Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-05-03

Out u ufffstoh Deing calteu tOr.f Inc HOue
then adjourned till the usual hour Of three
o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
The House reassembled at 4 o'clock. Mr.
Bryan asked that his protest against beins
compelled to vote on the report Of the com
mittee on federal relations against his wishes
and stating that as one of the representative
j Of Prince Georges county, he was In favor o
/ secession, might be entered on the Journal.
The request was granted.
! Mr. Bruno asked leave To introduce a bill
appropriating two millions Of dollars to b,
expended in placing the State of Maryland il
acomplete condition of organization and de
Tense, under such direction as the Genera
Assembly may hereafter provide. Referred
to the committee Of ways and means
Mr.. Morfit offered an order that the com
mittee on currency be directed toreport bill
legalizing the suspension of specie payments
by the banks Of this State, which was adopted
In the Senate Mr.. Yellott offered a resolu.
tion and an address to the people of Mary
land, which was adopted and signed by oil
! the Senators. II is as follows:
Resolred By the Senate and House Of Dele
gates, That the extraordinary state Of affairs
in Maryland and the republic, justifies and
demands that we should adopt and publish
the following:
Address to the People of Maryland.
Under the proclamation of your Governor
4 we have assembled to act, according to our
best judgments, for the true interest of Ma
ryland.
That proclamation has declared the present
to be ian extraordinary state of affairs I"
and all must admit the correctness Of that as
sertion. We have been convened to do al
that we have the constitutional authority and
the mental ability Of accomplishing, TO pro-
vide for your safety and welfare during the
tendency of the present unfortunate and ter
rible crisis. At the commencement of our
labors we feel it to be our duty to you and to
your General Assembly to solicit your conf
dence in the fidelity with which our responsi-
bilities will be discharged. We are Mary land
ers, as you are. We have families, as YOU
have. Our interests are identified with yours.
Our duty, our wishes and our hopes will be
to legislate for the true interests Of all the
people of our State.
We cannot but know that q large proper
ton of the citizens of Maryland have been
induced to believe that there is probability
that our deliberations may result in the pas
sage of some measure committing this State
to secession. 1t is, therefore, our duty to de-
clare that all such fears are without just ioun-
dation. We know that we have no constitu-
tional authority to take such action. You
need not fear that there is possibility that
we will do so.
If believed by us to be desired by you we
may, by legislation to that effect give you
the opportunity of deciding for yourselves,
your own future destiny. We may go thus
far, but certainly will not go farther.
We know that the present crisis has mate
rally deranged the usual current of business
operations in every department. We shall
Il deVOtp n ha nj Of, ~ se
change as little inconvenient as possible to
our constituents. We invite their scrutiny
to our every action. If results do not realize
our hopes and anticipatons we ask that you
will, at least, extend to us the charity of be-
lieving that the failure has occurred from lack
of ability, but not of will.
John B. Brooke, James f. Dashie,
Thos. j. Mckaig, j. j. Heckart,
Coleman Yellott, S. ] Bradley,
H. II. Goldsborough, Tilghman Nuttle,
D. G. Blackiston, T. Whitaker,
!, G. F. Goldsborough, Oscar Miles,
} John +. Smith, Washington Duvall
Anthony kimmel, Teaglc Townshend,
). 3. Watkins, Andrew A. Lynch.
SENATE CHAMBER,
Frederick City, April u, 1861.
The above resolutions passed the SeDat
unanimously by yeas and nays.
Mr.. Yellot reported bill authorizing tn
banks Of the State to issue one dollar notes
which was passed
i EVENING SESSION.
Both branches met at o. clock
In the House Mr., Dennis asked leave TO re
port bill to ratify an amendment 20 the con.
stitution of the United States, recommended
by the late Congress. Referred to the COM
mittee on federal relations,
Mr.. Beall asked leave to report a bill for
the relief of debtors.
Mr.. Briscoe asked leave to report bill to
suspend process on all writs Of execution is.
sued or hereafter to be issued in this State
Referred to the judiciary committee.