Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1865-02-09


Fourteenth Annual Report of the Managers
Of the House of Refuge, which was read and
referred to the Committee on Reformatory In
,titutions, as also the Fourth Annual Report
If the Maryland Institution for the Instruc-
ton Of the Blind.
A special message was received from the
Executive, communicating the information of
the adoption by Congress of the amendment
to the Constitution of the United States abol
ishipg slavery, and submitting the amend
mcnt, which was referred to the Committee
on Federal Relations
Mr. ZONE. of Cecil, FROM the Committee
on Finance, reported the House Bounty bill,
with amendment, which was read aud ordered
to be printed. -....
The amendment, as reported, strikes out
all after the enacting clause, and enacts that
there shall be paid TO each volunteer or drafted
man the sum OF one hundred and fifty dol
lars cash, and a monthly payment of twelve
dollars and fifty cents 10 each man drafted or
volunteering for one, two or three years re-
spectively. TO meet this appropriation the
bill authorizes the Treasurer to issue bonds to
the amount Of four millions of dollars, bearing
interest at the rate of six per cent, payable
scni-annually. 1t also provides that the
Governor shall, or may, appoint one agent for
each county and three for the city of Balti-
more, who shall disburse the bounty allowed,
after having given good and acceptable Sc
curty to the Governor for the faithful dis
charge of their duties. The counties and city
of Baltimore are authorized to raise by loan q
fund with which to pay additional bounty, bat
no county or the city of Baltimore shall offer
larger additional bounty than two hundred
dollars.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
A message was received from Governor
Bradford, stating shat he had Just received
from the Secretary of State of the United
States, notification of the fact thst the Joint
Resolution proposing An amendment to the
Constitution Of the United States sbolishing
Slavery fors' or had been adopted by Congress
and concluding as follows:
AS This proposed amendment requires
the ratification Of the Legislatures of three
fourths of the States, which there is every
reason to believe it will promptly receive. |
take the earliest opportunity of bringing the
subject to your attention, in the hope that
Maryland will be the first State to adop. the
amendment proposed.
A motion was made to refer the message to
the Committee on Federal Relations, bat was
rejected The House passed the resolutions
ratifyng and confirming the amendment to
the Constitution of the United States by
vote Of 53 Yeas to % nays.
The Senate bill incorporating the Union
Orphan Asylum ofBaltimore City was passed.
This is an association Of Indies and gentle
men for the purpose of founding an insitu-
ton for maintaining and educating children
of deceased soldiers and sailors of the State in
the service of the United States Adjourned.
THURSDAY FEBRUARY ., 1896.
SENATE.
Lieut. Governor Cox in the chair.
The Presidents presented to the Senate
communication from Hon. Reverdy johnson.
enclosing an official copy Of the constitutional
amendment abolisbing slavery, which was
read and referred to the Committee on Fed
sral Relations
The resolutions passed by the House Of
Delegates were received and referred to the
same committee.
The President presented to the Senate a
communication from Samuel a. Graham,
Esq, contes,ing the scat Of Levin j.. Waters.
Esq, Senator FROM Somerset county. on the
ground of disoyalty. which was read, and
after a debate, participated in by Messr..
Clark of Prince Georges and Ohr Of Allie
gany, was referred to the Committee on
Elections.
Mr. Earle from the select committee, re-
ported bill to assist Simon j. Martinez in
publishing a new map Of Maryland, and APP
propratlng therefor the sum of FIVE thousand
dollars, which was read and referred to the
Committee on Education.
The House bounty bill was taken up, and
the amendments made by the Fiuance Coa-
mittee of the Senate which makes the bill en-
tirely different from the Act passed IN the
lower House, were adopted-Yeas l6, nays
5.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House met at II NJ. Seyenty-fve
members present, and Hon. John II. Frazier
in the chair
The Speaker laid before the House annual
reports from the Board of Police of Baltimore,
Directors Of the Blind Asylum, Of the T.us-
tees of the Cambridge Academy, abstracts Of
the accounts of the Baltimore and Hartford
and Havre de Grace Turnpike Companies,
and memorial fayoring the passage OF a law
encouraging emigration.
A bill prohibiting the sale of liqnor any
where in the State on days of election was
taken up on its second reading, as follows:
Section /. BE it ssac'ed by the Gcsarol
assembly If Maryland, That it shall not be |
lawful for the keeper of any hotel, tavern.
store, drinking establishment, or any other
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