boat and oars, said to have been left in the care of John Henderson, Esq., and two spy-glasses in the possession of the city register.

In the charges for "carpenters, bricklayers, materials," &c., is included a considerable sum, say about $1,250, for reconstruction of the bridge at Canton. Considerable quantities of bricks and lumber are also included, mostly used in the erection or repair of a "powder-house," of the locality of which your Committee are not informed. Wherever situated, if not retained in use, the second-hand materials may be of some value to the city.

The payments for "rations," "pay-rolls," "horse and hack hire," "hauling," "armories," "advertising," &c., amounting in the aggregate to $23,106 35, represent so much outlay, from which the city reaps no tangible return.

The amounts of $8,518 19 for "workmen on parks," and $2,000 for "indigent widows, sewing-women," &c., were withdrawn from the fund by special resolutions of the council and expended for the benevolent purposes designated. The charge for "interest," is a necessary result of the loan, authorized by the ordinance of April 20th, 1861.

The remaining item is the "cash in bank" and this

brings your committee to the third and last clause of the duties assigned them, viz: "to decide what disposition shall be made of the remaining funds now in the City Treasury."

On this point your committee are unanimonsly of the opinion that the balance should be returned, pro rata, to the several bauks from which the whole amount was borrowed, thus canceling so much of the city's indebtedness, and stopping the payment or accumulation of interest.

In accordance with which statements and views, your committee respectfully recommend the adoption of the following resolutions:

S. F. STREETER,
WM. SULLIVAN,
JOHN DUKEHART,

First Branch.

JOSEPH ROBB,
WM. SWINDELL,
ASA HIGGINS,

Second Branch.

Resolved, By both Branches of the City Council of Baltitimore, that the papers and vouchers relating to expenditures under Ordinance No. 22, approved April 20th, 1861, be restored to the custody of the City Register.

Resolved furthermore, That the Mayor be and is hereby authorized and requested to have collected, at the carliest possible moment, the arms and military materials belonging to the city, in the custody of the U.S. Marshal, or elsewhere, and, reserving such as, in his judgment, may be necessary for public use, to dispose of the balance, and place the proceeds in the City Treasury.

Resolved, By the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, that the Register be and he is hereby authorized and directed to repay, pro rata, to the several banks, the balance remaining on hand from the sum borrowed of them, under authority of ordinance No. 22, approved April 20th, 1861, "to appropriate $500,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary for the defence of the city against any danger that may arise out of the present crisis."

These resolutions passed both branches.

THE LEGISLATURE CONFIRMED THE LOAN.

The Legislature of Maryland passed the bill, reported by Mr. Wallis from the Special Committee consisting of the Baltimore city delegation, "to ratify an ordinance of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore appropriating $500,000 for the use of the city."

April 27, 1861, (the second day of the session,) this bill, under a suspension of the rules, passed the House of Delegates - yeas 58, nay 1, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. E. G. Kilbourn, Speaker, Clarke J. Durant, George II. Morgan, Philip F. Rasin, Albert Medders, James T. Briscoe, Benjamin Parran, Bernard Compton, F. B. F. Burgess, Thos. C. Worthington, Robt. M. Denison, Leonard J. Quinlan, T. W. Renshaw, J. Laurence Jones, Alex. Chaplain, James U. Dennis, Edward Long, John R. Keene, Wm. Holland, John R. Brown, James W. Maxwell, E. P. Bryan, Richard Wooten, Ethan A. Jones, Wm. II. Legg, William L. Starkey, Curtis W. Jacobs, George W. Landing, Stephen P.

Dennis, Andrew Kessler, jr., Thomas J. Claggett, John A. Johnson, William E. Salmon, Henry Straughn, G. W. Goldsborough, John C. Brune, Henry M. Warfield, Charles II. Pitts, William G. Harrison, J. Hanson Thomas, S. Teakle

Wallis, T. Parkin Scott, Ross Winans, II. M. Morfit, Lau

rence Sangston, Joshua Wilson, William F. Bayless, Richard M-Coy, James Coudy, Martin Eakle, John C. Brining, Howard Griffith, Josiah II. Gordon, W. R. Barnard, David Roop of A., John W. Gorsuch, Bernard Mills, William Turner-58.

