The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-08
PROCEEDINGS OF THE MARYLAND LEGISLATURE
ANNAPOLIS, March 7, 1860.
SENATE.

ing several bills. Among the bills received was a
bin entitled an act to amend the Goth, 6lst, cd,
65d, 64th 65th Goth, 9th, 6Sh, and 69th sections
of article 55 of the Code of Public General Laws,
relating to licenses for the sale Of spiriuous and
fermented liquors by retailers, and to amend the
seth, S7th, ssth, s9th, Goth, Dist, 92nd, 3d. and
oath sections OF article s. of the Code of Public
General Laws, relating to LICENSES to oyster
eating houses, was read and referred to the Com
mittee on Finance.
A bill entitled an act imposing tax on the com
missions of certain officers, which was also referred
to the Committee on Finance.
Also, an act to incorporate the MARYLAND Inc
briate ASYLUM, and to provide for taking care of
the person and estates of habitual drunkards.
message was also received from the House
transmitting the resolution which was adopted by
that body on Monday, on the removal OF Judge
Stump.
Mr. ELLIOTT then offered the following, to be
sent as message to the House:
''The Senate informs your honorable body%in re-
ply to the message this day received from you, In
regard to the case of Judge Stump, that the Sen
ate has passed the resolutions hereto annexed and
that it is therefore impossible to concur in the ac-
ton proposed by you until the trial OF Judge Stump,
contemplated by said resolutions, has been con-
cluded."
The resolutions were the were appended
to the report offered by Mr.. Yeott yesterday,
proposing the eighth day of March for the trial OF
Judge Stump
The Message of the House and Mr.. Yellotts pro-
posed response excited considerable discussion,
which was participated in by MessTs. Yellott,
Godsborough of Talbot and Mckaig.
Mr. YELLorT spoke at great length in defence Of
the principles of his report; that the case could
only be acted upon by the Senate in the form of a
regular trial. He launched off on politics general
ly, and reviewed the Democratic party and its
course in making nominations.
Mr.. GoLDsBoRoUGH, of Talbot proceeded to CON-
ment upon the testimony taken before the CON-
mittee, and urged a concurrence in the message Of
the House. He had read the testimony carefully,
and made up his mind after deliberate reflection
and was prepared to act at once, and earnestly
urged upon the Senate immediate action. The act
was legislative and not judicial act to be per.
formed by the Legislature.
Mr. YELLorT replied to Mr.. Goldsborough's re-
marks. He reviewed the testimony taken before
the committee, and referred to the election o.
Judge Stump, and the fact of the Judge having
been the nominee of the Democratic party.
The message to the House offered by Mr.. VEL
LOTT was voted down unanimously, with the excep
ton of the vote of the gentleman who offered it.
On motion of Mr.. GoLDSBoRoUGH, the resolution
of the House and the reports of the Committee on
Judge Stump were made the special order of the
day for IL o'clock tomorrow Thursday morning
ANNAPOLIS. March 6, 1860.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
NIGHT SEssIoN.-After the roll call this evening
Mr.. FREANER rose and stated thatdurng his tempo
rary absence from the House the bill relating the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal had been referred tt
the Committee on Corporations He regarded this
as unusual. III was customary always 10 refer any
thing of this character to the Committee on Inter
nal Improvements. He felt the greatest interest il
the bill. The people of Washington, Allegany an(
Montgomery counties were deeply interested, anC
he thought it but right that the House should at
tend to the request he was about to make. The bill
had been sent in from the Sens te be said, laid
the table for few hours, referred to a committee
and reported back to the House-all within one day
Mr.. f. was interrupted by several gentlemen wht
asked him not to interrupt the regular proceeding
of the House, but to let the regular business go
Mr.. FL have a motion to make. | intend t.
that the bill be printed, and referred to thu
Committee on Internal improvements.
Mr.. BURGEss.-I call the gentleman to order. HI
is out of place. This night is set apart for loca
bills.
The SPEAKER decided that Mr.. F. was out of order
Mr.. MILLER moved to let him proceed, which wal
lost by nays 49, yeas none
Bills PdsSed.-The following bills were passed:
A bill to regulate the salary of the Clerk to the
Commissioners of Public Schools for Anne Arunde
county. bill to prohibit the sale of liquor t
negroes and minors in the Eighth and First election
districts Of Anne Arundel county, under penalty
of from $50 to 500 for the first offence. A bill fol-
the establishment of a uniform system of Public
Schools in Calvert county. bill to give power
to the County Commissioners of the counties o
Charles, Prince Georges, and Hartford, to reduce
the assessments upon fishing shores and othe
property used in carrying on fisheries.
Mr.. BURGESS, of Charles county, called up Sen
ate bill for the relief of Henry NJ. Fitzhugh admin
istrator of VIM. Fitzhugh, asking an appropriation
of Sl6GSO as a revolutionary claim The bill ha
been passed by the Senate, and reported favorably
upon by the House Committee on Claims.
