Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-07
THE STATE LEGISLATURE
Special Session.
ANNAPOLIS. February 5, 1866

ANNAPOLIS. February 5, 1866
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
-Four O'Clock Session.-Mr. Soper. from the Com
mittee Of Ways and Means reported the Senate bin
to exempt bounty bonds from State county. or mu-
nlclpal taxation; also the hill to sell certain stocks
standing to the credit OF schools also the bill author
zinG the sale of certain stocks in the sinking fund
The Senate joint resolution expressing the sense of
the Legislature that the unanimous Of the Gov
ernor Comptroller and Treasurer, should be neccs-
Sary TO sell certain State stocks was AIKEN up Mr..
Frazier offered to amend the resolution So AS to read
that it would be highly improper for said ofrers ta
sell the STATE stocks i'll the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company IN any other manner than that pointed
out by the Constitution. After discussion, the reso-
lutlons were laid upon the table.
BILLS PASSED.
Senate bill liking the pay Of county commission ers
az three dollars per day, and ten cents per mile for
over five miles of travel 10 incorporate the Crompton
and Long Marsh Turnpike Company of Queen Annes
county.
BILLS READ SECOND TINE.
10 authorize county commissioners TO levy a tax
Tor free school purposes Regulating the sale cf Ii
quors in Cecilton. To pay st. Johns College its
SUSPENDED donation of $1,000 per year, and also
Sl2,OiW per year for five additional years 10 nav
the secretary of the Board of Police Commissioner
SlOO per year. Authorizing certain persons to Put
up gates on certain public roads in Frederick county
In add Hollands island to Somerset county. The
bill declaring All persons not registered voters
ineligible to hold any office in this State which was
elected TO office before the adoption of the present
C9nsututlon. To amend the charter Of Elkton.
lchanglng the number of commissioners from seven
10 thIee! 10 PROVIDE Tor the payment OF officers of
registration &c.
Erenjng Sessioa.-The bill to enfanchise VIM R
Thompson and others was reconsidcred and recon-
The Sunday law" bill was recolnmitted to the
Committee of Ways and Means.
BILLS PASSED.
To amend the Law "f Bal more city relating to OBJ
structing the city docks, vc Rules suspended and
peake and Delaware Canal Company. lThis bill re-
dures the shares of stock from 500 to $50 and re-
duces the number OF its directprsJ Sena hill to
incorporate the Chesapeake Ray and Potomac River
Tide Water Canal Company. (which is row Il law TO
amend an act relating to the live stuck scales in Rat
more cour y Ioamcnd law relating 10 Sheri }rs ers
To authorize the Mayor ard City Council of ByIfi-
more to increase their issue of water stock &c To
authorize the POwhdttan Steamboat Culniany to in
crease its capital stock. For the relief Thomas 4
hennard To amend the charter Of the Western
avenue company: TO amend an act reI4tjn- to the
.ornet Band OF Frederick. 10 paw John iiuelhuyer,
oliver Wood, j. '. Clayton, Frederick SaSsceT Geo.
Il. Gamhrlll, Augustus Gassaway and Peter U. Grain
certain claims. l" incorporate the Boat and Trans
pOrtation Company Of AileGany county. For the re-
lief of the Mary yland Agricultural College To refur-
nlsh the executive chamber.
BILLS RAJECTEn.
10 carry into effect the provisions of tha Constitu
ton relating 10 Judges clerks
riages,
The House adjourned until 10 o'clock Tomorrow.
er,r !AANNEEAPoLIs. Feb. 8, 1856
After the passage Cf the Boom bill tonight, Mr.
0hr offered an order to restrict debate to five minutes
for each member this evening on any ono subject.
course of Senators &c. This debate lasted until
halt-past twelve O'Clock at night and was al times
little warm. The order was not acted on. Il was
whispered that the order intended to facilitate
the progress Of the militia BILL which the minority of
CORRESPONDENTS WITH JUDGE Anyp,
Tic President laid before the Senate the following
communication:
General AsssmJly al Lalsloaa Senate. duaano1is,
Jaa. % l865.-Dear Sir. We have been appointed
committee by the Senate, to inquire whether of
tIn |iErG- 4t NFnraa atNsVr, IL
OF the Court Of Appeals, which cgnt5Ined the cons
tutlonaHy OF the Law relating to negro apprentices.
: copy Vi the Orders enclosed.
