Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-04-05

ANNAPOLIS, March 81, 1872.

ANNAPOLIS, March u, 1872.
SENATE-Mr. Stephenson made an unfav
orable report on the House bill authorizin
the inspection of guano and other fertilizers
The report was adopted.
On its third reading the grain weighin
bill was called up by MIR. Fields, and passes
by the following vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Blake, Compton, Crawford
Downs, Earle, Fields, Henry. Jump. Miller
Stephenson, Spates, Spencer Timmons ant
Wilson-14.
Nays-Messrs. President, Carroll, Claggett
I-8.
Mr.. Tuck, from the joint committee havins
this subject under consideration, reported al
amendment to the former report from com
mittee as follows: "Amend the second claus'
of the report by striking out 1872 and in
serting 1871 and by adding at the end o
said clause the following: And that the Com
pany pay to the State on or before the same
day the sum of $4,000 in full for the claim
Of the State for its proportion of the passenger
transportation received in the year 1871"
Mr.. Tuck explained that the amendment
would change the report so as to accept $40,'
900 for the State for the year 1871, instead
of one-6fth of the passenger money on the
Branch. CThe Senate committee unanimous.
ly agreed upon the amendment, but two mem.
bers of the House, Messrs Baldwin and Chap.
man, dissented.1
TIE amendment was then adopted civa uoce
and the report, as amended, was considered
Mr.. Stephenson said ne could not let this
90 to vote without saying a word for the
people. (He then read a statement OF receipts
by the State from the Company from 1860 tc
1869-$1, ,776, 1884, AN average of $197,
369.77 yearly. He said by this annuity the
State would practically get but fraction ovel
$4,000 yearly. Mr.. President, believe the
future earnings of the road will be create,
than during the war; | believe this thing il
gotten up to force the Legislature; they would
not dare to come here four years hence. Why
did they not leave the question to the Courtsi
And believe if that Company thought they
could be sustained in the Supreme Court
they would not come here. According
to the statement of the Company they
have $13,O00.O0O stock. At their market
value it would be worth SIS, 100000. Their
net earnings last year were four millions; re.
duce that to per cent. stock, and it would
make capital of over 500, ,0OO, 900; if reduc.
ed to State taxation of twenty cents it would
return to the State $126, ,2S0 yearly.
Why not include in this report the gold
case? The Company made indecent haste te
reduce the fare when Judge Dobbin decided
10 their favor; why did they not comply with
his cscTsro1 wfI51 II was agafist rsf fis aa
believe all the cases ought to be decided at
once. believe the people did not expect the
question to be decided here. This large sum
the Company owes could be advantageously
used for education. believe this is yielding
to the corporation; but no doubt the-com-
mittee think they are right. am in favor of
giving up the capitation tax if they will allow
the road to be taxed as other property. |
have no respect to those outside men who
come here and sell their influence for pay to
get bills through here. The small band who
stand here for the rights of the people are too
small and despair of successfully defending
the rights Of the people,.
The report as amended was then adopted
Yeas-Messrs. President, Compton, Carroll,
Claggett, benson, Downs, Dennis, Earle,
Fields, Miller, Spates, Sellman, Spencer, Tim
mons, Tuck and Williams-16.
Nays-Messrs. Blake, Crawford, Henry,
Jump, Stephenson, Steiner and Wilson,.
Absent-Messrs. Davis and Longwell-2.
Mr.. Tuck, from the committee Of Confer
ence on the Advance Mortgage bill, reported
that the committee agreed that the House re-
cede from it's amendments and adopt the
Senate amendments.
HOUSE OF DELEaATEs.-The joint resolu-
tions to urge upon Congress the acceptance of
the proposition from the International Steam
ship Company to establish an iron shfpbuild-
ing yard were taken up on the amendment
proposed by the committee on Federal Rela-
tions striking out section 2, which provides
for exemption of such shipyard from State
taxation.
Mr.. Stone explained that the question was
between the resolutions as amended by the
committee and as originally offered.
Mr.. Duvall urged the importance of such
sbipyard, now that iron ships alone meet
the requirements of commerce, its great cost
and its probable benefit to the State.
Mr.. Groome said that the resolution If
passed would be worthless, and would only
result in permitting collector of taxes to
place the State hereafter in a position of ap-
parent violation of faith.
Mr.. McCosker maintained that the mer-
chant marine architects of this country had
always UGCu IdT III duNduCC Vi IuC uoSoi OuiN-
ers and that it would be great injustice to
discriminate 10 favor of the latter by exemp-
ton from taxation.
The amendment was adopted, and the res
olution passed.
The Senate returned the bill providing for
the inspection of guano and fertilizers, on
which an unfavorable report had been adopt
ed by that body.
Mr.. Chapman moved to reconsider the vote
by which the bill to add the Commissioner oi
the Land Office to the Oyster Police Board
was lost. The bill was then taken up and
passed.
The Senate bill to authorize Calvert to sub
scribe one hundred thousand dollars to the
Drum Point Railroad Company, was passed.
Mr.. McCulgan, from the committee of con-
ference, reported the Advanced Mortgage bill.
recommending that the Senate amendments
be adopted, which was done, and the bill
passed.
March h2S-SENATE.-The bill for the relief
of st. Johns College was read the second time.
1t allows $4,000 per annum to the college
for six years. In addition to the $4,000 now
given, SIS, 900 to improve the library and la
boratory, and $4,000 to educate scholars
who shall serve for two years as teachers 10
the school,