Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1872-03-29
THE LEa1sLArURE OF MARYLAND
ANNAPOLIS, March 20, Is

r. ANNAPoLIs, March 20, 1872.
SENATE-A message was received from th
House asking COMMITTEES Of conference OF
the bill to protect insectiverous birds, which
was agreed to. @ze 81
An unfavorable report was made by Mr
Blake on the bill TO give Wharton jurors 81
per diem. go
Mr.. Tuck moved to substitute the bill fo
the report. Consideration postponed.
The Finance committee reported favorablJ
on the bin to make an appropriation Of 5 100.
900 in aid Of the Deaf and Dumb Asylum
with amendment providing that $50, 900 shall
furnish the heating apparatus and furniture
and to reserve in the Treasury $4,000 fol
the building of the wing.
Mr.. Fields opposed the appropriation.
Mr.. Earle said he was pleased to say the
Treasury of the State was 10 very good con.
dition, and we were very near the clvse of the
session. He believed that those who had the
expenditure of the funds had done their duty
faithfully. The State would save 10 dollars
and cents, apart from humanity, to educate
these unfortunate inmates.
Mr. Blake favored the appropriation, and
he could not See how gentlemen could oppose
the bill when all the money has been judici-
ously expended.
Mr. Carroll said the amendment was q
check.
The amendment was adopted-yeas Is,
nays land bill engrossed for q third read
ing.
The following House bills were read Sc
cond time To amend code relating to roads.
To amend code relating to evidence. To a.
mend code relating to husband and wife; re-
ported from committee with amendments,
and amendments adopted. This bill allows
woman to be sued 10 her name for debts she
contracts.
Mr.. Davis moved the postponement OF the
bill, and argued against the measure.
Mr.. Tuck favored the bill.
Mr.. Downs was in favor of the measure
because it was as right to make femme coz
ert responsible before the common law as on
equity, which now exists. We might as well
reach the case at common law at cost of 81
or So than at a cost of $40 or $50 in equity,
Mr.. Carroll asked if this was not, as amend.
ed, the same as bill that was lost lately iu
the Senate. Mr.. Tuck-Yes.
The motion to postpone was negatived.
Mr.. benson called up the Advanced Money
Mortgage bill on its third reading. 1t was
passed after exempting st. Mary's and Balti.
more counties from the operations of the law
Yeas 18, nays 4.
HOUSE OF DELEGATEs.-Mr. Chapman re.
ported favoraby bill to allow aliens to hold
and convey real estate, which was read firsi
time.
Mr.. Stone, from the committee OF Ways
and Means. reported unfavorably on bill to
pay William KDabe for piano furnished t.
| Executive mansion. After some discussion
the report was adopted.
| Mr.. Stone, from the same committee, also
reported unfavorably on bill to regulate the
sale of intoxicating liquors. He explained
that while the committee would be glad to
frame law to meet the views of the people
at large, this bill, requiring bond by the liquor
seller for consequential damages, went step
too far, and that the committee further deem
it best to reject all class or local measures
The report was adopted.
Mr.. Stone, also, unfavorably, an optional
| liquor law for the eighth district of Dorches-
ter county.
| Mr. Radcliffe moved to substitute the bill
for the report. Messrs. Stewart and Henkle
supported the proposition on the ground that
the people should decide such questions.
The motion was agreed to, and the bill read
first time. e"
Mr.. Stone. also, unfavorably, on the bill to
establish free infirmary connected with the
College of Dental Surgery.
Mr.. Henkle moved to substitute the bill
and, together with MIR. Chaisty, urged the
claims of the institution upon the State.
Mr.. Stone said line must be drawn some
where, and that donations to institutions not
in charge Of the State seemed often actually
demoralizing. The report was adopted
yeas Al, nays q. s 45 s....
Mr.. Wells submitted an unfavorable report
from select committee on bill to provide a
county treasurer for Anne Arundel county,
| which was adopted.
The order OF the day, the report Of the COM
mittee on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
was taken up. -..-....--e 49,.
Mr.. Griswold explained the action of the
committee in endeavoring to present an bar
monious aud fair proposition for the settle
ment Of the cases, and moved the adoption oi
the report. =
| Mr.. Street moved to substitute an order d.
recting the committee to prepare q bill releas-
ing the company from the payment of one
| fifth of fares as at present, and taxing the
road like other property.
Mr.. Stewart moved to amend by requiring
bill directing the Attorney General to cause
forfeiture of the compauy's charter for viola
ton of the same and resistance to the State.
| Mr.. Chapman said the committee consider:
ed only the exemption of the Branch road
and were induced to adopt the report partly
because of the charter granted to rival road
without exacting the one-6fth. They desired
also to put an eud to litigation.
| Mr.. Griswold said, to correct the mistake
of the last speaker, that the COMMITTEES did
not consider themselves excluded from consid-
cring the main road. l..
MIR. Linthicum moved the postponemeut oi
the subject, which was agreed to.
March h21-SEsATE.-Mr. Denson present
ed the memorial from a mass meeting Of citi.
zens of Baltimore against repeal Of the Sun
day law; entered on Journal, and laid on
tlble.
Mr. Jump offered 40 order that The officers
Of the Senate be paid the same par diem u
officers of the last session rdeetsd-ysss 8
psys II.