Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1861-06-20
Adjourned Special sc ,sion of the Maryland
L. gi> lature.

Adjourned specin, Sc sion of tn. Maryland
L. gi> la!ure.
FredericA, lime II.
In THE House Or DELEGATES, Mr. Wallis,
from the Committee on Federal Relations, sub
mitted report up,n certain official responses
of the Governor to inquiries of the Legislature
The report proposes resolutions for appoint
ing specia! committee to examine nto the Of
fetal correspondence of the Executive fled in
the State Department, and protesting against
what are considered arbitrary acts of the Gen
eral Government
An important bill for the protection of the
personal rights of citizens was reported by Mr..
Gordon and adopted.
In TIE SENATE, Mr. McKaig presented a
report from the Commissioners appointed by the
Legislature to visit Montgomery: Accompany
ing this was a paper from Jefferson Davis cx-
pressing his qualification to hear that the State
OF Maryland was enlisted on the side of peace
and reconciliation, and avowng his perfect will
lngness for cessation of hostilites, and a read-
mes ness 10 ieceve a9y propositions for peace from
the United States government But the action
Of that power forbils any such hope
The report is signed by Messrs McKaig, Vel
lott and Harding.
Mr.. Lynch the Chairman of the Commission
ers, explained his absence in the Journey to
Montgomery, as occurring from misunderstood
ing as to the time of starting from Richmond.
Frederick, June -
In THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES, bill was
submitted by Mr. Burgess reducing the legal
fees for the apprehension of runaway slaves
333 per cent. Passed.
MIR. Wallis reported a bill providing for the
detection and punishment of fraud in the draw
ing of jurors for Baltimore city. Passed
Mr.. Compton, from the Committee on Mill
tary Affairs-to whom was submitted the reply
of the Adjutant General of the State in response
to call Of the House for information in regard
to the expenditure of the $4,000 appropriated
at the last session for the purchase of arms for
the State-reported that while the Adjutant
General has. accounted for S64,415 O5 expended
for the purchase Of 1000 Minnie guns and &C
coutrements at $15 each, 1000 army revolvers
at $16.20 each, and 1000 cavalry sabres at 81
each, leaving an unexpended balance of 1854
IS, they found upon estimating the cost at the
prices stated that but $50, 200 has been actual
ly expended; leaving the sum Of ST., 215 wholly
unaccounted for $500 of this deficit they pre-
sumo to have been paid to II. c. Hicks, who
acted as agent for the purchase.
The Committee pronounce the report of the
Adjutant General as ''incomplete and unsatis-
factory" clearly exhibiting can understandable
use of the public money" and "a deliberate vo-
lation of the law under which he acted"
They further state that by the storage of the
arms in the warehouse in Baltimore instead of
in the State armories, as required by law, the
State has lost $40 muskets, &c., and Is cavalry
swords. The report proposes committee of
pers.
An order submitted by Mr.. Maxwell was
adopted, requiring the Comptroller to inquire
whether the Northern Central Railroad Com
pany had complied with all its obligations to
the State.
The resolutions of Mr.. Dennis, of Somerset,
were taken up, when Mr.. Fiery opposed them
He was briefly responded to by Mr.. Dennis,
when the House adjourned.
Fre1erick, June 49,
In THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES Mr. Wallis
addressed the House to-day upon Mr.. Dennis
resolutions in a speech Of great eloquence and
fervor.
No other business Of public importance was
transacted.
In THE SENATE-A few local bills was pass
ed, after which the Senate adjourned.
Frederick, June a.
In THE HOUSE OF DELEGATEs.-Mr. Scott
reported bill repeating the 783d section of ar
ticle 18th of the Code and substituting therefore
another authorizing the mortgages, their as
signees, ETC., to make the affidavit of their mort
age claim before the Judges mentioned in the
section or any justice of the peace for the coun-
ty or CITY, Passed
Mr.. Scott also reported bill authorizing the
Sheriff Of Baltimore Clerks of the Courts, etc.,
to send out their fees in execution at any time
during the wear Passed
Also bill relating to the collection of the
fees due Clerks of the Courts, Register of Wills,
&c. Passed.
Mr.. McClcary, from the joint special COM
mittee on mileage reported in favor of allowing
a per diem to the members and officers Of the
Houses during the recess.
The report was opposed by Messrs. Kessler,
Ford and Briscoe.
Mr.. Maxwell, from the same committee, sub
mitted minority report allowing for mileage
only, which was unanimously adopted.
The order Of the day being taken up, Mr..
Fiery eloquently and ably responded to Mr..
Wallis on the Dennis resolutions.
The House, when he had concluded, adjourned.
In THE SENATE.-The Senate passed several
local bills and adjourned till Monday.
Frederick, June Is.
HOUSE OF DELEGATEs-Th House met and
adjourned until Monday without transactng
any business.
Frederick, June II.
HOUSE OF DEfEGATEs.-The following COM
muncaton from the Governor was laid before
the House this morning:
STATE OF MARYLAND,
EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,
Frederick CITY, June IA, 1861.
Gentlemen Of The House Of Delegates:
From your journal of proceedings of the 18th
instant l lear that committee has been appoint
ed by your honorable body to examine the execu-
tive records, and call for such persons and papers
as they may deem proper, to enable them to ascer-
tain and report to the House without delay, the
precise character of the relations established by
the Executive of this State with the Federal Gov
eminent since the commencement of our existing
national troubles.
have heretofore had the honor to inform you, in
response to an order, that have Furnished your
honorable body with copies of all correspondence
between myself and officers of the General Govern
ment, which deem it necessary to lay before you.
In making that response officially and in good
faith, it did not to me that my veracity would
be impugned by a coo ordinate branch Of the State
Government, with which l have earnestly endea-
vored to maintain harmonious relations. Certain
ly, it did not occur to me that paltry partizan
! ! 10 T LOTT, hall Sot