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only be bound out from the age of eight fourteen
! when their parents have no visible means of sup
porting them.
Mr.. DENIsON, of Baltimore county, protested
against the passage of arbitrary laws in relation to
| this free negro question. He warned gentlemen
that they were doing more to build up opposi-
ton to slavery in this State than any action of the
enemies of slavery could desire.
| Mr.. GoRDoN also appealed to gentlemen from the
large saveholding counties not to strip the western
and non-slaveholding counties from all grounds of
sympathy.
Mr.. BRIscoE, of Calvert, moved that only such
children be bound out as whose parents, in the
| opinion of the Commissioners, have visible
means of properly raising and supporting them.
Adopted.
After good deal of discussion, with no practical
| results, except finally to induce the Committee OF
the Whole to rise and report favOrably upon the
bill to the House, Mr.. STAKE, Chairman Of the Com
mittee, made such report, and motion was made
| to adopt it.
Mr.. FREANER said that he would regard the vote
on this concurrence as test vote on the final pas
| sage OF the bill
Mr.. BURGESS thought differently. He considered
| that even if the report of the Committee on the
| Whole was adopted, the bill would be left open for
discussion and amendment, when it came up in the
| HOnse. What he now proposed was merely to re-
ceive the report as all other reports received
In caucus of the party, he had understood the De
mocratic party to be sound and unanimous upoT
| the negro question Now, when the matter shall
| come up in the House, let them come out. Fol
himself, he asked to have a single Objectionable
feature of the bill pointed out.
Mr.. FREANER replied that he objected to the bill
there were many Objectionable features. His peo
pie objected to it, He objected to it because of the
| clog upon manumissOn because of its cumber
| some machinery for employing set of police com
missi0ners, which could never be carried out in hi
county; hesagain objected to it because of the two
| per cent. tax which was to support these commits
sioners, and which was to be drawn from the hire
OF the negro. There were many sther objection
able features to it.
A message was received from the Senate embra
cling the Senate bill to increase the directorship il
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. The
bill was referred to the Committee corporations
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL BILL.
Mr.. GORDON, of Committee on Corporations, re
ported iavorably Senate bill entitled an ac
relating to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Mr.
Gordon moved to make the bill the order of the
day for tomorrow at ii o'clock. Mr.. Gordon ex
planned that the bill had been passed by the Senate
had been referred to the House Committee on Cor
poratonS; had been iavorably considered by every
member, except one, who could not be found. i
, provides for the future management of the canal
and authorizes its creditors to have control of it
analrs Tor period Of time the State reserving thu
rlght to resume her control of it whenever sh
thinks proper.
| Mr. CoUDY moved to refer the bill to the Com
mlttee on Internal improvements. He wished tt
, have chance to examine the BILL He was larg,
creditor to the canal, and did not wish to rush i
through before it was duly considered The Inter
nal I'm 2rOvement Committee was the pronpr ono
Mr.. FoRD thought the direction the bill took II
the forenoon wrong. 1t should have been referred
to the Committee on Internal Improvements-no
to the Committee on Corporations. 1t was bill
not to amend or change the corporate powers o
the Company, bnt to regulate its future policy
operation and interest.
The motion to commit was lost. Several Othe
substitutes to postpone the bill to Frida
and Saturday were lost The question then re
Cured upon the motion Of Mr. Gordon to max
= | thn bn IF tba doy,f forf To- or
) O'Clock. The motion was adopted by large mi
jority.
Mr.. MORGAN, of the Special Committee, of S
Marys county, reported a Senate bill entitled a
act to regulate the free negro population of 81
! Mary's county. The bill has passed the Senate.
is bill whics the Delegates from st. Mary's cour
, tv insist upon In the Senate Kent county an
t another county asked to be included within il
provisions. Mr. Morgan signifed his intention
calling it up tonight
Mr.. MORGAN, of a Special Committee reporte
favorably upon Senate bill passed by the llOus
to-day, for the sale and rebuilding of the Tobacc
Warehouses on deep water in Baltimore city. TIL
bill was made the order of the day for Thursday,
o'clock.
Bills Posscd.-The following bills were passed
House bill to regulate the inspection of flour j
Cumberland, Allegany county; bill to proven
parties in Allegany county from being sued before
a magistrate out Of the election district in whicl
they live, provided that it shall not apply to an
action based upon contract made and sued for il
Tue same county; a House Dull 10 incorporate tn
Mount Clare and Georges Creek Railroad Compa
ny; House bill to create a new Election Distric
in Allegany county.
bill to incorporate the Baltimore and Liberty
Turnpike Company in Frederick and Carroll coun
ties.
A Senate bill to incorporate the Howard an,
Montgomery Turnpike Company.
A House bill to extend the time of Seth w. War
field, former sheriff of Howard County, for maxim!
his collections
A Senate bill to incorporate St. Peters Cemetery
Company, in Baltimore county.
An act to compensate the treasurer of the schoO
fund st. Mary's county.
A bill to prevent the issue of licenses for the sail
OF spirltuous liquors in Kent county, except upol
the recommendation of the Grand Jury, was callet
up and lost for want of constitutional majority
The vote was then on motion reconsidered, and lai
on the table.
Mr. MACKUBRIN called up Senate bill to appro
pirate the sum of $500 to pay Samson Cariss & Co
for furnishing the frame to the picture of Wash
ington resigning his commission, now in the Senat
chamber. Read a third time and lost, because o
an unconstitutional majority.
AT Il O'clOpL he ad;