The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1841-10-02

interest on the 81, 1877 900 already inves-
ted: or to made the appropriation required
with a CERTAINTY that ii aciH be a pro-
ftable Investment, and that its expenditure
may, and probably will. make available
ard highly valuable the very large
amount of stock already paid for"
Vol Pub, Doc. 1899, State Library
Mr. John Thompson Mason, Chat
man of the Committee on Internal
Improvement, submitted, III. J. 1889, p.
473,) a bi proposing to lend 81 100000
to the Chesepeal;c'end Ohio Canal Com
pc ny, to cid in its completion, and with it
Report, Vol. Pub. Doc. 1889 in which
he contends that the completion of the
Canal is e rita1 Importance to the be t
interest Of the People of Maryland, and
tI.at when finished, it would 'reherc as
from the mholc expense Of its construction"
| The bill reported by Mr.. Mason, pro.
vided, by its first sec ion Vol. printed
bills, 1889, State Library that the Com
missioner OF Loans should "dcliver one
''nillion three hundred thousand dollars
''of certificates of stock of the State to the
'.PFESIDENT OF THE CANAL CON-
"PANY, to be BY HIM disposed of on
the best terms which HE could on>sin
therefor" SC, We will not weary YOU
by rcuting II detail the various proce d.
| ingS that occurred n the House upon
this bill, al. clearly showing that The Van
Bur n delegates pcrtnaclously and sue
cessinlly resisted the efforts OF the Wings
to guard against wasteiu and sacrificial
sale of the bonds. The Wings were SEN
sible of the necessity OF all appropriation
to the Canal, but they were unwilling to
commit the sales Of the States bonds to
the further smount of S1,30O,000, to the
hands Of Mr. FRAN CTS THOMAS, who
had, by unquestionable evidence then be
fore them, proved himself an Incompetent
fnancicr and rercngctu2 pGrtisuaH At
length Mr.. AIason's bill was committed
to Joint committee Of the House and
Senate, viii h reported bill III. S. 1899,
p. 632) prov ding that the Canal '.Compa-
ny" should ''dispose of the bonds at the
par value" &c. The "Company being in
fact and effect Mr.. Francis Thomas, the
Wing delegates made one more effort to
amend the bill. Accordingly, on the mo-
ton Of MIR. r w. Bowie,a Wing delegate
from Prince Georges all amendment was
offered or. J. 1889, p. CAD to strike out
the provision that 81, 100000 of certif-
Gates should be delivered to the "Compn-
nN" to be by them disposed of, Sc. and to
insert the following: sand the said COM
missioner Of Loans is hereby directed to
sell and dispoee of said certificates Of
stock, sc. and to pay the proceeds into
the treasury of the Western Shore" SC.
to be 10y the Treasurer advanced to the
Company, SC, Mr.. Bowie's motion was
rejected HI. 1889, PIP. GAL, 6l2) by the
following vote:
Administrators. Coad, Backbone,
Shaw, Jones, Wetch, (of e. Rldgcly,
O'rens, Hlmmoad, Estcr, DarympIc, Hell
. lgge. sagG,,;s Bowie H't1ca lol a
BravarG, uearn, Gather. Hook-25.
NegatiFe--Nessrs, Helch, (of B. c.
Ristue, !Staus5wy, Holmes, Lloyd. Colt
man, Humphreys, Foard, Hcchart. !Spen
Ger. Hi}mcT, Temples, Selbey, Spence,
,NcPdcrsou, Quynn, BiScr, Simmons, Fl
ror, Sutton, Hope. Polk, angSioa, TAa,c-
ley Grares, .Seidcnsrickcr, Gallagher,
.Hason, Newcomer, Bycr, Kcpzer. Ua,ers.
Dade, England, Berry, Price, .Newman.
Crabs, Porhc, Bramwcll, Giles, (speak
er pro. TEN. )-42.
So there were