The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-09

0 the people OF the State, and had already baen
ostponed from time to time.
Mr.. MAXWELL called for the previous questions.
was seconded and concurred in.
The main question, to postpone until Saturday
nornng, was then taken and carried by the fol-
owing vote
i'm, Parran. Ford, Worthington. Quinlan, Renshaw,
ones of Talbot. Dennis of Somerset Stanford,
lawson, keene, Wilson of Cecil, Maxwell, Miller,
}ryan, Jones of Prince Georges, Legg, Starkey,
soutzahn, Wilson of Hartford, Bayless, Mccoy,
Straughn, Goldsborough, Kraft, Booze, Seth,
5rowiey, Smith, Brining, Stake, Harding, Gordon,
Barnard, Beall, McCleary, Roop, Gorsuch, Mills,
Turner of Howard, and Brown-47.
Nays--Messrs. Kilbourn, Speaker; Morgan,
Compton, Burgess, Dennison of Baltimore county,
Chaplain, Linthicum, Holland Kessler, Salmon
Coudy and Eakle-l2.
The following gentlemen were excused Messrs |
Berry, Turner of Baltimore city and Denison of
Baltimore city.
The order postponed
The next order of the day was announced by the
Clerk to be the "Brock Bill"
A considerable stir was made amongst the
me mbers, which lasted for several minutes. Mem
bers were rumagng over their desks, and call
ing for the "Brock BILL which was in great de-
mand.
The CLERK read the bill commonly called the
Brock bill, by its title. He also read by title the
Commissioners bill.
Mr.. GORDON said that two bills are now before
the House-as test matter he moved to take up
the bill reported by the minority of Committee
on Corporations as a substitute for the Brock bill
reported by the majority of the Committee on Cor
porations.
The SPEAKER left the Chair, and moved as a sub
stitute that the House resolve into Committee of
the Whole upon consideration of the Passenger
Railway bills.
Mr.. GoRDoN moved that the Committee of the
Whole rise and report no progress.
Mr. KILBoURNE opposed the resolution. He said
AIak. Al. ~
here, which had agtated the people so much-it
was strange indeed; when gentleman who has
announced his enmity to the Brock bill made
motion to cut off discussion, was it not likely to
excite mistrust. He hoped the motion would not
prevail He would allude to some of the merits of
the bill. He asked where did this bill originate
where did one of the leading features of the BILL
which we are here to consider
Mr.. Ford arose to a point of order. He called first
for reading of the bills before the discussion was
carried on. He afterwards withdrew his motion,
and the Chairman, Mr.. Stake having decided that
motion to report progress was in order, and
the call for reading should have been made after,
In the second instance it out of order.
Mr.. hILBoURN continued. He said this bill is an
OLD acquaintance ofours. 1t originated in the City
council OF Baltimore, where there was great
deal OF corruption and fraud, and that the bill
must certainly partake of the corruption of the
place OF its inception. He would say nothing about
the report of the majority of the Committee on
Corporations. He did not concur in it. Hethought
the whole bill was surrounded with corruption.
We have it from the lips of Brock that Mr. Swami
privy to the intention of the original grantees
to assign the grant to the present parties. From
the very inception ofthe bill therefore, it was un-
derstood that Brock and his friends were to have
the grant.
tion to get the bill through the City Council. He
contended that Brock and his friends were prvy to
the corruption which existed in getting the bill
through the City Council. Part of the odium con,
sequent thereupon should rest upon their shoulders
1t could not be otherwise than that they should be
parties to the corruption, if it beforehand
agreed that Brock and his friends should be the
assgnees of the grant
Mr.. KMBoURN read the seventh section of the or
dinance of the City Council as an argument.
This is the foundation of the whole corruption
This is the section upon which the people depended
upon which rested all the hopes, all the rights o.
the people of Baltimore and the people of the
whole State; yet by bogus transaction the mos
corrupt the most infamous record, the section
was evaded, its provisions disregarded. Will We
on this subject ignore the rights of our con
stituents Shall we say that the people of Balt
mOre-of Anne Arundel-of all the State, that we
will not grant their rights? Shall we ignore thei1
rights-deny them to build the road Shall we
say to them you shall not build a road Shall we
tell them they have not money enough and senC
them away, and give the privilege to these gooC
Democrats from Pennsylvania, who have money
who have the capital These men, Brock and his
party, come here and ask us to give them a char
ter. They acknowledge that we can get behind the
City Council ordinance, and we ought to do it.
