Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1858-03-18
HOUSE OF DELEGATES


MARCH S.-The House assented to the gene
raj appropriation bill.
Bus Passed.--To prevent trespasses in Prince
Georges county by non-resdents of the State.
Regulating constables fees in Charles county.
The bill to regulate the granting of licenses
to ordinaries and retailers was passed, yeas ~,
mays Is. :.
The blu Of Mr.. Kilbourne, to divide Balti-
more city into twenty wards, and the wards in
to districts, was taken up.
MIR. Alexander offered substitute, to author
ize the Mayor, &C., to divide said city into not
more than twenty wards, which was accepted
and engrossed.
MARCH 9-Mr Hoffman's Senate bill requir-
ing the Banks to make weekly statements and
publish the same was rejected by striking out
the enacting clause, as follows, after being va
riously amended: Ayes SO; Nays, 20.
NIessrs. Stirling, Stonestreet, Mcpherson,
Yelling and Summers, the majority of the Com
mittee on Ways and Means, reported unfavor-
ably on the Eastern Shore Railroad appropria-
ton bill and Messrs. Goldsborough, Ford, Of
Baltimore county, Ford of Cecil, and Dali, the
minority Of the committee, reported favorably
on the same. rst
The eastern Shore Railroad bill was lost by
the following vote. Every member who spoke
in opposition to the bill admitted the Justice
of the claim, but objected to the proposed mode
of satisfying it.
The House was very full, seventy-two mem
bers being present:
YeasAMessrs: Morgan, Neale. Wickes, Me-
ginnis, Magruder, Ford, of Baltimore county,
Clarke, Geldsborough, Waller, Moore, Sudler, of
Somerset Tilghman, Dali, Richardson, Grieves,
Davis, Ford, of Cecil, Kidd, Sudler, of Queen
Anne's Landing, Spence. Hearn, Todd, McGon-
igal, Harrington, Riddlemoser, Kilgour, Mountz
-2S.' " &C. --.--
Nays-Messrs Berry, (speaker,) Tongue
Mackubin, Kilbourne,. Grifiss, Burgess, Stone
street, Walker, Allender, Lynch, of Baltimore
county, Smith, of Baltimore county, Wyville
Contee, Thomas, Harding, Bowlus, Root, Rooms,
Hobbs, Hanway, Bacon, Baker, Stirling, Rogers,
Lynch, of Baltimore city, Crowley, Forest, Al
exander, Rohrer, Summers, Gray Sohnebley,
Duvall, Worthington, Thruston, McKinstry,
Reindollar, Day, Dorsey-42.
Absent-Messrs. Larrimore, Barnard and
Yelling. IL 49, = .-'.s2 s't- -.
MARCH 10-BiUs Passed-The General APP
preparation bill for 1860 with 800, 900 for ex-
pensesss of Reform Convention.) To require
clerks of courts to do certain acts in absence of
the Judge. Relative to trials in cases where the
parties are empowered to appoint, &c. Amend
Ing the charter of the Agricultural College For
the better security of persons travelling on rail-
roads in this State. To give power to County
Commissioners to regulate in relation to public
rqadssr To authorize the Comptroller. to use a
amp on licenses issued by him.
Resolution PassedwRelative to a monument
to the late Major General, the Baron DeKalb.
Mr., Kilbourner being in the chair, on motion
of Mr.. Belt the thanks of the members Of the
House were rendered the Hon. j. S. Berry for
the urbanity and ability, &C., with which he
discharged the varied and responsible duties of
the ehaif,, to which the Speaker responded in
handsome terms. nesl9s ~ 9z- 51ii
HseiH 6usc, adwunel sine die :s ss-aa