with the in
tentiOn OF doing something to abate the nuisance
and pest, as well as the dangerous element of free
negrosm, and he would be much gratified for an
expression of sentiment on this point
Mr.. DENNIS, of Somerset, hoped that the propo-
sltions be Withdrawn, as they all embraced in
the report of the Committee, with numerous Others
OF similar character, all of which will be reported
in few DAYS.
Mr.. FoRD moved that the House was very thin
to-day they be made the order of the day for
Wednesday.
Mr.. GoRDON hoped that the matter should be al
lowed to lay over indefinitely until the Committee
has reported.
The propositions were then made the order of the
day for Wednesday, and the subject dropped
Mr.. FORD, of Baltimore county, then presented
an order requiring the Clerk of the Criminal Court
OF Baltimore to report before the 18th inst the
number of indictments for murder, manslaughter
and assault with intent to kill, and what has pre-
vented the trial Of such cases.
Mr.. FORD submitted proposition that the House |
hereafter meet at 10 o'clock in the morning except
on Monday, and that night sessions, for the consid
GRAFTON of local bills be held Tuesday Thursday
and Friday evenings.
Mr.. DENNIS asked leave to report bill for the
Eastern Shore Railway Company.
Mr.. MACKUBBIN, from the Committee on Claims
reported favOrably on bill to refund moneys to
Joshua Hines; also, bill to pay moneys to
Chas. +. GoldsborOugh, for acting as counsel of
the State, in the Myers case.
Mr.. GORDON reported from the Committee on
Corporations, bill legalzing the building of a
railroad on Neffs Run.
Mr.. BEALL presented order requiring the
Clerk of the Criminal Court of Baltimore city, to
report before the 18th, the number of bail bonds
forfeited in said court during the past eight years.
names of parties bailed and their bondsmep,
the amount of their bonds, how many of said bonds
have been collected and what disposition has been
made of the remainder.
DR.. HARDING, of Montgomery called up the act
to incorporate the Orphans Home of Baltimore |
city, which was by general consent read first |
second, and third times, and passed.
A bill to change the name of the "Pittsburg and |
Connellsville Railroad" to the "Pittsburr Con-
nellsville and Baltimore Railroad Company" was !
read three times and passed
The Senate sent message agreeing to 90 into |
the election of State Treasurer Librarian &c, at
l O'Clock tomorrow.
supplement to an act chartering the Amer |
can Fire Insurance Company was also passed.