Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1858-04-23

Mons and conc;l;atory eo,;nn
Gen Tilobmon from tha comm;ttce
annointed Yesterday 70 nrenare business
far the action Of tbs convention ren,rt-
ed an address 10 tho nnonIe n tbo Sfate
which ON motion was road and la;d
Temporarily unon the fable The sinh
iect Of he address to the Governor for
tba call of an extro eess;o, os ronortod
Yesterday was then taken nm and ahlv
discussed bv Messrs G g Gov VIM
b Clark James +. Martin Milton "
Tilobman.g
Tho ] fments nronosed bv Mr.
Kidd were Chen adopted and the address
10 the Governor voted fornnanimouslv
On motion. the chair apnointed the
kallowing committee to present the adj
dress in person to the Governor Col
j. Merrick, of Queen Anne's; Milton
Y. Kidd, of Cecil; John H. Cummins,
of Kent; Alex. Knott, of Caroline; A.
X. Jump, OF Talbot; I. Is. Sherman,
Of Dorchester: and DR.. J 1. Hearn, Of
Worcester.
The address to the people of Maryland
in behalf of the claims of the Eastern
Shore, as reported by the committee,
was then unanimously adopted.
On motion, the editors of the news
papers of the State were solicited to give
publicity to the proceedings Of the con-
vention.
The thanks of the convention were
unanimously voted to the officers, after
which the convention adjourned sine die.
The following is the address to the
Governor for the call Of an Extra Ses-
sion of the State Legislature, by the
Mass Convention of the citizens of the
counties of the Eastern Shore, held at
Easton, Talbot county, April 18th and
10th, 1898:
Address to the Governor.
To Hon. 4Yonas II. Hicks, Governor
Of Maryland-SIR: The undersigned,
on behalf of mass convention of your
fellow-citizens from all parts Of the Eas-
tern shore oil The state, and IN accordance
with the views OF large portion OF the
peeple OF That shore, most respectfully
petition your hxceilency to exercise the
power vested IN you by the 18th section
OF the second article OF the constitution,
70 convene the Legislature on extraor-
binary occasions, Tor the purpose Of
making provision Tor the payment OF the
sum que the Eastern Shore Tor works OF IN
eernai Improvement which, together with
otnerlmPorlant measures relating mostly
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H. ro,,,,ost ~ 49, 49,, - 80.
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.Dy tne act OF 1902 en- o9o, seven
'hiiiiohS OF uoiiars were appropriated 10
WORKS Oh internal improvements on the
W eSIerh 0hofe ana one millloh OF DOL
G larS 10 the same purpose ON the Eastern
onore'
The circumstances attendant on the
passage OF this act, and the fact of its
being the result of distinct arrange
ment, whereby the benefit of the latter
sum was to be secured to the Eastern
Shore, constituted a claim, the justice Of
which We know to be admitted by your
Excellency, and which has been acknowl-
edged by the passage of bills for its pay
ment by both branches of the Legisla-
ture, alternately, during the last two
sessions Of that body.
The reasons assigned by the I.egisla-
ture for the ultimate failure of these
bills were, in the first case, the want Of
time for proper consideration and, in
the second instance, the objection to the
provisions of the particular bill, and the
want of time for the proper preparation
Of substitute although il was distinct.
ly avowed by every member who opposed
the bill that the claim was lust and
ought to be paid, and they were prepared
to support bill for that nurpose if there
could be obtained time for the prepara-
ton of such a one as would Mace the
matter upon its own merits. without in
terfering with other important interests
The impossibility Of tronsaotino tho
business OF the State for two vears IN Tho
limited space of sixtv-6ye DAYS TO which
the regular sessions are now confined
and the preference always giyen TO nri.
vate over public business. where there
is not sufficient time for the transaction
of both, are facts universally known and
acknowledged.
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