The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-02-17
Legislature of Maryland.

Kimmel precipitatcd the contest of the
State Us. the Baltimore aud Ohio Rail.
road by offering an order for the APP.
pointment of committee of five Sena.
tors to ascertain how to preserve harm
less the interests connected with the
Company in case the proceedings against
it result in forfeiture of its charter
This movement brought the whole
question OF the pending controversy
between the State and the Company
fully before the Senate, and the gentle.
men were Immediately upon a food Of
debate ON the subject The actual
movement contemplated by the order
was entirely overlooked, and the speech.
cs were based entirely upon tie resolu,
tons Of Judge Merrick for the vacation
Of the charter of the Company, which
are now in the House Of Delegates.
Mr.. Earle, Mr.. Miller aud Mr.. Carroll
spoke on the side of the Railroad Com
pany, aud Mr.. Clarke, Mr.. Compton aud
Mr. Kimmell urged the rights of the
State in the matter The resolution
was finally lost, there being but one
vote i'll its favor.
In the House. the memorial of the
Commissioners of the State Oyster
Police force, recommending the adjust.
meut of the claims of w. II Shaw 4 %
Tor the construction of the police steam.
err, was referred to the Committee on
Claims. \ bill was reported to remove
from the House of Refug, che females
now in it, and allow none to be placed
there in the future. The bill TO author.
ize the Mayor and Civ Council of Raj
timorc TO endorse the bonds of the
Western MARYLAND Railroad to the ok.
tent of 81 400 900 was unanimously
passed Mr.. McLane offered resolutions
that the six pcr cent dividend unon thc
S3,0OO,OOO Of stock of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Comnnnv which il
held by the State of Narvland i nav.
able in gold com, and instruetinr the
State Treasurer to receive noSment
only in coin or currency which i nj
par with il. Tho resolHtions liz oycr
until to.morrow whom tbcy .,n,o IN
for action.
FtJruayv 9.-In the Senate n com.
muncation was received from Conn.
noller Woolford, stating that from Jan.
uary, 1868, to January, 1870 the STATE
Inspectors of Tobacco in B,ltimore had
collected SOP $50 CT and thav bud
expended for clerk hire. lpborers nails
and incidental cxnensos sIso aio Ok
leaving a balance Of 500 24I 3G which
they had maid into the Tra,snrv bn, a.
the same time the Iuipectors had Drawn
out s25. 900 for sal ,ries or 50 zbs ri
more than tbev had maid IA tho S,,,e
Among the new hills ic,rodncoa woro
two ineornoroting on. ro,,na.ias !, al
thpoye Al on;nion ~ -. a. a.
eral Jones. relative to the N,,ionsI rooJ
opposing State mid thereto was ref,rroJ
to the Committees On Tho Jnd;oi.rn
Mr. Graves rosoiu,;ons oxn.osS;,,,
sympathy with the Cubon intnrgents
were ordsroa :, ha0oa,,a1's,l -.".'
her of uouse Hills vac nc,aJ ,,,,a, and
the Senate aaiourned
La the Uousc there w,s s,bm;,,oa
from tho pros;de,t of Ia Nar,,laaJ
Hospital n memorial rag,rdina ,ho
coun,ios of AIIo.an, c.i,,sr, nl
fer and pr;nce Gaor,o, : - +, -
for a. s,,,nor, ~ - "''S''s
to the aman~, oT ss Seo p"upei'
cation from conasad- d. - commune
son,od IN 80. Ie.uO' Do"'o was pre-,
,La t"e '"poi'dnee %
snaa"s,;aa ~. VI t 10" "uu oysters ana
'"A' irota'io seymour, H.
On " - anu oe'n o'een' or any
tho Ian;sia,u tus'..u ~ auuieSS
n;so;anisana upon 'he SUBJECT OF
ed ana s,an. - uo.iii'..ee was sPpolotc
,a,;oa Tto sa. " eA.cnu suc,i lnVi'
of Tho cr;m;,ai t. Tas' s"e u I'. Jury
II rarosaa WI Da'tihore my
tiary was read occomna1ioJ w;,h 80
remarks from ,Juaye Gilmo, on Ill.,
necessity of charging the peni,ent;arr
A memorial asking an onnronr;s,;na ~
$50. 900 for new bn;lJinns =, ,bo uo,sa
ofRefupe was presented The Jud;c;arS
COMMITTEES was reonestea 10 innn;ro
into the expedieney of ,mend;nn ,ha
local laws Of counties wborc corooraai
punishment is inflicted unon ,be IL
mates of nlmshouses Tha rasai",;a ="
for the nrosocntion Of ,ha s,a.a,a .a uIs;'
against the Baltimore and 0h;o Raa
road Comoany wers t,tan - MAJ AZ
Street offered an orasr for ~ 49, ao; ~.
ment of a committee Of rnur a ppJ'"s
of the House and three If ,ha So.
IN decide tho d;sn,taJ o,,as,;s "a.
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