Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-02-29
Correspondence Of the Beseoa-)
Annapolis. Feb. 2lst, 1s72.

ng adjourned over I'll next Monday, i
will eadeavor IS ven as can 10 epito-
mise fbe events and transsctioos Of the
last few days. A considerable panic Vas
,aused among the Senators and Delegates
BY The announcement that or. Bowie,
Delegate from Prince Georges county.
bad been stricken down BY stack Of small
pox and that it had ASSUMED the worst
'orm (confueut,. Not q few members ut
irst suggested the propriety ofan adjourn
ment ss sanitary precaution. A more
sensible mode Of avoid snce Of disease pre-
sens<d itselfin vaccination. and great many
Of the members have submitted 10 the OPP
Grafton. Mr.. Bowie was (and I hope)
still u the Enest sud handsomest man in
the House. or rather Of the House. and l
am Pleased to learn that late accounts give
great hope Of his ultimate recovery and
return to Legislative labors ''not At all dis
figured" A few days previous 70 his be-
ing taken down. he delivered very ef-
fective speech in favor of the bill to re-
district Frederick city. and was severe in
his structures on the Hon. F. Stone. of
Charles. and Groome. Of Eastern Shore. for
their persistent opposition to that measure.
The bill has failed for the present for want
of a constitutional majority. Many ofthe
Democratic members have deemed it RICH.
or rather expedient to change their votes.
and while they admit that Messrs. Stone
and Groome and those acting in opposi-
ton to the measure are right in principle.
they feel themselves constrained to yield
to party e1igencies. and to respond to the
passionate appeals made to them by Messrs.
Nelson and Clarke. who were members of
a delegation from Frederick city sent here
for the purpose of influencing legislation
BY eloquent and stirring appeals to party
nfinitics and prejudices. Numerous nom
nations, general and local. have been sent
down to and confirmed by the Senate
The names Of the gentlemen named for
Inspectors of Tobacco have appeared in
tie Sun. Your readers have been pre-
pared for the appointment Of the Hon.
Barnes Compton. Of Charles. to said Of
fee; and. as the Governor for reasons sat-
isfactory to himself. determined to ..let St.
Mary's pass" he could not have named a
gentleman outside our county more ac-
ceptablc to it than the popular and genial
Senator from Charles, who is prc-eminent-
ly qualified to discharge all the duties Of
the position, and is besides,
Without alloy Of fop or bean,
4 polished gentleman from top to toe"
The nominations for our county Offices
have been sent in. My young and es-
teemed friend. Mr.. Dan. Hammett. has
been named BY a united delegation, as
successor to the late Mr.. Holmes, a. Jus
tice Of the Peace in Leonardtowu district.
| regret to add, that many of the other
nominations we're not the result Of "con-
current Recommendation" The discussion
on the majority report of the Senate FL
nance Committee has been postponed un-
til next Tuesday. II n adverse to the
application Of the Baltimore and o. r. r.
Company to be exempted BY statutory pro-
visions from all liability for one-fifth pas
senger money. Pending the very posi-
&c end probable appeal Of said Company
from tue late decision rendered by our
Court Of Appeals on this vexed question,
it were desirable that the axiom-"in
medic, t"tissimus" should have some weight
with Senators and delegates. 1t would
hasten, certainly dispose them to an hon.
orable and satisfactory solution Of the diff.
ficulties and disputes now pending between
the State of Maryland and this gigantic cor
poration, at once its glory aud its gain
In connection with this matter, it may be
in place to notice the common and very
false assertion that the present General
Assembly is controlled by the President
Of the Baltimore and o. h. r. Person.
giving too easy crcdence to this assertion.
will find it difficult to reconcile the nd.
verse report Of the Senate Finance Com
m'tsee with their received and unjust i'm
pressions. The Senate Of Maryland is
now. as it was last session. an emiucntly
dignifed. able and patriotic body, COM
posed of men of whom any State or coun
ly might and would be justly proud, and
although the present House of Delegates.
Is 4 whole. is inferior to the Senate. in
ability as in experience. i, is free from all
ust suspicion Of being Influenced By cor.
'up'ing agencies or other than pure and
honorable motives. Its aver,ge ability j.
respectable. and it numbers among i,s
members some men Of rare talent and
luickness in debate. OF whom more
'omc other time.
Your columns have been given Of late
o various communications on the dog tax.
tc.. pro and ccn. II the pcople of y,