The committee have been inf0rmei that as judge
Of the Criminal Court of Baltimore city since the de-
clson at the Court Of Appeals writ 81 nAoeas corpus
have been granted hy You against Wm. Ne 'auey
and john Gale. oI Kent county aud John T. BeeIs
Of Geo county, to bring before you negro apprentices
bound prior to that decision, and whicL tley were
Obliged to do at some expense and much incOn-
venience
Will YOU % pleased to inform the committee if the
+actS stated are correct and if So the names Of those
who made application, the nature OF the proof and
the ground upon which the writs were issued, the
decisions mads 5y you and the grounds OF your jadg-
I2enLs. Also whether You consider II essential that
ndentures of of negro children should
contain recital of the notice 70 the parents their
apvearance or nCu-appearance before the Orphans
Court their dissent to the binding or tOthe
master selected by the cour whether the of the
Orphans Court not presumed 10 be in conformity
to Law, and the judges to have performed their duty:
and whether, as judge of the Criminal Court You
feel bound TO conform to the decision of the Court Of
question because We have not heard that any other
Judge in this Stale has exercised the power Of order
ING the issues of wris Of habeas corpus in sp;lar
cases since the decision alluded to- We respectfully
ask reply, at your earliest convenience. BY order
OF Committee,
GEORGE VICKERs Chairman
Hon. H. l. Bond judge Of the Criminal Court Of Bal
70 the President of the Senate of Nar7,1ou9-Sir
have the honor TO acknowledge the receipt Of let
ter, of which the enclosed is copy. purportug to
come from a committee Of the Senate. | cannot ad-
rTErh NJ ttF,rTF fnp Fag
laqure Of the Judges OF the courts the reasons for
their judgments in cases which are or have been de-
pending before them OF the three cases cOncurrug
oI which Inquiry made in this letter. two ha ge been
argued and submitted to the Judgment of the court
but not decided, while the other is awaiting the re-
turn OF witnesses whose testimony deemed material
by the petitioners. Ii is not the priv OF the Sen
ate, submit to know the opin,on Of the court in
these cases before thy parties to the cause and the
counsel Tso argued them know it.
! he Criminal Court of Baltimore has issued and
Will commune to issue wrs OF habeaS e3.yus in every
case where party alleges Illegal confinement and
states the facts aired oy the code in mis- petition
-, The WRIT OF habeas corpus is writ of right. Itis
the cheap and swift process of the law, which guar
antees the liberty of the citizen ]: is imperative
upon every judge by the lew OF MARYLAND issue il
immediately Epoa application. and l am not aware
tp~t the Court OF Appeals ever made decision to
the contrary, as your committee seen. 20 suppose
The only way to determine the propriety or impro-
prlety OF It's issue Is hearing and have such
hearing lne parties must be brought before the court
at however great expense or inconvenience"
II the members Of the Senate desire to know the
heretofore determined by that court, suggest
an Application to the clerk of the court for record
OF proceedings in such am not aware that the
Judgment OF this court, In any tried before it.
has been reversed in appeal by the Court of Appeals
on the contrary the judgments Of this court have al
ways been affirmed.
lfit should happen 70 the contrary here after. in
answer To the very !nHeuate interrOgatOry OF tuis
Committee, answer. l should submit to the better
Judgment OF that court with that obedience its ap-
pellate character requires, and with he more re.d-
ness because of my personal respect for the ability
and character of its judges
Very respectfully. HUGH L. BOND,
Judge OF the Criminal Court Of Baltimore.
Criminal Court of Baltimore, Feb l. 1866
Which was read. Mr.. Nickers submitted the fol-
low ng resolution:
ResoLUed, That tho Senate consider the letter oftbe
Hon, L. L. Bond. Judge of the Criminal Court of Bal
tlmOre addressed to the Lieut. Governor and read t
the Senate. reply 10 letter from committee Of
the Senate addressed to Judge Bond as dsrespectfn
to the committee and as a cOnseauence enuoiIr diS
respectful to the Senate o4"'i'' US
Which was read, and, on motion of Mr. Ohr. was
postponed to Monday evening.
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 6, 1866.
SENATE.
BILLS PASSED,
,DlrecIng the Governor, Comptroller and Treasurer
OF TINS State to sell the dividend stock held and owned
py thls state IN the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
company. To authorize the sale of 200 shares of
company. House bill to incorporate the Maiden
Choice Passenger Railway. House bill to endorse the
hrst mortgage bonds of the Gwynn's Falls X X. Co,
requiring the county commissioners and the regis
ter OF the city of Baltimore to report and settle their
accounts underline bounty acts with the Comptroller
House bill 10 amend tbs charter Of the Chesapeake