Mr.. BURGESS prefaced the motion to call up thu
bill with few remarks in support of the claim, anC
eulogistc of the late Col. VIM. Fitzhugh.
Mr.. LANDING, of Worcester, "the especial ant
chosen guardian of the treasury door," he style
himself, braced himself up, and made violent ant
thoroughly characteristic speech against thu
claim. He said that if it was just it would have
hnn EEnard H. ~ G.,
letting things stand for so many years before they
were paid. If the claim all right he asket
why, when there was Wing majority in thu
now? There were Wing majorities, Know Moth
ing majorities American majorites and nothing
was said about the claim. Why then did peopl
come there and wish to plague this House for TIT
money? He knew why and would "tell 'em."-
They see the glorious Democracy has got de powe
-dey hold de key in dere hand-Democracy i
mighty and will PREVAILING man can help it, bu
they have been very generous this sessiOn-beel
very iberal-appropriated a heap of money, anC
these people come here and wish to kill Democracy
by making dem make more appropriations thai
people will stand laughter Ito kill Democracy
isis what they is after" He moved to postpone tn
bill till next Legislature
Mr.. DENNIS, of Somerset, made an able and elo
quent speech in behalf of the claim. He asked it
liquidation because it was the unsatisfied claim o
the heirs of deceased Revolutionary soldier III
felt almost if the dead had come up from tn
right its legality, could not be denied. He looket
upon the claim as one of the highest man coult
have against the State 1t was the case of Revo
utiOnary ancestor; it was the case of one who haC
shed his blood in the common defence of our ances
tors-who had spent his money in the gloriou
cause of liberty-who had suffered privatons-
whose property had been confscated-whose hom
| had been burned-whose negroes had been driver
away-whose means had been depleted-all in tn
common cause of our country to secure to his de
cendants and to the great civil blessings W
| now enjoy.
He asked, shall the State, with knowledge O
| the business of this high claim, come in and plea
the act of limitation because it is alleged the deb
| is out of date? The only thing that the Legisa
ture should look at was whether the claim had no
been paid Of this Mr.. d. certain. lie cite
authorities from the records of the General Assem-
| bly, to prove it.
Mr.. DENNIS was followed by Mr.. Worthington
who made fine effort against the claim and calle
for the question to postpone the bill for considers
ton of the next Legislature. The vote was taken
| The motion for postponement lost by the followin
| vote
Ayes-Messrs. Raisin, WEIGH, Worthingtor
| Renshaw Jacobs, Landing, Dennis of Worcester
Kessler, Booze, Turner of Baltimore city, Denise
| of Baltimore city, Gorsuch and Brown-13.
Nays-Messrs. Kilbourn, Speaker; Medders, Bri:
| coe, Parran, Compton, Burgess, Ford, Dennison c
| Baltimore county, Dennis of Somerset, Stanford
Lawson, Linthicum, Keene, Miller, Jones of Prime
| Georges. Starkey, Claget RoutZhan, Salmon, Wi
/
Seth, Berry, Crowley, McAllister, Smith, Coudy
Freaner, Stake, Beall, Roop and Mills-39.
On motion adjourned.
March THE House met this morning at tn
usual hour. After roll call and the reading of tn
| journal the following business was transacted:
| MIR. WoRTHINGToN presented petition from cit
zens of Baltimore county relating to the Passenge
Railroad, in favor of Brock. By Mr.. Ford pet
| ton in favor of the Brock Railroad. By Mr.. OUR
Ian the petition of Charles Peregoy and sixty-fou
others in favor of the Brock charter of the Bait
more city Passenger Railroad.
| Mr.. Ford, of the Committee on Ways and Mean:
| in the absence of the chairman, submitted repor
upon the condition of the finances of the State
| Five hundred copies were ordered to be printed
| Also favorably on bill to amend the act of incol
poration of the Metamora tribe of Red Men, to e1
| empt them from taxes.
| Mr.. MCALLIsTER presented a number of petition
relating to green-grocers in Baltimore.
Mr.. BRIsCoE, of the Committee on Education
reported unfavorably on Senate bill to appropr
ate $4,000 to the Baltimore Floating School. Th
bill provides that 200 pupils shall be educated 70
| the sea from the State at large.
| Mr.. DENNsoN arose and asked the House not t
| adopt the report.
| The SPEAKER decided that under the rule the bi
| must lay
Mr.. GoLDsBoRoUGH reported favorably upon th
| bill to charter the Shareholders Insurance Con
| pany.
On motion Of Mr.. LrNTHIcUM, it was ordered thf
| the Committee on Claims and such other member
of the House as were detained here after the Sc
| sion of the Legislature, to examine the state
treasury, Comptroller's report, and engrossed bill
| be paid for their services.
Mr.. BRscoE called up the bill providing for til
correction of clerical errors upon a reprint of til
| Code. Read third time and passed. Also, bi
to compensate James NJ. Schley for legal services
A bill to make valid certain marriages heretofol
contracted between narties bearing n certain rel