The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1841-09-11
TO TIE PEOPLE OF MARYLAND
NO. "

Our resear chCs now bring us to the eX-
animation of the votes and proceedings Oh
the tdm0Hs Eight Million Loan Bill, az
is is iamiliary denominatcd, of Deem
Der Session, 1925, or rather of the adj,
journed MAY Session, 1886. We do no
VislbfS oil this important Bll.,0 $500, -,
from the frequent discussions of them il
the Legislature, in the public p~ints, anc
before the people themselves. they are
sufficiently well known and understood
Let 1t suffice to state, that it proposed &c
appropriate three millions Of dollars tc
the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (thc for
mer appropriations being found INSULT.
Gent to complete that work, by reason,
chiefly, OF the erroneous estimates of Mr.
Alfred Cruger, the Engineer Of the Com
pany,( three millions to the Baltimore and
Ohio Rail Road, one million to the Eas
tern Shore Rail Road, half million to
the Maryland (Cross-cut) Canal, and a
half million to the Annapolis and Poto-
mac Canal. The Journal Of the House Of
Delegates Of December Session, 1885,
exhibits pasSiA the nnqueslionablc fact
that this Bill was opposed in all its sta
gcs by many Of the most prominent Wings
through whose effort, at last, very i'm
portant guards and restrictions were
thrown around the appropriations, some OF
which, by the way, were removed by sub
sequent legislation, al the instance of Mr..
William Crason, at present Governor,
and then Delegate from Queen Anne's
county. These prominent Wings were,
Thos. G. Pratt, OF Prince Georges, Tho
mas A. Spcccer Of Worcester, Samuel
IIambleton, Jr. of Talbot, Thomas Duck
cit of Annapolis, and others. On the 9TH
er hand, its passage, without the restric-
lions, was strcnuonsly advocated by many
of the leading Van Buren, members, to wit;
Hugh Ely Of Baltimore county, Wharton
of Washington, Mclean and Richardson
of Baltimore city, Wil}tnm Mc.hahon,
.Mahhc,cs and Berry of Allegany, WALES
of Calvert, Long au-!.-elracS Of Somerset,
Larrimorc Of Qncen Anne's, and others.
The Bill was introduced TO the House
by the Committee OF Ways and Means on
the Sth OF March, 1886, az. J. 1885, p.
428,) and after being yariously amended
and discussed, on the 3lst March, (H. J.
1885, PIP. 64l-642,) Mr. Spence of Wor-
cester, moved to refer it to the next Gen
eral Assembly, In ofder that the People, in
the meantime, might have an opportunity
Of acquaintng themselves with Its proyi-
sions, and Of giving instructions to their
Delegates. MIR. Spencc's motion was car
ried by the following vote:
Afirmative-NIess;s. Carroll, (or St.
N.Y. Primrose, .uy77er, IgIehart, Hood
Kent, Wales, Duke, Carpenter, Brown,
HambIeton, Dudley, Brutf, Mullkin, Nc
Cu1longh, Nomland, Henderson, Pratt,
Worthngton, Bryan, Brewer, Duckctt,
Palmer, Larrimore, Spear, WMtczock,
Hearn, ellis, Boyd, Sutton, Cough, Mel
son, Carter, Newcomer, Gittings-35.
Negativc-Messrs. CAN'T, (Speaker) |
Head Dunkinson, Lassell, Kirby, (of X |
Mercer, Merrick, Dulany, Ely, Carroll,
Iof Bait. COY Wiuder, Long, 1cachlc,
Tones, Dennis, Ford, Hemsley, Kirby, (of
Z Anne's Willis, AMMAN, Duvall, Shriucr
Turner, Burchenal, Ilardcastle, Richard-
son, Nc Lean, Wharton, Brookhari, Beam,
,tathcm,, BcnN Frart:-3l. |