The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-10
GENERAL ASSENBLY Oh MARYLAND.
SPECIAL SESSION.

fHEpERlCk, May J.-Alr. GORDON, Chairman OF
the Committee on the Judiciary, reported bill to
enable A. Jarrett, Comptroller of MaryIand to en-
ter into bond and qualify before any Judge of the
Court ofAppeals, which was read second time and
made the special order of the day for tomorrow.
The Senate bill to add twelve cents to the tax for
schools in Talbot county was passed.
Mr.. BRUNE reported a bill to give authority to
esrcst,, & Of debt nams% atar a tee.@ors to ssne
amount of not exceeding $500, 900 in addition to
the amount already authorized to be issued, which
was passed.
MIR. GoLDsGoROUGH presented the memorial of
Tench Tilghman, ofTalbnt county, requesting the
House of Delegates, as the grand inquest of the
state, to inquire into the correctness of the aega
tions contained in the Governors proclamation,
that he does not hold lawful commission the
Major General Of the Second Division Of the Ma
ryland Militia, and is without any authority to
issue any military orders whatever, aud also to in.
quire il a military officer can be deprived of his
commission by Executive proclamation, or in
any other mode than by the sentence of court
martial Referred to the Committee on the Militia.
Mr.. STAKE offered an order that the Baltimore
City Delegation be instructed to inquire upon what
authority the property of Martin Kavanaugh, of
Baltimore, seized by the State. Adopted
Petitions were presented by MIR. Quinlan from
Baltimore county, Mr.. Fiery from Washington,
Messrs Bayrss and Wilson from Hartford, and Mr..
Miller from Baltimore CITY, gainst the Public Safe
ty bill. Referred.
The Committee on Claims we're ordered to pay
the late Commissioners to Washingto ton 500 each.
Mr.. PGrrs asked leave to report bill to provide
for paying the uniformed volunteers of the Light
Division who have been on duty in the city OF Bal
timorc since the l9;h of April, 1851. Referred.
Mr. CoMrToN, Chairman of the Committee on Mil
itary Affairs, reported upon the communication of
the Governor, relative to the payment Of troops at
the Frederick Arsenal. that they recommend that
a appropriation based upon the army regulations
should BE- made at the proper time to be distributed
to such troops have been upon actual duty, but
as the Legislature has matters of grave importance
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they recommend that the appropriation be deferred
to a subsequent session, which adopted. The
House then adjourned till o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
MIR. WALLIS, Chairman of the Committee on Fed
eral Relations, to which the message of the Gov
ernOr and other documents was referred, made
very long report thereon, accompanied with the
following preamble and resolutions:
WhereGs In the Judgment of the General Assembly of
Ma yiand, the waged by the Government of the
United States upon the people of the Confederate States
is unconstitutional in its origin, purpose and conduct
repugnaut civilization and sound policy. suhversive of
the free principles upon which the Federal Union
founded and certain to result in the hopeless and bloody
overthrow of our existing institutions;
Whereas, The people Of Maryland, while recognizing
the obligation of their State member Of the Union
submit in good faith the exercise of all the loyal and
constitutional powers of the General and
join in fighting its authorized battles, do
verence nevertheless the great American principle of
self-government, and sympathi2e deeply with their
Southern bretheren in their noble and manly determina
tion to uphold and defend the same and
Whereas, Not merely on their account and to
turn away from their soil the calamities of civil war
but for the blessed sake of humanity, and to avoid the
wanton shedding of lraternal blood in miserable
which can bring nothing with it but sorrow, shame and
desoation, the people of Maryland enlisted with
their whole hearts upon the side Of reconciliation and
peace therefore it is hereby
Resored BY the General Assembly Of Maryland that
the State of Maryland owes it to her elfespect and
her respect for the Contitu ion. less than her
deepest and most honorable sympaieS, register this
her solemn protest against the war which the Federal
Government has declared upon the Confederate States Of
the South and sister and neghbor Virginia, and to
her esoute determination to have no part or
lot. directly or indirectly, in its prosecution.
Rssolrsd, That the State of Maryland earnestly and
xousy desires the restoration of peace between the bel
gerent sections OF the country; and the President
horities and people of the Confederate States having
and again officially and unofficiay declared
that they only peace and selfdefeRce and be
alone, and that they willing to throw down the sword
the instant that the sword now drawn against them shall
he shcahed the Senators and Delegates of Mary do
heseech and impOre the President of the United States
accept the olive branch which thus held out to him
and in the of God and humanity to the un-
holy and wretched and Improbable strife, at least
until the assembling OF Congress at Washington shall
have time for the prevalence OF cooler and better
| counses.
esolred That the State Maryland desires the peace
full and immediate recognition of the independence of the
Confederate States and hereby gives her cordial
thereunto member of the Union, entertaining the
profound conviction that the willing return of the South
people to their former Federal relations is thing be
youd hope and that the attempt to them will only
add slaughter and hate to impossibty.
ReSolrsd, That the present military occupation of Ma
ryland being for purposes in the opinion of this ega
ture in fragrant violation the Constitution the General
Assembly Of the State, in the of her people does
hereby protest against the and against the Oppres
sive restrictions and egaties with which it is attend
ed calling upon all good citizens the time in the
earnest and authoritative manner, to abstain from
all violent and unlawful interference of sort with
the troops in transit through territory quarered
among us and patiently and peacefully to leave to time
and the ultimate and certain establishment and
vi dication of the right
ReSolred That under existing circumstances it is in
expedient to call Sovereign Convention of the State at
this time, to take any measure for the immediate
| ganiZation or arming of the militia.
Resolred That when the Legislature dourn it adjourn
| to meet at -, on the - day OF next.
| Mr.. Ford moved that the report be accepted and
| ten thousand copies ordered to be printed, which
adopted by aves 40.
| Ndys-Messrs. Medders, Lawson, Keene, Landing
Straughn, Wilson of Hartford, Bayless, Mccoy, Fiery
| McCleary and GorSuch-lI.
| Mr.. SCOTT moved to suspend the rules to put the
| resolutions their passage.
Messrs. FIERY and MCCLEARY desired time to
| discuss the resolutions.
| MIR. LONG said he could not adopt the sentiments
OF the report without ignoring the principles ot his
whole life He would not subscribe to the declara-
ton that the reconstruction of the Union was hope
| less.
| Mr.. BRIsCoE moved that the resolutions be made
the order of the dav for tomorrow. Adopted.
The report OF Mr.. Wallis was discussed at con-
| siderable length, as also the cOnsttutionality O
the war policy of Mr.. Lincoln, and of the various
| measures inaugurated by his several proclamations
1t canvasses likewise the constitutional position OF
the Administration touching the transit OF troops
through Maryland, and the occupation OF our soil
and entered into particular examination OF the
neutrality system recommended by the Governor
in his message to the Legislature. The recon-
mendations of the report, although strongly South
ern in their view of the pending questions, wer'
entirely of peaceful character, recognizing fully
the existing obligations of Maryland as State o