The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-01-20
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FROM OUR OWN CORRESP ONDENTl
AcrIoN OF THE CAUcUsEs ON THE REFORM MEASURES
POLICE AND ELECTION LAWS SURE TO Pass
MEssRs. HOWARD, KINKS, GATcHELL AND DAVIS TO
BE CoMMIssIoNERs-HEALTH THE GOVERNOR
THE New CoDE-THE LOTTERY LAw-THE Cry
PASSENGER RAILRoAD-JUDGE STUMP.
ANNAPOLIS, January 10, 1860.
The antcipations of my letter of yesterday were
verified by the action of the several Democratic
Caacuses last night, for there was not only joint
Caucus, but also a separate one of each House, in
all of which the Police and Election bills were adopt
ted, without changes whatever, except the
verbal notifications necessary to make them
conform to the requirements of the Code
The opposition was really very slight under all
the circumstances, not than seven or
eight members Directing to the Police bill,
and their objections being confined solely to the
Commissioners named therein. 1t will require the
passage of five laws to effect the objects contempa
ted-three, as | understand the matter, to repeal
certain inconsistent sections of the CODE and two
to embody the provisions of the Police and
Election laws. Mr.. Burgess. of Charles, was selec-
ted to ask leave to bring in these bills which he
did to-day. They were referred to the Judiciary
Committee, OF which Mr.. Gordon, of Allegheny,
is Chairman, and will probably be reported to the
their passage, pure and simple as they were pre-
pared by the very able Committee which has had
charge of the reform measures 1t is not supposed
that these bills will be unanimously opposed by the
American party-on the contrary, 1t is expected
that several of the more conservative members of
that party in both Houses will vote for them.
1t is by no means improbable that the police will
be under the control of the new Board before the
end of the next two weeks, when those who feel
like resistance may try it.
| learn on the best authority, that the Governors
health is nearly re-estabshed, and that he is ex
pected to resume his official duties some time next
week.
The trouble which the Code seems to be giving
some of your learned Thebans excites amusement
here. In accepting the code, the Legislature has
only shown what laws are in existence. That
much of the existing law of the State ought to be
repealed was well understood; but it was impossi-
BILE to repeal laws without knowing precisely what
they were. That is shown by the Code, and what
ever is Objectionable may now be eliminated. Such
process is quietly going on, and all cause of COM
plant on this score will be removed before the
adjournment.
The formal tender of submission to law, made by
the great lottery dealers of Baltimore, will not
have the effect of preventing additional legislation
for the further protection of the community against
their schemes. | understand that bill is in prepa-
ration to augment the penalties and limit judicial
discretion, indiscretion, in all of the viola
ton of the Constitution on this point.
The troops marshaling for grand contest
over the city passenger railway corporation act.
and most likely triangular fight. First, the par
ties in possession, who have built and are now
operating the railways in your streets-the Phila-
dephia gentlemen modestly asking to have all
that was done for them by the City Council, and
all that they have since done for themselves. made
lawful They desire to make all the liberties they
have taken in this State chartered liberties, and
they are backed with most formidable array of
members of the third house. Next come the party
who subscribed so literally to the stock when the
book was opened by Mr.. Travers and shut by AL
fred W. Evans, Esq, Warden of the Penitentiary,
where it was taken, like other suspicious things,
for safe-keeping. If the amounts underwritten by
some of these gentlemen are to be regarded as an
indication, there should be no lack among them of
that which makes the lobby business profitable.
The third is the Brooks party-the three cent-ers-
who could not overcome Mayor SWANS objections
to that contemplate little figure of fare and who
are here to convince the Legislature, if they cam in
spite of high Engineering authority" that it will
pay. | would suggest ga union of the opposition"
as the policy for those who wish to GUST the party
from the city of Brotherly love. 1t will require
pull altogether to break their hold upon your
streets and get their hands out of your pockets.
Judge Stump's chances of serving out the re-
mainder of his term are becoming daily less bright
for himself and more cheering for the people of Bal
tmore. There is scarce possibility OF his escape.
The members are attentive to the reports of the
doings in the Criminal Court reported in the
Baltimore papers, and are forming their own opin-
ions of the decorum and efficiency of that tr-
bunal.