The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-06-12


In the House this morning, a memorial of A.
Lingan jarrett was presented, setting forth that
in March, 1860, he was declared elected to the
office of Comptroller of the State by the House of
Delegates and regularly bonded for the perform
ance Of the duties of that office. that Governor
Hicks, while certifying to the sutliciency OF that
bond, had denied the legality of his election and
refused to prescribe the oath of office The memo
rialist, thereupon applied for the writ of mandam
to obtain possession of the Office but that the
Governor denied the right of the court TO issue A
mandamus against him, and thus prevented the
suit from being brought to an issue. The memori-
alst herereure prays that, he exercised all due
diligence to obtain possession of the office which
he had been declared duly elected, and has incur
red large expenses in his efforts to that nd he is
properly entitled to be paid the salary of the office
and he prays order directing the treasurer to
pay the same. indemnity for the expenses so
incurred The memorial was referred to the Com
mittee Judiciary.
DRUID HILL PARK.
The bill authorizing the Mayor and CITY Coun-
Gil of Baltimore, to make and enforce by fines not
exceeding Sl00, all needtul rules for the good gov.
ernment of Druid Hill and Patterson Parks, repor-
ted several davs ago by Mr.. Wareld, was put upon
| its second reading, when Mr. DennisOn, of Balti-
more county, proposed an amendment requiring the
/ Commissioners OF Druid Hill Park to open two
| gates not less than twelve feet wide, with roads
| through the Park into Baltimore county; one on
| the HookstOwn road. near Woodbury. lane, and the
other in Woodbury. lane, the northeastern Cor
ner of the Park, in default Of which all the provi
! siops of the bill were to become null and void
The amendment, after debate in which it was
earnestly advocated by Messrs. Ford and DennisOn
| was rejected by vote of ayes l6 to nays 30.
An amendment prop sed by MIR. Ford, exempt
| ing any right of the Green Spring Avenue Compa-
| ny from the operation of the act adopted, and
the act itself passed, with three negative voices
| Messrs. Morgan, Parran and McClearv.
THE RIGHT OF INSTRUCTION.
| The regular order of the day-Mr. Chaplans re-
land in Congress TO vote tor immediate recogni-
tion of the Independence of the Confederate States
was taken up, and after an animated discussion,
or rather colloquia explanation of votes, in which
the right of instruction was strongly questioned
| and by Others disputed and made the sole grounC
| of opposition to the resolutions, rejected by
| yeas and nays follows the italicized names being
| those of Democrats voting with the opposition
Yeas-Messrs. Durant, Welch Parran, Compton, Deni
son. Quinan, Renshaw Jones of Talbot Chaplain, Ho
land Bryan, WoOtten Legg, StarKey, Warfeld, Brune
Wnaus, Harrison, Morftt, Scott, Griffith, Gordon, Mills
Nays-Messrs. Ktlbo,rn, Speaker Rasin, Medders
Ford Dennis Of Somerset Stanford. Lawson, McIntire
MGrtceH Miller, Landing keSSlsr, Routzahn. johnson
Na Straughn GotdSborough, Thomas. Wallis SangS
ton Wilson. Bayless, Mccoy, Brtni"g Fiery, McCleary
| Gorsuch, BroWH-2S
| The announcement of the rejection of the resolu
tion created a decided commoton, and after a
| brief consultation among the Southern Rights
| members a reconsideration was moved by MIR.
Wallis, and adopted.
by inserting instead of the word 'instructed" the
words "earnesty desired and requested"
Mr.. DenisOn, of Baltimore county, warmly OPP
| posed the amendment. 1t practically surrendered
the right of instruction. the very shibboleh of the
| Democratic party from the period of its formation
| down to the present time.
| Mr. Dennis, Mr. Gordon and Mr.. Legg partici-
| pated in the debate.
| Mr.. Compton was for placing on the record that
Maryland was a6 initio for peace and for the Con
| sttution.
Mr. Wallis regretted that partisan test question
had been forced upon them and t. at members ere
to be marshalled under Democratic and anti d. EN-
| ocratic standards. He was not Democrat in the
| party sense of the word, though practically he had
been for some time past very good one. HI sup
| ported them now because before God and his con
science he thought they stood upon the only true
constitutional Union principles. Applause on the
| floor. The end which these resolutions sought to
obtain was the official pronunciation of Maryland
that the war now being waged against the South
was an iniquitous one and must be put down, ano
| he would see every mere party principle aHd party
| practice tramped into dust rather than avoid this
| real issue.
Mr. Denison insisted upon the call for the aye
| and nays, and with the following result:
| Yeas-Messrs. Kilbourn. Speaker; Durant Morgan
Rasin, welch Brscoe, Parran Compton. Chaplain, Hol
land Bryan, LeRg Starkey, Landing, Kessler, Salmon
Goldsborough, Warfeld, Brune Winans Harrison
Thomas, Wallis Sangson, Morftt, Griffith Gordon Bar
nard, Mills-29.
Nays-Messrs Medders, Ford, Denison Q,aplan Rem
Mt"", vi onueFsel, ctdnloiu' La "e
M9r,ueH, Miller Wtotten, Routzahn, johnson, Nall
Sraughn Scott Wilson, Bayless, Mccoy Brining, Fiery
| McCleary, GOrsuch-4.
| Mr.. Durant explained his vote. He cast it as
Southern Rights man, not as party man.
| Messrs. Scott and Ford explained that thew vo
ted negatively because they could not surrende
| the right of ofinstruetinn.
Mr. Thomas, of Baltimore, then moved to amen
by substituting the word "Senate" for that {
Congress" thus restricting the request to tn
| Senators.
The amendment was adopted without dissent.
motion of Mr.. McCeary to Law the resolution
on the table was decisively rejected, and the que
ton recurring upon the original resolutions
follows: