Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-02-03

and Edward ID. Kemp commissioners. -
The amendment was lost.
Mr.. Yellott moved that the Governor
be authorized to appoint the commission.
ers of police as other gubornatorial APP
pointmcnts are made, and stated that
otherwise the bill would be unconstitu-
ttiei;;,, ; a.;:sd :arggned this point at length
The amendment was lost.
Mr.. Dashiell, Of Somerset, moved tha
the commissioners Of police hold THEN
Offices for life Mr., Yellot moved 'oi
during good behavior" Both lost
A HELPER AMENDMENT.
/ Mr.. Kimmell moved that "no black
republican or sympatliscr of that party,
or endorsor of the Helper book, or ap.
proven thereof, shall be appointed as .
policeman under the said BILL"
Mr.. Yellott approved of tho amend
msnt, and it was carried-ycas II, nays
r.; aRthe American Senators present,
and Senators Brooke, Lynch, Watkins,
Miles, Heckart and Townsend, demo-
Gratis, voting for it. This was the only
amendment adopted in any of the FIVE
bills.
Mr.. Yellott moved that every police
man should be able to read and write the
English language-lost.
Mr.. Watkins, of Howard, moved a
reconsideration Of the "'IIelper" amend
mcnt offered by Mr.. Kimmell. bat with
drew his motion.
Mr.. Yellott moved that the police
officers appointed under the bill by sec
tion 6, be native born citizens of the
United States and residents of Baltimore
city for two years-lost
Mr.. Yellott moved to strike out section
IL placing the police alarm telegraph,
station houses, ETC., of Baltimore under
the control OF the new commissioners
and in case the city council refuse to give
them up, to sue for them in the courts
lost
Mr. Yol,ott moved that the section
empowering the sheriff to call out the
posse comitatus, and prescribing a penal
/ ty of S., 900 against the sheriff for re-
fusing to perform his duties under the
bill be SO amended as to read "not ex-
ceeding $1,000 Lost.
Mr.. Yellott moved the same amend
ment in relation to many other penalties
under the bill, Gin order to give the courts
power to impose less or nominal pen
alty) all of which were lost.
The bill was then ordered to be en-
crossed for a third reading, and the Sen
ate, at about 8 o'clock, took recess of
ten minutes.
TIE PROTEST
Mr.. Goldsborough, of Dorchester, pro-
tested against the action Of the Senate. -
The ten members of the minority then
signed protest against proceeding with
the second reading of the three other
bills, for the reason that they had not
been printed and that they hqd had no
opportunity afforded theia unit! this even.
ing for an examination of them.
Mr.. Goldsborough stated that if the
majority would permit this protest to be
entered upon the Journal, the minority
would Offer no further obstacles to the
prompt second reading of the three re-
naming Baltimore bills The majority
signiiied their assent in order to save
time
Mr.. Lynch, Of Baltimore county, pro-
tested against the entering of the pro-
test upon the journal of proceedings.
Mr. McKaig then offered the follow
ing:
Ordered, That that protest of Antho-
ny kimmell and nine others, be entered
upon the journal, bat that such entry is
not to be construed os an admission by
the majority of the strict truth of the
statements contained in said protest
The order was unanimously adopted
The minority, however, reserving the
right to discuss the bills fully on Satur-
day on a third reading.
The three other bills relating to the
city of Baltimore, reported by the com
mittee on judiciary, were then read by
titles without opposition, and ordered to
be engr6ssed.
The bills were then made the special
order of the day for Saturday at III
o'clock.
The Senate at IL o'clock at night adj
journed.
ANNAPOLIS, January %.
SENATE. Orders Presented. BY Mr..
Gollsborough, of Dorchester, that the
State Librarian be directed to send to
each Of the judges of this State, each Of
the clerks of courts, and each State Is
attorney, copy of the public, general
and local laws, including the legislation
of the present session, as soon as they
are endorsed by the Governor and print
ed adopted. BY Mr., McKaig, that
the Secretary of the Senate and the clerks
of the House send to our representatives
in Congress a certified copy of the reso-
lutions passed on the 10th instant, rela.
tive to negotiations with Great Britain
for the restoration Of fugitive slaves in
Canada; adopted.
THE ORDER OF THE DAY
The Baltimore city police and election
bills were taken up at III o'clock, as the
order Of the day.
The bill to repeal the law giving pow
or to the mayor and city council of Bal.
timore city, and the judges of the Grim
Court and the Superior Court to call GU
the militia, was read a third time and
passed-ayes u, noes 8, being q strict