American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-02-11
Correspondence 81 lie American Republican
hEfGLShAI URH OF R1AtgYE.ANB
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. lOth. 1876.


In the HOUSE, petitions were presented by
Mr.. Ware, from Baltimore CO., Mr.. Hanson, Of
Hartford, and MIR. Hullyday, of Cecil, in re-
ference to restricting tho sale Of ardent spirits,
when SO desired through the ballot box; which
with petitions presented by Messrs. Bowen,
Patterson, Of Mont, Cox, Bu,eIer and llar-
rington, were appropriately referred; as also a
report from tho Treasurer, i'll answer to an Or
der calling for information respecting money
expended on the public buildings
Leaves granted 10 report bills To Mir Van
SAINT, for the encouragement Of steam naviga-
ton and other purposes, To Mr., Lowe, de-
fining the duties Of primary schools 70 Mr..
Jones, relative TO commissioners Of st. Mary's
county.
Bills reported. BY Mr.. Lowe, in favor Of J.
Fl. Witchers and others. BY Mr.. Vansant, in
| cooperating the Baltimore Athenaeum-(Se-
nate bill with amondmentS,) By Mr.. Johnson,
a supplement 10 an act taxing promissory
| notes, &c.
Constitution Of .MryIand. Mr. Hack, from
the committee on the Constitution, to whom
had boon referred the memorial from the Re-
form Convention, and other propositions, con-
templatinT the call OF convention TO reform
the Constitution, submitted u report, declaring
| tho Legislature d es not possess tho power TO
call convention, and that it is neSpedient to
amend the Constitution other than by the Le-
gslature.
MIR. Johnson, said he should submit report
from another portion of the same committee,
tomorrow.
The subject was made the special order Of
! the, on motion of Mr.. Holmes, for Wednesday
efnext week.
Miscellaneous. On motion of Mr.. Hanson,
the Treasurer was ordered to report the amount
oftaxes paid from 1912, by the several coun-
ties, Baltimore city, and Howard district, ros-
| pectvely.
An untavorabIc report, submitted by MI.
Murray, upon bill authorship the governor to
! Gil vacancy in the board Of commissioners OF
| Howard district, was concurred in.
MIR. Hollyday called up a resolution for re-
placing monument, or mark, designating
The boundary line dividing this Stale from
Pennsylvania and Delaware. Passed.
Mr.. johnson submitted an order directing
process to issue against agents of nonresident
insurance companies, having failed to comply
with the law imposing tax, &c. Adopted.
Bills passed. A supplement TO an act incor-
porating the Baltimore Water Co. Imposing
tax on tho commissioners of agents for foreign
interpretations. Making the line OF the 7lh
election district of Carroll co. Abolishing the
office Of Examiner General, and transferring
the duties to the Register of the land Office
passed by vote of A5 10 81. In favor Of the
heirs of ]. J Warlhes, late Of Frederick co.
Providing for lottery to establish turnpike
road through Carroll and Frederick counties,
to the Pennsylvania line-Ltho previous queF.
ton cutting of debate on this bill, it was pass
ed by vote Of 80 to IS; Whereupop, on mo
lion of Mr.. Clagett, il was entered upon the
journal that he protested against paying the
debt of the State by means Of lotteries, as dan
gerons 10 morals For eecting the Clerk and
! Register of Wills of Hartford Co. by the people
- this bill gave rise to an animated debate