NAYS-Mr. William T. Lawson-1.

Same day, the bill passed the Senate-yeas 16, nays none, as follows:

YEAS-Mossrs. John B. Brooke, Thomas J. M'Kaiz. Johs E. Smith, Coleman Yellott, John S. Watkins, Teagle Towns end, Stephen J. Bradley, James F. Dashiell, II. II. Golde borough, Charles F. Goldsborough, Daniel C. Blackistone, Franklin Whitaker, Tilghman Nuttle, Anthony Kimmel, Oscar Miles, Washington Duvall-16.

$500,000 MORE.

IN HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

May 9-The House passed - yeas 56, nays none, a bill giving authority to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, to issue certificates of debt to any amount not exceeding $500,000, in addition to the amount authorized to be issued by section 939 of the fourth article of the code of public laws.

May 10-It passed the Senate-yeas 16, nays

none.

INDEFINITE AUTHORITY TO RAISE MONEY.

April 27-Mr. Wallis, from the Special Committee of the Baltimore city delegation, reported a bill "to add to the fourth article of the code of public local laws the following sections, empowering the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to raise and appropriate money for the defence of the said city;" which was passedyeas 58, nays none.

Same day, it passed the Senate-yeas 16, nays none, as on the previous bill.

ACTS OF INDEMNITY.

IN THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

May 4-Mr. Pitts, from Special Committee, reported a bill, entitled "an act to relieve the Mayor and Board of Police of the city of Baltimore, and all persons who acted under the orders of the Mayor or of the Board of Police of Baltimore city, in their efforts to maintain peace and good order and prevent further strife, on and after the occurrences of the 19th April, 1861, in said city from prosecution in consequence of their acts of obedience to said order."

Pending the bill

May 5-Mr. Pitts offered these amendments; which were adopted:

That no prosecuting attorney nor any officer in any court

in this State, shall be entitled to charge or receive any com pensation or cost in any prosecution which has been or may be instituted against any person for whose relief the act is intended.

That this act may be given as evidence under the general issue.

And the bill passed-yeas 43, nays none, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Kilbourn, Sp'r, Durant, Morgan, Rasin, Medders, Briscoe, Parran, Burgess, Ford, Denison, Renshaw, Chaplain, Long, Lawson, Maxwell, Wotten, Landing, Dennis of Wor., Routzahn, Johnson, Naill, Straughn, Golds borough, Warfield, Brune, Winans, Pitts, Harrison. The inas, Wallis, Sangston, Morfit, Scott, Wilson of Har, Bayless, Coudy, Eakle, Brining, Stake, Barnard, Roop, Mills, Brown, -43.

May 8-Under the suspension of the rules. the bill passed-yeas 17, nays 2, (Kimmel and Stone.)

June 20-Mr. MILLS, from the Military Committee, reported a biil entitled an act to repeal

LXIII, of the Code of Public General Laws, and sections 741, 742, 745, of article IV, of the Code of Local Laws of this State, in relation to the uniformed and ununiformed militia and volunteer force in the several counties of this State, and in the city of Baltimore and the reclamation, custody, control, and redelivery of arms heretofore delivered to the officers and men under them and to add to the said article LXV of the Code of Public General Laws a section providing for the prevention and suspension of proceedings upon bonds heretofore given under the laws of this State for the return of such arms; which was agreed to-yeas 40; nays 12.

The nays were Messrs. Medders, Keene, McIntire, Routzahn, Naill, Wilson, M'Coy, Fiery, Stake, McCleary, Roop, Gorsuch-12.

IN SENATE.

June 22-The bill passed-yeas 12, nays

none.

PROTEST AGAINST THE WAR, AND RECOGNITION OF REBEL INDEPENDENCE DEMANDED.

