Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1862-02-27

1S9 Gcn. BucKner. has been delivered up on
the order Of Judge Catron, and will be taken to
Kentucky To he- tE;la IL s. -. - -.
MARYLAND LEGrsLA ruRE- The Baltimore
Police bill has finally passed both Houses of the
Legislature. The bill provides for two Commits
sioncrs who shall be elected by joint ballot
The Mayor Of the city is es o7icio member Of
the Board. On Tuesday (1sth) the Senate fix
ed Wednesday, 26th inst, as the day on which
both Houses will go into an election for United
States Senator, State Librarian, and Directors
in the several banks. The House has passed
the bill! for the relief of the families Of Maryland
volunteers. Resolutions in opposition to the
abolition Of slavery in the District Of Columbia
we're passed, but q motion to reconsider the vote
was under consideration when the House adj.
journed.
The Senate, on Wednesday, passed the reso-
lutions relating to the permanent location of the
Naval Academy at Annapolis. The bill incor-
.porating the Baltimore Tobacco Works was re-
committed. The bill relating to the stay oil
execution was passed. The House refused to
recall from the Senate the resolutions relative to
the abolition Of slavery in the District of Column
bia. Mr.. Donaldson, from, the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported a bill to provide for
the States proportion of the United States d.
rect tax to be levied for the suppression Of the
rebellion. 1t contemplates loan for two mil
lions Of dollars, to be called the Maryland De-
fence Loan: a bill imposing the direct tax
was also reported from the same committee
Mr. Fudlay, from the Military Committee, re-
ported bill for the rapid organization Of the
militia of the State in case Of future acquisitions
by the President. 49,
: The proceedings in the Senate, on Thursday,
were uninportant The House passed the bill
for the benefit Of the First Regiment of the Po-
tomac Brigade; the bill relative to free negroes
coming into the State; the bill to prevent the
adu!teration Of liquors; the bill abolishing the
office of State Agricultural Chemist the bill
apportioning the members of the Honse of De-
legates on the basis of the Census of 1860; the
bill licensing wood hucksters in Baltimore the
bill repeating all acts granting exemption from
tazation excepting sections 2, 8, 4 and of ar
tcle 81 Of the Code Of Public General Laws,
and the bill authorizing the banks, to issue small
notes to the amount OF twenty per cent. Of their
capital, were respectively passed. The bills to
provide means for the defence of the State, and
to Increase the direct tax were made the order
of the day for Monday next. The latter pro-
poses direct tax of twenty-five per cent on
every hundred dollars worth of assessable pro-
perty. The present direct tax is ten per cent.
The increase is to meet the direct tax to be iu,-
posed BY the Federal Government
In the Senate, on Friday, the Finance Com
mittee reported unfavorably on the bill to pre-
vent the adulteration of liquors The same
committee reported bin amending the license
law so as to include merchandise brokers in its
its provisions. The Senate agreed to the House
proposition to meet in convention on the 26tb.
to elect State Librarian, on the 9th to elect a
United States Senator. aud proposing on the
29th to elect two Police Commissioners f,r Bal