Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1860-03-16
9tate affairs.
TReported for the Baltimore Sun.
MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.
ANNAPOLIS, March 5, 1860.

ANNAPOLIS, Marcn D, 1oOU.
SENArB.-Ecvning Session. Bills Pass
ed-Making an appropriation to survey
the boundary line between Maryland and
Virginia 10 preserve certain land re-
cords in Montgomery county.
HOUSE, OF DELEGATEs.-Euening Ses-
sion.-BMs I'aSsed-For the relief of
tie trustees of Silas Browning. Senate
bill to authorize the the vestry of Prince
Georges Parish, in Montgomery county,
20 hold lot of land not exceeding fifteen
acres, for burying ground. For the
transcribing of record in the Office of
she register of wills of Montgomery
county.
ANNAPOLIS, March 6.
SENATE. BIZ Passed. Bill making
judgments of justices Of the peace liens
on lands from the time that copies thereof
are filed in the Circuit Courts or Com
mon Pleas
An act concerning tha chesapeake aIiG
Ohio N,@.sssl Gom7any~-the order of tse
day--was taken up, discussed and pissed
by the following vote:
YEAs.-Messrs. Blackiston, Bradley,
Dashiell, Franklin, Gardiner, Goldsbo-
rough Of Talbot, McKaig, Nuttle, Smith,
Stone, Whitaker and Yellott-12.
NAYs.-Messrs. Brooke, president, }
Duvall, Goldsborough Of Dorchester,
Heckart, Ximmel, Lynch, Townsend and
Watkins-S.
The bill 70 authorize the public local
laws Of each county and the city of Bal
timorc to be published in certain news
papers in the city and each county, at
$500 each, was taken up. The bill was
discussed without action being had there
on.
The Tobacco Warehouses.-The order
Of the day, being the House bill to sell
the tobacco warehouses in the city of
Baltimore, and to build them on deep
water, now came up, and after some dis
cussion, was passed ayes ID, noes g.
and is now a law.
HOUSE OF DELEGATEs.-T Speake r
presented two lengthy petitions from Bal
timore city against the Brock passenger
railway bill, and in favor Of three cent
fare, &c.
Mr.. Long, chairman of the committee
of ways and means, called up the bill
taxing the commissioners of certain pub
lie officers of the State, which was passed
by ayes 80, nays Is.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES Afternoon ,Scs-
sion.-Mr. Gordon, from the committee
on corporations, reported favorably on
the bill passed to-day in the Senate con-
corning the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Company; which was made the order Of
the day for tomorrow at IL o'clock.
Bill Pdssed.--A Senate bill to incor-
porate the Howard and Montgomery
Turnpike Company.
ANNAPOLIS, March 7, 1860.
SESArE.-Mr. Franklin presented the
petition of DR.. James Higgins, late State
chemist, asking payment of certain ex-
penses Of his Office. Mr.. Gardiner re-
ported bill to abolish the Office of State
agricultural chemist.
Judge Stump's case was taken up, and
after long discussion, which occupied
most of the day, was postponed to Thurs
day.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES. -The morning
hours were occupied principally with Mr..
Freaner's resignation, the Brock bill and
the contested election cases, without any
definite action on either.
Euening Session.-The bills for the
better regulation Of the free colored pop
ulation Of this State, relating to manu-
mission, &C., Heretofore frequently re-
ported, } was taken up according TO an or
Der Of the House, passed this morning.
The amendment of Mr.. McAllister,
provided that nothing in this act shall
apply to the city Of Baltimore without
the concurrence Of the city councils"
was considered.
The bill, after considerable discussion,
was rejected--ayes 81, noes 30-and re-
considered on motion Of Mr. Briscoe--
ayes 33. nays g.
SESArE.--Mght Session. The Pres
ident informed the Senate that after TO-
night no new business could originate.