IN HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

May 9-Mr. WALLIS, from the Committee on Federal Relations, reported these resolutions: Whereas, in the judgment of the General Assembly of Maryland, the war now waged by the Government of the United States upon the people of the Confederate States is unconstitutional in its origin, purposes and conduct; repugnant to civilization and sound policy; subversive of the free principles upon which the Federal Union was founded, and certain to result in the hopeless and bloody overthrow of our existing institutions; and whereas, the people of Maryland, while recognizing the obligations of their State, as a member of the Union, to submit in good faith to the exercise of all the legal and constitutional powers of the General Government, and join as one man in fighting its authorized battles, do reverence nevertheless, the great American principle of self-government and sympathize deeply with their Southern brethren in the noble and manly determination to uphold and defend the same; and whereas not merely on their own account, turn away from their own Boil the calamities of civil war, but for the blessed sake of humanity, and to arrest the wanton shedding of fraternal blood, in a miserable contest which can bring nothing with it but sorrow, shame, and desolation, the people of Maryland are enlisted with their whole hearts, upon the side of reconciliation and peace; Now therefore, it is hereby

Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the State of Maryland owes it to her own self-respect and her respect for the Constitution, not less than to her deepest and most honorable sympathies, to register this, her solemn protest, against the war which the Federal Government has declared upon the Confederate States of the South, and our sister and neighbor Virginia, and to announce her resolute determination to have no part or lot, directly or indirectly, in its prosecution.

2. That the State of Maryland earnestly and anxiously desires the restoration of peace between the belligerent sections of the country; and the President, authorities and people of the Confederate States having over and over officially and unofficially, declared, that they seek only peace and self-defence and to be let alone, and that they are willing to throw down the sword, the instant the sword now drawn against them shall be sheathed, the Senators and Delegates of Maryland do fervently beseech and implore the President of the United States, to accept the olive branch which is thus held out to him, and in the name of God and of humanity, to cease this unholy and most wretched and unprofitable strife, at least until the assembling of the Congress at Washington shall have given time for the prevalence of cooler and better counsels.

3. That the State of Maryland desires the peaceful and immediate recognition of the independence of the Confederate States, and hereby gives her cordial consent thereunto as a member of the Union-entertaining the profound conviction that the willing return of the Southern people to their former federal relations is a thing beyond hope, and

that the attempt to coerce them will only add slaughter

and hate to impossibility.

4. That the present military occupation of Maryland,

ace in flagrant violation of the Constitution, the General Assembly of the State, in the name of her people, does hereby protest against the same, against the arbitrary restrictions and illegalities with which it is attended, calling upon all good citizens at the same time, in the most carnest and authoritative manner, to abstain from all violent and unlawful interference of every sort, with the troops in transit through our territory or quartered among us, and patiently and peacefully to leave to time and reason the ultimate and certain re-establishment and vindication (1 the right.

5. That under existing circumstances it is inexpedient to call a Sovereign Convention of the State at this time, or to take any measures for the immediate organization for arm. ing of the militia.

6. That when the Legislature adjourn, it adjourn to meet

next.

at, on the day of The report was accepted, and 10,000 copies ordered to be printed-yeas 50, neys 11

May 10-They were considered, and Mr. McCleary moved these as a substitute:

Whereas, it is right and proper, that the Gen wal Assembly of Maryland should give such expression of opinion as will call forth the united voice of the whole people of Maryland in the present emergency; and the border States, with the exception of Maryland, have already, through their legislatures or conventions, defined their positions and course of action: Therefore be it

Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, The pressent position of Maryland in the Union, is that of strict dutrality, and will remain unchanged so long as Washington continues the seat of Government: Provided, the United States affords ample protection to slaves and other property. Resolved, That when the seat of the United States Government ceases to be at Washington, and a division of the country takes place, the people shall have the free right and choice of deciding which section they will be attached to, by a free expression and decision of the popular will at the ballot-box.

Which were rejected-yeas 13, nays 43, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Medders, Lawson, Keene, Miller, Jonathan Routzahn, Salmon, Naill, Joshua Wilson of Har'd, Bayless, McCoy, Stake, David W. McCleary, Gorsuch-13.

