The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-08
PROCEEDINGS OF THU MARYLAND LEGISLATURE,
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 7, 1860
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porations. Also, House bill, entitled an act to
amend an act to incorporate the Green Spring Ave
nue. Company, passed January session, 1885, chap
Zl6, which was read and referred to the Committee
| on Corporations.
bill was passed entitled an act to amend the 10Th
article of the Code of Public General Laws by
aedlng thereto certain sections giving to the Clerks
OF the Circuit Court and the Superior Court of
| Baltimore City and Court of Common Pleas the
power to take superseders of judgments and de-
crees rendered in said Courts
The hour having arrived for going into the cleo
ton OF State Treasurer State Librarian, and Keep
er of the Records,
| Mr.. GoLDsBoRoUGH, of Talbot, put in nomination
! Sprigg Harwood for Treasurer and Mr., Bradley
Dr. d. Claude, the present incumbent. Sprigg
narwood, Esq, was of course elected, he being the
democratic caucus nominee Harwood received
| 5O votes on joint ballot, and Claud "a.
. For Librarian, Edwin NJ. Shipey and Lewellyn
Boyle were nominated. Mr.. Shipey was elected
Dy about the same vote, and George W. Waters as
Keeper of the Chancery Records.
The Brock Passenger Railway bill came I'D in its
regular order, and was made the special order of
the day for Monday next, at O'Clock.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
| Inc House met at ten O'Clock, in accordance
with the order of yesterday, and proceeded to bust
| ness.
A proposition was introduced ordering the print
ing of 1000 copies of the evidence in the contested
election case of Baltimore city, for the of the
members: The ayes and nays called, and the
motion failed. Ayes 16, nays 24-the Baltimore
delegation being excused from voting.
MIR. MAcKUpBIN presented memorial from the
citizens Of Montgomery county, praying for the
| passage OF laws prohibiting the sale of slaves to
non-resldents, and against the separation of fam-
lies. Referred to the Committee on the subject
A communication was received from the Mayor
OF Washington, transmitting resolutions passed by
the Councils of that city, asking that the State of
Maryland be asked to repeal the tax on passengers
between Baltimore and Washington. Referred to
| Committee on Corporations.
Leave was granted to bring in a bill to charter
| the Junior Fire Company of Frederick
The PRESIDENT laid before the House eighteen
petitions from the city of Baltimore, praying that
| Washingtons Birthday be legalized as a national
holiday. Referred to the Committee on Corpora
tions
Mr.. MACKUBBN presented a memorial from JOS
Edwards and other citizens of Baltimore, praying
| that no free negro mechanics be allowed to work
IN that city. This is intended to stop the black
| caulkers.
Mr.. DENNIsoN, of Baltimore county, presented
the following order, which was adopted:
| Ordered, that the Clerk of the Baltimore CITY
Criminal Court forthwith report to this House,
whether it is his practice to tax the States Ator-
Eeys fee Of S3.33 more than in any given case
| and If so, how often, and whether for every term
| SAID case may be confined, no, and what is the
| aggregate of said fees charged for the years
| 1856, 81, SO and 49,
| NEGRO QUESTION.
| Mr.. JACOBS, Chairman of the Committee on Col
| ored Population, presented a series of six volum-
nous bills, with regard to free negroes and slaves
all of the most stringent character.
OF PreSl-
dent whether those bills were received as from the
Committee on Coored Population or from the gen
tieman from Worcester.
=, Mr.; JAcoBs replied, detailing the operation of
| the Committee, and declared that himself and
three other members of the Committee had CON
sented to the making Of the report-hence it was
the Committees report. There was some differ
ence of opinion to the details of the different
measures, but a majority of the Committee had
| agreed to the presentation of the report.
Mr.. HOLLAND, as member of the Committee
| must therefore protest against the measures
| braced in those bills They did not meet his ap-
proval, and he would the right to take such
| action as his position entitled him to-
| Mr. DENNIS, of Somerset, said that, as member
or the Committee, he dssented from being regard
! ed as endorsing the report of the Chairman as a
| whole. There was but one of these propositions
that had received the unanimous approval of that
Committee. All had their own plans. He would
| however, state that the Central Committee an.
| pointed by the Shareholders Convention, would
| present a series of propositions which he hoped
would come up for consideration along with these
| bills.
MIR JACOBS regretted that upon this vital and
all-absorbing subject told that there are to
be adverse propositions brought before this House
| at the very threshold of its discussion. He did
! not understand that the Central Committee was
| empowered to report bills for presentation to this
House. 1t is question that should not be trfed
with.
Mr.. GoRDoN, of Allegany, as a member of the
Committee, thought it proper to state that he had
not attended the Committee, having been excused
! by the gentlemen on the Committee with the un-
derstanding that he should have the right to reject
| or approve the propositions when laid before the
| House.
