The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-03-09
PROCEEDINGS or THE MARYLAND LEGISLATURE
ANNAPOLIS, March I, 1850.

NIGHT SEsSIoN-Mr. MCkAIG, from the Commit
tee on Judiciary, called up bill to amend the
Code providing for the selection of petit jurors for
Baltimore city
Mr.. YELLofr complained at the "intermeddng''
of the Western portion of MARYLAND in interfering
with the business of the city of Baltimore. He
thought that IN all the Courts of Baltimore the best
juries were selected. He could not see that any
bill would make them better However he had
not read the bill proposed, and therefore asked a
postponement of it till Tomorrow night, by which
time he would bestow upon it careful attention and
would be prepared to vote.
The request was acquesced in by Mr. MCKAIG
and the Senate, and the bill laid over.
The PRESIDENT informed the Senate that after to-
night business could originate There
would be no time, and he requested all gentlemen
to help him in carrying out the decision.
Several local bills, of no interest except to the
localities for which they are designed, were passed
The session extremely dull
The following additional bills were passed A
House bill to incorporate the Rosine Association OF
Baltimore; bill to incorporate the Miller's Island
Company of Baltimore.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES
NIGHT SESSION. Upon the opening of the House
this evening, Mr. FoRD called up the motion pend
ing in the House when it djourned last evening
namely: motion to postpone further consideration
of the bill to relieve Henry NJ. Fitzhugh, admins
traitor Of Wm Fitzhugh, deceased, till Thursday
morning. A great deal of discussion ensued upon
the motion. Mr. Ford insisted upon its being put.
1t finally agreed that the bill should be post
at l01a O'Clock.
Mr. CouDY moved a suspension Of the rules to
report from the Committee on Internal Improve
ments the bill regulating the increase in the direc-
torship of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany.
Mr.. KRAFT objected to the suspension of the
rules He did not think it the proper time to
consider the bill. This session is for local bills.
The City Council of Baltimore have sent special
orders to oppose this bill 1t is replee with inter
ests vital to the city of Baltimore Itwas not such
to be rushed through the House. 1t was for this
that he objected to it in the first instance.
Mr.. WoRTHINGToN, of Baltimore county objected
to receive the report on the grounds that this
evening set apart for local business.
Mr.. BRIscoE argued that never before had he
known the House to be unwilling to receive the re-
port of the Chairman of Standing Committee
moved the report be received.
Mr.. FoRD called for the ayes and nays, and the
motion was lost by the following vote, a two thirds
vote being necessary to suspend the rules:
Yeas-Messrs. KilbOurn, Speaker; Mackubbn,
Briscoe, Parran, Jones of Talbot, Dennis of Som
ersetj Stanford, Lawson, Linthicum, Keene, Hol-
land, Wilson of Cecil, Bryan, Jones of Prince
Georges, Legg, Starkey, Kesser, Claggett,
| Coudy, Eakle, Brning, Harding, McCleary-2S
Nays-MeSsrs. Medders, Ford, Worthington,
Dennison of Baltimore county, Quinlan, Renshaw
| Maxwell Miller, Landing, Dennis of Worcester,
| Smith, Turner of Baltimore city, Denison of Bal
timore city, Roop, Gorsuch, Turner of Howard,
| Brown-23
| Mr. MORGAN, of st. Mary's county, called up a
! Senate local bill, to appoint Board of Commits
| sioners for the regulation of free negroes in the
counties of st. Mary's, Howard, Baltimore, Cal
vert and Kent. He stated that the bill had origi-
naly been drafted to apply only to ST. Mary's
county, but other gentlemen in the Senate wishing
| their counties included, they were inserted.
The bill provides that all free negroes shall pro-
vide homes for themselves; that if they cannot sup
port themselves they shall be hired out; all children
ol,o lah fhnx, g ~
contains saving clause, which provides that the
bill shall be submitted to the people at the next
| Presidential election. 1t was therefore very pOpu-
| lar, and the delegates from Worcester, Caroline,
! Somerset, Prince Georges, Anne Arundel, Charles,
| Talbot, Dorchester and Queen Anne's, all desired
to have their counties included. The bill was
passed
| Mr. maxwell arose to personal explanation.
| He had voted against allowing the Committee on
Internal Improvements to report the bill increas-
ing the dictatorship in the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad under misapprehensiOn. He therefore
moved reconsideration of the vote.
| The ayes and nays were called for.
Mr.. BRIsCoE moved that it be the unanimous con
sent of the House to allow the gentlemen to report
The ayes and nays were called; the motion with
drawn.
The greatest disorder prevailed number O.
motions were made The Speaker was unable tc
| preserve order fer some time.
Mr.. CoUDV again moved to suspend the rule:
and report his bill. He persisted in his right tC
| report.