NAYS-Messrs. Kilbourn, Sp'r., Morgan, Rasin, Briscoe, Compton, Ford, Jacobs, Landing, Dennis of Wor'r, Kossler, Claggett, Johnson, Sangston, Morfit, Scott, Coudy, Eakle, Brining, Denison, Quinlan, Renshaw, Chaplain, Holland, Bryan, Jones of P. G's, Legg, Starkey, Goldsborough, Warfield, Brune, Winans, Pitts, Harrison, Thomas, Wallis, Fiery, Griffith, Harding, Gordon, Barnard, Mills, Turner, Brown-43.

The blank in the resolutions reported, was then filled by "Frederick," and "Tuesday, the 4th day of June, at one o'clock, p. m."

And the resolutions were then adopted-yeas 45, nays 12, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. Kilbourn, Speaker, Morgan, Rasin, Briscoe, Compton, Ford, Worthington, Denison, Quinlan, Renshaw, Jones of Talbot, Chaplain, Holland, Bryan, Wootten, Legg, Jones of Prince Georges, Starkey, Jacobs, Landing, Dennis of Worcester, Kessler, Johnson, Salmon, Goldsborough, Warfield, Brune, Winans, Pitts, Harrison, Thomas, Wallis, Sangston, Mortit, Scott, Coudy, Eakle, Brining, Griffith, Harding, Gordon, Barnard, Mills, Turner, Brown-45.

NAYS-Messrs. Medders, Lawson, Keene, Routzahn, Nail, Wilson of Harford, Bayless, McCoy, Fiery, Stake, McCleary, Gorsuch-12.

IN SENATE.

May 14-The committee recommended certain amendments; when these votes were taken:

The first resolution was adopted-yeas 11, nays 3, as follows:

YEAS-Messrs. John B. Brooke, President, Wash. Duvall, Thos. Franklin, J. F. Gardiner, John J. Heckart, Andrew A. Lynch, Thomas J. McKaig, Teagle Townsend, John S. Watkins, Franklin Whitaker, Coleman Yellott-11.

NAYS-Messrs. H. H. Goldsborough, Anthony Kimmel, John G. Stone-3.

The second resolution was adopted-yeas 14, (being all the above-named.)

The fifth resolution received all the above votes, and the third and fourth passed-yeas 11, nays 3, as the first.

The "Provisional."

FEBRUARY 18, 1861, TO FEBRUARY 18, 1862.

Those formerly members of the Congress of the United States are italicized.

President Jefferson Daris, of Mississippi.
Vice President-Alexander H. Stephens, of Georgia.

THE CABINET.

Secretary of State-Robert Toombs, of Georgia, from February 21 to July 30; resigned, and succeeded by Robert M. T. Hunter, of Virginia.

Secretary of the Treasury-Charles G. Memminger, of South Carolina, from February 21.

Secretary of War-Leroy Pope Walker, of Alabama, from February 21 to September 10; resigned, and succeeded by Juilah P. Benjamin, of Louisiana.

Secretary of the Navy-Stephen R. Mallory, of Florida, from March 4.

Attorney General-Judah P. Benjamin, of Louisiana, from February 21 to September; resigned, and succeeded by Thomas H. Watts, of Alabama.

Postmaster General John H. Reagan, of Texas, from March 6, Henry J. Ellet, of Mississippi, first appointed, having declined.

MEMORANDUM.

Secretary of War-It was reported that the position was offered to General Braxton Bragg, of Louisiana, but de clined, after Mr. Walker's resignation.

Scretary of the Navy-Also, that John Perkins, Jr., of Louisiana, was first appointed, but declined.

Mr. Toombs was appointed a brigadier general in July, 1861, and Mr. Walker August 20, 1861.

The President and Vice President were elected by the Congress, February 9, 1861, receiving the unanimous vote of the six States then composing the Confederacy.

THE CONGRESS.

The Deputies who organized the Confederacy at Montgomery remained in office one year, the "permanent" Government having been instituted in February, 1862.

There were four sessions of that body:

The first at Montgomery, from February 4 to March 16,

1861.

The second at Montgomery, from May 6 to May 21, 1861. The third at Richmond, from July 20 to September 2,

1861.

