Year: 1859

MEETING OF THE BALTIMORE BAR.-Tn accordance
with previous announcement, a meeting of the
members of the Baltimore Bar was held on Satur-
day at II o'clock, in the Superior Court room, for
the purpose of expressing their views in relation to
the intention of the Government of the United
States, to select site for the erection of new
Courthouse in this city. The meeting was rather
small one, not more than forty-tive or fifty
gentlemen being present.


Upon motion of G. w. Dobbin, ESQ.,, John Nelson,
ESQ.,, was called to the chair and the meeting organ
lied The Chair then appointed VIM. H. Norris.
Esq.,, Secretary, when the body proceeded to trans
act the business which called them together.


L. n. Steele, Esq, moved the appointment of
three gentlemen of the Bar as a committee to frame
such resolutions as were consistent with the objects
OF the meeting, and to submit the same for adOption


The Chair thereupon named Messrs. j. V. l.. Nc
Mahon, L. N. Steele and G. W. Dobbin, as the COM
miltee, and they Immediately retired to an adoin-
ing room from which they returned in a few
minutes and submitted the following preamble and
resolutions


Vhsreos, 1t has been ascertaned that the Government
OF the United States IS about to select site the erec
tOn ot Court House IN the city of Baltimore the mem
ber of the BAR being deeply interested the matter and
from their occupation being also acquainted with the re-
qurements and wants of the public all that tn
the administration of justice have met together for the
purpose of pecully laying before President of the
United States the considerations which in thrr iJg
ment should control the selection any site in this
city


The convenience of the judges of the members of the





that the new Court House should be placed in the mme
diate neghborhood of the State courts the oi:es for
recording deeds and wills the Offices occupied bv the
members of the bar, and the bar library.


The building which is now, and for many years has
been used in part for the courts of the United States ad
JOINS the State courts and although the accommodations
which affords inadequate the has
been submitted to without much complaint chiefly
facility afforded by its situation for the transaction of
iness.


The Law Library belonging the bar is one of the
largest and most complete in the United States and the
constant of its books in Court in the Library both
by the Judges and awyers is absolutely indispensable in
the trial OF cases. and the investigation legal questions
This Library fills three apartments in the Court on
Lexington street and it is important that the new
Courthouse should be placed somewhere in immediate
neghborhood.


The members of the bar practice indiscriminatey in
both the Federal and State courts and often happens
that while they are engaged in the trial cause in one
court, cause in which they employed is called in
another, and they must be for Their offices have
been selected with reference the facility of access to
the different courts and lie generally west of Calvert
street Their convenience and advantage although large


involved are not alone concerned in the matter but
they the interests of their clients any
ment which affords them facilities for the transaction of
law business of assistance to the the trial of
causes and promotes at the time the of the
public 1t is also respectfully suggested that in the seec
tion of location should taken that the busine
Of the courts should not be liable to interrupon from the
noise of the street.


1t is several eligible situations in the
Immediate neghborhood Of the State Courts be pro-
cured at reasonable price, and while forbear as
body to express opinion to the respective advan-
tages of each, they almost unanimously opinion





yond the limits indicated in the following resolution and
they respectfully ask that should be chosen without
win persons IN TINS CITY, who only can fully
appreciate the wants of the community, and especially
without the advice and appreciation of the Judges of the
Courts of the United States in this CITY,


For these it is therefore by the members of the
bar in this meeting assembled


hesoteed, That memorial be prepared by a committee
of five to be appointed by the chair addressed to his Fv
ceency the President of the United States expressing
the opinion of this meeting to be that site should be
selected for the proposed Court House which is East Of
Calvert Paul'S Of L,
ete street North of Saratoga street. that the best
site which can be obtained within these limits should be
selected


Reso'red, That shall be the duty of said Committee to
obtain the signatures of the members the Bar to the
Excellency, the President Of the United States


ReSored, That said Committee be also authorized to
take such steps as may in their Judgment be necessary
carry out the object of this meeting.


Rcsored further By this meeting, That it be by it re-
pectfuly recommended to the President of the United
states that he consult the judges of the Circuit Court of
the United States in this district on the proposed seIec
ton of the site for the Court House in this city, before
such selection shall be made


The meeting then, upon the motion of Robert l..
Rodgers, Esq. proceeded to take each resolution up
singh for discussion, reserying the preamble as the
last thing to be considered


Upon the reading of the first resolution Pinkney
Whyte, Esq, arose and remarked that he could not
see why the committee, in framing the resolution.
had limited the boundary for selecting a site to
two streets on the north and only one on either of
the other sides. He thought it did not look exactly
Tlpnl, anu asked the boundaries did not extend
an equal distance from all four points of the build
ing wherein they then were. President Buchanan
is averse to caucuses selfcOnstiuted committees
and If every thing does not look fair the meeting
will defeat its own object. Mr. WHITE then sub,
mitted an amendment, which would extend the
to an equai distance on all sides; at the
same time he remarked that it was immaterial to
him whether the bounds were larger or smaller
than contained in the resolution He only wished
to be fair in the matter.
A substitute to Mr.. Whyte's amendment was then
offered by Robt J. Brandt, which, upon being put
to the meeting was lost.


Mr.. Whyte then offered his amendment with
few remarks, substantially the same as he had be-
fore used


Mr.. McMahon replied, that the main object of the
meeting OF the members of the Bar was to express
their disapproval of having the Courthouse built
east of Calvert street, and with this view the COM
mittee had drawn up their original resolutions
Those resolutions he added, fully accomplished the
object in the assembling of the members of the Bar
The Chair then put the question on Mr. WHITES
amendment and the vote being taken it was lost
The vote was then taken the original resolution
which, together with the remaining resolutions,
and the preamble were all adopted.
After the appointment of Messrs. John Y. l.. Nc
Mahon, |. hewitt Steele, G. W. Dobbin, VIM H. |
Norris and Frederick W. Bruno as the committee
to memorabilia the President in regard to the seec
tion of a site for the building, the meeting ad-
journed.
CENTRE MARKET.-On Saturday morning there
was an unusual variety and quantity of vegetables
and other marketing in the Centre Market. The !
war hn mil