Year: 1860

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end OF the session was rapidly approaching, and
the feeling of sympathy or courtesy which gentle
men might entertain, should not interfere with a
proper discharge of duty. Under other and less
pressing circumstances, this would all be very
well. In the hour of prosperity and power he was
not one OF those to forget the cup of bitterness
which bad been quaffed under less favorable cir
cumstances. He was willing at all times to accord
to gentlemen in the minority every show of courte
sy, to grant them every favor, but the rapid ap-
proach OF the hour when the Legislature must ad-
Journ warned him not to lose time.


The plea for delay, on the ground that time
mad not been given for consideration of the i'm
portant subjects presented to the House shoud NOT
be uged, because the most minute details of the
olls had been spread before the people ofthe State
through the medium of the press of Baltimore
he urged again upon the members the necessity of
prompt and speedy action in the premises He
thought that the time for the subject to Law over
as proposed by Mr.. Ford, was too long He there
fore moved to amend the motion OF Mr.. Ford by
making the discussion of the measures the order of
the day for Wednesday.


Mr.. DENNIS thought that the small courtesy 80
politely asked by the gentleman from Baltimore
city would be granted-the thought was confirmed
when his colleague Mr.. Long) advocated it in so
magnanimous manner. BY the laws we have
under consideration, the best interests of great
commercial city are involved, population of near
ly three hundred thousand souls are looking with
anxiety to the decision of these questions; and not
only Is their welfare, their prosperity matters of





State at large, as well as those who have CONNER
clal relations with the city, are deeply involved
are deeply interested. Baltimore is the heart of
the State. Its pulse once stopped-the entire BODY
corporate Is disordered Measures so important as
those are said to be, which are embodied in the
bills just reported, should be gravely considered


AS yet the provisions of those bills were even to
the judiciary Committee unknown. An effort had
Deen made to have them read during session of
the Committee without effect They proposed to
amend laws we all know; but how are they to be
amended and in what manner? Can anv man in
the House answer? Every one wished to know, if
any articles or sections of the Code were to be modi
fled, what was to be substituted Time alone could
accomplish this Otherwise gentlemen would qo
about the thing blindy Justice to the CITY of Bal
tmore justice to the minority and even Justice to
themselves, should influence gentlemen to act with
no precipitation in this matter. He was sorry to
see the uncharitable spirit manifested by the gen
tleman from Allegany.


Mr.. KRAFT had a few words to say, and then he
would cease to trouble the House. As is, he said.
Baltimore was entirely at the mercy of the party in
power in the House. He asked them, respectfully.
to show that beseeming courtesy which had been
so generously advanced and advocated by the
courteous gentleman from Somerset-(Mr Long
Dem.) o.


At this juncture the SPEAKER, with the perms
sion OF Mr.. Kraft, politely suggested to Mr. Kraft
that the discussion then going on was entirely out
OF order 1t did not occur to him at first that such
was the case, but upon reflection he tboupht the
question to ''order to be printed and laid over as
an especial order for certain day." was priv
lleged question, and but course could be taken
with ito put it to vote.


MIR. KRAFT resumed. He asked a few moments,
and only few. The Judiciary Committee had
never read the bills presented to the House. They
werelgnorant OF their provisions. As a member of
the Committee he was ignorant of some of the
amendments proposed. Neither the leaves asked
to introduce the bills, nor the titles of the bills
themselves, could furnish the information desired
Without careful perusal of the bills themselves
how, therefore, could man act UNDERSTANDINGS
IN the premises? 1t was absolutely out of the uues-
ton. 1t was simply the cause of Justice that he
advocated when he asked this matter to be DELAYED
Justice for nearly three hundred thousand souls
Hasty action became startling when the fact be-
came known that there not an individual in the
House who knew what the sections were which
were to be repealed. There was none who had read
ten bills. 1t was merely justice to every one CON
cerned. Not one of the clauses to be repealed has
been known until to-day. He wondered how gen
tiemen could advocate anything so hastily, especi
ally when such important interests were at stake


Mr.. FREANER had respect for minorities. He
knew how the majority of the last session gagged
and choked the minority. He was disposed to show
every courtesy to the minority of this session. But
he thought the great press of business demanded
that there should be no delay. There were num-
Der OF other measures vital to the interests of Bal
lmore, to be considered. The election contests the
removal of the Judge of Criminal Court and seye
raj other subjects would demand the attention of
'hS i-N Ihe peOple Vi DdlllulOre SuDpll
cate for immediate relief. The city is sunken and
degraded. He thought it right that they should be
relieved 1t has been within the knowledge of
every one of the Opposition, that the measures
should be introduced; their purport had been spread
forth In the public prints, and every one was sup
posed to have some knowledge of the matter 1t is
the highest duty of the State to give immediate re-
lief to the down-trodden of the land, and to do so
at once. The action should be immediate. The
city Is IN dreadful state-action was called for
time was short. The very Importance of the con-
slderatlons seemed to authorize prompt and imme-
diate action.


After desultory debate, the question was called
for by quite number of gentlemen.


The question on suspension of rules was then put
and carried.


The question then required upon the longest
time (tlll Monday week. proposed for postpone
ment of consideration of the measures The aves
and nays were called for and the question was car
81; nays %. The bills will Law over and
be made the special order of the day of Monday
week.


AN ALLEGANY ELECTION CASE.


The rules were suspended so as to give a second
reading to bill entitled act to make valid the
qualifications of Levin Rice, Commissioner of ALE
gany county, elected at the late election.


When the sections of the bill had been read, some
discussion ensued upon the disposition of the BILL


Mr.. DENNIS, of Somerset moved to refer it 10 the
Committee on judiciary.


MIR. FREANER explained, that from the Ignorance
or the Commissioner as to the time in which he had
|NNA "'iO"Oo W quaiIlyJ ne WIS thrown out. 1t
was now proposed to confirm the voice of the peo
pie OF Allegany and confirm the officer elected by
them. He had understood that there was an appi- |
cation to the Governor to place another party in
the office, an American and he called upon the
members OF the Democratic party to sustain their


Mr.. DENNIS, of Somerset, disclaimed any such
knowledge. If Rice fairly elected, he went for
confirming his election.


Other Americans expressed themselves in the
same terms.


The question to commit was then put and lost.


Mr. GORDON, of Allegany, moved to suspend the |
rules so as to put the bill upon its third reading
and passage. Carried. The bill was then read and
passed Ayes 81, nay l.
On motion of Mr.. LEGa, it was ordered that when
this House adjourn it do so till Monday next Ayes
"a, nays 81.


Mr.. GoRDoN, of Allegany, moved reconsidera
ton OF the vote upon the bill making appropria-
tions in favor of the Agricultural Society. The |
question was put and carried


A motion to adjourn was made and carried AYES |
20, nays "a.