The fourth at Richmond, from November 18, 1861, to February 17, 1862.

The following are the names of members: President-Howell Cobb, of Georgia.

Alabama-Robert II. Smith, Richard Wilde Walker, Colin J. McRae, John Gill Shorter, William P. Chilton, Stephen F. Hale, David P. Lewis, Thomas Fearn, Jabez L. M. Curry.

Arkansas Robert W. Johnson, Albert Rust, Augustus H. Garland, William W. Watkins, Hugh F. Thomasson. Florida Jackson Morton, J. Patton Anderson, James B. Owens.

Georgia-Robert Toombs, Howell Cobb, Francis S. Bartow, Martin J. Crawford, Eugenius A. Nisbet, Benjamin H. Hill, Augustus R. Wright, Thomas R. R. Cobb, Augus tus H. Kenan, Alexander H. Stephens.

Kentucky-Henry C. Burnett, John Thomas, Theo. L. Burnett, S. H. Ford, Thos. B. Johnson, Geo. W. Ewing, D. V. White, J. M. Elliott, M. S. B. Munroe, G. B. Hodges. Louisiana-John Perkins, Jr., A. de Clouet, Charles M. Com rad, Duncan F. Kenner, Edward Sparrow, Henry Marshal.

Mississippi-Wiley P. Harris, Walter Brooke, W. S. Wilson, A. M. Clayton, William S. Barry, James T. Harrison, J. A. P. Campbell.

Missouri-William H. Cook, Thomas A. Harris, Caspar W. Bell, A. H. Conrow, George G. Vest, Thomas W. Free man, Samuel Hyer.

North Carolina*- George Davis, William W. Avery, William N. H. Smith, Thomas Ruffin, Thomas D. McDowell Abram W. Venable, John M. Morehead, Robert C. Puryear, Burton Craige, Andrew J. Davidson.

South Carolina R. Barnwell Rhett, Sr., Robert W. Barnwell, Lawrence M. Keitt, James Chesnut, Jr., Charles G. Memminger, William Porcher Miles, Thomas J. Withers, William W. Boyce,

Tennessee-W. H. DeWitt, Robert L. Caruthers, James H. Thomas, Thomas M. Jones, John F. House, John D. C. Atkins, David M. Currin.

Texas-Louis T. Wigfall, John H Reagan, John Hemphill T. N. Waul, William B. Ochiltree, W. S. Oldham, John Gregg.

Virginia* James A. Seddon, William Ballard Preston, Robert M. T. Hunter, John Tyler, Sr., William H. Mac farland, Roger A. Pryor, Thomas S. Bocock, William C. Rives, Robert E. Scott, James M. Mason, J. W. Brock brough, Charles W. Russell, Robert Johnson, Wailer R. Staples, Walter Preston.

MEMORANDUM.

J. Johnson Hooper, of Alabama, was Secretary of the Con gress. Alabama-David P. Lewis and Thomas Fearn, elected De puties, were succeeded during the year by II. C. Jones and Nicholas Davis, Jr. Mr. Shorter was elected Governor in November, 1861. Mr. McRae was alter wards appointed a brigadier general, and is now the cotton loan agent in Paris. Mr. Yancey was nominated for, but declined election to, the Provisional Congos and was sent to Europe to negotiate for Confederate" recognition.

Arkansas-Admitted, at second session, in May, 1861. Florida-J. Patton Anderson resigned early in the term. and was succeeded by G. T. Ward. Georgia-Mr. Toombs resigned, February 21, to becorae Provisional Secretary of State; in July was appointed a brigadier general. Mr. Howell Cobb subsequently became brigadier general, and now is a major general Mr. Crawford subsequently became a cavalry c

the army, and was once a prisoner. Mr. Thonris R. R. Cobb became colonel of the Georgia Legion late in 11 or early in 1862, and was killed at the first Frederics burg battle, December 13, 1862. Mr. Stephens accept the Vice Presidency, February 11, 1861.

Kentucky-Admitted, at fourth session, in December, 1951. Missouri-Admitted, at fourth session, in December, 1861;

* See memorandum at the close of the list.