The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-03-30
Maryland Legislature.

THURSDAY. March 9l-SAA,.-Th- bill 20 t.
pea. an act prohibiting the sale Of liquors and
lager bccr n or near wooIbcrry. WAS read Sc.
conl time Tine House bill supplemental 10 the
asscs-ineu; bill % s'G, WAS passed. The lious.
bill Providing for the sImmoning drawing, g.,
% j4sics. was passed.
Hass a. biYH,s.-The bill providing that
negroes shall. testify in all the courts OF this State
was passed, ayes -, nays q.
fRDAY. March 12-!SHqf,.-Thc general AZ.
preparation bi. being under consideration Mr.
Philpoi moved 10 iaseri an appropriation OF
SD. 80. So. 10 bee divided equally between Bh'i-
more c.'y aul county. that being the amount due
,lcn oa account ufeTrogs ia the dis,sihuiioa Of
ihe ,cLOo. fani since sd. when q separation o.
the city and county took place, which motion
vas disagreed 10. The House bill to empower
Atwood Blunt Of Baltimore county, to consituc,
q railroad from Waicrsyille quarry To th. Bali.
more and Ohio Railroad was passed. Also the
bill providing for rebuilding tie easiern hay
scales In Baltimore city.
Hygs, q D,i'gl'ss The Senate amendment.
20 the general assessment bill were concurrcd in.
and tie I'LL is now a Law. .Slai. OOn was voted
10 dciTay the expenses Of the constitutional Con.
yeniion called by the Legislature
SATURDAY, March 23--Sendis The ill reIeal-
ins an aci-chapier poo ls6I, prohibiting the
sale OF spurious and fermenicd liquors, or lager.
beer, at wOodberry Factory, Baltimore county.
having been returned from the House, pursnan,
10 request % the Senate last evening
Mr. Tome moved reconsideration Of the vote
by which the bill vas passed.
Mr.. Maddox opposed the reconsideration. mr..
gazing at some length the merits Of the question
10 general. and Of this particular bill.
VIZ. Davis, OF Caroline said this bill would
not have passed without his vote as only thir.
teen votes were given for the bill, his name be-.
ing among them. ~ the time Of voting he wa.
under the impression that the Senator from BALTIC
county desired the passage Of this bill. IL had
been so represented 10 him. but he had since
/ learned il was false representation Par from
desiring il, the Senator Mr. Philpoil was Oh.
posed To the bill. lie now wished the bill recon.
silercd, in order that he might change his vote
Mr.. NitkcTs urged the reconsideration. n,
sali that ills grog shop WAS established by d
former operative ia the factory who, thinking
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key than by work, leit the factory and opened
this shop. Il was situated within one hundred
feet Of The factory and two hundred feet Of Druid
llill Park
Mr.. Maddox replied at some length. insisting
that the liquor shop was first established. ~
discussed the question Of moral suasiOn, the Stat,
license system, 'ihe puriianical fanaicism O
the day, aud urged that instead Of this special
legislation the Grand Jury was the pfOler au.
ihoFiiy To supprsss any Injury or wrcng arising
from the sale " liquors.
The bill was further discussed 10y Measrs
Earle and Tome in favor, aud Mr. Maddox Ia op.
position. The motion TO reconsider was carried
Mr.. Tome moved TO postpone the bill indei.
nilcly.
Mr.. lroaiwaier asked II any one could inform
him positively which was built first!
The chair Lieut.. Governor Cox said lc could
speak decidedly. having been living in the neigh.
borhood all his life The factory was built long