The House finding that there was no use trying
to keep the gentleman back, voted, and the bill
was reported favorably upon 'Ffrom a majority o
the Committee" 1t was ordered to be printed.
Bills PasSed.-The following acts were passed
Senate bill supplementary to an act to incorpo
rate the Mutual Insurance Company of Baltimore
county-gving powers to the directors to make by
laws. A Senate bill granting power to the Balti
more county Commissioners to make sale or lease
part of the Almshouse property of Baltimore
county. A House bill to make certain improve
ments in the cattle scales of Baltimore county. A
House bill to prevent the sale of writing, wrapping
printing paper otherwise than in reams or sec
tons of reams-in other words, to prevent cheatin!
by pedlars and others who purport to sell paper BY
the ream, quire or half quire, when does not con
tain the requisite number of sheets. Single sheet
are considered to be sections of reams. The pen
atty is S25 for each offence. The act goes into et
feet in November.
MAN LOST OvERBoARD.-The brig Kinco, which ar
arrived at Norfolk on Tuesday from st. Johns
Porto Rico, reports that the night of the 26th ut
in lat. $50 So N, long. go 50f W., Mr.. James
Marks, of Brookville, Me-, fell overheard from tn
main boom, while reefng the mainsail, and wa
drowned.
SENATE.
ANNAPOLIS, March 8, 1860.
The bill to repeal all the laws relating to tn
Colonization Society, except the per capita tax o
$40 on negroes taken to Liberia, was passed by
vote of Is ayes to nays.
The bill appropriating 5000 each to the variou
volunteer companies OF Baltimore city, Fredericl
Harper's Ferry during the John Brown invasion
was taken up and passed unanimously. bill t.
pay James M. Schley for legal services was Gls
passed; and bill to pay the Sheriff of Washing
ton county for police service under order of tn
+ Governor.
The bill to inaugurate the Peoples Gas Company
of Baltimore was reported back with amendments
providing that the act shall become void unless tn
sanction of the Mayor and City Council of Balti
more be given to its provisions within twelv
months after its passage.
On motion of Mr.. YELLoTr the bill was made tn
special order for this evening at halfpast O'Clock
JUDGE sTUMP's CASE.
Judge Stump appeared in the Senate chamber q
ii o'clock this morning, and shortly after MI
GoLDsBoRoUGH, Chairman of the Committee of In
vestgaton, called up the reports and resolution
the House, providing for address to the Cover
) nor, requesting the removal of the Judge and at
thorizing him to fill the vacancy.
: Several members being absent a call of the Hous
was demanded, and after some time proceeding
under the call were suspended.
2 Mr.. YELLoTT asked for the reading of the order
1t read and was to take up the majority RI
f port. Mr.. Yeott therefore offered substitute
, appointing Friday, Tomorrow at II clock, a
the time for proceeding with the "trial" of Henr
Stump.
' Mr.. YELIorT proceeded to explain that he ha
e conended against any delay. That we could nj
commence to-day. That time should be given ic
$ preparation for so important trial. The Senat
= having refused to fix today at IL o'clock for th
"trial, it was necessary now to fix on tomorrow
: He would not lend himself an instrument for
unjust an act, even though the Constitution requ
D red it. The action Of the majority of the Commi
! tee was based memorial signed by but 80
persons, obtained by canvassing the city for thre
weeks, and he had in his hand counter memoria
signed by 600 persons, protesting against the pre-
posed action of the Senate. The accused has h
rights as well his accusers, and he (Mr. elliott
e was here as Judge, and had not expressed an
opinion to what his vote would be on the subjec
v He would, however, give his vote, when the inve
V tigation had been properly made, according to h
i convictions of right and justice.
. Mr.. GoLDsBoRoUGH, of Talbot, said the Senate
q | from Baltimore had assigned no why tn
e matter should be postponed. He de6ed the gentl
l. man to put his finger on any provision of the Co
. stitution that authorized this Senate to proceed
this case in the indicated by the resolutiC
q he has introduced He was tired of this procrast
e nation, and wanted to see it fairly met and cons
!, ! cred. | want to bring the Senator from Batimol
city to vote on this important measure. ! war
n to every Senator required to place his nan
J. upon the record in this important matter, and
:. saw whether he is ready to relieve the city
D. Baltimore from. the evils Of which they complain
/ He not willing to see the Senate made soap
IS goat
1t is said that we shall do nothing "upOn an a
m dress' there is no direction for trial. He did n
,e wish to any subterfuge adopted to escape fro
al the responsibility of vote this important que
d ton. Our judgments and conscences are to
le satisfied by proper testimony, and want eve
III Senator to say whether they will will not retu
,r this man on the bench. l have regard for IL
man in his civil capacity, look upon him here
10 his capacity as Judge, and if he my broth
" the dearest relative have in the world won
es feel it my duty a Senator, to meet the matt
| foir nd nd do 10