Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1856-03-13

LEGISLATURE OF MARYLAND.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.

Hoii TIC majority ana Mr
nerrlck from the minority of the Select
Committee on so much of the Governors
message as reatest to secret political socie.
ties made reports, which were made the or.
der for Saturday night
Bills Repored. BY Mr.. Kennedy, te
equaiize taxation. To confine traders tc
the place of business named in their license
The report of the minority of the COM
mittee to establish United States Senatorial
Districts was adopted
Mir Fiery, from the committee to which
was referred the petitions in relation to nun
neries, made an unanimous report, that no
further Legislation is necessary on that SUBJ
tect. One thousand copies were ordered to
be printed, and made the order for Friday
next, at nine o'clock, p. m.
Bills Passcd.-Fora general registration
OF births, deaths and marriages. To sim
pify the rules and forms of pleading and
practice in courts of law.
Mr.. Kennedy made report upon the f.
nances of the State.
The bill to repeal the stamp tax and re-
duce the direct tax was taken up The
question being on the motion of Mr.. Brooke
reducing the direct tax cents in the 500,
instead of cents. The amendment was
accepted
The bill was debated by Messrs. Stone,
Harris, Merrick. Kennedy, Daniels, and
others.
EVENING Session. bill repeating the
stamp tax, and reducing the direct tax to 10
cents in the 500 was rejected-yeas "a
nays %. Reconsidered and made the order
for tomorrow at l o'clock
Bill Passed. In aid of the erection of a
monument in ndependence.Square in the
city of Philadelphia =
March Bills Reported BY Mr..
Bowie, relative to the public roads of Prince
Georges county. Mr.. Stone, for the relief
of the representatives of A. Tennison. For
relief of Jos. Stewart. Mr.. Harris, increas-
ing the capital of the St. Marys Savings
Institution. To close public road and
open another, and change road tc the
same in st. Mary's county. Mr.. flowden,
for new election district in St. Mary's
county. Mr.. Frazier, to pay each of the
simplifying Commissioners $4,000.
Bills Passed.-Amendatory of the act to
prevent frauds in mortgages and bills of sale
TO simplify and amend the law of attach
.ment.
Mr.. Testers bill to restrict the granting
of licenses to sell intoxicating liquors, was
advocated by Messrs. Lester, Askew, Wa
ters and Frazier. Messrs. Harris and
Rowles were in favor of the principle of the
bill, but opposed some of it's details. 1t
was then rejected-yeas 50, nays 3d. Re-
The Ell II 4snsd a and sFsas5 ~ !
repeal the direct tax to ten cents on the 800.
was passed-yeas 43, nays 26.
A message was received from the Senate
proposing joint committee to examine the
new code during the recess, and appointing
Mcssrs. Webster, Schley and Wallace on
the part of the Senate
Mr.. Partridge submitted message in re-
ply, concurring, and appointing Messrs.
- -- On the part of the
House Laid on the table.
EVENING SEssIoN.-BiWs Passed. For
relief of j. H. Stone and z. Turner. To
pay R. Ford and F. Stone for legal services.
TO pay Joseph Stewart sum Of money.
March 6.--BiUs Passed. Ito regulate
the licenses to hawkers and pedlars. To
regulate the licenses of auctioneers. To
appoint keeper of chancery records by Joint
ballot of the two Houses. To regulate and
protect fishing in the Potomac river. To
pay for an illustrative painting for the Sen
ate chamber. Relative to commissioners
to take acknowledgements, &c., out of the
State.
The message offered yesterday by Mr..
Partridge, In response to the Senate mes
90 ina
new code was taken up, and was debated
and the proposition was declined by the
House.
EVENING SEssIoN.-Mr. Merrick offered
resolution to hold a regular business ses-
sion on Sunday next Lies over.
Leares to Report BiUs.-To Mr.. Rowles.
to sell the States interest in the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal.
Mr.. Harrington submitted an order to
expel from the privileges of the floor of the
House F. W. Jones, the reporter for the
Baltimore Republican, for personally often
sive language published in his correspon-
dence to that paper of the 9th March inst,
towards Mr.. Frazier, as Chairman of the
Committee on Claims. Messrs. Harrington,
Askew, Stone and Harris bore testimony to
the agreeable intercourse between them
selves and the gentleman attacked by the
reporter alluded to, and to his integrity as a
public man. The order was adopted with
out dissent.
At subsequent stage of the proceedings,
Mr. Harrington claimed the protection of
the House from a threatened assault of Mr..
Jones, and the latter was brought to the bar
of the House in custody of the Sargeant-at-
Arms A scene of considerable excitement
followed, when Mr.. Carper Qor Mr. jones'
stated that Mr.. Jones interpreted the remarks