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

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proposition.
The paper was then placed upon the Jour
nal -
| Mr.. Tuck then explained the difference be-
tween the report and the offer Of the Company:
Frst-The Company proposed to reduce the
maximum rate of fare from Baltimore to
| Washington from two dollars and fifty cents
to one dollar and fifty cents, on which the
Committee thought they had no pnwer to act,
and therefore did not make that subject part
of the report Second-The Company for the
year 1871 offered to pay $4,000; the COM
mittee's report suggested one-ffth of the mo-
uey received that year as the proper sum to
be paid
Mr.. Carroll said he had committed itself
upon the settlement of the question for all
time. The report of the committee was not
based upon the compromise of the question at
issue, but in view of modern railroad improve
ments. He had not only put bis name upon
their report, but we have placed upon the
journal the opinion that the Company had
no right to withhold the capitation tax of
1871.
Mr.. Stephenson said the only thing the re-
port looked for was the release of the capita
ton tax the other matters it proposes to leave
in litigation. 1t happens that the State made
good bargain in this capitation tax, and he
would not yield it until the Company comes
forward and allows it's road to be taxed. He
hoped that we would postpone the matter un-
til tomorrow; he wanted to make some cal
culations.
| Mr.. Dennis said that he seconded the gen.
| tlemans motion, but before it was put he
would say to the gentleman that the amount
of tax received from the entire taxable pro-
perty of the road would be less than $500
and If the three cents is taken off of the State
tax, as proposed by the other House, the State
would save over $4,000.
The Senate bill to amend the Code relat-
ing TO attachments, and exempting $40 from
taxation was passed.
! HOUSE OF DELEGATEs.-The following Joint
resolutions were passed, and sent to Senate:
To instruct the Maryland delegation in Com
gress to urge a survey for ship canal be-
tween Synapuxent Bay and the Atlantic O.
cean. Also, Senate joint resolution requesting
the Governor to issue commission as United
States Senator to Hon. George H. Dennis.
i MIR. Young, from the committee on Agri-
culture, reported unfavorably on the Senate
bill to amend art 81 of code, title "sheep."-
The report was adopted.
The following bills were read second
time:-To amend section 81, article 81, Of
code, by fixing uniform time for collection
OF taxes with amendment by Mr.. Street
changing first Monday in May to second Mon
day in April. Senate bll-To amend article
IS of code, relating to election Of Representa-
tives in Congress.
The bill to tax gross receipts of railroads
was passed.
The bill to amend the charter of the Cum
berland and Pennsylvania Railroad being up
as the order OF day, prolonged contest took
place over it, its friends resorting to every
kind of fillibustering to employ time in the
hope that their side might be strengthened by
the bringing in of absent members. The
ntest was prolonged for several hours, but
finally the bill was defeated by being indef-
nitely postponed.
March 26-SENATE-On motion of Mr..
Fields, it was ordered that the committee on
Claims of the House pay the funeral expenses
of the lately deceased officer of this House,
z. Fl. Wallace. Adopted.
The Senate bill to protect insectiverous
birds in Prince Georges county was passed.
The bill to appropriate to the Maryland
Eye and Ear Institute $4,000 respectively
for the years 1871 and 1872, was taken up.
Mr.. Fields moved to recommit the bill to
allow it to be amended.
! The bill brought up discussion, and it
was defended by Messrs Timmons, Carroll,
Earle, Steiner and Dennis. The motion to
recommit was lost
Mr.. Fields moved to adjourn, and called for
the yeas and nays-yeas l, Mr.. Stephenson
nays Is. The bill was then passed-yeas Is,
nays 4.
The order of the day, the report of the
committee on the case of the State rs. Balt-
more and Ohio Railroad, was taken up.
MIR. Claggett moved to recommit the report
of the committee from whence it emanated.
MIR. Earle moved message to the House
proposing to recommit the same to the COM
mittee, with leave to report bill or other
wise.
Mr.. Stephenson raised a point of order
that leave to report bill must be secured by
a two-third vote then. The leave to report
bill was then struck out.
! Mr.. Stephenson said that as soon as the
committee reported it was discharged.
Mr.. Williams said he thought the message
revived the committee.
The Chair thought the message revived the
committee.
i Mr.. Earle then altered the message so as to
propose to the House to recummit the subject
10 members VINO composed the late Joint
Committee.
The message was then adopted.
A committee of conference was appointed
on the Senate bill relating to taxing mort
cages.
The House resolution relating to survey of
ship channel from Atlantic ocean to Syne-
puxent bay was reported favorably by Mr..
Wilson, from the committee on Federal Rela-
ton, and read second time.
HOUSE OF DELEGATEs.-Mr Groome, from
the committee on Federal Relations, reported
! favorably on the joint resolutions urging the
refunding of the cotton tax with amendment
from the Senate, which were passed.
On motion of Mr.. Chapman, the bill ap-
} pointing Commissioner of Fisheries was re-
} committed.
The bill to provide site for the State Nor
NAL School being the order of the day, was
taken up, on Mr. Stewards amendment to
insert 100000 instead of $4,000. This
provoked discussion of the comparative
merits of the two sites proposed.
: The amendment was adopted-yeas 49,
nays 81.
MIR. Smith moved to postpone the bill in
: definitely, and demanded the previous dues-