Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-01-05
Business Tor the Lertslature.


Business for the Legislature.
The Baltimore Sun mentions several inn
portant questions which will probably be
brought before the Maryland Legislature, a,
the present session, for consideration. Since
the adjournment of the last General Assembly
the suits which were instituted under its au-
thority against the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company have been carried to Gnal
decision, at least so far as the State tribunals
are concerned, in favor of the claims Of the
Stats. 1t is to be hoped that among the mea-
sures which viii be brought forward at the
present session will be one looking TO an ami
cable adjustment Of all pending controversies
between. the State aud the road, and recon-
Citation ofinterests which ought never to be
suffered to become antaganistic.
The Cause Of popular education and the
condition Of the public school system Of the
State will merit and ought TO receive the most
careful consideration OF the legis' alive body.
The same may be said OF the immigration
question; that IL, the question how imni-
grants OF desirable class, whether native or
foreign-born, may be induced to settle IL
Maryland and give value to its uncultivated
and unproductive lands, aud new stimulus
to.every branch and department OF State in
dustry. 500 ae7 500
Among important subjects of . different
kind, bat which will be among the FIRST to
challenge the attention Of the Legislature,
will be the election Of a United States Senator,
to succeed Senator Vickers, whose term will
expire on the 4th OF March, 1878, before the
meeting Of another Legislature. Formerly
Senators were elected by the StatseLegisla-
lures I'M pint convention ofHhG -
pointment, and much tiuRu
serious delays occasfoned
ar branches Of the State Legislafnre We %! Z!
different political complexion, by their inabil
ity Or unwillingness to come to common
understanding to meet 10 convention. Then
the whole subject was within the control of
the State Legislatures, and If the Legislature
failed TO elect q Senator there was no remedy
The State went so far unrepresented. Now.
an act OF Congress regulates the whole bust
ness. It provides that on the second Tuesday
after the meeting of the Legislature, each house
shall, "by UsuG voce vote, name one person
for Senator. On the next day at II o'clock
both houses are required to meet in conven-
ton, and il the journals of both houses show
that the same person has received the nomi-
nation in each house that person shall be de-
clared elected. Ii not, the convention shall
proceed to elect Senator by cica uoce vote,
and in case of failure to elect on the first
day, shall assemble again, from day to day.
at the same hour, and continue voting until
an election is made.
Under this law on Tuesday, January 18th,
being ''the second Tuesday after the meeting
of the Legislature" both houses of the Gene
raj Assembly of Maryland will be required to
proceed to the election of a successor to Mr.
Vickers. Upon whom the choice of the Leg
islature will most likely tall is, of course, an
important subject of speculation. 1t has been
suggested that, as in former case, an effort
will be made to repeal the law fact of 1867,
G. III which requires that 'sone of the Sena-
tors to be thereafter elected shall always be an
inhabitant of the Eastern Shore, and tie other
Of the Western Shore Of the State" This, of
course, il done. will be with the view to find
ing successor for Mr.. Vickers on the West
ern Shere. 1t has even been suggested that
the Governor elect may receive the further
compliment of seat in the United States
Senate. In that event the President of the
Senate will be Governor from the 4th Of
March, 1873, until the meeting of the next
Legislature, ID January, 1874, when that
body will be enlisted to elect Governor for
the residue 1.-TWO years. of the term for which
Mr.. Whyte has been elected This, however,
is mere subject Of speculation--the prpbabili-
ties being that the Governor elect will not
even be candidate.
Another matter connected with Federal af-
fairs requiring the action of the Legislature
will be the superintendent of the congression-
al representation of the State, in order to al
low for the additional Representative to which
the State is entitled under the new census and
apportionment by Congress Maryland will
have one more member. fact which will re-
quire a new arrangement of districts. /.
For the suggestion of other topics of inter-
est, requiring the attention of the Legislature
we may look TO the message Of Gov. Bowie,
ibis last, and 20 the recommendations Of his
successor. ~ AFF 752a#s 9
e@A dispatch from Chicago says that
@tbs special Grand Jury enlpanelled to inyes-
tigate the charges of bribery and corruption
against certain members Of the Common
Council Of that city, have found true bills a.
gainst Aldermen McGrath and Glade. also
against ex-Aldermen Montgomery and Walsh,
and recommend that all be placed under
heavy bonds The work Of the Grand Jury
10 bnt partially accomplished. 1tisexpectet-
ed that every guilty member win be indicted
and THE willwipsyus bali the Board. : II.