The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-03-30
Negro Testimony.


IN ti,. same manner as white persons was re-
con sidvrcl. The bill was again rejected lior
want Of - constitutional majority. 40 by yeas
81. nays 20"
The above Is quite a nice little dodge 81 the
Radicals, who are wary and vote that IL may
bring this STATE into collision with Congress.
80 that Frank Thoma,. jos. J. stewart Judge
Boni and others. may succeed IN getting Con
gross t. give Maryland Republican" form
Of GoV"rnmentl"
We 10 not know whether 1, call the above
mistake or wilful msrcprcscniation Of
facts. hut We propose u give The history Of this
question from the legislative proceedings. aud
ask tho cdisor of the journal H. point out the
radical dodge ia IT, The bill was offered by
Mr.. Hammond. conservative, in good faith.
probably, in order. as he stated. that there
should bc NO conflict between our State and
Federal Courts. On Monday. thSi5th instant,
the llrst vote was taken on the question in the
House, the members voting as follows. demo
Gratis in Roman, radicals in HaiiF:
reas.-Mossrs. Miller. lspeakcr.l Hall. Gam
cron. Ford. Phelps. Kerr, Evans, Whitaker.
Lindsey, Nelson. Flahrrty. Robson. Knott.
stevens, kraii. Boswell. Nultcmcycr. Blxlcr,
Spiccr Dcvecmon. Hammond. RoHscr. Lani-
cam. HaHgOri dppicmaH TOBY, HoRAuc, Bish-
op, frttcc and BCHfoa-aO.
Ndgs-Mcssrs. Morgan, Shipcy. Jump. Par
eons. Turner. Coleman. smith, Hooper, Israel,
Landlord, Fcig. Piits. Ayiclntt. Nelson, VIII
sou. Dryden. Carmichael, Ncalc. GpiiLart-ig.
A. it requires iorty.onc votes L. carry any
measure in the House. the bill wa. declared
defeated. It will bc seen that on the above
vote every radical" present ro'oi for nc bN
and that all the votes asaiu., !, were dcino.
cratic.
The mex, day. Tac.lay.i tho question came
| up gain AMI another vote was iakcn. result
.ns lollows;
Ayes. -Mcssrs. Miller. speaker Hall. Ford.
Jones. Dennis Phelps. Kerr. Whitaker. Roa
-t-. NhhrHai. Hakcr. Lmhir,u,. G9r,Uct. So
Hc-. Eiwfor'. TOBY. HoFt,a.. Hish2p. Nelson.
| Robson. Knott. stevens. krait. Boswell. Thorn
son. Davis, oi baltimore city. wultcmcycr. Blk
| lcr. Sp,ccr. hrpr,. MrCrl9ngi. pcvccnan. boa
| '9H. C-isrei Gors. Dawson. Hammond ST.
Naps.-Mcssrs. Morgan. WEIGH. Clarke. Cam
c-"n. Shiplcy, Nic'lai. Davis. Vt Charles. Far
sons. Go!ibcrt. Lindsey. Maeruicr. Calvert.
Turner. Coleman. Smith. Fiahcriv. Hooper, l.
racl. Landlord. Fcis. Fits. Goriy. %cl.ou
Wilson. Brydcu. Carmichaol.--?6.
Here acaia every radical vote j. given Tor
ide ii'i. aui every vote asaius, it i. given by
democrats. and yet il is At this very stage OF
the Proceedings that the Journal declares the
defeat oG the bill "a nice little dodge 81 the
d" Radicals" Il the matter had stopped here.
we ask who would have bccu responsible for
the constant trouble that would have cnsuc,i
.n reference i'th.' question BH, sober sec.
&c onl Thought ,ec'ns 90 have come 90 tn, r.s-
cue. ami ~ Thursday oi la,; week the biI.
raiHc zap asaia 4ni aao.hcr y,;c was taken.
resulting ayes 3. aA!s ~. again defeating Il.
bst immediately afterwards ,hc la; vote wa.
a.,dercI Mr.. ann .chacl era, .,cl his VIA y.
admoa..hst- ;Ac .a,iaiu. 8, vote ..r the bill.
aud . wa. passed by ,he following vote;
| .isr-Me..... Miller. speaker. Hall. Wi
/ l!siH.. Clarke. Cameron. F"ri. >hiplcv. Nics.
] III. jones' hcnuis. Phelps, Wh.ttaKcF. Ma.ru.
