The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1867-02-08


reass 'mbled ut Annapolis on Wednesday of las
week, and among their proceedings we find the
following, which is more or less interesting to the
people of this county:
IN THE SENATE
Mr.. Tome presented the petition of Vim. Lee
Amos and forty Others, in favor Of the Hartford
and Cecil County Boom Bill also the petition
OF W" NJ. Ady and 100 others ctizons of Har-
lord and Cecil counties, praying the passage OF
the Hartford and Cecil county boom bill referred
! TO special committee.
MIR. Stephenson presented the petition of two
hundred and twelve citizeus of lIavre de Grace
| against the erection OF boom below the railroad
bridge at that place; also the petition of Sam
uel Burton and eghty-one others, citizens of
Cecil, demonstrating against the passage of the
Hartford and Cecil County Boom BILL
- After the reading of the latter memorial Mr.
Tome rose and said he would not now argue the
Questions set forth in this petition, hut would
defer it until the bill came up in its regular Or
der before the senate. 1t is well known how De-
titlons are gotten up, and this was "pad Pc
tion." The assertion that the petitioners could
not obtain copy of the bill was malciously
false He then alluded to an article published
IN county newspaper and the object of its pub
| LEGATION.
| Mr.. Stephenson. gentleman has used a
very ohjectional epithet and wish to know if
he applies it to me ?
Mr.. TCme.-No sir not at all.
Mr.. Stephenson II will leave the honorable
gentleman with the petitioners, and the will
settle the matter with him AS for the way in
which petitions are gotten up, that is well
known. There are agents running all over the
country to get names, and in this manner they
are procured. will now crafty the gentleman
by presenting the petitions he handed me This
morning. Mr.. S. stated that when the petitions
were first presented to him he refused to lay them
before the Senate, but after seeing the Senator
from Cecil (Mr. Tome,) he consented He then
presented the petition Of Jacob GLADDEN. and 1859
Others of Robert Magraw and IL others of
A. }. Street and 95 Others of Ignatus Rnt-
ledge and "a others all in favor of the Hartford
and Cecil boom bill
Leave was granted Mr.. Vickers tn report bill
to repeal an act passed January, 1864, chapter
282, requiring jurors to take the oath of allie
glance.
Leave was granted Mr.. Tome to report bill
to extend the time of the Philadelphia and Bati-
more Central Railroad Company to complete
their road and make junction with the Phila-
delphia, Wilmington and Baltimore railroad, at
or near Stemmers run, in Baltimore county
Mr. Tome presented the petition of R. R. Van
diver, j. Thompson Frieze and one hundred and
forty-hve citizens of Havrede- Grace in favor of
the Hartford and Cecil County Boom bill. Also,
of John p. Vanneman and son and one hundred
and ninety taxpayers of Port Deposit and Cecil
county, in'fal or of same.
Senate bill No IL, relating to Registers of
Wills, was taken up and passed 1.-THE bill pro-
vides that when the emolumeuts of register do
not exceed So 500 in any one year, the county
commissioners are aut horized to furnish necessa-
ry books, stationery and fuel to an amount not
TO exceed So, 500 including emoluments. IL
puts registers on footing with clerks of courts.
Mr. Stephenson, from the committee on finance,
reported bill making an appropriation TO the
House of Refuge in Baltimore, viz Sis, 900 for
current expenses and 900 to erect wing to
the buldinp