American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-07-26
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AND BALTIMORE CLIPPER
SATURDAY MORNING, jury IS, 1870.

CUow LEGISLATION, &r. The Introduction
,r, hill INTO the New Hampshire legislature,
,r;,.n,, i bounty for the killing Of crows, az
nesrs to have afforded members much am"s'-
,,,.o, and the proceedings have been copied
.,.o various papers, that their readers might
.,-.,cinate in the fun. There is good deaf OF
r.mor IN them, and particularly in the re-
marks made by Mr.. Preston, one Of the mem
.e-,. who maintained that the law woa!d be
eyaost tacto, and consequently unconsttutlon-
III. There is nothing extraordinary, however,
n such laws, and they will he found to abound
% the statutes of Maryland. We remember
gi.eg scarcely a session Of the legislature of
Iii. state passed, without the enactment OF a
nraN law for some county, and we have seen
The house repeatedly detained for hours with
lie discussion, This and all other such legis-
,,.,2n should be referred to the county au.
la5rilies, who, in fact. should have control
over all merely local matters, Why should
lie legislature be troubled with propositions to
build poor house, lay out road, XII crows,
EJECT finger posts, and the like: The decision
Of such measures is usually referred to the
tucubers from the county where they are re-
glired, whilst the members from other sections
feel 10. the least interest in them. II the ac-
t,o,. u the legislature were confined to matters
Of a general character, affecting the interests
of the whole state, it would DE much better
and we hone to see the amendment recon-
Al zion, liz oh, To al
senbe in this city during the next month. by
c9nferrng upon the levy courts or county COM
rlssioners power over all matters strictly local,
lhe people would have persons more immed-
ltciy and directly responsible to themselves tor
.sAlteyer might be done-and the probability
IS. that their interests would be greatly pro-
noted by thus having their local legislation
performed a! home, where every thing connect
ed with or bearing upon whatever might be
proposed, could be carefully examined and bet
Ter understood, The subject OF divorces, which
Eorrnerly occupied considerable time in the To-
ri,,2luro, and was usually disposed of with an
imperfect knowledge Of the merits of each case,
his been very properly transferred to our courts
Of Justice, where full and fair examination
can be had. The consequence is, that the APP
0lcqGons for divorces have diminished two
birds, much to the credit of society, and pro-
baby the peace of families.
We have urged the course above suggested
tJy many years past, with but partial success
but, in view of convention to form new
constitution, or TO amend the present where it
may require correction, we consider it not use
less to reiterate our hope that the legislature
will be disburthened Of all concerns which may
we appropriately referred to the local authori-
rles-so that the public money may not be
wasted IN the discussion of trifing subjects. By
diminishing the objects of legislation we can
lessen the number Of delegates, and thus pro-
mote the public interests i'll both ways.