Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-02-24
MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
MONDAY, Feb. IA, lS4s.

HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
MONDAY, Feb. IA, ls4s.
On motion Of Mr.. Cohen, it was ordered
that the Treasurer of the Stste furnish this
House with the returns ofthe various sources
OF revenue by the Clerk of Baltimore Coun-
~ Court for the years 1856 and 2, to-
gether with OH account of the various per
cenlages, or any other charges on each, in
said years.
On mn,ion Of Mr.. HAWKINS, it was order
ed that the superintendent Of the Maryland
Pententiary, in The city Of Baltimore, be in
struc,ed to inform this House Of the number
of free negroes now employed in that lnsi-
iulion who have been sent there for offences
committed against the State.
On motion Of Mr.. N. RUETT it was order
ed that the committee on Ways and Means
be instructed to inquire into the propriety
Of reporting bill, prescribing the duties of
collectors Of taxes-making it the duty Of
the collectors to call on the tax payers for
the tax before he can charge them interest.
The House then took up the bill reported
byMr WARE, establishing ",he ten hour sys-
tem''-which was passed by the following
vole-yeas As, nays 10.
TUESDAY, Feb. Is.
On motion Of Mr.. DASHED, the House
teconsidered the vote Of yesterday on ''the
ten hour BILL" and the bill was made the
order of the day for Wednesday week.
Mr.. HAWKINS reported bill entitled an
additional supplement to bill providing for
the establishment Of District Schools in
Charles county.
message was received from his excel
lency the Governor, transmitting the letter
Of Mons. Alexander Va'temare, on the sub
iect Of International Exchanges; read and
referred to the committee on the Library.
The bill reported by Mr. GALLAGHER, to
abolish Imprisonment for debt, was taken up
and made the special order Of The day for
Friday next.
The House then took up the order ofthe
day, being the first, the resolutions submit.
ted by Mr.. OWENS on the 31st ult., requir.
ing the Librarian TO subscribe annually FOL
5Ocopies of the Farmers Library and Month.
~ Journal of Agriculture, edited by Johr
S. Skinner.
After quite lengthy debate the resolu
lions were rejected.
The next bill in order--providing for The
substitution of Annual in the place of Bien
NAL sessions Of the Legislature-was post
pcned until Monday next.
The bill supplemental to an act TO provide
for the re-cap,ure of fugitive slaves, passet
February 18Th, 1889, section 63, was post
poned and ordered TO be printed.
WEDNESDAY, Feb Is.
$50 rn,1n1caf7on from Wm. Johnson, ESQ. val val
tien of the Maryland Peniten,iary, relative {,
me number OF negroes employed in that In
The communication states that, a,tere ar
at present confined in the Peniten,iary 70
offences committed against the laws of tn
Stale, l24 colored persons-1l9 of whom
are free negroes, S slaves
Prior TO the passage Of the &C, of the &c
neral Assembly, entitled "An act respecting
The punishment of slaves, passed at Dec
session, 1915, oh. $40, no slaves had beer
sentenced to the Peniten,iary for many
years. Since the passage of that act slave:
have been sentenced under it, and are now
imprisoned in this Institution. The fifth
slave has been an inmate Of the Penien,iary
Since lis FIRST establishment. He is the only
survivor of those who were transferred TO i
from the "Wheelbarrows," TO which he was
sentenced in Oct, 1903 He has been a
prisoner here since the 18th of November
1871"
Mr.. DONALDSON submitted the following.
which was read and laid on the table.
Resolved by the General Assembly DINA
ryland, That the Treasurer be and he is
hereby authorized and required to receive
from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co..
the amount due 10 this State for its proper
lion Of the dividend declared by the said
ronpany on the first day of October, 1916,
IN which the same was declared, that is TO
say, per cent in cash, and per cent in the
bonds of the company, issued under the acts
Of 1926, CHI. 1913, and 1915, CHI. 3I4, and the
Treasurer is hereby authorised and REQUIRED
10 dispose of said bonds, by converting the
same into bonds or certificates of stock of
this State, which bonds and certificates of
stock the Treasurer is hereby directed to
cancel and destroy, in the presence of the
committee appointed underresolulion No. 8,
lS4O, or in such manner as the Legislature
snay hereafter prescribe.
Mr.. HARRISON, from the committee to
which was referred the order, requiring the
said committee to inquire into the expedien-
cy OF imposing an annual specific tax on
bachelors and widowers, asked TO be dis
charged.
The House was called and the doorkeep-
er sent after the absent members.
The bill relating to indictments was taken
up, during the absence of the doorkeeper,
Upon the call Of House while the lottery bill
was pending but before any decisive action
was had, the doorkeeper returned, and
the consideration of the lottery bill BEING