Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-06
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
Special Session.
ANNAPOLIS, February 5, 1866.

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SENATE.
The Senate was occupied to-day with the con-
sideration Of the boom bill, Ito construct boom at
Port Dep0sit which receives much oppositiOn
The bill to amend the general law for the formation
of corporations reconsidcred and passed.
REGISTRATION.
The following is the joint resolution, submitted hv
Mr. Ohr, which passed the Senate with but two mega
tive votes.
Whereas, j, mas come to the knowledge of this Cen
eral Assembly that certain of its members have.
der the opera ion Of the registry law, heen disfan
chlsed; and whereas all of the said members have
taken the oath prescribed by the constitution requi-
therefore be it
ResoIUed, Jy the General Asseat52y aT far7,lapd
That the said members OF this General Assembly
should enjoy the elective franchise well as the
power OF legislation.
Resolped, That the aforesaid members oftbis Lecis
lature be, and they are hereby, eDfranchised; pro
yided that nothing herein contained shall be con
Strued to enranchlSe any person now under indict-
ment for perjury under tie registry law. and who
shall be convicted thereof
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
PETITIONS PRESENTED,
BY MIR. Tul from 1000 citiZens OF Baltimore against
the passage Of the Sunday law. By Mr. Mittag, from
600 citizens OF Baltimore, similar petition. BY Mr.
foteet from 500 citizens of Baltimore, similar peti
registry law were presented by Mr. Rider, from l6l
citizens Of Somerset county: by Mr. Warner, from Sc
cltZens OF Carroll county: by Mr. Stewart, from As
citizens of Howard county: by Nh. Miller, of Anne
Arundel. from ll5 citizens of Anne Arundel county;
by Mr.. Silver, from SO citizens of Hartford Mr., An,
gel presented the petition OF citizens of Uniontown
against repeating, &c the registry law; also peti
non from citizens Of said town. to have their names
erased from "a petition for the repeal, &C., of the
registry law, which they were deceived in signing
By Mr.. Smith. of Allegany county, from citizens of
Aegany county, against repeal of the registry law
BY MIR. PIlklpgton, from c0nred Of Baltimore.
for the extension to them Of the right of suffrage and
the right to testify in courts of justice. By the
Speaker from citizens of Baltimore, against making
the oity corporation fire insurance company. BY
MessrS Soper and Hines, similar petition. BY Mr..
Sherry from l1S citizens of Alegany county, for an
Appropriation OF 81 ,OG to pay the debt of the ma
tional road. BY Mr.. Hoffman, from $40 citizens of
Baltimore asking the repeal of all laws for the sale
liens of the third district c: Howard county to au-
thOriZe levy to build a school house.
BILLS REJECTED.
The bill to restore to William Thompson of R.. Of
Montgomery, Stephen ii. Bradley, of Queen Anne's
Thomas F. Rider and Lemuel Malone of Somerset
klns, of Montgomery county, to the full rights of
citizenship and elective franchise reiectcd-yeas
Al, nays L. not two thirds of the so members as re-
quIre by the Constitution.)
TIE ASSESSMENT BILL.
The bill to provide for the rcvaluation and reas-
sessment of the property Of this State was passed
yeas 81, nays II, The House adopted one amendment
defining the assessment districts Of Dorchester coun-
ty, which sends the bill back to the Senate.
RECONSIDERED,
Mr. Harris moved that the vote rejecting the hill
to pay Governor Bradford for the loss OF his house
be reconsidered, which was 1aried-yeas 80 nays 49,
The House reeonSidered the bill to amend the ap-
prentice law.
The House took recess until o'clock.
BY TELEGRAPH,
ANNAPoLIs. February 5.-The bill to incorporate
the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac Tide Water Canal
Company has passed both Houses and is now q law.
The Boom bill has passed the Senate,