We are good Democrats; we go against monopo
es yet we come here and wish to perpetuate
monopoly against the interests of the people O
Baltimore; monopoly too, which involves diff
ference Of about three millions of dollars. w
wish to take from our own fellowctiZens the priv
eges of their streets and give them to these immac
ulate Pennsylvanians-to give them the monopoly
OF railway to the exclusion of the people Of Bal
timore. He then referred to the thirty-four rea
sons why one should vote for the Brock bill, anC
read the letter of Mr. Carrigan to Mr. Whyte-
| He commented upon the letter; said that Old Line
| Whig was synonymous with Black Republican il
| Pennsylvania.
These men, he said, come here and maintain
| right to seize our streets to set up a monopoly
he had not the premOnitory symptoms that we ha
been bartered and sold; that he had no power; tina
! the Senate had been deluged, and that we were t
| be swept away with the torrent, he would not us
| the precious time of the session. He did not min
| this. He believed it duty to stand up and try t.
stem the torrent. 1t was patriotic-it was right
| By Carrigans letter we are to believe that Brocl
and his fellows are as pure as the angels, and tina
those who accuse him are venal and corrupt; il
other words, that the people of Maryland, wh
| have attempted to stay this foreign invasion of ou
| soil, are corrupt and venal Is this so? he asked
Are we to come here, pass this bill, and acknow
edge that Mr.. Carrigan was right, and that ou
own tellow-citiZens are corrupt and venal?
| Other letters stated that Brock and his part
are good business men, and attend to their owl
business. This is eminently so. They know hoy
to carry on the war for their bill. They are we
| provided with the sinetos of war. They know no,
to the sinews. They have been pretty free i
| sprinkling about their means for carrying on tn
war. He did not blame gentlemen for servin
Brock for his money, They were earring on
trade as far as the employees were concerned. The
worked for money, but they must not approach hi
| mind with their morality or purity. But how wa
| it with members here who could sanction this stat
of things? How could they support Brooks bi
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constituents? God grant that they should be abb
| to meet them.
| A voice.-A-m-e-n.
What then, gentlemen, was the state of politics i
the city of Baltimore at the time this grant wa
| made? Who were the men in office, who wer
| thecouncilmen, what were the scenes enacted
the polls? They were not satisfied with riot an
disturbance in their own city-they stepped owe
into AnneA rundel county and attempted the sam
outrages there, but were driven off; they attempt
ed to force against our quiet citizens in th
exercise of their rights. He would spurn to hol
office under the circumstances Of such an election
Money used and used freely, both in Bait
more city and county. 1t was employed in tn
counties of the State combinations of the lotter
men and the passenger railway advocates wer
formed in Baltimore to secure the present Legisla
ture After they failed they took another track
it took too much money to buy up the people, an
they took another position. A gentleman told hil
after the effort had failed that it abandoned b
cause too much money was required; and it woul
perhaps be found better to buy up the Legislator
than make the attempt upon the people. Thi
gentleman, is the influence that has been at wor
amongst us; these the means resorted to b
these men to secure their ends This Legslatul
is called upon to set its seal to the mOnstrol
frauds; will it be done?
What is the harm-or could anything be fairt
than to purchase from Brock and his friends tn
road. One of their friends and one of the oppos
ton, and the Mayor of the city, are to make th
appraisement. This is fair 1t is just. These mt
are invaders of our soil. They ought not to e
pect even this We grant it to them, however, al
are willing to give them this chance, in order
rid ourselves of the incubus of fraud and gull
which hangs over the people of the State.
| Mr.. KuBoURNE then read the memorial of tf
capitalists of the city of Baltimore, exhibiting tn
amount of stock they willing to subscribe to
order to give the people what they ask--viz.,
three-cent road. The capitalists are among til
best the most wealthy in the city, and if the
cannot build and carry a road no one cal
There is a slight railway leading the All
ganies-but who built it? who sustained it? wi
, now sustans it but the people of Baltimore Y
these men come in here and tell us that the san
people cannot build a trfBg little passenger raj
way. This may do very well here; it will be ust
in this hall; but when the assertion reaches IL
pure atmosphere beyond these walls it will be m
with proper rebuke.
Men whose pledge is given to take the stock at
cents, are the first in the State--men whose cha
acter for ability, for enterprise and for means a.
unquestoned, stand beore'the bar of this House al
ask for right. They come here with the plede
to build the road and conduct it at a three ce
fare. What they ask is not favor They pla
the merits of their claim on Justice as Maryande
as Baltimoreans they come here and ask of tn
body, composed of their own representatives
t give them their rights. Gentlemen dare not wit
hold it from them. The people of this State ask
discrimination against Pennsylvanians. Will Il