Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-02-10
State affairs.
Reported for the Baltimore Sun.
MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.
ANNAroLls. Feb. 9. 1S6O

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to authorize the Governor to appoint in
speetors of lumber
HOUSE OF DELEGATES. After the close
of our report yesterday, motion was
pending, by Mr. Dennis, of Somerset,
to strike out the article to give authority
to the Legislature to appoint the com
missioners in the Baltimore police bill.
Mr.. Beall, of Allcgany, moved to
strike out the names of the police com
missioners in the bill and to insert the
names of Rcverdy johnson, Chauncy
Brooks, John w Garrett and S. Teac-
kle Wallis--rejected.
Mr. Dcnison offered an amendment
that the salary of the chief of police be
81, 200 instead of $1,000
Mr. Dennis offered an amendment
giving the mayor and city council zone
week" to enter suit in the courts, &C.,
and to make it twenty days. rejected
Mr. Denisen, of Baltimore city, moved
to strike out the 18th section of the bill,
for taking the station houses, &c. 1t
was robbing tho city of its property
Rejected yeas %, nays AZ.
Mr.. Denison, of Baltimore city, offer
cd an amendment, that the certificates
of stock of the city should not be sold
at less than par. Rejected-yeas Is,
nays So.
Mr. Denison, Of Baltimore city, moved
to strike out the 10Th section of The bill;
lost
Mr.. McCleary moved to substitute for
the 10th section, the following: THAT
no person shall be employed under the
bill who is in fayer of squatter sovereign
ty, the 'irrepressible conflict doctrine Of
VIM. II Seward, or to the election Of
VIM. II. Seward to the Presidency"
rejected.
Mr. DiaaisQn proposed an amendment
70 the 10Th section, requiring only tho
chief Or return judge to appear before
the grand jury. instead ofall the judges
of each precinct. Ayes and nays de-
manded--lost. ayes 26, nays 4 o.
Mr.. Beall moved to strike out 81 900
and insert 10000; lost
The bill was then read through and or
dered to be engrossed for a third reading.
ELECTION BILL AND OTHER BILLS.
The bill to regulate elections, &C., in
Baltimore city, was then taken up and
read.
Several unimportant amendments were
offered and voted down. The bill was
then read through and ordered to be en-
crossed for third reading.
The three other bills relating to Balti-
more city, fixing elections, regulating
streets and lamps, and Withdrawing the
power Of the mayor and courts over the
military, were then read through with
out opposition, and ordered to be en-
crossed for third reading.
The House adjourned at late hour,
having met az o'clock, after a recess
from 3 o'clock.
THURSDAY, Feb. 2.
HOUSE or DELEGATES. Petitions Pre-
sented.-By Mr. Brown, to open a roac
in Howard and Montgomery counties
through the lands Of VIM Clarke. BJ
Mr. Jacobs, in relation to the Eastern
shore claim. by Mr.. Linthicum, from
citizens Of Dorchester county, to restrict
the sale of slaves BY executors and adj
ministrators to exempt from execution
slave property in certain cases; and to
prevent the separation Of slave families
BY Mr. lending, from citizens of the
Eastern Shore, for tho balance ofS1 ,000,-
900 due them for public improvements.
LEAR 10 Rcport a BW.--By Mr. Tur-
ner, of Baltimore county, to provide for
registration Of voters in Baltimore
city.
Mr. Jacobs explained to tho House
that the printed bill with his name on it
as chairman Of the committee on colored
population, was not a report Of the com
mittee, but that he obtained permission
to print it in advance. The bill has not
yet beon fully perfected.
II is understood that legislation on
this subject will await the action Of a
caucus.
Mr.. Compton moved to take up the
bill making an appropriation to the Ma
ryland Agricultural Society-adopted by
yeas 40, nays 10.
The bill was passed BY yeas SS, nays
Mr. Welsh moved message to the SEN
ate proposing to elect State Treasurer
on Tuesday next February 7, at
o'clock and notifying them that the House
proposed the name Of Sprigg Haryood
for that Office.
The message was amended 80 as to in
clude keeper Of chancery records and IL
brarian, and naming Geo. w. Waters
for The keeper Of chancery records, and
Ed. NJ. Shipley for librarian.
TIE BALTIMORE BILLS
The order Of the day--the Baltimore
police and election bills-camo up at IL
o'clock
On motion Of Mr.. Landing there was
a call Of the House, and nearly all the
members came in.
The bill repeating the 70Glh section
of article 4, Of the code of public laws
which gives the mayor, judge Of the
Criminal Court, and Judge Of the Supe-
rior Court, power to call out the militia,
was taken NJ, read third time, and