The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-03-31
Legislature of Maryland.

March 22.-In the Senate on Monday
evening the committee on Federal Re-
lations we're instructed to make inquir
les looking towards the appointment Of
II Commission to investigate aud estab-
lsh the war claims of the State against
the United States The Comptroller
was instructed to report upon the
detention of the fund due the State from
the sale of lands donated by the United
States. The bills to remit the coloniza.
ton tax, to regulate the sale Of unclaim.
cd freight by railroad aud express com.
panies were passed TO day the Senate
ordered that the Treasurer of the Ches
apeake aud Ohio Canal Company report
the amount Of revenue received during
1860, and the disposition made Of it,
The House bill for tie protection of
baggage was received and read twice
The bill increasing the tax on cmigrauts
and otherwise affecting emigration was
postponed until the 29th inst. The bill
appropriatng $500 to the Baltimore
Bar Library was lost The Fertilizer
Inspection bill was debated until the
Senate adjourned
In the House on Monday evening
the bill to protect the baggage of pas
sengers on railroads aud steamboats,, at
hotels, etc, from damage was adopted.
The report Of the three Commissioners
appointed in 1868 to meet similar
number from Virginia to adjust the
disputed boundary line between the Two
States on the Eastern Shore of the
Chesapeake was presented, stating that
nothing had been accomplished on ac.
count Of the failure Of Virginia to APP
point the necessary commission, aud
recommending re-enactmeut of the ap.
pointment by this State, and that Nir.
GINA be requested to take steps towards
a settlement Of the dividing lines. -
Among the bills introduced to day was
one to remove the Eastern Hay Scales
of Baltimore city from Canton, where
they are now located; another to APP.
propriatc $4,000 additional to the
House Of Refuge, and another to issue
State loan Of Sl00,0 900 for the build.
ing Of the Deaf aud dumb Asylum at
Frederick city. The General Appro.
priation bill was thea taken up, debated
and amended 10 various respects, and
ordered to tbird rco1in, In ofTnrt
to strike out the onnronri,,ions IN
charitable institutions fniItd hy yoto
of As to is.
March 23-Inthe Senate On Tuesday
EVENING the hin far tLn insnoc,;on y
artifcially manufactured mr. maninnIatoJ
fertilizers was adoptgd, A comnnnica.
ton from, the Trcasnror or ,bo Gbasa
peakc and Ohm Canal v,s rooo;raI
stating that the rcccints aur;nr 1900
were t376.SI4 and the ononnt m
hand $40 ego Tina Commit,eo n, In
tcrnal improvements reported y hin to
authorize the Frederick and psnnsvI,a,
mia Line Railroad Comnany to bnild n
road from Frederick 10 WASHINGTON
CITY. The hill far n now ,od;ic,,ian If
the laws of tho State was re;c,,od
In the House ON Tncsdov cvo,;r,
the Speaker gave notice that after Fri.
day no new bills could be introd : ced
without the consent Of two.thirds Of
the House, The bill to amend the
Gree School law was made the special
order for Thursday. To-day Mr.. Mar
bury obtained leave to report bill to
tax all the railroad property in the
State. Among the bills reported were
number for the interpretations and ex.
tension of railroads. The General APP.
preparation bill for 1871 was passed.