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PIE OF Maryland had exhibited the good sense of
. .ta'tng al matters of mere legislative duty where
% .he Sons'l.utlon and laws had placed them, within
t f o, the State of Maryland He would
not OF course, disregard any decided exnresson of
Will Oh the part of the people but he was dter
mined 10 acqult himself of his duty as legislator
OF Maryland, with an eye single to so grave A re-
sponsbility and the interests of the State
Mr.. Dennis, of Somerset, also opposed the nation
1t was generally recognized principle that the
dignity and the honor of State could be OUTRAGED
in the person of but one of its citizens. That such
outrages had been committed upon the dignity of
Maryland was beyond all cavil, and there was now
pendin before the Committee on Judiciary an i'm
p0rtant bill designed to guard more etfectuay and
as far as being in the power of the State the con-
stiutional rights and the personal liberty of the
citizen. Until some measure to that effect had
been conSummated, he was unwilling to adjourn.
He would sit here until the dog days had passed,
rather than leave the people of Maryland unpro-
tected against these arbitrary assaults upon their
rights.
The earnest remarks of the gentleman from Som
erset were received with general applause from the
members aud the lobby, and the question being sub
mitted, was negatved by yeas a. nays AZ.
Absent or not voting-Messrs. Mackubin, Worth
ngton, Hunter, Standford, Linthicum, Miller,
Wootten, Jones of Prince Georges, Jacobs, Coudy,
EaAle, Stakes, Harding, Beall, Turner-l5
The bill to pay Samuel Pentz (owner of the
steamer "PiOneer'') and others, for services rem
dered in summoning upon the call of the Governor,
gslature, was at last issed after a vigorous contest
at the first sitting of the special session. and after its
aggregate amount had been reduced from 81 900
to S645 The items of the bill are: to Samuel
Pentz, $500; VIM. II. Hamilton, $50; John Bird
$40; }. G Bush, $50; James Cook, S5; William
Lynch, $50; John Bradshaw, $50; DR.. E. 5. Thorn
as, SIS; Edwin Street, So. A bill was also passed
allowing .. Horsey, Esq, $3.50 for his services as
commissioner to Virginia.
petition from James A. Coates and % other
coatectoners of Baltimore, asking for leave to
prosecute their business on Sunday, was presented
by MIR. Scott, who, with a view OF taking the sense
OF the House upon the Sunday law question, sub
mtted an order requiring the Committee on Judi
clary to report bill removing the prohibition spe-
cIally complained of by the memorialists The or
der was rejected by vote of ayes to 40 navs.-
Among the negative voices were Messrs. Warfield,
Bruno, Pitts Harrison, Thomas, Sangston and Nor
fit, of Baltimore.
bill to make valid the qualification of John
Merryman, Esq, as First Lieutenant of the Balti-
more County Horse Guarcs, was passed.
=, Milton Y. Kidd, Esq the popular clerk of the
House, made his first appearance to-day since his
recent severe illness, from which he is but Just
recovering. His duties had, meantime, been ef1i-
clently performed by Thomas Moore, Esq
In the Senate the chief measure acted upon was
the bill to confirm Tench Tilghman as Major Gene
raj OF the Second Division of Maryland Militia,
and which, alter a really spicy debate between
Gen. Mekaig and Gen. Kimme, was re-committed.