The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1841-09-04
TO TIE PEOPLE OF MARYLAND.
NO. II.

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/ NO. IL.
Communication No. | exhibited the
yeas and maya on the passage of chapters
lO4 and l05 of 1927, which are the basis
of the present public debt. We now call
your attention to the act of 1880, chap
l19, being the next appropriation in or
der; and the FIRST to the Baltimore and
Susquchanna Rail Road. 1t authorizes a
subscription, for and on behalf of the
State of Maryland, for two thousand
shares (Sl00,O0O) of stock in the Balti-
more and Susquehanna Rail Road Com
pany, and directs the Treasurer to pay
the instalments, as they become due. on
such subscription, in certificates of stock
OF the State, bearing an interest of four
and half per cent. per annum.
AT the December session, 1880, it APP
pears there were about sixteen jackson
members in the House and the Senate was
composed of clcrcH Jackson members and
four Wings.
The bill making the above mentioned
appropriation (Act Of 1880, CHI. ll9) was
reported from Committee consisting of
Messrs. .Nchola$, Ely, Nc Elfcsh =,
Tilghman and Montgomery, and passed
the House H. j. PIP. 33l,332) by the fo!-
lowing vote:
Ailirmatvc-Mcssrs Blackstone, Brown,
(ofk.,) Wallis, Brawner, Chapman, Ro-
gerson, Turner, Ely, Holmes, Uorihing-
ton, llughlett, Dudley, Tcacklc, Bell.
Steele, Wootton, Tilghman, Richardson,
Kemp, McKinstry, HINT, .Ncholas,
freshman, Yoe, Broohhart, Mernck, IIar-
ding, Giltings, Lee, Mc.Nahon, Ridgcly,
Shaw, Reid-33
Ncgative-Nlcssrs. Thomas, (ofSt. NJ
Speaker, Piner, Stewart, Hood, Kent,
Stockctt, Reynolds, Dalrylnplc, Smith,
CAN'T, DuvalI, Claude, Brewer, Thomas, Of
o. Mitchell, Park cr, Montgomcry,NT Moore,
Dickinson, Ballard, Hicks, kcenc, Exams,
Comcgys, Galc, Amos, Waters, Charles,
Burchenal, 1lardcastle, Jones, Wilson
80
Thus you perceive, that the bill making
the first appropriation to the Baltimore
and Susquchanna Rail Road was reported
10 the House by committee, majority.
of which was Jackson members, and that
upon its passage ten of the sixteen mem
bers belonging to the House voted for it,
while only tom and one independent
Wing Smith voted against it.
The same Bill passed the Senate (sce
S J. p. lSS) by the following vote:
Affirmative Mcssrs Marriott, prest.
Forrest, Heath, Ucrbcrt, Remedy, SewaH
-6.
Negativc-Mcssrs. Dennis, Harrison,
Recs, Thomas, Whiely-5
1t appears, therefore, that the vote of
one Jackson member in either branch of
the Legislature might have defeated this
important measure, and thereby, in all
probability, have materially changed the
fiscal policy of the State in regard to the
Baltimore and Susquchanna Rail Road
SO far from this however, a large MAORI
ty Of the Jackson members in both cranch-
es voted for the appropriation.
AT the session of 1881, Mr. William
Cos, Johnson was delegate for Frcdcr-
ick county, and was appointed Chairman
OF the Committee on Internal Improve
ment. lie submitted a Report (sce vol.
Pub. Doc. 1881, State Library IN which
| he ably reviewed all Of our works of In
tcrnal Improvement then in progress, and,
with that statesmanlke and clear sagacity
which has distinguished his public career
made the following prohctic rccommen-
daton in behalf Of Washington Branck
Rail Road:
s'Yaur committee will close its notice
of specific works of Improvement, by
taking passing view of the policy Of
constituting rail way from Baltimore
to the city Of Washington. 80. The
purposes of this road would be to form {
great inlard highway that will commune
cate from the IN orthward cities to tn,
great National Capitol on our border, ant
| thus insure not only the transportation o
theomail, but all the travel, which is o
daily and increasing importance. The
committee is convinced of its high nation
al character, and its Importance to thi
State, and is satisfied that there is no roaC
stock OF the Union that would insure
greater revenue to Investments than TIM
road would realize, and has therefore re
ported bill amcndatory of the charte
: granted at the last session of the Genera
Assembly, and have recommended tina
the State rhould subscribe literally TO IN,
slock..oi company that must realize,