The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-12
JOUR- ANNAPOLIS CORRESPONDENCE
TIL f NEW CODE.
THE REGISTRY LAW.
THE POLICE COMMISSIONERS.
THE LOTTERIES.
JUDGE STUMP AND FRANCE BROAD
BENT g. co.
The Baltimore Delegation to be Ousted
THE JUDGE TO BE REMOVED.
The Baltimore Delegation to be Ouste
THE GOVERNORS HEAITH.

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 18th, 1860.
Since my last, both Houses have got into 'good
"working order" The Committees as announced
are generally satisfactory, and there is an earnest
wish to proceed with business The first rea |
event of the session is the passage of the Code in
the Senate to-day. This, which is simply pre-.
sentaton of the existing laws of the State in con-
densed and ineligible form, has disclosed many
discordant and extraordinary provisions which but
few knew Of and which some members wish TO
amend before the Code is adopted Thus, in the
debate in the Senate to-day, Mr. Miles the able
and eloquent Senator from st. Mary's, discovered
an error Ga clerical one) by which his county was
allowed only live election districts instead of six
This the Clerk was ordered to amend at the desk
Mr.. Miles also complained that, by the Code Char
lotte Hall, the venerable seat of education in the
central part of st. Mary's, somehow made sub
ject to Charles county This was explained by Mr.
Goldsborougb, of Talbot to be existing law and no
| fault of the Code.
Mr.. Miles proposition to amend, therefore,
and all others of similar char tcer, were
voted down, and the code was successfully
| put on its passage. 1t will be taken up and
| probably passed in the House Tomorrow
This is clearly a proper course, but its effect
in the first instance will be to somewhat embarras
legislation. All new bills will have to conform to
the principles of the Constitution, which will be-
come applicable soon as the code is accented .by
the State. 1t is therefore probable that the reform
bills, published in the "EXCHANGE" at length this
| morning, must undergo good deal of modification
IN form before they pass which thev are almost GER
tain to do without any serious change in substance
l learn that the Police and Election laws were to-
| day submitted to the Democratic State Central
Committee and approved, and will be laid before a
caucus OF both houses tonight. The Registry law
has now been printed, and, understand, was also
presented to the Central Committee, which, for the
present, declined to endorse it. This action how
ever, is not final, but is based upon the idea that
the stringent provisions of the other reform meas
ures will accomplish everything that be de-
sired. l am sorry to differ with those who take
this view. believe that Registry law is looked
to by nine-tenths of the good citizens of Baltimore
| as one OF the most essential measures of rel ef
which the times demand. 1t is said that the
| City Reform Convention will be asked to
express decided opinion on this subject at
its meeting the 18th inst The Registry
Law is in most particulars, copied from the old one
| OF 1887, with some notifications suggested by ex-
perience. | send you copy of it, not doubling
| tnat you VIII lay 1t before your readers.
1--WE have received the Bill referred to, but the
pressure in our columns is such that we are unable
to present even synopsis o-day;-Eds. Er.l
1t is understood here that the Committee who
have the Police bill in charge have agreed to pre-
sent Messrs. Charles W. Howard G. D. Kinks
William II. Gatchell and John W. Davis, for Com
missioners. Whether the caucus of the Legislature
Will agree to let the Bill go forward with these OF
any names inserted, is another question: and think
1t rather doubtful Many members do not wish the
action the merits of the Bill to be complicated
with personal considerations ofany kind and should
not De surprised to see the blanks left to be filled by
election, subsequent to the passage of the law
10 the first of the gentleman named, have heard
| not one word of objection-to each of the others
| there will be opposition, and one or more of them
may be defeated. The name of General James NJ.
Anderson is frequently and favorably mentioned in
connection with the police commission | have
heard regret expressed that the new police
system was not extended some distance beyond the
city limits as in the city of New York In remod,
cling the law to assmilate it with the code thi:
might be done, if the county members de ire it
ieel very sure that nothing would be more accent
able to their constituents residing in the suburbs
would, there ore suggest the line within which swine
are not permitted to go at large should be the limit
and that neither hogs nor rowdies should be allowed
| to wander within four miles of Baltimore One
Immediate good effect of the adoption of the Code
VIII be the determination, acto the lotteries
| For it seems the codiiiers have found law enouoh
on the statute books of Maryland to have this eff
feet, though Judge Stump could not In the arti
Gle on Lotteries the Code (page 1851 provides tba
no lottery ticket, policy certificate shall be sold
in this State, any devices of the same sort and
that all persons, their aiders and abettors offend
ing IN this particular, shall on conviction thereo
De nned for each offence any sum, in the discretion
OF the Court, not exceeding one thousand dollars
or imprisoned not exceeding twelve months OF
may De both lined and imprisoned. The money
paid for tickets, &C., may be recovered back as
small debts are to double the amount These pro.
visions apply to lotteries drawn out of the State
and the Courts are to construe all of these so as
give the greatest effect against the lottery vendors
BY Friday morning, therefore, there is a strong
probability that all your lottery aud policy gen.
temen will stand within the peril of law sufficient
IN the hands OF an upright judge, to drive their
accursed traffic from the limits of our State for
ever. BY Judge Stump, however, it may well be
doubted whether the discretion allowed will
not be used altogether to favor the business
of those kind gentlemen who are here currently
bankers and hoe
been stated here on the authority of high finan-
cia officer OF the State, that the great lottery firm
OF Baltimore have been in the habit of cashing the
Judges orders on the Treasury,a good while before
they are due-which some people think, accounts
in great degree, for his overlooking the laws in
existence for the punishment of lottery brokers
The petition from your city for Judge Stump's re
moval, so largely and respectfully signed was yes
terday Withdrawn from the House to enable it to
be read to-day in the Senate, with view to the
appointment OF a committee to act with the one
raised in the House on the same subject. Messrs
Goldsborough, Yel.ott and McKaig were named
so that the committee will have the advantage not
only OF the ability of the gentlemen from Talbot
ana Aliegany, but also, the personal testimony Of
the gentleman from Baltimore, than whom no one
knows better the Unreasonable unworthiness of the
character which is the subject of the committee:
| inquiry. L think that unless the American party
rallies in his favor in the Senate the Governor will
De addressed by the Constitutional vote to remove
E Giat great cause OF your troubles, a miserable
| ~ M ruiinai Judge.
hne uovernor's health is again reported to be
o;9 OF serious uneasness to his friends He is
oa,u no' " oe improving, and that it has been ne
cessary again TO call in the services of DR.. Nathan
r Smith, who, l understand, is expected down
this afternoon. - p Wv Il
As regards the contested seats I ,b;nk ,b. :;
not the slightest doubt that the places of Tho ro
troller, the Delegates, the Judges of the Ornbans
Court, and the Clerk of the City Circuit Court viii
at least be declared vacant, if the House of Dele
gates DO not go step further and put the contest
rejection OF the votes of all the wards where there
was fraud sufficient to vitiate the returns and re-
celylng those where such was not the case. Tbi,
Wiii elect every one of the contestants, especially
Mr., Jarret for Comptroller, who had large ma.
jority outside of the city of Baltimore.
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