Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-17
THE STATELEGIsLATURE
Special Session.
ANNAPOLIS, January lG, 1866.
SENATE.
LEAVES TO REPORT BILLS

Leaves were obtained to report the following bills:
By Mr. Orr to amend the charter of the Grand Lodge
OF Free and Accented Masons of MARYLAND which
was reported and passed By Mr. Eaton TO amend
the charter of The Maryland Mutual Insurance Com
pany of Baltimore By Mr. Vickers TO amend the
law relating to the recording Of deeds the convey
ancing of lands. Also to provide for the appoint
ment of road supervisors in this State Also to in
corporate the village OF the Head of SassatraSs,
Kent eounry. BY Mr. Whitney, to incorporate the
Maryland tue! Company. Also. to incorporate the
Maryland Military Academy. Also to incorporate
the Baltimore County Dairy Association. BY Mr..
els to amend the charter OF the Annapolis ater
Company. By Mr.. McNeaI, to prohibit swine from
running at large Ia talbot county.
HABRAs CORPUS.
Mr.. Vickers offered an order that q committee be
appointed to inquire any of the Judges of this State
have by the improper issuing of the writs of bg5e4s
corpus or otherwise contravcned the decision of the
Court of Appeals confirming the constitutinnaltv of
the sixth article of the Code relating TO negro an
prentices Referred to Nessrs Ciri,rrs ON and
Davis, of Washington.
The Senate concurred in the House resolutions re-
latiug to the ship channel and harbor of Poltimorc
BILLS REPOPTED
Rv Mr. Frazier TO incorporafe thp Wast,n;rs,or
Gasght Comnany when yS ioSsc5 ~ NJ F
in favor of j. Vert ThomnSoh Ry M Faiar ~
amend the charter of the Magnetic Telegraph Com
RT1s PASSED.
To incorporate the Somerset and Worcester Rail
road Company To Incorporates Eureka Lodge 70
authorize the purchase of maps of Queen Anne's
county, by the county commissioners 10 amend the
local laws of Queen Anne's county Relating to the
WicomicO and Pocomoke Railroad Company To
incorporate the Vine Growing Association of Alle-
gany county.
Mr.. Nickers, of Kent, offered resolutions of respect
to the late Hon: Daniel Jones, Senator from Kent
county whose death took place since the last session
Of tne senate The resoi iuons We're seconded by Mr..
McMasterS, and spoken to by Mr.. NickcrS who said:
Mr. President-I rise TO perforr . dntv which
brings sadness to the heart bv the con
nected with the subject II i In onnnI,,ca II;oiII,.
the death of the Hon Daniel Jonps Innlnber Of ,b
body and whose dernise took Mace since tbc ,;arn
ment of its regular session Wbiin IN tbn noyfrI 49,
ance of his oicoI dutias he yvaS saigai ~, E,taI
disease which after n few weeks termin2ted bis
from The attack he nerf3rned dijgantIv and Nh
aIacritv and obiIitv bis nubc jnt;nS oU33 % nni, l
his niace whom the bigbar ond ,,nnrot;yn al 80; e
Iros nroSartod of SoaiS;- ~ -, - - s!
ereTo bn I;nS ~ T bi @ ne ilIshU
a1I rrenaTa Tor tbot a;t gb;cb yas 80 I @ iell's'
0f tbe monnar Of nari,r,1ina, hi I,J,i; ~ Itt
Senators are more comnetnnt ;nld%os +Ioe 80 o one
SHoaLor ,yLo i; Int a ,IoIit;t :? II.ts o
sessions in the other Ii0uso t0 tbe s9t;f,
constituents and had hIa bnoIt, >, ,nt fo;I5 IL ij VI
doubtless have dis"hargcd his dtic Iaa,e b NJ Gutu
lar efficiency He had annie canacitv 70 DO 80 Ia
in the performance of dutv he was cont;oHs raa. %
ing discrimnafing and inst bayn nosij reGoot
higher dperen tha reHecti,.e more +bar' 4 -
faculty His conScientionsnes tgoS ~, IL t'.iSG IVY
no motive noIiticai or ntbarviso J b anI
with y,ficient force to cause hin ~ @ 30 ~ .t
essential GuaIity and ouaIficoton of i,,st III '
full legislator. He was unobtrIsiye ccntle HAND
and courteous What is more tn Le sjnnirad
and observed in the private circle or iagis1 EN
latiye assembly than the latter arromn1;sb aoTt9
1t has been said TO be one of The traces
graces the place of flowers in nature. that tbc
mission of flowers is 10 show nature on IFS heantfnI
side to arrav adorn and soften the rgged roeeto Of
the great features of the earth. 70 add Ghe fo fy
to the sense of pOwer: rhev are the cnurars IF
the gTaces of heavens converse with the earth the