American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-02-06
(Reported for the American Republican,
MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.
ANNAPOLls, Feb. 5. ls

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 5, 1916.
MIR. Ford presented petition from citizens
Of q. A., PRAYING a law to prohibit the sale of
LIQUORS in districts, &c, wherein majority of
the legal voters may declare in favor thereof
Communications were received and laid be-
ferc the House. from Registers of some of the
counties giving the aggregates OF amounts up
on which commissions were allowed TO Ad-
minstrators and Executors, and the aggregate
of commissions allowed They were ordered
to be printed.
Mr., Walker presented the petitions OF citl-
zcus Of Hartford, for a law TO prevent the sale
Of liquor
Mr.. Graves presented the petition of J. q.
Morris and others, praying an act to incorpoE-
ate the Central Bait, College
Leave was granted Mr., Stewart to report
bill to change the commencement OF March
term of the Court of Howard district.
Leave was granted Mr.. llollyday OF Kent,
to report 4 bill to allow Thomas Lusby, of SAID
Co., further time TO complete his collections.
Leave was granted MI Williams OF balto.,
to report bill to abolish special pleading in
civil actions
Bills Reported. By Mr., Archer, bill to al
ter the Constitution, and to define and limit the
powers of the Legislature in pledging the cred
il of the State. Also, bill relating to the Al.
torney General of this State and his deputies.
BY Mr., Harrington, n bill to allow William
Rose of Talbot Co, further time to complete
his collections.
BY Mr.. Gallagher, a bill to incorporate the
Baltimore Club.
BY Mr.. Williams, bill relative to the com
potency of witnesses, without regard TO their
religious opinions. Also, a supplement to the
act TO declare and ascertain the right Of cit-
zens CT this STATE TO private roads and ways.
BY Mr.. Landlord, bill to continue the char
ter of the Bait. s. Ches. Steam Towing Co.
The bill to continue the charter of the FcIl's
Point Savings institution, and granting bank
ing privileges to said institution reported some
time since from the Committee on Corpora
tons, was passed.
The BIZ some time since reported from the
Committee on Ways and Means, TO reduce the
maximum of charge for the transportation OF
passengers on the Washington Branch of the
b. s. o. Il. II. Co, was taken up, and after
discussion, was passed.
The committee, to whom the resolutions of
Mr. Bowie, relative to claims against the u.
States for moneys advanced during the late
war, reported the same TO the House in modi-
fed form. They direct the sum, when OBJ
tanned, to be held by the Treasurer, to be
by him applied, from time to time, upon the
requisiton of the Canal Co. to pay the interest
on such sum or sums as the state may authorize
said company to borrow, for the completing the
canal to Cumberland. To secure the repay
ment Of the same, the said canal company are
to deliver, in amounts equal to the sums adj
yanced, their bonds, which may be issued under
the authority of the present or afuturo General
Assembly for the completion Of said work.
They lie over.
Some two or three unimportant nominations
were received from the Governor, being but for
justices of the peace. The Senate did not GO
into executive session, and the nominations of
yesterday, and some Of previous days, remain
Enacted upon.
They passed the morning in discussing and
acting upon the resolutions reported by the ma
| jorty of the committee on elections on the seat
contested between Messrs. Quynn and Ross,
which, with certain notifications, were adopt
ed serialim. A question of order then came up
upon taking the vote upon them in the aggre-
gate. After spending an hour in discussing
this point and without arriving at conclusion,
the Senate adjourned.
Ho,oord District. Orphans Court-Charles
Sterrett Ridgely, Isaac c. Anderson, and VIM.
w. Watkins Notory Public-Wm. &. Dor
sey. Surveyor-Charles r, Stewart. Core
ner-Isaiah Mercer.