The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1872-03-23
Maryland Legislature.


of the joint committee appointed to settle
the cases of the State against the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad was presented. 1t is i'll
effect that the Company should pay immed
lately to the State the amount adjudged by
the Superior Court to be due on account of
the capitation tax on passenger travel over
the Washington Branch, and also the sum
due on the same account from January 1870.
to January, 1872, the amount of which shall
be fixed by the Governor, Comptroller and
Treasury; and that in consideration of such
settlement the Company should be released
from all other taxation on the Washington
Branch in future if it will agree to pay the
State in perpetuity $4,000 per annnm.-
The bill to appoint Measurers of lumber for
Baltimore was amended to make 500 the
price of license to each Measurer. There
was considerable discussion on the bill for
the appointment of Weighers of Grain for
Baltimore, ami an amendment to appoint
| two instead of one was adopted. A motion
to strike out the section eXempting from
weighing the grain which arrives by rail,
and to permit the farmers to choose wheth
er they will have their grain weighed or not.
was rejected and the bill was postponed
until Tuesday. Bills were passed for The
creation of a new county out of portion OF
| Allegany county, and to amend the charter
of the Union Railroad Company. Leave
was asled for the introduction of bills to
reassess property throughout the State and
for a loan tn take I'm the Overdue and ster
| ling debt of the State. Bills to cancel stocks
| held as a part of the Sinking Fund and to
provide for the investment of the Fund, to
regulate the inspections of flour and wood,
and to promote agricultural and mechani
cal arts were read the first time. Among
I
the Washington. MONTGOMERY, Howard and
| Carroll Railroad Company. and to increase
the Jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace.
! There was no ouorum in the MARYLAND
| Senate ON Saturday. In the House of Del
! euates petitions were presented against the
Modification of the Sunday law, in favor of
=, Ontional Euuor law. and in favor of n
law tn make liuuor sellers responsible for
DAMAGES done by intoxicated men. Unfa
| yorable reports were made on the bills to
exempt the Baltimore City Passenger Rail
wav from taxation. and to appropriate mon-
ev in aid of the Jnfrmarv connected with
tia RaIt;nora Collere of Dental SURGERY
4 l,rga number of hills were nassed amonr
,vh;cL were those to exemnt the nropertv of
the Indanandent Order Of Red Men from
o;t, +.~at;on in Ralt;more and tn increase
tIs nov, of Judgas and CIarks of Election in
this citv, The resolutions of the Baltimore
Civ Council asking an extension of the CITY
limits two miles in all directions was refer
rod tn a snecial committee of seven.
Ia the LEGISLATURE on Monday. petitions
,qa;nst the Modification of the Sunday laws
for increase of MAGISTRATES Jurisdiction. for
Tho colo of tho states interest in the An.
n.noJ;s Railroad and it's transfer TO the
| ~, po;ut R,;Iro,d and for senarate
schools for colored children were presented.
| A lii ,r.s n.ssad IN raon,,te the boldinp
of examinations and analyses of bodies in
eases where poison is suspected. Bills were
re,I 70 forhd members of fine LEGISLATURE
.nd other state officers holdinr interest in
state contracts. and to authorize the city
Of R,ltimore to issue s.. DOC. 600 additional
Of Water stock. The Committee on the
Cbasanaake renorted unfavorably on the
hill, to add the land Commissioner to the
Oystar Police BOARD. unon which a sharp
dshate arose. and some severe criticisms
were nassed nnon Captain Hunter David
son. 10 which his friends responded in de-
fence of him. The bill to regulate the
honrs of labor was amended so as to include
all factories in the State. and to prohibit
children uuder sixteen wears of age from
WORKING more than ten hours A dav. The
! Select Committee on the Printing Contract
renorted that Mr.. George Cotton, a member
| +ba House of Delerates from Raltimore
s interested in the contract. and that il is
| inconsistent with his oath of office. Mr.
Griswold said that the report of the COM
mittee seemed to inculnate the committees
| nd nres;dinr of,icars If botb bouses Mr.
Snencer intimated that there had been
.ttemnts to sunnress the testimony. which
would have succeeded if he had not been
nr.nared tn nroduce his own conv if others
had haen mrtilated The testimony was
ordered to he nr;nted and the U,use adj
;onrned
In the Legislature ON Tuesday. petitions
were presented against the Modification of
the Sunday law and from citizens of An
nanolis in onnos;tion to substitution bv
Anne Arundel county to the Drum Point
Railroad. In the Senate a veto was receiv
ad from the Governor ON the hill tn extend
the ;ur;sdic,;on If Jnsticss A If the Peace in
T,lSot conntv to ,ssanlt and battery cases
The hin 70 release hanks from The twentv
nor cent tax on their canital was unf,vor.
ahly renorted mon An unfavorable re-
nor, was made on the hin annrnnri,tinp
| s10n ono in aid of tbe Frederick Deaf and
Dnmb Asvlum. Mr., Steiner made an able
snpecb in favor of the bill. and if was sent
back to the Committee on Finance. A de-
hate followed on the hill to .pnoint yeirh-
ers of pr,,in in Baltimore. whirf was amend
ed SO as to provide that grain arriving in
cars shall not he exempted from weighing.
Other amendments, including one to reduce
the cost of weighing, were rejected, and
the hill was ordered to A third readinn, In
the House of Delerates leave was asked for
the introduction Of a bill to ircorno-ate the
MARYLAND and Delaware Shin Canal Com.
pany. Amonr the bills read the first time
was one to amend the usury laws. The
hill TO add the Land commissioner to the
OYSTER Police Board was lost for want of a
Constitutional ma;oritv The b,l in mid If
the Snrinp Grove Hosn;tal was discussed
hnt not acted on
In the senate on Tnesdav leave WAS
asked for the introduction of q hill to ner-
NIT Baltimore county to endorse ths bonds
of the MARYLAND Central Railroad to the
e-tent of son0 00O The Finance Commit.
tee reported the hill to annropria,c 500 600
in aid of the Deaf and Dumb Asvlnm. with
an amendment allowing a present expendi-
ture of one half the amount and retaining
the remainder in the Treasury The
amendment was adonted and hi ordarad
TO a third read;np. The Advanced Money
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