Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1861-05-23
MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.
Special Session of the General Assembly of
Maryland.

Frederick, May 13.-No concurrent &C.
ton on the adjournment of the Legislature
having been had, Joint Special Commit
tee of four from each House was appointed
to consider the unfinished business and also
the matter of adjournment. Both Houses
then adjourned till o'clock.
Previous to adjournment, in the House
the resignation of Mr.. Wilson, of Cecil co
was received and accepted
Mr.. Wallis reported bill calling a Sow.
ereign Convention, which was laid on the
table.
The joint resolution from the Senate, ap.
pointing a committee of four from each
House to visit Presidents Lincoln and JEFF.
ferson Davis, and the Governors of Penn
sylvania and Virginia, was reported upon
unfavorably by Mr. Wallis, Chairman of the
Committee on Federal Relations, giving
certain reasons therefor.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. Wallis, from the same Committee,
reported on the Governors message com.
municating petition from the Western
Maryland Railroad, against the violence OF
mob, as heretofore published
The Committee report that such conduct
called for the action of the local authorities,
not legislative. They also reported that the
invasion of Maryland and the capture Of
produce by the Virginia troops has been dis
proved of by Governor Letcher in letter
to Governor Hicks, who has issued orders
forbidding the recurrence of such acts. The
report was adopted and the papers ordered
to be forwarded to Mr.. Harvey, Commits
sioner of Virginia
Mr.. Compton reported in favor of an ap-
preparation to pay the First Light Division
of Baltimore city at the proper time, and to
defer it till next session. Adopted.
In the Senate joint resolution to furnish
arms to Washington College was passed.
The bill appropriating $4,000 for the
expenses of the extra session was passed.
The Senate occupied the whole day on the
subject of adjournment The Committee of
Conference reported an amendment to Mr.
Wallis resolution that the Legislature ad
journ on Thursday, at eleven o'clock, until
June 18th. Also to appoint Committee of
four from each House to lay said resolutions
before President Lincoln and JEFF. Davis,
and ask cessation of hostilities until after
the assembling of Congress.
The Senate adopted Mr. Wallis resolu-
ton witn~ti1e above amendments, but the
House, at the evening session, refused to
adopt the Conference Committees report.
Ayes Is. Nays %.
Subsequently the vote was reconsidered
and the report was recommitted; when the
House adjourned till half past eight o'clock
tomorrow, when the Committee will again
report.
The two Houses are thus at variance
The Senate refuses to adopt Mr.. Wallis re-
solutions or fix day for an adjournment,
unless the House adopt the Senate resolu-
ton appointing eight Commissioners, as
above mentioned.
Frederick, May 14.-IN THE HOUSE OF
DELEGATES, the bill appropriating 1925, 900
to pay the expenses of the extra session was
passed.
The bill calling Sovereign Convention
previously reported upon unfavorably by
Mr.. Wallis, was not reported by him yes
terday for the action of the House, but only
delivered by him to the Clerk informally as
matter already disposed Of The subj, CT
of a Convention is where it was placed by
the Report Of the Committee on Federal
Relations, since adopted by both Houses.
The House resolutions of Mr.. Wallis were
received from the Senate, with the following
amendments:
And be ii further Resolred, That a committee
be appointed to consist of four members of the
Senate and four members of the House of Dele
gates four of which committee Ito be selected
by themselves) shall, as early as possible, wait
on the President of the United States at Wash
ington, and the other four of the said committee
shall wait upon the President of the Southern
Confederacy, for the purpose of laying the fore
going resolutions before them, and that said
committee be aud is hereby especially instructed
to obtain, if possible, general cessation of hos.
tillties, now impending, until the meeting o.
Congress in July next, in order that said body
may, if possible, arrange for an adjustment Of
existing troubles by means Of negotiation rather
than the sword.
RESOLVED, That said committee consist oil
Messrs. Brooke, Yellott, McKaig and Lynch Of
! the Senate and Messrs. of the
House of Delegates.
Resolved, That said committee be requested
to report if practicable, to the General Assem-
by on the 5th day of June next
The amendments were adopted by yeas %,
nays II, many Of the members voting for
them as compromise measure under pro-
| test.
The Speaker appointed Messrs. Harding,
Morgan. Compton and Goldsborough, on
the part of the House.
A committee reported that the Governor
had no further communication to make to
the Legislature.
The thanks of the House were unanimous
ly voted to Speaker Kilbourn, and also to
NJ. Y Kidd, Chief Clerk, Thos. w. Moore,
Assistant Clerk, and the other officers of the
House.
A joint resolution was passed by both
branches to adjourn to-day to the 4th Of
June.
In THE SENATE-Mr. Wallis resolutions
with the amendment of the Committee Of
Conference were passed-ayes II, nays 8