Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-08
THE STATE LEGISLATURE,
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 6, 1866.
SENATE.
Special Session.

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RRIrhltz increasing the number of directors in the
western Maryland Company. Relating to the in
speci9h @ Il records OF courts by circuit judges To
amend charter of Greensboro. Prohibiting sale Of
liquors on the line of the Washington County Rail
r Goad. 10 make valid certain acts of Charles R.
stewart 10 vest the title of certain real estate on
the children Of R. Snowden colored To Ipcorn0rate
me Union Soldiers Home in Maryland TO amend
rne Ia~ Telsng to ne storage of tobacco. To incor
poTate he Maryland industrial School for girls To
incorporate Corsica Lodge &c. To authorize judges
oi orphans Court to pay register Of wills fer duties
IN cohneGuon with school funds. To incOTpo-
rate the Baltimore Lever Beater Press Cor7panv
10 amend the charter of the Baltimore and Iiberfv
i iLuIhpake company. To authorize commissioner Of
u ~. pn.ce 20 issue patent OF tract of land called
,rot. barts. To incorporate IIavre Iron Company
10 amend charter of the Mineral Hill Mining Com
Lahy. 10 revive charter Of the Mutual Insurance
company OF Washington county, To incorDorafe re-
the Dorchester and Delaware Railroad Companv
Transferring certain duties in connection with IicaI
seS lTon the clerk Of the Court of Common Pleas to
the sheriff OF Baltimore city. For the benefit of the
Methodist Episcopal Church in Columbia street Bal
Masong, sc. To incorporate the Mo,n1t IT. 0iyet III ct
Methodist Episcopal Church, &C.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
AFTERNOON ScsSiOn.-A number of bills of local
and private character were read second time
BILLS PASSED.
10 amend the bounty act of 1867 SO as to authorize
the ComptT3ller to pay the bountles due e0lorpd
trcoopS without having certificate from the board
&C. now abolished. To authorize commissioners Of
the western Maryland Railroad, beyond Hagers-
town. Relating to appeals from county commission
GIG. 1O dhitlu lHe lCSIatleDtary law, 10 John
9uigley, private of Battery 3, a certain bounty
Relating to the jail of Cecil county To repair and
reIlurnsh the Government House. To authorize
Solored witnesses to testify in the courts of this State
&c. -'0 ''''''
CONTINUATION OF BILLS PASSED
Night Session.-To authorize the CORPORATION of
HagerStown to open streets, &c. To pay X. R. Bay
ley for copies of the Constitution Increasing the
lees OF the Sheriff of Howard county for boarding
Bridge Company of Cecil county. To authorize the
Goyernor, Comptroller and Treasurer to convey to
the the United States the Government house at Annapo-
rs, and 10 purchase another; Ceding to the United
StaeS jurisdiction over addition to the site of the
Naval School at Annapolis To authorize Eliza
Martell to settle accounts with her ward &c
BILLS PASSED.
10 incorporate the Farmers Mutual Insurance
oS COMPANY 4R oi (arro county 70 change the terms
vide for the payment of newspapers for publish
ing laws; to incorporate the Insulated Lines Tele-
land Fire Insurance Company of Baltimore: to amend
the charter of the Baltimore and Philadelphia Steam
boat Company; to incorporate the Monumental CITY
rHe insurance Company; to pay Richard NJ Will
liams and Joseph Ebaugh certain claims: to alnend
the charter OF the New ! ork and Baltimore Trans
portatlon Line to incorporate the Plum Point Wharf
Company.
MIR Watkins offered complimentary resolutions to
the Speaker for his courtesy and efficiency in the dis
charge of the duties of the chair whichwere unani-
moUsly adopted
SENATE ANNAPOLIS. Feb.
-. Mr.. Ohr, from the Committee Federal Rela
tlons presented report and resolutions supporting
sage, &c. Mr.. McMasters addressed the Senate at
length IN opposition to the report. when it was laid
over informally.
The joint resolutions of Mr.. Clark, amending the
constitution in relation to the registration law were
discussed at length. The Senate took recess.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
PETITIONS PRESENTED
Mr.. Lee presented large number Of petitions from
citizens OF Cecil county, merchants of Baltimore ci
and the Mayor and members Of the City Council OF
Baltimore, IN favor of the passage of the bill to con-
struct boom at Port D1pOSitc, &c. Mr. Silver pre-
seuted the remonstraIce of l43 citizens of Cecil
against the passage of the boom bill Petitions wore
presented from $50 citizens of Carroll also from cti-
Zens of Anne Arundel and Calvert counties ali in
favor OF the repeal OF modification Of the registry
law; Iy the Speaker, from the Sigel Union League
OF Daltm0re, IN favor OF the registration law.
Resolutions complimentary to George NJ. Blessing
Tor heroic conduct in resisting Confederate soldiers
Mr.. Miller, OF Anne Arundel, presented the petition
Of 500 citizens of Baltimore city against the registry
law and asked that it be printed with the other pc
tition, which was adopted.
BILLS PASSED.
Senate bill to incorporate the Union Soldiers
Home of Maryland. Senate bill to incorporato the
Maryland Industrial School for Girls SENATE hlIl TO
incorporate the Baltimore Lever Beater Press Com
pany.
THE BOOM BILL.
Mr.. Jones, from the Committee Corporations
reported ayOraby the Senate bill to INCORPORATE
the Hartford and Cecil Boom Company and moved to
suspend the rules to put the bill its passage which
was lost.
RESOLUTIONS ENDORSING PRESIDENT JOHNSON. &c.
