The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-27
PROCEEDINGS OF THE MARYLAND LEGISLATURE
ANNAPOLIS, j an. 25, 1860.

SENATE.
After the vote on the leave asked by Mr.. MCKAIG
to report Bill No. 3 of the Baltimore measures, re-
suting in affirmative decision, as before report
ed, Mr.. MCKAIG asked leave to bring in (what will
be better understood as Bill No. A, or a bill repeal
ing those sections of the Code in conflict with the
new Election Laws) Granted-yeas IL, nays g..
On motion of Mr.. MCkAIG, leave was granted to
the Committee on Judicial Proceedings to report a
bill to amend the 4th article of the Code. (This is
| the new Election Law
| Mr.. SMITH, from the Committee on the Constitu
ton, reported bill entitled act to authorize the
Comptroller of the Treasury to adjust and settle the
accounts of the Inspectors of Grain, with amend
ment.
Mr.. GARDINER, from the Committee on Printing
made the following report:
The Committee on Printing beg leave to report
to your Honorable Body, that they have contract
ed with John NJ. Brewer for the preparation of an
Index to the Journal of the Senate and for the
pervison of the proofsheets of the same, for the
sum of one hundred and fifty dollars. Read and
adopted.
MIR. McKA1G submitted the following message:
SENATE CHAMBER,
January 25th, 1860.
Gentlemen of the House of Delegates:
The Senate most respectfully returns to you the
bills received by the Senate on Yesterday through
the courtesy of your Honorable Body.
Which was read and assented to.
| Mr.. HECKART, from the Committee on Militia
made the following report:
| The Committee on Militia make the following re-
port the House Resolutions Nos. IA and l6 and
on petition marked D
WHEREAS, Ample provision is made in the Mary
land Code of the General Public Laws, on page
448, sections ITO, Ill and liz, to furnish arms so
asked for by said resolutions and petition, and re-
commend that they shall not pass.
Mr.. YELLoTT, from Select Committee, reported
bill entitled an act to incorporate State Bank.
Read.
Mr.. HECKART moved to reconsider the vote in re-
gard to the leave to report bill entitled, An act
to repeal the 706th section of the 4th article of
Public Local Laws, Qst Baltimore Bill
The yeas and nays being demanded appeared as
follow:
Atfirmative.-Messrs. Brooke, President; Blackis-
ton, Duvall, Franklin, Gardiner, Goldsborough, of
Talbot, Heckart Lynch, McKaig, Miles, Townsend,
and Watkins-12.
Negatve.-Messrs. Bradley, Dashiell, Goldsbo-
rough, of Dorchester, Kimmel, Nuttle, Smith,
Stone, Whitaker and Yellott-9.
So the motion granted
On motion of Mr. McKAIG, leave was granted
the Committee on Judicial Proceedings, to intro
duce bill entitled an act to repeal the 706th
ton of the 4th article of Public Local Laws Yeas
IL. Nays9.
After the leaves in relation to the proposed re-
forms in Baltimore had been granted, Mr.. McKaig.
chairman of the Judiciary Committee arose and
reported bundle of bills, the titles of which were
not even read. They were, however, the same docu-
ments relating to Baltimore that made the
order of the day for Monday next in the House.
Mr.. McKAIG stated that he had consulted, with
the other members Of the Committee on Judiciary,
and felt authorized to report them. He desired the
Clerk to read them by their titles.
Mr.. MILES, of st. Mary's, requested to be heard.
He wished it to be distinctly understood, that as
member Of the Judicary2 Committee, he did not
approve of the report. The bills had been hurried
through before time had been allowed for their
sderaton. He felt bound to protest against sum-
mary action. If it was proposed to make minor
iy report, time had been given for this purpose,
and the present course of action looked like dis
position to choke the minority off. He did not,
nor would not authorize the report thus prema-
I turely.
Mr.. SMITH, of Carroll thought with the Senator
from St. Mary's. He saw reason to rush things
through Scarcely any one was sufficiently well
acquainted with the bills to vote understandingly
upon them. They have been kept very close.
Mr.. GoLDsBoRoUGH, of Dorset, did not know what
was in the bills. He had not time to read them
properly, and was opposed to rushing them through
He had been absent from the Senate and wished to
get time.
Mr.. MoKAIG denied The right of the Senator to
plead absence cause of delay. But the objec-
tion of other Senators seemed plausible He
thought that in the conference with the other
members of the Judicial Committees he had been
instructed to report favorably upon the bills and
have them pushed to first reading He was sorry
that he had misunderstood bis colleagues, but in
compliance with the expressed wish of the minori-
ty, he would withdraw the report at the same time
requesting that no notice of it would be taken in
the journal.
The Senate adjourned.
JANUARY 26.
The Senate assembled at noon to-day, all the