The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-03-05

enabled to put up the rates on the property
in the State, the owners having no option
but to insure at their own rates. This is a
piece with all the legislation of the present
purblnd party in the Legislature, whose
aim seems to be to drive out capital and en-
terpriso from the State
Mr. MARYLAND, Chairman OF the Commit
tee OIL Wild Fowl, reported two bills to en-
force the existing laws for the protection
of wild fowl in this State. One bill pro
vides that the Commander of the State
Oyster Police Force shall send part of his
force with a boat to cruise in the Susque-
hanna and other rivers of the State from
October LIST to April 1st, with power to en-
force the game laws. The other bill author
ICES Sheritfs, Constables, and other officers
of any one county to make arrests, &C., in
any other county for violation of the pro-
lection of wild fowl.
Mr.. Hopkins from the minority of the
committee, obtained leave to print a min
GRITTY report, whicl, prohibits the shooting
of ducks with large guns or swivclS; also.
the use of lights or lanterns for the purpose
of catching, trapping or shootin. ducks;
also prohibits persons from apprnachin.
within a certain distance of the shore unless
PERMITTED by the landowners, and restrict
ing guuning to three days in The week be-
tween November LIST and March lSt, and
then with no gun larger than a single or
double duckng gun, under the same penal
ties as i'll the present law.
Among the House bills read second
time is one to protect fish in Mill and Prn-
cipio Creeks in this cnuaty. What tie
particular provisions Of the bills are we
have not learned.
In Il bill reported from the Committee on
Corporations incorporating the town of
keedysville, Washington county" the
words free whuc nsale ci,zcns,'' which APP
peared in the original draft of the bill,
were stricken ont, and the words illegal
voters y inserted in lieu thereof.
The Maryland Democracy are evidently
coming up to the fifteenth scratch.
The Senate has ordered its Committee
on Judicial proceedings tn inquire into the
expcdiency of taxing United States Bonds
and Treasury Notes held 10y individuals,
corporations, &C., of this State. The De-
mocracy have been making similar inquiries
ever since the Bonds were issued without
appearing to approach any nearer Il solu-
ton of the difficulty.
On the motion of Mr.. Miller Of this
county an order was placed on the Journal
to the effect that if himself and four others
had been present in the Senate when the
vote was taken on the Fifteenth Amend
ment, that they would have voted against
it. Mr.. Miller has evidently a care in
closing up his political life. He wants his
>hroud folded neatly and all of the rmklps
smoothed cut. He wants it to be on the
record that he was not one of those who
declare that every yoke shall be broken
and the captive set free. All right, Cecil
county will never be represented by such
again.
The usual steady stream of petitions con-
tinues to flow into the legislature asking
for pensions. The idea must have rot
abroad that there is Il pension mine at
Annapolis.
Mr.. Harrington, of Dorchester county,
Chairman of the Committee on eXpirucr
laws has reported a bill in the House to
extend for two years the act providing for
the tlking and pc petu ,ling the evidenc
raj a tn N n hat
we think has been MIXED about dry.
The bill amending the local laws of
N nth East, passed the House on Wedncs-
day last.
We notice that our polite Legislature
are keapins back the appropriation bills
to the last. They will be sprung in the
late days Of the session and the last DEM
acratic pull at the State Treasury will
doubtless he a ''strong pull
In the Senate, the Committee on Finance
reported unfavorahly the bill for the repeal
Of the Inspection laws, and it was made
the special order for Wednesday next.
In the House of Delegates, at the We'd
nestlay evening session, a number ofampnd-
ments to the new Militia bill were offered.
and all contemplating an increase of ex-
peases were defeated. The Committee Oh
Ways and Means reported Il Till increasing
the cost of licenses to drinking saloons
twenty per cent, and to eating houses fifty
per cent, which was ordered to be printed.
The House agreed to meet in session on
each alternate evening. Leave was granted
to report bill for the establishment ofthe
Cemetery for Confederate dead ut Hagcrs-
town, and the appropriation Of 5000 for
that purpose. The publication of the
Legal Notices bill was made the special
order of yesterday. The Militia bill was
adopted by unanimous vote.