Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1861-05-17

nents Of troops through the State Of Mary /
land, it is proper to bring it to your attention |
OTHo ScoTT,
Robert NJ. McLANE, |
WM. j. Ross.
Frederick, May 9th, 1861.
The report was referred to the Joint COM
mittee on federal relations
The House was present by invitation when 4
the report Of the commissioners 10 Washing /
ton was received and read Five thousand
copies were ordered to be printed.
The Senate then adjourned till 4 o clock
EVENING SEssIoa.-Mr. Goldsborough, Of
Talbot county, presented the memorial OF the |
Baltimore city Union Convention, protesting
against the passage of the measure known as |
the "pubic safety bill"
The memorial was referred
Mr.. Kimmeli presented several petitions on |
the same subject.
The President also presented a memorial |
from Frederick county Of the same character
all of which were referred as above
Mr.. Miles presented on Saturday memorial
from citizens Of St. Mary's county against
precipitate action in the present crisis; which
was referred to the committee on federal rela
tions, who subsequently made a report rec
ommending that said memorial be sent to the
House of Delegates which was adopted.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
Petitions, numerously signed, against the
Senate bill to appoint Board of Public Safety
were presented by Mr.. Ford, from Baltimore
county, Mr.. Brown, from Howard county,
Mr.. NALL, from Frederick Mr.. Burgess from
Hartford, and Messrs. Stake and Brining from
Washington county-all Of which were re-
ferred to the joint committee on federal rea-
tons
Mr. Long presented the petition of the Bal
timore city Union committee against the bill
for Board of Public Safety, etc
The petition was referred.
The bill to relieye the Mayor and Board of
Police of Baltimore city, and all persons ac-
ting under their orders, from any prosecution
for certain acts done on and after the 18th of
April, was amended so as to provide that no
officer Of any court should be paid any cost
in any suits commenced against them, &C.,
and passed unanimously.
The House then adjourned till tomorrow
FREDERICK, May I
SENATE.
EVENING SESSION Mr. Dashiell offered a
message to the House proposing the appoint |
ment of a joint committee Of four from each |
House, 10 consider and report upon the sub |
ject of an adjournment either temporarily or |
sine die, which was adopted, and the president
appointed Messrs. Dashiel, Townsend and |
Smith on the part of the Senate.
Mr. Lynch, chairman of the committee on
federal relations, reported a preamble and re-
solutions proposing the appointment of joint
committee of eight members of the Legisla-
ture-four from the Senate and four from the
House-whose duty it shall be to select from
their own number two persons to wait on the
President Of the United States, two to wait
on the President Of the Southern Confederacv
and two to visit the Governor of Virginia.
and two to visit the Governor of Pennsylya-
MIA, for the purpose of proposing and urging
measures to provide for a suspension OF hos
tilities until the assembling of Congress on
the 4th Of July, in order that said Congress
may, if possible, arrange for an adjustment
of existing troubles by means of the ballot
box rather than the sword
The Senate, without taking action ON the
resolutions, adjourned till Tomorrow
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The newly elected member from Washing
ton county, Mr.. Fiery, appeared and took the
constitutional oath.
Mr.. Quinlan, from Baltimore county, Mr.. |
Medders, from Kent county, and Messrs Fiery |
and Eakle, from Washington county, prescn- !
ted petitions in opposition to the bill before
the Senate appointing board Of public safe
ty. Referred.
The Senate resolution appointing John NJ
Robinson commissioner to Delaware TO con-
suit with its Governor in relation to the re-
ported arming OF free negroes on the Maryland |
border was concurred in. Yeas 30, nays % |
A message was received from the Executive |
stating that he is advised by the board of di- |
rectors of the Mary land penitentiary that an |
appropriation to that institution will be ne
cessary.
The bill providing that any free negro who
shall go from this State to any non-slavehold-
ing State, District or Territory, or to the State
of Delaware, shall be regarded as a resident |
of another State aud be punished as such if |
he comes into the State-the law not TO apply |
to free negro servants Of citizens going to
and returning from any State, District or |
Territory, if such servant remains with his |
master during his absence and returns to this |
State with him, unless such negro servant
shall be detained by sickness or coercion, was
passed-ayes AZ, nays 10. The bill will take |
effect on the first of June if passed by the |
Senate.
The following is the stay law as amended |
and passed to its third reading to-day in the /
House:
BE Il enacted, ETC., That upon all judgments |
or DEGREES for the payment Of money which |
have been or may hereafter be rendered by /
any court or justice of the peace of this State |
and upon all powers to sell, contained in any /
mortgage, and on all DEGREES for sale Of mort |
gagged property, there shall be a stay of exc
cution and sale for twelve months from the 1
passage Of this act, provided that in all cases
Of personal property, where there has been
decree for the sale Of the same, or where there /
is power of sale contained in said mortgage |
the mortgagor to enttle himself to the stay |
under this act shall give bond to the mort |
gagee, with Il penalty and with security, to |
be prescribed and approved by the clerk of
the Circuit Court of the county where the /
mortgage is recorded, or by the clerk of the
Circuit Court or Of the Superior Court of the |
city of Baltimore, If the mortgage is recorded |
in said city, With the condition that he VIII /
surrender and deliver up to said mortgage, /
or any trustee appointed to sell the same, the |
said personal property so mortgaged, in as
good condition as the same was at the pas
sage Of this act; and provided further, that
nothing in this act shall be construed to affect
the lien on judgments rendered, or to be rem /
dered, or to prevent the prosecution of at |
tachments on warrant or judgments against /
the lands, goods or credits Of non-residents, !
as under the existing law. That this act shall
not be held to apply to DEGREES or judgments
for the payment of interest or taxes, as be-
tweenspartics 70 mortgages or judgments, or
other contracts, upon which said interest is
payable at a specified time or times The act
to take effect from its passage, and continue
in force twelve months
The House adjourned till tomorrow.
FRrpERIcK, May 8.
SENATE.
The bill TO relieve from prosecution the
mayor and police board of Baltimore city, aud
all those acting under their order, on and after
the 18th of April, was passed without amend
mcnt, and is now law.
The resolution to appoint committees 10
visit President Lincoln and President Davis,
and the Governors OF Virginia and Pennsyl-
1aI h,. H.. n.