The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-27

GEO II. DUrToY Sheriff
Leares.-Leaves were asked and disposed of as
follows: By Mr.. Kraft of Baltimore, leave to bring
in bill to regulate the removal of from the
| Courts of Baltimore to adjoining counties; re-
| ferred to the Committee on 81 judiciary. Mr.
Long. of Somerset, asked leave to bring in bill to
amend the 10th section, 26th article, of the code
atng to the formation of corporations for the pur
chase and improvement of lands, &C., in Baltimore
city; referred to Committee on Corporations. By
Mr.. Bayless, leave to bring in bill to authorize
the Commissioners of Hartford county to bring in
bill to lay out landing the Susquehanna river;
referred to Hartford Delegation. By Mr.. Mackubbin,
leave to bring in bill to make valid certain indent-
ures; referred to Anne Arundel Delegation. By
Mr.. Maxwell, leave to bring in bill to incorporate
the Merchants Hotel of Baltimore, referred to
| Committee on Corporations.
Petitions Presented-By Mr. Jones, a petition
from the citizens of Talbot county, praying the
passage of an act to prohibit dredging for oysters.
By Mr.. Wilson, the petition of Samuel Logan and
other citizens of Cecil, praying the passage of an
act to prohibit gilling with stake nets; referred
to the Committee on Fisheries. By Mr.. Landing,
the petition of the trustees of Churchill Academy;
referred to Committee on Education. By Mr.. Legg,
petition from the suretes of J. B. Story, praying
for relief referred to Committee Claims. By
Mr.. Jones, of Talbot. petition praying the repeal
of the Baltimore and Washington Turnpike Com
pany.
Mr.. MAcKUBBIN, of the Standing Committee on
Claims reported bill entitled an act to refund to
Jos. Wells, late tax collector of Cecil county,
sum of money enormously paid by him into the
State Treasury. Rules suspended. Read second
and third time and passed.
Mr.. TURNER, of the Howard county deleg cation,
reported bill entitled an act to authorize the
County Courts of Howard to levy of money
for rebuilding a schoohouse in Primary School
District No. l. Rules suspended. Read second
and third time and passed. Ayes 60, nays none.
Mr.. BAYLEss, of Hartford county delegation, re-
ported bill entitled act to authorize the Coun-
ty Commissioners of Hartford to lay off a public
landing the Susquehanna river at Lapidum.
Read first time and laid over.
Mr.. GRIFFITH, of Special Committee, reported
Senate bill entitled an act to authorize the Com
missioners of Montgomery county to levy the sum
of $8865, due G.. L. Atwood as interest. Rules
suspended; read second and third time and passed
At the hour of II, Mr.. FORD, of Baltimore
ty, called up the special order of the day-being
the consideration of the petition of james Evans,
Constable of Baltimore county, asking for indemni
fcation for wounds received while in discharge of
his duty. The petition has been reported on un-
favorably by the Committe Claims, upon the
grounds that the County Commissioners of Balti-
more county should indemnify the petitioner.
number of papers were read, among them the
physicians certificate and the opinion of Richard
Grayson, counsel, of Board of Commissioners of
Baltimore county.
Mr.. FORD then said that all the facts were before
the House. 1t now remains for the House to saw
whether they would indemnify a brave officer for
wounds received in fearlessly discharging his du-
ties.
He then offered bill entitled an act to pay
$500 to james Evans, as indemnfcation for iniu-
ries received while discharging his duties, as sub