PRIVILEGED QUESTION
Mr. KRAFT rose to a privileged question, and al
| luded to paragraph in letter from Annapolis in
the Baltimore American of yesterday, which stated
that he had handed the order extending the period
OF inquiry into the bailing affairs of the Criminal
Court from four years to eight years. thereby in
cludng the term of service of Mr.. Whitney's pre-
decessor, Charles J. NJ. Gwinn, Esq. He stated
| that he had never seen that order until it was
shown to him by Mr.. Beall, and had nothing to do
with its presentation. He would also say, with re-
gard to the inference there stated that the enquiry
was extended to eight years to show that Chas. j.
NJ. GwinD, Esq, had not been particular with
| the question of bail as he might have been, was not
an opinion entertained by him.
Mr. BEALL, ofAllegany, endorsed the correctness
OF the statement OF Mr.. Kraft. He was responsible
! for the order himself and Mr.. Kraft had not seen
1t until he showed it to him.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
Mr.. WooTToN presented a bill to extend the time
for the com nencement and completion of the Balti-
more and Potomac Railroad Read the first time
and put on its passage. Bill passed.
Mr.. TURNER, of Hartford, called up for its third
| reading local bill relative to the collection of
taxes in that county. Read third time and passed
Mr.. GoRDoN, from the Committee on the Judici.
arv reported the bill providing for the selection of
jurors by drawing names from wheel, instead of
leaving the selection of them to the Sherifs of the
counties Also, bill making change in the re-
moval of cases rom Baltimore city.
Mr.. LONG presented a bill extending the time for
the instruction of Josephine E. Buckley in the Asy-
lum for the Blind for three years longer Passed
THE CODIFIcATIoN EXPENSES.
The bill to pay to Messrs. Otho Scott and Hiram
Mccullough the sum of S22, 500 each for codfying
the laws of the State, coming up,
Mr.. WORTHINGToN, of Baltimore county, moved
that the sum appropriated be reduced to $4,000
each.
Mr.. LONG hoped that this amendment would not
| ne ntpd hn nIVOr pf fha nOdi npf
be measured by yard or rule. There were but few
men in the State that could have done this work,
and it is a monument oftheir industry and ability.
Fifteen years ago, John V. l.. Mcmahon was ap-
piled to to undertake this stupendous work, and re-
fused to entertain the proposition unless $50 900
should be appropriated for it in advance, as he
could not consent to come before the Legislature
begging for pittance for his services They were
seven years engaged at the work.
Mr.. WoRTHINGToN msthdrew his amendment.
MIR. kEssLER, of Frederick, renewed the motion.
Mr.. GoRDoN argued at considerable length against
the reduction, contending that the labor was i'm
mense, and far beyond the amount which the sum
named in the bill would recompense
Mr.. DENNIS thought, in view of the labor that
the only question before the House should be
the sum named in the bill was adequate or made
quate. The work was immense and of great value,
and should be properly paid for.
Mr.. JACOBS was not lawyer, but he could under
stand the immense amount of labor which these
gentlemen have encountered in this work. 1t en-
braced some 800 pages, condensed from fifty vol
umes ana o,UUU Dllls. lhere should be no attempt
on the part of the State to grind down the price
for such labor and he would willingly vote for the
amount named in the bill.
Mr. KEssLER thought that in appropriating so
large sum of money, it should be done with all
proper circumspection. He did not consider the
labor performed worth $4,000, and he was sus-
tained in that opinion by lawyers with whom he
had conversed.
The bill was then read second and third time
and passed by vote of ayes 50-nays G.
ELECTION OF TREASURER, &c.
The SPEAKER announced to the House that tho
hour Il o'clock had arrived, set apart by agree
ment with the Senate, to proceed the election of
State Treasurer, State Librarian, and Keeper of
the Chancery Records.
The Democratic caucus candidates, agreed upon
by the majority of both Houses, Sprgg Har-
wood, for the office of Treasurer Edwin NJ. Ship
ley for State Librarian; and George W. Waters,
as Keeper of the Chancery Records.
The balloting occupied about two hours and
resulted in the election of Mr.. Harwood as Treasu-
rer; who received so votes to "a for Dennis
Claude. Edwin NJ. Shipley was elected State Lii
brarian by about the vote over Leweyn
Boyle, and George W. Waters as Keeper of tn .
, Chancery Records.
The balloting not finished when closed nv
letter. The House will hold session on local
bills, tonight.
TIGHT-ROPE DANCER BURNED TO DEATH.-On
Saturday night large crowd was assembled at
the Volks Garden, New York, to witness the per-
formances. In the course of the evening Mrs. JO-
sQrh Harclr Ill har rnl,, ,lal