Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-24
THE STATE LEGISLATURE,
Special Session.
SENATE.
ANNAPOLIS. Jan. %, 1866.

hNNAfULlS, loOos
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
BY Mr.. Stephenson, from the members of the bal
m m harfosa county tor terms of cohr
Queen Annes county for the repeal of the regstra-
tion law,
LEAVES TO REPORT BILLS
by Mr. Phllpot. relating to the restoration of the
burnt records OF Baltimore county. By Mr. Vickers
to amend the charter of Chestertown. By Mr.. Jones
to amend sections @ 4S and "A of article 9Th of the local
Jaws. By Mr.; Whitney. to amend the charter of the
snrngheld mg Isnt;oH Mining Company By Mr. ohr to
4 R and M ~ b Of the article % relating
Baltimore Lever Beater Press Company, also, to
amend the law relating to the competency of wit
also to amend sections 80 and 80 Of article s.
relating to appeals.
bills REPORTED FAvoRABLY.
=, BY Mr. Stephenson, to amend the law relating to
article 60 relating to marriage. BY Mr. Vickers. to
make the January term of the Circuit Court of Allie
gany N.Y. county our criminal term. By Mr., Frazier, to
Baltmore also, to amend the charter of the Ben.
Franklin Fire Insurance Company of Baltimore:
also to Incorporate the Washington County Manu-,
featuring Company; also, for the improvement of
the town of Greenborough; also to incorporafe the
Annapolis Lodge Of odd Fellows Mr Eaton ton me moved I
the propriety ef transferring the MARYLAND Insane
Asylum to the Maryland Inebriate Asylum. The
@ HOUSE bnl to i3corporate the Baltimore and Pixies
vile Railroad Company was reported faYorably and
read second time.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
PETITIONS PRESENTED.
BY MIR. Cronise, from 25 citizens for the repeal of
the law relating to fishing in the Potomac river Rv
Mr.. Sherry, from Vim. Conrad, of AiIegany. for an
increase of his pay as supervisor. By Mr. Brown an
from 81 citizens of Alegany county to authorize the
commissioners of said county subscribe to the stock
Mr. Silver from 80 citizens of Hartford COUNTY for
repeal OF the registration law By Mr.. Cairn, from
law; BY MIR. Markey from citizens of Washington,
Frederick and Montgomery counties, for the incor-
Poratlon OF the Chesapeake and Lake Erie Railroad
company. BY Mr.. Buhrman, from rs citizens of Ere
ueTlcK county similar petition Ry Mr. Rorrnh
from H. r Bailey for compensation for printing the
constitution Of the State. petition was presented
ize the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to en-
dorse the bonds of the Gwynn's Falls Railroad Com
pany to the extent of $l500OO.
LEAVES TO REPORT BILLS.
by Mr. Robinson, to incorporate the Metropolis
Lodge OF Odd Fellows. Annapolis By Mr. Malone,
10 secure the completion of the Eastern Shore rail-
road By Mr.. Sherry to authorize the commissioners
OF Alegany county to subscribe to the stock of the
Western Maryland railroad. By Mr.. Smith. Of b. :,
to pay the claims of the States attorney and clerk Of
Dorchester county; also. to refund Wm. Geo. Read
lying in Maryland. By Mr.. Roberts to incorporate
s9e m town OF CrumPton in Queen Annes county. BY
Baltimore to issue additional water stock also, to
cnange ne name Of Richard Dodson to Richard Tur
het ne H. bnoasoh by Mr Silver to convey lot of land
pastor OF st. Mary's Church. in Hartford county By
Mr. ROBERTS, to incorporate a company to make a
turnpike from .Crumpton to Long Marsh, in Queen
Annes county.
n BILLS REPORTED.
Inc lollowlng bills were reported favorably from
Soper, from the Committee of Ways and Means, to
amend the general law relating to Sabbath breaking
M By MI Poteet from the Committee on Claims, Senate
pill, Tor the benefit Of Rev. Jonn Gloyd. By Mr.
Lusby. from the Committee on Agriculture to pay to
the board of trustees of the Maryland Agricultural
condition that the State of Maryland is made an
equal and joint owner of the real and personal estate
ct sald college, By Mr.. Macauley, chairman of the
I III aIaof
Constitutional provisions relating to marriage; also
to repeal sections 81 to 40 inclusive of the 9Th article
strike out the word white in said article, and to
authorize colored minors to be bound out under the
sections OF the apprentice law not hereby repealed.
By Mr.. Willis to secure the completion of the East
ern Shore railroad, by releasing the lien of the
th state on on said road in favor Of the holders Of
road to the amount of oooo0 The si raies Sits
We're were, suspended and the bill passed. By Mr..
tions, to incorporate the Maryland Fire Insurance
company; also to amend the act relating to the Bal
tlmore and Philadelphia Steamboat Company; also,
to incorporate the New York and Baltimore Trans
portation lne also Senate bill to incorporate the
Baltimore County Dairy Association. The rules were
suspended and the bill passed By Mr.. Williams, to
guardian. &c. ByMr. Stewart to repeal section 4of
article IA, of the local law of Howard county
- SUNDAY PASSENGER CARS.
The bill to authorize all railroad companies in this
State to run their passenger cars on Sunday. was
Mr.. Tall moved to strike out the enacting clause,
which was carried-yeas 49, nays 14-and the bill was
rejected.
BILLS READ SECOND TINE.
10 amend the law relating to the inspection of re-
CORDS Dy Judges of courts. To incorporate the Bal
timore Warehouse and Security Company To author
Ize the Commissioner of the Land Office TO issue a
land patent. To incorporate the Cherrystono steam
Transportation Company. To incorporate the Maid
ems Choice Passenger Railway with an amendment.)
BILLS PASSED.
10 incorporate the Baltimore and Savannah
Steamship Company. To secure the completion of
the Eastern Shore railroad. For the benefit OF the
Columbia street NJ; E. Church in Baltimore. To
change the name of j. W. Pitcock to J. W. Baker
The bill to regulate the working of the public roads of
this State being on its second reading Mr. Calvert
SAID there was question of constitutionaty in the
bill, and he moved that it be recommitted to the
committee on roads and highways, which was lost
The bill was then read and gave rise considerable
discussion MIR. Watkins offered an amendment re-
quiring the male population of certain ages, both
white and cotored. to, work one day on the public
roads, or furnish a substitute. Mr.. Silver advocated
IT. He thought that negroes ought to help to support
the roads. The amendment was rejected-yeas %.
nays d. Pending the consideration of the bill the