Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-07-24
EXCITEMENT In BALTIMORE
Rejection Of the Bounty Ordinance By the
Second Branch Of Councils.

From The Baltimore American Of this morning
we gather the following particulars
The ordinance providing for bounties to the
amount of $500 900, 10 be given to volunteers in
the several regiments forming the quota Of this
State under the late call Of the President was
rejected In the Second Branch Of the City Coun-
ell last evening, after having unanimously passed
the First Branch, and was the occasion OF con.
siderable excitement. The members Of the Sc
cond Branch voting against the ordinance the
disloyaltv Of all Of whom 10 well known, were
protected by the police from the excited multi.
tude who followed them to their homes, and two
Of them were slightly assaulted.
The members Of the Second Branch assembled
rather earlier than usual and took their seats,
whilst at the same time the small enclosed space
for spectators, and the committee rooms opening
upon the chamber, were crowded with men, who
evidently had no sympathy for the political pre-
possessions OF majority OF the members Dur
Ing the deliberations Of the body several of the
audi .nce made audible remarks when the Presi-
dent called the attention Of Marshal Van Nos
trand to the fact, and hoped he would preserve
order The Marshal walked across the Chamber
and occupied the seat Of an absent member at
the same time telling the crowd that he was there
AT this Juncture, an elderly man, with broad
Scotch dialect, cried out that Decatur H. Miller
was a traitor, and should be hung. Some min.
utes elapsed, when he again cried out, saving,
"Oh you traitors we are the men who put vol
IN once, and We are the men who will put YOU
out " The Marshal restored order, and soon att r
the Branch adjourned. Seeing the large crowds
In the building, as well as one much larger on
the street, the members seemed 10th to depart:
whereupon the Marshal invited them to occupy
his private ONCE, In the FIRST story of the build
Ing. Mesns. Dean, Wilson, Marden and Miller
accepted the Invitation, and remained In the
apartment nearly an hour.
Mr. Baker preferred leaving the hall without
projection, and a. soon an the body adjourned he
deliberately walked out Of the building, took his
seat In his carriage, and amid the jeers and aunts
and opprobrious cries OF traitor % was rapidly
driven of. A crowd Of about ffty persons fol.
lowed the vehicle as far as the City Hall, CRYING
him"
Soon after, Mr.. George, who voted for the bill
OF $500 600, came out, and was greeted with three
hearty cheers and tiger.
and Twentieth wards, with Mr.. Marden, whilst
In The act OF descending the stairway was struc
q violent blow on the head, and fell prostrote.
MI. Marden assisted him in rising, and he was
hken 10 the private room below.
In the meantime the crowd outside had in
creased to at least four hundred whilst the CITY
police came In from the station houses. HAVING
oeen telegraphed for, at least one hundred and
front Of the building and cleared the sidewalts
IL was then stated that the Marshal, In order 10
protect the Councilnnen, had conducted them to
sh rear EN- entrance opening upon Gay street, and that
ileved, still the crowd seemed indisposed To
ieave' About O'Clock II was deemed expedient
70 send them home under escort, when Messrs
Dean, Wilson, Higgins and Maiden proce eded
towards their homes, each escorted by hall.
dozen armed policemen. Mr.. Robb, who had
also votsd for the bin, remained alone in the
chamber above, and, we believe, proceeded N
his residence without IN escort. "
The last member who Left was Mr.. Miller
whose appearance excited the HOSTILITY 81 ths
crowd, who surrounded the ofacers with the in.
tention ofrescuing and perhaps hanging him from
the nearest lamp post, as they swore they would.
but the entire police force ct the building rallied
and After hard struggle at the corner Of Holiday
and Saratoga streets, succeeded In repulsine The
assaiiants ana In conducting Mr.. Miller 10 his
residence on the corner Of Monument and Cathe-
oral streets, the distance being full half mile
IN ne SIowd however followed, crying out ''come
oes' Government upon the earth" The Msrshsl,