The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-01-18

By THURSDAYS IIIL.

There are no new Developments In the secre-
tary Of War question. Mr.. stanton remained
in quiet possession Of the Office On Wednesday,
aud issued orders that we're recognized BY Gen
eFal Grant and other offices of the army. Tho
President, Il Is re asserted. will ignore Mr..
Stanton altogether. aud a proclamation 10 that
effect. Il was expected, would he issued on
Thursday. Such = course would be 20 entirely
without legal authority that il is difficult 10 be.
lieve the report
In the House Of Representatives GA we,lue.
day during the discussion Of the Reconstruc
ton question. an exciting episode occurred.
Fernando Wood. Of n. Y, in speaking on the
bill, characterized Il as s,oasfrOsity-fkr most
a" iafaS.oas act u tle -saHy i4Cazoas acts ., M,s
" 'afanous C6agrcas. q" lie was called 1" order
by Mr.. Bingham. amid much excitement. Ob.
lection being made 10 tho continuation IT his
remarks On the bill. vote by yeas and nays
was taken on . motion Ia allow him /" procrcd
in order, aud il Was decided In the negative
yeas ~. nays los. Mr.. Dawes subsequently,
introduced n resolution providing fnr IA" cen
sure Of Mr.. wos-l by the Speaker. A molion
was made to lay Il on the table. aud resulted o.
yeas IS. nays us. The question was then
taken on the resolution. and ii was agreed IL
yeas IIl. nays -. The Speaker then called
Mr.. wooi ~ the bar of the House. aud. addrcs.
ing him. read an extFsct from May Parlia
mentAry Digest, showing in what light his 1T
fence was considered in Parliament aud other
deliberative bodies, aud then said q" You have
e been ccnsared by this House i"r having Va
4" lated this fundamental rule oi all l~libcrativ.
bodies. I'll" duty being p~rl'rmrd. YOU viii
4" resume your seaL Mr. wooi returned l.,
his seat. aud asked permission l." continue hi-
remarks, hut the House refused IL CONSENT
An ugly hitch has been disco, cred IL, th..
laws relative ." the election of United state.
senator from Maryland, Rnd The L-gslatur,.
may have IN e. On balloting from day e. day
until they eau tinker up the law al the ublc,i
n little. Il will b. remembered that at the last
session. ia order n get Swami elected. the Or"
vision requiring the Senator then l., b.. rhns"n
To be- a resident II the Eastern shore. wa. r.,
Pcaled aud re- enacted 50 a Ia read that "a tl.r
irst clertion Of senator ~ r~pr"-ent this state
q" in ia" senate f the United States whirh shall
"be held after Ne 6rsf day cf APr.i. Iss6. "a,
:" person eicciod shall .. az iaAab,taaf - 10 EaI
ezra .S1ors If 0r state" Swami WI. rl-c,".I
On III. 2sth Of January. isGs. but s'-,u after.
ward. resigned. and an ia I2h y Ma.sA. Ises
| Philip Francis Thomas was -l-ci.i n III.
law now stands. a. will be- ."en. the senator
now a. be- rl"rted. unless the law mentioned
abov" IS repealed, ".a'' coa,e frsa TIE E,.i,rH
| Slors.
The members 81 the Maryland i.~s,.lntltr
seem 1" b" almost unanimously "a favor of
Geo. u rcnil-,"n fer President. ani 'h~ part,
in the state will probably 'cni delegation O.
the nominating convention pledged to .upr,t'
him.
The Grand lni"n League "i Maryland d"
which Hon. Hugh Lennon Bond Is PT~-id~u,
has unanimously declared IA favor Il srn"ra
Grant as the next Republican candidate i"i
President
Nearly all the Republican n~,nbcrs 81 CON
gress hav" united IN requc-, e. Hon Edwin
" stanton not u resign las ls.,iiion - Seer"
tAry Of War.