American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-02-05
~ correspondence VT the American Republican,
LEGISLATURE OF MARYLAND.
Annapolis, Feb. 4, 1916

ANNAPOLIS, L Gu. q, 1910.
In the HoJsE, 4 communication was receiv.
ed from the Lottery Commissioners, in obedi
| cncc to an ORDER, exhibiting the amount of mo.
Hey raised under the Consolidated Lotteries
and suggesting the opinion that the grant vii
expire III about nlnc years, Mr.. McLane pre-.
scented memorial for Incorporating the S.,
AIphonso Catholic Beneficial Society of Bal,i.
more city. Mr.. Maflill, petition in favor of
! restricting the sale of nqror in Cecil co.
Lcares granted 10 rcport bills To Mr.. STAINS.
bury, n supplement- TO an act incorporating The
Baltimore Water Co. To Moss7s. Patterson.
OF Mont, liscr and Swami, abolishng lmpri-
so.ment for debt.
.MHiia La,rs Mr.. McLane, from the COM
mittoc to whom had been referred the pro posi-
non Of the Military Convention, held in Balti-
more, Tor the reorganization Of the militia OF
this state, made an untayorablc report there
on. Laid on The table.
Blu reported. By Mr.. Patterson, of Allega-
ny, IN favor Of the Register of Wills of said
county,
Bills passed. Imposing tax on lottery tick
cts. wing Jos, Walker, former sheriff of
b"lh ounty, further time to complete his
buSin' s. II laver Of Sellman Cox, collector
OF Baltimore county. A supplement to an act
incorporating jefferson Lodge, |. O. o. F., OF
baltimore city. For the relief of Ed. and Ed.
J. Power, Of Kent co. For the relief of the
heirs oiLconard Gordy, of Worcester co. Also
bill from the Senate, empowering officers of
the U. States 10 retain slaves in this State.
LOTTERY System A bill granting lottery to
construct turnpike road through Carroll and
Frederick counties, to the PENNSYLVANIA line
came up. Messrs. Lowe, Murray, Biser, and
Claget opposed it upon the ground of its being
at variance with the settled policy of the State,
by the engratting provision in the Constitu-
ton, prohibiting it, and is immoral. Messrs.
Hook and Eye advocated the bill as revenue
measured per centagc to go into the Treasury.
The Dill was negativcd by tie vote, 81 to 81. |
M CIaget rose to move a reconside ration of
The vote, pending which the house adjourned. |
In the SENATE, Mr.. Prick presented me- !
mortal from the meeting of the Friends, oppos |
I'd to an extension of lottery grants.
Mr. Mccullough presented petition in re-
eronce to flowing booms in the Susquehanna
liver,
Bile from the House, incorporating the Bal |
Co., and in favor of J. B. Ba- !
len, collector of P, Georges co. were passed.
City NslcS. The Maryland State Temper
luCC IOUClGlJ IIClu hGtLllS III VIC Ddll OF IIe
House of Delegates, last evening, Judge |
Archer presided. c. Keener, Esq, and the Rev
Mr.. Cross participated in the proceedings
But the great and overpoworing interest given
to the meeting was the address of Mr.. J. B. |
Cough. There has not, for many years, been
collected so large number of persons, in the
city as on this occasion. Many ladies had to
retire, being unable to get in the large hall,
4. Al. /
Cough was most happy in his address, and
through the power Of true eIoquence, chaste-
ness of language, beauty of imagery, and |
.ruthtulness of ointment, he held all SPELL
pound, or occasionally convulsed the audience
with laughter, by wel-timed rectals of Incl
Tents IN the history of the votaries of the cup.
Nr. G. addresses a meeting tonight at the |
Z. Church, and, if the general ex-
preston Of opinion gives any idea of the i'll
.orcst felt to hear him, we may expect an
oyerfowing crowd,