/ icr. calvert. f5t-,r. B.trnG1. LfHMirur,. nor.
| st-i. >',ac-, Nga!'9-f .ippitasr. Ts5y. B.si p
| Nelson. Robson. Knott, LAGkiori. stevens.
/ Kraft. Boswell. Thomson. Davis. 81: Baltimore
c.ty. ~dltemeycr. Bxlcr. White;nrd. Spiccr.
! H-s-f. Hr'Wi9ast. Dcyccmou. Carmchac!
Ncaic. '-,-,'. por,. Dawson. IIorscy. King
! H4uu.. ..t.--io.
..-Mc,.ss. Morgan. Beck. welsh. Hutch
Dee. lftf 'l.-et Pt-s':. ..t's. lbart. Bgrrt.
/ !.r.sr Coleman. ,u,ia. Fahcrty. Hooper.
-sae.. seq. .'t'-. tt't IS. Nelson. Wilson. Bry.
/ ...t.---i
He-, a.ar.as before. every rai.,ai vote
iar .hc ai... ari w. COATES. we conn, Sc,
waere ,hc "rtl.r4i ..d-e" comes in, a,d
w'.i. ...e ;.e IL ..-..4. p, l..utii. ol;.
/ I4e coarse e. DIVA delegate, "a this question
hl. 5..a v,ry crr..iic. Ca liz, first yo,e taken,
! Mr.. For. aui Cameron voted ;or l.. and
NJ. >hipiey against j.. the others 10; yotiu.
90 ,ae lex, vote Mr. Fofi al1uc voted ior Il;
and Mcssrs. Clarke. Cameron. SIMPLIFY and Me
".sl against 70. but IN the very next morning
we lind all these gentlemen voting Tor the ad
mission ot Gesso testimony. Mr.. Hu;chins alcn.
q our county delegation voting 49, \. To- ia,
influences hrough. {" bear IA order t. ci!ec;
ih.- change "a their Vows W.. Of course. know
nothing. - J, impossible L, conclude that
they wcra a'rail oi Congress e."
When we wrote the above. W. were under
the impression tia, the hi.i hei originated "a
'Hd passed the Senate. and that IL passage by
the Gus, paic !; a iaw. but We fad now that
-" werc:ln'-iaken. Il VS.. House bill and
IA" pomacratic majority in the senate rejected
GA iho Inst lay Of tie -ession-so that the
laws Of our STATE conflict directly with tho-c 81
the United states. The Legislature however
passe bill Tor reimbursing all judges and
'nagistraics for their expenses IN refusing o. ~
eciye negro testimony, thus giving premium
for violating the law. A. all. or nearly all
Governor Swans recently appointed magi.
terial Offices cling y the doctrine that "Dcinoc
'' racy can 10 no wrong" they will all, proba
bly,. hereafter refuse u receive the testiin"n,
of ncgrocs. and as the officers Of tho genera
| government -o"u determined e. notice m.
punish every iElraction u thi. law. our mex
Legislature. ii itis Democratic. will have yct,
hcavy b.Ii # costs to iiglila'c.
.a;'- las, week the editor OF tue Ihion hon
Ored Thomas II. Mules STATE SENATOR fIou
Convention ili ~ Mr. Mule voted for ~,
bill on its passagc on the goth inst, We wonlc
| 'fudt hc will have 10 say upon that subject now
| u vus not FOR any love the Union man bore Mr.
Mules that be "honored him. lie thought il
! would steady him. so tina, when the bill was
agiln bfuusii' furwntd ga u iassFge r. wodi1'
xiii it,
The Journal is partly right, We did moi
" honor Mr. Mules because Of any love we beai
him but We do not carry our political feelings
TO that extent that will not allow Us TO " honor '
a representative Tor casting vote 50 manifest,
for the public good a. was bis against the Con
veniion hill But "Ephraim returned 10 hii
idols and Mt. Mules, after giving one voi,
probably in strict accordance with tine dictate.
OF his conscience aud sense Of right, was com
PEELED by party drill and, most likely, by ye
e'sHs Pronise' y coming good, to go back - OF
bis record and vote for the bill, thus deciding
its fate. The Journal ne,d -" wonder " no longei
whether We will approve that vote also We lC
not bu, imagine tina, Mr. Mules will yet rcgre
that Ice ever gave Il.
Another Pioco OF Extravaganza.