Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-02-17
State affairs.
Reported for the Baltimore Sun.
MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.
ANNAPOLIS. Feb. 6. 1860,


SENATE. Mr. Duvall asked leave to
introduce bill to extend the time of
a collector of Montgomery county.
A communication was received from
the Governor relative to the claim of Col
VIM. Fitzhugh of 1881.
Mr. McKaig, from the committee on
corporations, reported d supplement to
the act to incorporate the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company, being an act
authorizing the private stockholders to
elect one director for every twenty five
hundred shares of stock held by them
Mr.. Duvall reported an act relative to
local laws of Montgomery county.
The bill for the relief of Elizabeth f.
Otfutt and others, was passed. The bill
to pay James G.. Henning, clerk of the
Circuit Court of Montgomery county, a
sum Of money, was passed.
The act concerning the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal, was, on motion of Mr..
McKaig, made the order of the day for
| Wednesday.
The bill entitled an act to incorpo-
rate the Baltimore City Passenger Rail-
way Company" was taken up and made
the order of the day for Monday next, on
motion Of Mr.. Stone.
The bill giving Robert Peppin, late
collector of taxes in Caroline county.
further time to complete his collections,
was passed.
The bill appropriating $500 to pay for
the frame of the painting Of Washington
surrcndering his commission, now in the
Senate chamber, was rejected by ayes 8,
nays 5-twelvc votes being necessary to
pass it.
HOUSE OF DELEG ATEs. --PetittOns Pre-
sented. BY Mr.. Long, for more strin-
gent laws against free negroes. BY Mr..
Mackubin, to COMPEL free negroes to hire
out by the year, and to hire out their
children. BY Mr.. Mackubin, against
free negro mechanics. BY Mr.. Durant
against free negroes. by Mr.. Griffith
E against the sale or lease Of the Chesa.
peake and Ohio Canal. ----
Leages to Report Bills. By Mr.. Long
to prohibit cunning on the lands o
another.
Mr. Mcdders from the committee OF
the executive contingent fund, reported
that they had examined the Governors
accounts, and found that he had expended
in accordance with law, So, 1S2 13, being
/ So, 8l7.S7 less than the appropriation.
Mr. Mackubin reported uniavorable OF
, the petition for the relief of Mary A
Cissell.
order Presented. BY Mr.. Ford, thai
f the House meet hereafter at 10 o'clock
A. NJ, and that the House have al
evening session on each Tuesday, Wed
, nesday and Thursday for the considera
ton of local bills, &c; adopted.
Mr.. Long offered an order that thu
committee on colored population be in
structed to report bills to repeal the Law
appropriating $4,000 per year to thu
Colonization Society; also, bills embody
ing the other provisions of the report o
, the committee on colored population
! with the exception that the provision pro
, hibiting free negroes from leaving tbt
State and returning. shall not apply t,
free negroes going into Virginia and Dis
trict of Columbia.
A bill was reported by Mr.. Long t.
exempt certain amount Of the property
; of debtor from execution.
ANNAPOLIS, February Z, 1860.
SRNATE.--Mr. Dnvall reported bill
to reminder school districts Of Kent co
also, bill to ALLOW j. 7 Baker, Of
Montgomery, further time to complete
his collections.
The amendment to the act to incorpo-
rate the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, relative to increasing the stock
holder directors, was, on motion of Mr..
Yellott, made the order OF the day for
Tuesday next.
A bill for the relief of the trustees Of
the poor-house of Montgomery county
was passed.
A bill for the relief of William Thomp-
son, of Montgomery county, was passed.
A bill authorizing the clerks of Cir
cult Courts, the Superior Court and Com
mon Pleas, to take supersedeas Of judg-
ments and DEGREES in their respective
courts, was passed.
A bill for the relief Of Capt. French
Forrest, Of Montgomery county, was
passed.
A bill authorizing Mr.. George Parish,
in Montgomery county, to hold fifteen
acres Of land for burial ground, was
passed.
HOUSE or DELEGATES. The Speaker
presented q communication from the
mayor Of Washington city, containing
resolutions passed by the City Councils
of Washington, asking the State of Ma
ryland to remove the capitation tax on
the Washington Branch of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad. Also Is petitions
asking that the 22d Of February may be
made legal holiday-which were re-
ferrcd to the committee on ways and
means.
Petitions Presented.--By Mr. Lintbi-
cum, relative to the colored population
Of the State.
Reports Of Committees. Mr.. jacobs,
chairman Of the committee on colored
population, reported bills regulating the
free colored population of the State.
with some slight modification. The bills
wero made the order of the day for Thurs
day next.