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sation for the emancipated slaves, he should have voted
in the negative.
The report of the committee upon the judiciary was
then taken up.
Mr. Carter moved an amendment giving authority to
the mayor and city council of Baltimore to pay to each of
the judges for that city, an annual addition of five hun-
dred dollars to their respective salaries, provided that the
same being once granted shall not be increased or dimin-
ished during the continuance of said judges in office. The
amendment was adopted.
Mr. Gill submitted the following as an additional section
to part four, relative to the system for Baltimore city:
Section —. The judges of the Supreme Bench of Bal-
timore city shall examine, from time to time, the ex-
penses, costs and charges of the courts in the city of Bal-
timore, and report on the same to the General Assembly
of the State, and suggest for the action of that body such
changes as may appear to be desirable and calculated to
reduce the said expenses, costs and charges.
Mr. Maulsby thought the principle was perfectly right,
but he had, in the judiciary committee, brought forward
a proposition similar to this to apply to the whole State,
but it had been persistently frowned down. He was,
therefore, opposed to giving Baltimore city the benefit of
this and to exclude the counties.
Mr. Stoddert said he was opposed to it, as it was local
legislation.
Mr. Gill said gentlemen talked a great deal about econ-
omy in salaries, and he thought this would save many
thousands of dollars.
Mr. Maulsby had no doubt that it would save the whole
expense of the judiciary.
Mr. Gill said he would introduce the proposition, and
when the report came up on the third reading he should
move it in such form as to embrace the whole State.
On motion of Mr. Carter, the judiciary report was then
ordered to be engrossed for a third reading.
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