The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-10

would give seven directors to the city, seven to the
state and ten to the private stockholders. But if
the bill before the Legislature becomes law, it
will give twelve directors to the State eight to the
city, and twenty-three to the stockholders. This
would destroy the equality which at present exists
in the Board
MIR. BAUGHER opposed the resolution on the
ground that it due the private Stockholders to
pass the bill, to place them on equality with the
State and city
The resolution was adopted by the following vote
1eas-Messrs. President, Evans, Chapman, Mace
Talbot, Pollock, A. NJ. Price, Simms, Spedden,
Taylor, Balm and Norris-I2
Nays-Messrs. Roberts, Baugher, Blackburn r.
Price and Lnton-5.
The PRESIDENT appointed Messrs Spedden, Tai
bott and Norris, as the committee on the part of
TINS Branch, to proceed to Annapolis and present
the resolution.
Mr.: Balm moved reconsideration of the vote by
which the Council concurred in the resolution of
the Second Branch to adjourn over until Thursday.
the 10th inst. Carried.
Mr.. Balm moved, that when the Branch adjourn,
1T stand adjourned until Tuesday afternoon the l4th
inst. Carried
Adjourned.
SECOND BRANcH.-Branch met pursuant to ad
Journment Present, DAVID TAYLOR, ESQ.,, Presi-
dent pro tem., and all the members.
MT. MUssELMAN offered a resolution to place gas
mains along the bed of Fremont street, between
Columbia and Conway streets. Read a second
time and adopted.
Mr. CATHCART then moved that a message be sent
TO 70 the First Branch, proposing that when the
branch adjourned to-day it stand adjourned until
this day week. He said that several of the mem
oers were summoned to appear before Committee
at Annapolis, and as the Committee sat in the eve
nlng, 1t would be impossible for such members to
attend the sessions of the Council. The motion was
agreed to.
Mr COTTON offered the following resolution,
which was read a second time and adopted:
Re SOped, That the Register of the city he reouestad h
inform this Branch the amount required to be provded
for in the levy of 1S60 meet appropriations MADE bv
the Council of 1855 and 1852 Also specify for what
purpose said appropriations made and the amount
OF each sum so appropriated
The report OF the Joint Standing Committee on
internal improvements, with an accompanying act
to authorize the city of Baltimore to issue her
bonds to an amount not exceeding four hundred
thousand dollars, bearing interest at per cent,
redeemable in thirty years, for the purchase of
certain part of the Pittsburg and Connellsvile
Railroad, was received from the First Branch read
second time and adopted
A message was received from the First Branch
concurring in the proposition, that when the Coun
Gil adourns to-day it stands ad iourned until Thurs
day the 10th inst.
The resolution adverse to increasing the number
OF Directors on the part of the private stockholders
In the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, was returned
from the First Branch, with an amendment, pro-
posing that committee of three be appointed from
each Branch to present the resolution to the Iegs-
iature, which amendment concurred in, and
Messrs. Cathcart, Cook and McComas were ap-
pointed on the part of this Branch
message was received from the First Branch
asking the return of the resolution to adjourn un-
til the 10th inst Concurred in. The resolution
was then returned from the First Branch with an
amendment proposing to adjourn until Tuesday
the l4th inst. Concurred in
The Branch adjourned until Tuesday afternoon
at o'clock