The buttons offered by Mr.. Speaker Frazier on
the IothG January, endorsing the reconstruction
pohcy OF President johnson, COndemniaE negro guf-
trage, &c.. published on the 18th Of january were
taken up.
Mr.. Frazier Mr. Markey in the chair, moved to
amend the resolutions by striking out the fourth res
olGti0n complimenting Secretary Seward and an
proving the Monroe doctrine in order to take the
sense oi the House on the policy Vi President John
Mr.. Pikngton offered an entire set of resolutions
rs substitute for those before the House
Mr.. Miller, OF 4. A, said the amended resolutions
were diluted copy OF the original, and hoped the
resolutions heretofore offered by himself would be
adopted N preference TO both.
Mr Pikihgton said his resolutions were intended
to endorse President Johnson entire and the admin
of reconstruction; and he addressed the u0Ese Al
length IN support OF them.
Mr.. Frazier addressed the House at length in
self. " ''A1
Mr.. Buhrman spoke in support of Mr.. Pikington's
TesolutIons and IN opposition 20 the form Of resolu
The vote occurred on striking out the fourth reso-
luton. and 1t was carriei-yeas 81, nays 35
=, 1eas-Messrs. Speaker, Frazier. Calvert, Cairns,
Chew CQmegys, Fooks. Fawcett, Harris, Hagen
Ilodson, Hoffman, Hopkins, Jamison, Joneg, King
hhu55by. ha5. Malone Markey1 Miller, Of anne Arundel
inson. Silver, Slotkower. Soper Stewart Stone Toll
son. Tull, csilton, Warner, Williams and WILSON,
FEaysmMgS:sTs Ei:s Agnew, Angel, Bartell, Barron
Buhrman, Gift. Cronise, Cummings. Darling, Dean
haVeyr Everheart, Foster, Garrison, Hambleton
Hynes' fy' heeter, Kirk, beaverton, Lee. Mccullough
Miller. Of Washington CO., Mittag, Mules, Pennng-
ton, Pilkington. Rinehart Shaw Sherry, Smith, Of
Allegany. Smith, Frederick, Valiant, Wardwen
Willis, Wooden and Ieiglar-35.
The vote then occurred on substituting the resolu-
uons OF Mr. Pllkington, which rejected-yeas 80,
nays 50, (the minority of the House voting with Mr.
traZer) motion to strike out the resolution ap-
pointing committee to present the resolution to the
President in person was loSt-yeas 35, nays 3S.
Mr.. Earring moved to lay the resolution on the
table. which was lost-yeas q, nays Is.
Mr.. PIikington moved for division of the -asolu-
tons, which was ruled out of order, tAe previous
question having been ordered.
MI thurman appealed from the decision of the
CHAR. and the Char sustained
., MI, thurman said he was forced to vote against
sho resolutions because portion of the Union mem
bers had sold themselves out to the Democrats In
striking out the resolution endorsing Secretary Sew
whole.
Mr.. Miller, Of Washington county, said he would
not vote to sell out the union party.
Mr.. Foster said the radical men would not endorse
President johnson, on account of negro suffrage He
was elected to oppose negro suffrage and to endorse
Mr.. Pilkington said he was forcedsto vote against
endorsng PRESIDENT johnson, whose every action he
enl9raed and commended with all his heart. The
resolutions were introduced by Speaker Frazier to
take the wind out of the sails of the radicals INT
they we're voted down in the Union cauous and his
substitute resolutions adorted in their place b7 vote
Of 80 to 3. These will coma into the House and
by alliance with the democrats vote down tho
Union sense Of this house, and claim conservative
victory,
He was disgusted at being sold so cheap. Messrs.
Rider and Silver spoke in favor of the resolutions
and against what they termed the radical faction"
had been rejected in caucus, he was amazed at hay
ing the resolutions presented here. He protested
against the action of members who ignore the Obli-
cations of the caucus. He proposed that the Union
members should unite and pass another set of resO-
iuuons, and present them to the President as the
resolutions OF the mon party and let the democrats
PRESENT theirs. He should vote however for the
resolution. everal members said thew voted for tho
resolutions, under protest.
The resolutions were adopted hy aves # ooys d
as follows: - nays ~
= 4eas-Messrs. Frazier, Speaker, Brown. Calvert
GalrhS' GheW Gomegys, Everhar. Fooks, Fawcett
roster Harris, Hazen, Hodson. Hoffman, Hopkins
Ifhes, Jamlson, Jones. King, Lusby, Malone Miller
OF Anne Arundel, Mules, Marine Norris Parker
nothower Smith of Allegany, Soper, Stewart Stone,
1oIs0n, Iql usilton, Warmer, Williams Willis VIII
son, W OGDEN and Zeigler-47.
= NayS-MeSsrS. Angel, Bartel, Buhrman Cronise
CummlngS. Darling, Dean, Eavey, Garrison Hamble-
Ton, heeier, hirk, Leayerton Lee, Markey, McCul-
Iough, Miller of Washington. Pennington, Piiking-
and WardWell-A. ~
Mr.. Speaker Frazier then offered. as a separate
resolution the fourth resolution, which had been
stricken out, endorsing Secretary Seward
Fehdlng It's consideration the House took q recess
until o'clock, -'''''
iBY TELEGRAPH.l
MIR. Eickers bill to modify the registration law
was ta6led IN the Senate. The bill has failed for
want of time, ~ A"' A"i'0'' A'A
The JOINT Committee on Federal Relations directed
10 take action on certain TOPICS contained in he Gov
ernor message submitted their report. They con-
ou; mltH tne op1non of the Governor that all re-
Iaclltles Tor the accommodation of the avail
aoaiey should be accorded by the Legi that
~ reconstrueting the rebeous S.atps II Is the duty
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