Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-02-04
January 90.

SENATE.-The bill to enlarge the powers of the
Judges of the Circuit Courts, and the Judge of the
Superior Court of Baltimore, was passed
Mr. Williams reported bill to change the time
of electing Representatives of this State.
| The non-intervention resolutions of Mr. Gather
were taken up, and an amendment offered by Mr.
Sellman to insert the words sand practised on by
Jefferson and Jackson after the word Washing
ton, when they were made the order of the day for
the 10th of February.
The Committee on Ways and Means obtained
leave to report bill to protect the property of the
wife from the husband.
The bill in relation to the appointment of coun-
sci in the McDonough will case, was referred to
the Committee on Judiciary.
| The Senate then proceeded to the election of
State Treasurer, which resulted in the election of
DR.. James S. Owens.
The Senate then adjourned.
| HOUSE OF DELEGATEs-Tbe following bills
from the Senate were presented and appropriately
referred:
To repeal the act limiting the term of Tobacco
Inspectors to provide for the printing of the Gen
eral Assembly.
| The Speaker presented communication from
| the Commissioners of ST. Mary's county, stating
that there were twenty primary Schools in sue
cessful operation for the last two years in said
county, and stating the sum expended for their sup
port.
The petition of James P. Delacour, of Baltl-
more, praying for the estahlshment.of an Agricul-
tural College in this State, was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture.
| Mr.. Bateman offered a message, to be sent to
the Senate, proposing to go into the election Of
| State Treasurer.
! MIR. Kilgour opposed the election of Treasurer
until the passage Of the bill fixing the oaths and
bonds of that officer, and moved that the message
be laid on the table; winch was lost.
| The motion of Mr.. Bateman was then adopted,
and James S. Owens was nominated on the part
of the House; Messrs. Mesley and Bateman were
appointed tellers.
The Speaker presented a message from the
Executive, suggesting the necessity of some legis
lation in relation to the tenure of commissioners
to take acknowledgment of deeds out of the State,
and recommending that such appointments be linn
tied to two years which was referred to select
| committee of seven.
| Mr.. Brooke presented memorial of the Justices
of the Orphans Court of Prince Georges in re-
latlon to the sc.Aol fund of said county.
| MIR. Davis presented memorial of l12 mer-
chants and dealers in fish, for alteration in the
fish inspection laws, so to require all barrels and
half barrels Of shad and herring which do not come
up the standard Of full barrels and half barrels,
shall be repacked. Referred to the Committee on
Inspection.
rected to issue commission to McLane Brown,
:! Esq, of Howard county, to take testimony in the
contested election case OF lhOOlaS Jenhllfs anu
| Thomas r. Hobbs.
| Mr. Crout offered the following order:
"That the Committee on Ways and Means in
qure into the expediency Of reporting bill to pay
the per diem and mileage of the nineteen electors
Of 1885, with interest thereon and report at as ear
ly day as practicable.
! The order was afterwards withdrawn, by con-
sent of a majority of the House, on division,
called for.
| On motion of MIR. Plummer, it was ordered, that
the Committee on Colored Population be instructed
to inquire into the expediency of reporting bill
to enforce more effectually the acts of Assembly
to suppress vagrancy in the free colored popula-
ton Of this State.
MIR. Stephenson presented petition from Dr.
VIM. L. Horton and other citizens of Hartford,
asking the establishment of "Commission of Ag-
rculture,'' to consist of delegate from each
| county, who shall meet annually, at the expense
of the State and stating the great loss which they
now suffer for want OF information and concert OF
action in the sale of their crops. Also, for legal
standard for the measurement of potatoes, asking
that they be sold by weight of so lbs. per bushel.
The bill to pay the per diem and mileage of the
officers and members, and other expenses of the
Legislature, was returned from the Senate with
| amendments, which were concurred in by the
House, and the bill is now a law, after nearly
three weeks of discussion in both houses.
A message was received from the Senate, con-
curing in the message from the House to proceed
to the election of a State Treasurer at half-past
O'Clock and, the hour having arrived, the men,
bers of both Houses proceeded to ballot, with the
following result: For James S. Owens, SO for D.
Claude "a blank, l.
She speaker then declared James S. Owens du-
ly elected Treasurer of Maryland, under the Con-
stitution and laws of the State.
| The House then adjourned.