Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1862-02-20

rations reported unfavoraby on the bill to in.
corporate the Bullion and Exchange Bank o.
Baltimore. The bill to incorporate the Balti-
more Tobacco Works was rejected The House
passed a. series of resolutions preparatory to the
establishment of an uniform system of educa-
ton was passed. The bill incorporating the
Baltimore Passenger Railway Company was
read third time and passed The bill relating
TO the inspection Of grain was read third time
and passed, as were also the bills amending the
license laws, by adding a section relating to
partnerships taking ont licenses, and licenses to
ordinaries. The bill appropriating twcnty-six
hundred dollars for the relief of the Potomac
Home Brigade was read second time.
In the Senate, on Friday, the Treason bill
was reported from the committee without amend
ment and read second time. The bill to take
the sense of the people on the propriety of hold
ing Convention to frame new Constitution
was passed. The bill to protect the Provost
Marshals of Baltimore from prosecution was
read a second time. In the House leave was
given to report bill relating to States Attor-
neys; also, authorizing the enlistment Of volun-
teers. A bill was reported from the Judiciary
Committee relating to Attorneys at Law. The
Baltimore election bill was made the order OF
the day for Monday next
The Senate was not in session on Saturday.
In the House. on Friday night, the Senate reso-
lutions on Federal affairs were discussed by Hon
Reverdy Johnson and Mr.. Alexander. The
amendments offered by Mr.. Alexander, were
rejected, and the Senate resolutions also rejected
yeas l, nays as. On Saturday the House
passed the resolutions relative to the permanent
location Of the Naval School at Annapolis
Nothing of moment tr9nspired "a either branch
of the Legislature on sionday. Both House.
were engaged principally on local business.
The News FROM EURoPE-The steamer
Asia, with Queenstown dates to the 3D. arrived
at New York on Saturday. A letter from Earl
Russell to the Admiralty has been published
prohibiting the use of the British ports to either
the American beigcrents.
At the annual meeting Of tho Manchester
Chamber OF Commerce the American question
claimed great attention. Strict neutrality was
generally and strongly urged. A proposition
that the Chamber should open correspondence
with the New York Chamber of Commerce for
the interest Of peace was approved. 49,,
The Independence Beige has q statement that
the Southern Commissioners have offered free
trade for fifty years to England and stipula-
ton that all the children Of slaves born after the
recognition of the Confederate States shall be
free. This, says the Baltimore Sun, is not SIM
ply fabrication, but an absurdity: The Con-
federate government has no authority whatso-
ever over slavery in the respective States and
such q proposition could not be made but by
the consent of all the States, and no action pre-
liminary has been hadiu any State. The whole
statement is doubtless manufactured, and is
scarcely worthy Of contradiction.
The priyateer Sumter is still at Gibraltar.
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