The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-25
PROCEEDINGS OF TIR MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. "a, 1860.


The President presented a communication whic
had been addressed to him President of the Ser
ate. The memorial was read, which was a remor
STRANGE on the part of the City Directors in tn
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, against
Dill now pending to increase the number of privat
stockholders direction in the Baltimore and Obi
Railroad Company.
Mr.. YELLor presented four memorials from larg
business firms in Baltimore city, Messrs Oelrichs .
Lurman and Others, demonstrating against the pas
sage o the bill which proposed.an increased numbe
of directors on the part of the private stockhol
ders.
The remonstrances were read, and on motion o
Mr.. Mckaig, were referred to a select committee
which was composed of Messrs. McKaig, Y eliot ant
Lynch.
Mr. KMMELL asked leave to report bill to pro
vide for closing that part Of Conway street. betweer
Howard and Exeter streets, which was referred tc
a Select Committee
Mr.. K!MMELL offered order ''that the Presi
dent OF the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
be requested to inform the Senate what will be-
the effect of the proposed bill to reduce the rates
local freight on said road, upon the of the
| State"
Considerable discussion ensued upon the proprie.
ty OF the adoption of the order, in which Messrs
himme Lynch, Watkins, Yellott and McKaig,
participated when the Senate refused to adopt the
| order by a vote of IL to g.
| Mr.. DAsHTELL asked leave to introduce bill to
| incorporate the Southern Shareholders COMPANY
which was referred 10 the Committee on Corpora
tions.
Reports from Standing Committees being in Or
der, number of bills were reported from the Com
mittee on Finance. Among the bills reported was
a House bill, being an act to compensate Milton
| Whitney for the trial of the cases of William G..
Ford and Thomas NJ Watkins in the Court of Ap-
peals, as counsel the part of the State bv ap-
| pointment of the Governor.
Mr.. MckAIG, on the second reading of the bill,
moved to strike out $500 and insert S400. This
motion created considerable discussion which was
participated in by Messrs. Kimmell, McKaig. Gar
| diner and Yellott.
Mr. GoLDsBoRoUGH, of Talbot, is making most
earnest and impressive speech in behalf of the
amendment offered by Mr.. McKaig to give Mr.
! Whitney S400, which was the sum originally
| claimed by Mr.. Whitney.
Mr.. GARDINER spoke in opposition, when the vote
was taken, and Mr.. McKaig's amendment was
adopted.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The following bills were passed at the night ses
sion last evening:
bill to auth horize Samuel Swami, of Charles
county, to settle the accounts, guardian, of John
Hancock, his ward, and to deliver over to him his
estate. An act to authorize the School Commits
sioners of Charles county to pay over to George
X. Folmar sum of money due him as teacher in
one of the Public Schools of said county. bill to
incorporate the Baltimore and Little Gunpowder
rails Turnpike Company. bill to regulate the
per diem of Bailiffs and Jurors of the Baltimore
county Circuit Conrt, so as to pay them during the
recess OF the Court. bill to regulate the govern
ment of the town of st. Michaes, and increase the
powers of the Town Commissioners
On motion OF Mr.. MCCLEARY it was ordered that
the House meet every evening from seven O'Clock
until eleven.
A bill to incorporate Company to bridge Cbon-
tank river, near Dover's Ferry.
The Dill entitled an act to authorize the Gas
Light Company of Baltimore, incorporated by act
OF 1915 to increase its capital stock called up
Mr.. FREANER opposed the BILL and offered an
amendment so as to strike out two million dollars
as its capital stock and insert $500 00O which was
lost, as also was subsequent amendment to reduce
the capital to 81 900 900.
Mr.. EAKLE proposed similar amendments and
Mr.. Compton proposed to strike out two millions
and insert S999 $1,000, both of which were likewise
lost.
At ll1l o'clock the House adjourned.
The House met at 10 o'clock this morning.
Mr.. KRAFT presented the memorial of Wm
woodward and many other citizens of Baltimore
opposing the enslavement of free negroes. Re-
ferred to the Committee Free Colored Popula-
tion. BY Mr.. Eakle, the petition OF 800 cas con-
sumers against the monopoly of gas by the old Gas
Company, and in favor of the formation of new
company. Mr.. Routzhan and Mr.. Raisen presented
petitions signed by over 1000 collectively to
the same end. Referred to the Committee on Cor
porations. BY Mr.. Wilson, petition of citizens of
Cecil for the repeal of laws regulating Wild Fowl
Referred to that Committee. By Mr.. McAllister,
petition of the Junior Rifemen of Baltimore asking
compensation for services at Harper's Ferry Re-
ferred to the Committee on Militia.
By Dr. HARDING, the petition of the citizens of
Washington city and county in relation to public
road leading into Washington. Referred to a
Special Committee.
On motion of Mr.. PARRAN, of Calvert it was Or !
dered to be entered upon the journal, that had he
been in the House when the resolutions censurinr
the course of Henry w. Davis in Congress were
offered, he would have voted for them, and had he
been present he would have voted against the ap-
pointment of committee to inquire of the Governor
whether he congratulated Speaker Pennington or
not.
