The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1860-02-11
Maryland Legislator

The following business rel alive to Ccci
county, has been transact cd during the Do st
week:
Tuesday. A bill for the protection Of tn G
navigation of the Snsquehanna river. prohibi-
ting the anchoring Of RATS or a,ks Of logs in
said river, within the lin it's Of Cecil county,
was -e-com:nit,cd to the committee.
THE HorsE.
Moday.-Mr. Maxwell. presented peti.
lion against the repeal Of the law prohibiting
the anclioring of lumber in the Susquehanna
river.
Tuesdas.-A petition was presented b. Mr..
Maxwell from citizens OF Cecil county asking
the payment of the Eastern Shore claim.
And by Mr. Miller, against division of
State appropriations to the West Nottingham
Academy.
Mr. Maxwell obtoi ned leave to report bill
to authorize Theophus Jones to convey Ger
tain real estate. Also. to authorize the trus-
tee OF Thomas Sloan, lunatic, to fulfil GER
tain agreement.
the boundary line of election district No. 3
IN Cecil county. Also, to amend the law
relating to the commissioners Of the town Oc
As'N'o'' LUIS, We ShII'Dse - " d'litIiu tIic
Code. which says that the town elect on Shall
be held on the first dap Of Mayl
Wedae&0y MIR Miller obtained leave to
introduce a bill to close road in Cecil county.
The following is synopsis of the general
business OF interest.
SENATE.
Tuesday, "A bill authorizing the clerks of
Circuit Courts, the Superior Court and Com
mon Pleas, to take supcrsedeas of judgments
and DEGREES in their respective courts, was
passed.
Tncsndy.- IS petitions were presented. ask
ing that the ODD of February may be mule
legal holiday (which were referred to the com.
mittee ON ways and means.
The bill to pay Ohio Scott and Hiram Nc
Cnlloush 500 500 each for codifvmg the laws
of Maryland, after some discussion passed by
vote of so yeas to 6 nays.
WedaeNiay MIR. Miller, of Cecil. presented
special report from the Joint Committee
appointed to visit the Ilouse Of Refuge. The
report was read, and expressed the highest
appreciation Of the committee. of their admira-
bic Institution, and recommends it to the LID.
eral encouragement and fostering care of the
State. Ordered to be printed.
Mr. Gordon, from the Committee on the
Judiciary, reported a bill to-day to prohibit
and make unlaw ful the marriage of first cou-
sins. The law already existing prohibits
more remote degrees Of relationship from con-
tracing marriage, and as remote degrees are
prohibited, the committee have come to the
conclusion that the closer degrees should be
included. FIRST cousins low under special
engagements. will be compelled to consuna,e
them as rapidly as possible as there is little
or no doubt that this bill will pass. The sta
tistics Of insanity furnish strong reasons 70,
their prohibition. and the statistics or human
nfirmities, if they could be collected, would
supply len thousand more.
Hcd"eSiay Mr.. Denison, Of Baltimore
county, obtained leave to introduce bill! to
amend the charter Of the ph,ladelphla, VII.
mington and Baltimore Railroad Company
relating to bridge over tie Su>quchanna.
The large portion of the time of the House
or Wednesday, was taken up in the discus
sion of an order TO pay each member Of the
committee on the Code 5000, which a. the
latest accounts was not decided.
There has yet been no decisions in the case
of Messrs, Purnell and Gather, and Judge
Stump.