Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1872-03-01

MARYLAND LEGsLATURE.-The was no quo
rum in the Senate, on Monday, and no bust
ness transacted.
In the House of Delegates a full days work
was done bill was passed TO its second
reading, To authorize clerk of Montgomery
Circuit Court to place accounts in hands of
sherifTs for collection
In the Senate on Tuesday, a number of pc
titons for the education of colored children
and for temperance laws were presented The
Senate concurred in the House proposition for
a joint committee on the Maryland and Virginia
boundary question.
In the House of Delegates Gov. WHITE sent
in his first veto, which was sustained -yeas
a. nays 45--on bill TO release the suretics Of
S. r. Gore. A joint resolution was offered and
referred requesting the Governor to employ
additional counse! to defend the registrars and
election judges of Anne Arundel county in
dicted by the United States district grand jury
for alleged violation of the enforcementact.
CONGRESS In the United States Senate, on
Monday, there was personal passage between
Senators Morton and Trumhull growing out
of a resolution by Mr.. Conkling chilling for in
formation 10 prove who had made the greatest
number Of recommendations to Office
The House devoted the DAY chiefly to the in
PRODUCTION of miscellaneous bills, resolutions
and memorials and sundry bills removing pc.
htical disabilities were passed
tha Sanata IN punsdav c,ns;,l,,,t;,,,
of the resolution of Mr.. Sumner in relation TO
the sale of arms TO France was resumed, aud
in the course of the discussion which followed
Mr.. Schurz reiterated his views, previo 4sly ex-
pressed, and also criticized the corruptous of
the general order system.
In the House the consideration of the def
cheney appropriation bill occupied most of the
day.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS. There are al
ready two presidential tickets in the feld-
The Labor Reform Convention which recently
met at Columbus, Ohio, has nominated Judge
David Davis Of the United States Supreme
Court, for President, and Governor Joel Par
ker, of New Jersey, for Vice President, and
the National Prohibition Convention which
met at the same place has nominated James
Black, of Pennsylvania, for President, and
John RUSSELL of Michigan, for Vice President.
Judge Davis has accepted the nomination
He is native of Cecil county, Mar land
SPRING .-To-day we enter upon the first
month of the Spring season, and if a long and
hard Winter be any sign OF an early and mild
Spring, we may expect pleasant weather pretty
soon. In this section the past Winter was ex-
iraordinaTily variable and severe Disease has
been more prevalent and more deaths have oc-
Cured than we have known within the same
given time. With the change of season we
may reasonably hope for Improvement in the
general health.
GARDEN SEEDs.-As the season for prepar-
ing for Spring work is at hand, Farmers and
Gardeners would do well TO glance at the adj
vertisement of Mr. John A. Baker, in to-day s
issue Mr.. Baker has for sale Landreih's Gar
den Seeds, Garden Tools, Lawn Grass, &c,
all of which will be disposed of at the lowest
rates, and warranted as represented.
We are indebted to our delegate, 0. H. P.
Clark, for State documents