Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-03-29

censes was reported by the Finance commit
tee so framed as to make the law appiy 70
} Icommerciaf travellers selling in the city Of
Baltimore, and reducing the license to $l0o.
An amepdment was adopted to make the
penalty for violation of the law from 5000 TO
t$400. The motion for engrossment of che
bill was rejected, which is equivalent to its
defeat. 70 /,
The order Of the day. which was the report
of the joint committee on the settlement Of
the cases OF the State rs. The Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, was taken up. After some
discussion, the report was postponed until
Monday next. r-
The Senate bill to appropriate 300. 900 10
aid Of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum was taken
up on its third reading and passed.
! HOUSE OF DELEaATEs-Mr. McColgan pre-,
Isented the memorial of mass meeting held,
lin Baltimore, against the modification of the
Sunday law, which was referred to the select
Icommittee on the subject. SSH saa
Mr.. Stone, from the committee of Wars
and Means, submitted unfovorable reports,
witch were adopted, on the bill to prohibit
liquor licenses in Wiliamsport and the Senate
bill to repeal the law exempting mortgages
from taxation.
Mr. Ford, from the committee on Pensions.
reported, under the instructions of the House,
"a bill to renew and amend the Pension law,
which was read FIRST time.
| The Sunday law was taken up and dis
cussed, and the motion of Mr.. Wilmer to
strike out the enacting clause of the bill pre-.
vailed-by yeas So, nays 10.
March 22-SRNATE.-On motion of Mr..
Stephenson. it was ordered that the President
Of the Senate appoint the necessary addition
al clerical force to perform the business Of the
Senate. Adopted.
| The Senate bill for the appointment Grain
Weighers for Baltimore was taken up as the
order Of the day on its second reading.
| Mr.. Tuck moved to amend by reducing the
charge for weighing to quarter of cent per
bushel. He protested against the theory that
only the commissioned weighers were honest,
and spoke in favor of private weighing.
Mr.. Dennis spoke of the difficulty of rsis-
ling grain in his section of the State because
lof the high price of labor since the abolition
|of slavery. The people, however, were at
tached to Baltimore and could not be weaued
from it.
The amendment was lost--yeas IL, nays I.
4 On motion OF Mr.. Stephenson an amend
ment was made requiring the Governor to
Iappoint tho Weishers before the Senate ad.
ljourns.
MIR. Blake aud Mr. Timmons spoke in fa-
vor of the bilE
/ Mr.. Williams said the friends of the law
did not dare to leave it to the farmers.
Mr.. Dennis said the people of his section
ibid not want the bill.
The bill was then eDgrossed for third
reading:
| Yeas-Messrs Blake, Compton, Crawford.
Davis, Downs, Earle, Fields, Henry, Jump.
Miller, Stevenson, Spates, Spence and Tim
mons-14.
Nsys--Messrs. President, Carroll, Claggett,
benson, Dennis, Longwell, Sellman, Steiner,
Wilson and Williams-1O.
Absent-Mr. Tuck,
| The following Senate bills were read a first
time: By Mr.. Wilson, from committee on
Federal Relations, to make contribution of
5000 to build Washington Monument at
Washington. By Mr.. Henry, from commit
tee on Chesapeake, to appoint fishery com.
missioner to examine the fisheries of the State.
By Mr. Wilson, to provide for the protection
of insectiverous birds in Prince Georges CO.
| The bill to authorize the counties of Charles,
Prince Georges and St. Mary's to subscribe
to the stock of the Washington and Point
Lookout Railroad Company was taken up.
Mr.. Wilson, of Prince Georges, said, In
icOnsenting to the introduction of this bill I
expressly stated that I had not received it,
and reserved the right to strike out our county
from the operations of the bill. l have given
the subject careful consideration, and cannot
consent to the provisions of the bill, assured
that very large majority Of the people hav-
ling material interest in our county are oppos-
ed to county subscriptions to railroads. A pro-
position of similar character had been sug.
gested in our county some years age to aid the
Baltimore and Potomac Road, but the friends
Of that road opposed the measure as settings
dangerous precedent, and the scheme was a.
bandoned. While would give every facility
to capitalists, and encourage the building Of
roads in our territory by offering the right of
way, cannot commit myself to county taxa
ton for railroads. The Constitution has prohi-
1 bited State subscriptions to works of internal
Improvements, aud it was wise provision,
and applies with great force to the counties.
(Once open the doors of our county treasures
and we shall soon find ourselves like New
York--controlled by railroad spectators aud
monopolists.
The bill was then postponed until Tuesday.
| The bill to divide the State into six Con.
gressional districts was taken up on it's second
reading. When the Sixth District was reach
led Mr.. Steiner moved to strike out Montgom-
cry and insert Carroll. The amendment was
lost. z
At ths evening session, the rules being sus-
! pended, the bill was taken up and passed.
The following bills were also passed: To
regulate the time for catching fish and terra
pins in portions of the Potomac river, iu
Charles and St. Mary's counties. To protect
wild turkeys in Charles county. To allow
the Washington City and Point Lookout Rail-
road to enter the District Of Columbia and
run a line of steamers. To amend code relat-
ing to corporations.
HOUSE OF DELEeATEs.-Leave was asked
by MIR. Smith to introduce a bill TO provide
40 optional districs liquor law for the entire
State; referred to select committee Of oue
from each county.
Mr.. Ford. of Queen Annsis. offered mes
sage TO the Ssnats requesting the return Of
ISsrats bill to rs-snset the-tsx on noSsgsseS
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