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

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
CONTINUATION OF THE PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE ON
THE BALTIMORE B1LLs-THE REJECTED LEAVE RE-
coNsIDERED-THE BALTIMORE BILLS REPORTED
SENATORIAL AsPIRANTs ACTING IN PERsoY-coN-
TESTED ELECTIONS, &C., &C.
ANNAPOLIS, January 26th.
After the close of my letter by the untimey half
past two train, the Senate proceeded with the
Baltimore measures. After fruitless opposition
from Mr.. Yellott and his diplomatic ally Mr.. McKaig
got all his leaves through, for, on motion of Mr..
Heckart, who voted with the majority, the reject
ed one was reconsidered and granted. Mr.. Colds
borough, of Dorset, having returned during the
Session, the divisions throughout were of
strictly party character. As soon as the leaves had
all been granted, when reports were in order, MIR.
McKaig reported all five of the Baltimore Bills but
upon the remonstrance of Mr.. Miles, of the Com
mittee on Judicial proceedings, who declared that
he had not given his consent to the jority report
withdrew them, and presented them again this
morning with the full assent of majority of the
Committee. They were read section by section,
very much to the disgust Of the diplomat f, ON
Linganore, who declared that they reminded him of
the revocation of the edict of Nantes Mr. Yelott
prevailed on the Colonel to be quiet and let the
reading be finished. Mr. Smith presented counter
report from the minority of the Judicial Committee
adverse to the Baltimore measures.
On motion to print, and make the bills the order
of the day for tomorrow, quite an animated
debate sprung up, which is still proceeding. Mr..
Goldsborough, of Dorchester, opposed the mo-
tion and proposed Wednesday next for the second
reading OF these bills. On this motion Mr.. G.
made his first speech here, and produced favora-
BILE impression. He is a tall and handsome gentle
man of pleasing address, and delivers himself with
ease. He declared himself opposed to the disorders
prevailing in Baltimore, and willing to do what
ever might be consistent with the Constitution to
remedy them. He was, however, opposed to strip
ping great city of its civil rights &C. lam
bound to believe Mr.. Goldsborough sincere and in
fact after all that has been said by the press and
proved by judicial investigation, the difficulty
which prevents entire unanimity, the Baltimore
bills, among all honest men, is that those who have
not witnessed for themselves the extent of the evils
existing in Baltimore, cannot be made to compre-
bend them They find persons of apparent respec-
liability acting representatives from the CITY of
Baltimore, and they have been told that their seats
are contested on the ground of fraud. But they
have heard OF contests on this ground heretofore
contests too, where partizan clamor had magnifed
small things into great, which investigation proved
to be of no serious moment. There is a vague i'm
preston that matters have gone a little too far
in Baltimore, but still there is no adequate concep-
tion of the length and breadth, and height and
depth of the atrocious villainy, which has sent
eleven members to the present General Assembly
of Maryland.
When gentleman from the counties who never
saw Baltimore election talks about frauds having
always been practiced on these occasions, especial
ly by the Democrats, &c, you may pardon his bad
logic on the ground of his total want of information
Baltimore
adopts that strain-when he urges former frauds in
excuse for recent ones, knowing, as he well does,
that all that have been perpetrated in Baltimore
since its Incorporation till within the last five years.
would not compare in number and malignity with
those which have been practiced in single wards
since that time, you may set him down as one
grevously afflicted with folly or knavery or an in
durable mixture of both.
The House was principally occupied to-day with
a long debate on the bill to appropriate ST 500 a
year to Mr.. n. c. Brooks Female School, in Balt-
more, to create scholarships therein for one female
from each county. The debate has taken a wide
range and is still proceeding.
The arrival in this CITY yesterday of the Hon.
JAS A. Stewart and Col Samuel Hambeton, two
of the aspirants to the United States Senatorsbip
produced some stir in the lobby circle, and among
the respective friends of these gentlemen. The
prevailing sentiment, however, is undoubtedly in
favor of the reelection of Mr.. Pearce. The lead
ing Democrats of the State regard his reputation
and influence in the national council too valuable
to be lost, and the old Wing strength will certainly
be rallied to his support. Mr.. Stewart returned
to W ashington this morning, but he is expected
back again tonight to hold consultation with his
friends 1t seems to be perfectly understood among
politicians nowadays that the personal presence
of Senatorial candidates at Annapolis is no dis
paragement to their claims 1t was not ALWAYS
so, and must be permitted to prefer the former
practice
There is to be caucus tonight to nominate
State Treasurer, Librarian &c. For the first office
only Messrs. HARDWOOD and o. Neal are much spoken
Of Mr.. HARDWOOD is supposed to stand the best
chance.
The Committee of Elections to-day had some of
the Baltimore witnesses before them. Messrs
w allis and Schley were heard on the case of the
Clerk of the Circuit Court. The Joint Committee
on Judge Stump also had meeting.