The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-03
PROCEEDINGS OF THE MARYLAND LEGISLATURE
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
OF THE BALTTMORE BiII,S

| j NJ.
| PASSAGE OF THE BALTIMORE BILLS.
The House held an afternoon session. and passed
| all the Baltimore bills to a third reading The op-
| position made to them very weak and unsub-
stantial, the entire inability of the Baltimore dele
| cation to make any reasonable objection to them
being so apparent to dsappOint their political
friends from the counties.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Police bill being under considerations the
fourth section then read, and Mr.. McClearv of
Aliegany, proposed that the names of the Police
Commissioners, Messrs Howard, Kinks; Gatche
and Davis, be stricken out and that the names Of
Reverdy johnson, Chauncey Brooks, John w.
Garrett, and s. Teackle Wallis, be inserted Re-
jected.
Mr.. MCALLIsTER endeavored to introduce an
amendment requiring that one of the Commission
ers shall reside east of Jones' Falls. Out of order
The fifth sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth sec
tions read.
Mr.. DENIs0N rose to offer an amendment
Mr.. FREANER arose and said, as he regarded the
amendments offered by the gentleman as intended
to embarrass the majority and to waste the time of
the House, he would beg leave to ask whether the
gentleman that he held his seat by the
courtesy of the majority. [SenSatiOn.
Mr.. DENIsON-I am here by the same authority
as you are, sir, and will not listen to any such in
ternal threats. am ready to retire whenever this
House shall so decide-but while | am here,
claim all the rights of representative from Bati-
more. will not listen to such internal language
and threats from any one
[Several members of the Baltimore delegation
here rose to their feet, and demanded sSatiOn of
these insulting threats.
The vote on the ninth section having been an
nounced, Mr. Smith, of the Baltimore delegation,
rose to personal explanation. In regard 20 the,
language used by the gentleman from Washington
county, he said that he claimed to hold his seat in
this House under the Constitution and laws of the
State; he spurned all such insinuations, let them
come from whom they may.
The twelfth section of the bill being read, Mr..
DENISON proposed to strike it all out il being in
tended tn n RaltjmOrp nj rs tV
in the Station Houses, and the use of the Police
Telegraph. The ayes and nays being called, the
amendment was lost-ayes %, nays AZ.
sir. DENsoN, when the fifteenth section was read
proposed to amend so that any city scrip issued by
the Board shall not be sold under par. Lost-ayes
25, nays &c.
Mr.. DENIsoN.-Finding that so fair proposition
is rejected, move that the whole section be strick
en- out. Lost.
Mr.. MCCLEARY. of Allegany, moved to substitute
for this section the following :-"That no person
shall be appointed to Office under this bill who is
favorable to squatter sovereignty, or to the princ
Piles of William Fl. Seward, or the election Of the
said Seward to the Presidency" Motion lost.
Mr.. McCLEARY.-We may therefore conclude
that the Democracy is in favor of the election Of
Seward.
No further amendments were offered, and the bill
was read to its conclusion, and ordered to be en-
crossed for a third reading.
Mr.. DENIsoN said he rose to privileged ques-
ton. He wished, in behalf of the Baltimore dele
CATION, to inquire whether the Committee on Elec
tons had decided on their rights to seats on this
floor. From the declaration made in presence of
this House short time since by the Chairman of
that Committee, (Mr. Freaner, it might be pre-
sumed that that Committee prepared to report.
If so he wished to know the fact.
Mr.. FREANER rose to a personal explanation. lie
had spoken under the impulse of the moment and
regretted the remark as soon as made. He hoped
this would be deemed by the gentlemen of that
delegation a sufficient apology.
Mr.. DENIsoN-A man who is governed altogether
by prejudice and passion has no right on this floor.
Laughter
Mr.. FREANER.-If the gentleman intends to insult
me, am not the man to receive it quietly. When
the House adjourns will question him on the sub
ject. [Sensation.l
Mr.. SMITH-The explanation of the gentleman is
entirely satisfactory to me.
Mr.. KRAFT and others also received the explana-
ton as entirely satisfactory.
After the reading had progressed some time Mr..
DENIsoN rose and said as he bore malice to no
man, he would receive the explanation of Mr..
Freaner as satisfactory, and would withdraw any
offensive language that he may have used.
Mr.. FREAxER.-The reporters will please notice
the fact of this apology.
Mr.. DENIsoN-l make no apology.
Mr.. FREANER.-Well, then, his withdrawal.
The third bill, being the amendment of the Code
in relation to the cleaning of streets and the light
ing of lamps, &C., was read through without
amendment, and ordered to be engrossed.
The fourth, being the act to divide the wards of
the city into precincts the appointing of Judges of
Election &C., was then commenced.
Mr.. MCCLEARY proposed as amendment to one
of the sections, "that at all elections hereafter held
in the 10th ward the polls be opened either in the |
house of John Hnsley, the hotel of Erasmus Levy,
on Holiday street, or in the of the Criminal
Court" Before the question was put on the amend |
ment it was withdrawn.
One Of the sections of this bill declares that the |
polls shall be opened from A. NJ, until p. NJ, |
instead of from until o'clock, as heretofore.
Mr. DENIsoN proposed an amendment to the 10th |
he of Or ind, IN
appear before the Grand Jury, instead Of all the |
judges of each precinct. Ayes and nays demanded: |
lost, ayes &c, nays AZ.
The thirty-two sections were all read and adopt |
ed without amendment and the bill ordered to be |
for third reading.
Tine fifth bill of the series. being the act to pre-
vent fraud at elections, and to regulate elections |
both in the city and counties, then read; and |
there being no amendments proposed, it was order
ed to be engrossed for third reading.
The bills being all engrossed, the bills made
the order of the day for tomorrow at O'clock and
the House then adjourned.
NOTARY PUBLICs.
The following order was adopted by the House
to-day:
Ordered, by the House of Delegates, that each of
the Banks of the city of Baltimore, and each of the
banking houses controlled by private bankers
forthwith furnish to the House of Delegates the |
number of protests made for each of them dur
ing each month of the fiscal year ending Both |
September, 1859, stating how many protests have |
been made by each notary public for them for said |
period.
THE LIQUOR LICENSE CASES.
The following statement was received Yesterday, |
and referred to the Committee on judicial Pro- |
ceedings:
To the Honorable the House Of Delegates of MARYLAND
GENTLEMEN-In compliance with the order of your
Honorable body, passed on the 23d instant, have the
honor to report that twenty records sent from
the Criminal Court Of Baltimore to this Court for trial on
for the sale of liquor without license subse
to the OF the Act of 1858 chapter Ala
two of said tried and the parties defendant
found guilty and they each fined by the Court 500
and COSTS tat subsequently, by direction of the States
Attorney the said two defendants allowed together
with fourteen Others making sixteen in ALL to enter the
plea of guilty by confession and they were each fined
$40 with costs Three of said were removed upon
adavits by defendants to the Circuit Court for Howard
county for trial having been here upon the sugges
ton OF the States Attorney for Baltimore city Four
said causes were entered by the States Attorney