Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-02-16


politicians.
Mr.. GrooIne referred 10 his vote against tn
Frederick city bill, and said that there he wa
governed by the Democratic principle of locs
sclf-government; but in this case soil
Democratic representation in the Senate,
member of the same party in the House. am
the Democratic maj nrity in the election fl
Governor assured him that Washington coun
ty was not Republican and no better rnl
could be followed sthan that established b
precedent in other counties. The propose
commissioners are men Of integrity and hig
position, representing both parties, and non
of them bitter partisans.
MIR. Chapman thought the attempt to Civ
political significance to the measure very un
fortunate. There seemed to be no such obiec
contemplated in the bill. If political colo
is forced upon it he must hesitate with regart
to his Vote, as he was not willing to be guilt
of the same violation of the old principle o
local government which is charged agains
tue Republicans.
\ Mr.. Miller said that the bill was unconsti
tutional, as being special legislation Oh poin
provided for by a general law
Mr.. Chapman said the point was we'll taket
lif such general law existed, but that non,
could be shown.
authority to build court house. but also t
lease all county offices, thus still farther ELL
croachng upon the County Commissioners.
The substitute was lost by strict party
vote, and the bill read the second time.
On motion of Mr.. Miller, the bill to ament
the law providing for a new Amshouse il
Frederick was taken up, read the third time
and passed.
DIR. Porter, Republican, of Allegany, ex.
planned that he voted in the affirmative oL
the joint resolution relating to the cotton tax
because the said tax had been levied in viola
ton Of the spirit, it not the letter of the Con-
stitutiun.
The House adj urned until Monday
February 12-SENATE.-Mr.F rck pre-.
sented petition from colored people, asking
aid for, and that their school be placed under
the supervision of the county commissioners
of Anne Arundel county; referred to commit
tee 90 Education. Mr.. Steiner presented a
petition from citizens of Carroll county, ask
| ing that school commissioners be made cleo
tive by the people referred to committee on
Education
Mr.. Fields offered an order, that the Comp
troller or Adjutant General furnish to the
Senate list of the men drafted or paid COM
mutation money from the year 1862 to the
present time, and those that have not already
received their bounty. Adopted. -
Mr.. Timmons introduced bill to continue
in force the present system Of counting and
inspecting lumber; referred to Messrs. Tim
mons, Blake and Compton.
The bill to change the name of the Pitts
burg and Connellsville Railroad Company to
the Pittsburg, Washington and Baltimore
Railroad Company read first time and made
the order of the day for Friday.
The bill to allow railroad companies to
make any junction whatever with other rail-
roads; read second time.
A Communication was received from the
Board OF Trade of Baltimore, remonstrauce
against taxing resident traders; referred
to committee on Finance.
Mr.. Stephenson offered message propos-
ing the appointment of juint committee to
carry into effect the section of the Constitu-
ton which provides for uniform system of
charges Of registers of wills and clerks Of
counties.
Mr.. Stephenson said this was matter
which ought to have been done before. He
hoped he would be excused, and that legal
gentlemen would be placed on the committee.
Mr.. Fields said that it had been tried in
1868, and that the bill then proposed increas-
ed the fees forty or fifty per cent. He had
DO objection to legal gentlemen being on the
committee, but he did not think they were
the most economical. Whoever has charge
of the bill will have plenty of friends, who
come here to increase the fees. 1t is opening
the door to great deal of contention. If we
leave it to the legal gentlemen they will get
bewildered.
The message was adopted, and the Presi-
dent appointed Messrs. Henry, Clagsett aud
Williams, all legal gentlemen, as the COM
mittee on the part Of the Senate.
HOUSE OF DELEGATEs.-Ther not being
quorum present at roll call the House ad-
journed until tomorrow.
The bill by Mr.. Stone to allow an addi-
tional clerk in the office of the Treasurer OF
Maryland, which has been reported favorably
by the committee on Ways and Means and
read the first time, authorizes the Treasurer
of the State to employ an additional clerk at
a salary Of 5 200 per annum.1
February 13-SENATE.-Mr. Tuck offered
az order that the committee on Finance in
quire into the expedency of amending the
Code SO as to reduce the assessment of proper
ty where improvements have been destroyed
and not rebuilt; adopted.
A communication was received from the
Comptroller, list of persons drawing pen
sions by the act of Assembly, 1870, and per-
sons debarred by provisions of the same
Also, through the Comptroller, from the De-
partment of Interior, Washington, d. c., of
persons drawing pensions. Also, from the
Comptroller, in response to the order of Mr..
calling for information in regard
to contracts and price of printing for certain
sessions of the Legislature and two State Con-
ventions The report was ordered to be en-
tered on the journal, aud referred to the COM
mttee on Printing.
The Joint resolution from the House, in
Representatives in Congress to use
all honorable means to have the cotton tax of
1866 and 1867 refunded: referred to commit
tee on Federal Relations.
HOUSE OF DELEGATEs.-TheS Speaker pre-
sented communication from Messrs. Swami,
Vickers, Merrick, Hambleton and Richie, of
the Maryland delegation in Congress, calling
attention to the provisions of the act of Con-
gress directing the President to invite the
several States to supply statues Of prominent
men for the old Hall of Representatives at
Washington, and urging the propriety of early
action by State which was one of the origi-
nal thirteen. Referred to the committee on