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ton to the Senatorship Of Baltimore city,
which was read twice.

HOUSE OF DELEGATES Hugg SUBJ
mitted an order that the Speaker be request
ed to have the Nationol Flag displayed daily
from the State House, from eight o'clock to
sun down.
The order was amended by making it
read ''the flag shall be lowered on the ad-
journment of the Legislature" and passed.
Leave was given to the judiciary Com
mittee to report bill amending certain Sec
tions of the Code of Laws relating to the
drawing and challenging of jurors.
Leave was given to the judiciary Com
mittee to report bill to facilitate the des-
patch of business in the courts.
Leave was given to the Committee on In
spections to report a bill repeating certain
portions Of the Code relating to the measure
ment of manures.
Mr.. Cresswell, from the Committee on
Elections, reported that they had examined
the returns of the election and found the
various members of the House returned as
elected, which was adopted.
Mr.. Harris, of St. Mary"s, asked for the
yeas and nays on the adoption of the report
so as to have the privilege of recording his
pame in the negative. Mr.. Harris said he
had no proof now. but if the report was re-
commiaad aa1if persons and papers were
sent for proof could BE obtained that all the
members had not been fairly elected.
Mr. Magruder reminded Mr.. Harris that
if he voted against the report he would vote
against his own election.
Mr.. Matthews moved that he might have
the privilege of recording his vote on tho
adoption Of the report, which motion pre-
vailed
The name of Mr. Harris was then called,
and he voted "No."
Mr.. Price, from the Committee on Judi
ciary, reported bill amending the thirty
seventh article of the Code relating to the
competency of witnesses which was on mo-
tion, ordered to be printed and recommitted
to the committee.
Dec. 12.-SENArE. bill repeating
portions of the Militia law was read second
time.
The bill authorizing the Governor to issue
commissions to the Justices of the Peace in
Prince Georges county was read the third
time and passed.
1 On motion of Mr. Goldsborough, Of Dor
chester: the foit1fowing prgam5ffe was attach=
ed to the resolution declaring the seat of
Hon. Coleman Yellott vacant:
4 Whereas, The Hon. Coleman Yellott, Senator
from Baltimore city, has, during three successive
sessions Of this body absented himself from his
seat therein, without assigning any reason there
for; and whereas, it is matter Of public ncto-
rety established also by testimony before the
Committee on Judicial Proceedings, that the
said Senator from Baltimore city has gone to
Virginia and has no intention of resuming his
seat in the Senate; and Whereas it is right and
proper in these times of public peril the large
and populous city of Baltimore should be repre-
sented here and whereas, the Constitution of
Maryland provides that in the event of the re-
moval of Senator from the county or city for
which heis elected, the President of the Senate
shall issue his warrant for the election of another
person in his place; therefore, &c.
} Quite an animated discussion then ensued
between several of the members On the pre-
amble and resolutions.
The vote was taken, and the resolution
declaring the seat vacant was passed by yeas
and nays.
Yeas-Messrs. Bayne, Eichelberger, Everett,
Fiery, Goldsborough, Harrison, Heckart, Lank-
ford, Sellman, Smith. Waters and Willis-12.
Nays-Billingsley, Briscoe, Jenkins, Watkins
and Whittaker-5.
/ HOUSE OF DELEaArEs.-Leavew was given
to the Militia Committee to report bill
amending the Militia laws.
! A message was received from the Cover
nor, enclosing letter from j B. Brooke.
who contests the right of f. Sasser to act as
Clerk of the Circuit Court Of Prince Georges
county and letter from r. Keer, contest
ing the right of j. Thomas Adams to act as
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Baltimore CITY.
which were referred to the Committee on
Elections,
Mr.. Price reported bill amending the
law in relation to the insurance of the hus-
band for the benefit of the wife, which was
read the first time. .
t Mr.. Smith, of Worcester, offered the fol-
lowing resolutions:
/ Resolved, First, by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That this General Assembly hereby
expresses its qualification at the Proclamation
of Major General John A. Dix to the people of
the Eastern Shore Of Virginia, and of Brigader
General Thomas w. Sherman to the people of
South Carolina, as declaring the object and inten-
ton of the Government, and embodying the
) true constitutional principles upon which the
present war is to be conducted.
Resolved, Second, That in the opinion OF this
F General Assembly an unwavering allegiance on
the part of the Government to the line of policy
announced in those proclamations will greatly
contribute to reconcile the people of the socalled
Seeded States to the re-establishment of the
Government of the Union on its ancient basis
within their borders, and give assurance to the
people of these States that the Government has
no purpose to invade their constitutional rights.
but to protect and defend them.
Resolved, Third That copies of these resolu-
tions be duly attested and sent to our Senators
and Representatives in the Congress of the Un;-
ted States, and to Major General Dix and BRIG
adler General Sherman
The resolutions were read and referred
to the Committee on Federal Relations, to-
gether with set of similar resolutions offer
ed by Mr.. Price
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