The rules were suspended, and an act to change !
thnyN nf A,,,o oIa4l
county, to Ann Elizabeth Dumbaugh, was passed |
Mr.. DENNIS, of fSomerset, called up a bill to settle |
the southeast and southwest boundary of this State
and Virginia, and to appropriate the sum of SlO- |
600 for that purpose. Read and passed.
On motion ofDURANT, it was ordered that il be
entered upon the journal that the absence of Mr..
Morgan from his seat on the floor of this House. is
occasiOned by sickness.
Bills Reported.-By DR.. Harding, a bill to allow
G w. Cheesborough, tax collector of MontgOme-
ry county, further time to make his collections
Mr. GORDON, of Committee Corporations re-
ported tavorably on the following bilIs A bill to
incorporate Curtis Greek Bridge Company: a bill
to incorporate the Union Rosne Association of Bal
timore; bill to amend the law, so as to prevent
the attendance of physicians expert witnesses
only in the courts; bill to incorporate the Mutu
al Insurance Company of Frederick county; bill
to incorporate the Uniontown Turnpike; also, bills
to incorporate the Manchester Insurance COMPANY:
to incorporate the State Bank; to incorporate the
Baltimore and EllicOtt's Mills Railroad: to incorno-
rate the Maryland and Delaware Railroad Compa-
ny; to incorporate Towsontown Railroad Compa-
ny; to amend an act to incorporate the Charles
Street Avenue Company.
MIR. GoLDsBoROUGH, upon a suspension of the
'ules, called up the Senate bill entitled an act to
'epea sections l, q 3, 4, 5, g. of article 81 in rea
ion to shooting of wild fowl in the waters of the
state. The bill was amended so as to allow any
citizen OF the counties bordering on the waters of
he State to shoot od Hbitun. This amendment was
'ut in as not to interfere with the rights of poor
men and all others not addicted to the wholesale
laughter of wild fowl.
Mr.. COMPTON sustained the amendment in an able
manner, after which the bill was passed.
Mr.. MAcKUBBIN, of Committee on Claims report
d favorably upon the following bills:
bill to pay Mrs. Matilda Green for rent of an
ngine house; bill to pay j. d. Elys a sum of
money for taxes enormously paid into treasury to
ay to Thos Cuttings sum Of money; a bill to pay
he widow of the late z. Collins Lee a sum of
honey.
Mr.. MAcKUBBIN, of Select Committee, also re-
orted favorably a bill to amend the laws rela-
ing to Wharves and Wharfage in Baltimore; also
n bill to change name of Willie D. Gardiner to !
Willie d. Carr. !
On motion of Mr. GoLDsBoRoUGu, it was ordered ,
nat the Committee Corporations be authorized j
sit during the session of the House, and that its
lembers be compelled to meet at II. 20 to-day, to !
Ike into consideration bills Of Importance. t
THE FREE NEGRO BILLS n
The hour having arrived, the free negro bills a
ere taken up as the order of the day.
Mr.. BURGESS moved to postpone further consid- 6
alton of this matter until Tuesday next He de- Il
red their postponement chiefly on account of the fl
osence of Mr. Dennis of Somerset. h
Mr.. FoRD acquiesced in the motion. :,
Mr.. LANDING thought it made only to put off n
le bill and secure its defeat. n
The motion lost, and Mr.. Jacobs bill was "
lad. The first section relating to manumisson of I,
aves and the End section relating to assembling m
negroes for purposes of worship being read. f.
Mr.. FREANER offered amendment to the lst h
ction providing that any could emaucipate a :
egro provided he left money enough to send the g,
egro so manumitted out of the State
Mr.. JACOBS objected to the amendment. He de- H.
gned to have no free negroes in the State. 1t 10
as false humanity to think of such a thing. He e
)ped the amendment would not prevail. h
Upon consultation, Mr.. FREANER withdrew his W
nendment designing to offer it at another time, p,
hen substitute to Mr.. Jacobs bill should be Of II
red. r.
To the 5th section Mr.. JACOBS offered an amend q
ent to prevent free negroes from following the n
isiness of caulkers, ship ioners, farmers shoe r
akers, bricklayers, carpenters, other mechanic a
AIDES on their own account. Mr.. Jacobs said he
fered the amendment because he had received pc 9
lions from all parts of the State to bring about {
is end. :
Mr.. FREANER.-Does the gentleman offer this :,
nendment in earnest, and in consequence of petit II
Dns received to that effect? II
Mr.. JACoBs.-Yes, sir certainly; | have received | -
titions from ten counties and the city to that +
feet. ~
Mr.. FREANER.-Why, then, do you not take into "
count the numerous petitions received from Bal -,
more citizens against the movement. "a
Mr.. JACoBs.-Because | am now in the right n,
ain to find out whether the names of all the gen h,
emen signed to thnse petitions are genuine. l al
W gentleman of position who told me that his II
me bad been put of the petitions, and / | n;
n hplIava arc nth inf In !