Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-04-09

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bseeo Of Kensneky. Ohio and Maryland
being largely in favor Of our Own State. {"
The Senate Of the United States on Fri.
day last adoptsd By vote Of 80 to 10 the
smeudmcnt to the fpance bill which pro-
vides tor the ad1iiisn Of 81. 00v, 900 to
The national bark eurrssey. The nes-
sure Is . compounds 10 the alleged inssr-
rests of Eastern banks having an excess Of
curreocy which they xish to retain. and
Of Western aud Southern banks having .
deficiency Of currency which they wish to
supply. The new notes will Be issued
mainly 70 Western and Southern banks.
Blu. il is very much easier to put money
into section BY Legislation than it 10 to
keep it there. And il the amendment
should become Law the West and the
South would shortly thereafter have no
more currency than If the additional mil
lions Of irredeemable paper bad not been
issued.
The appropriations for the support Of
schools for the year 1875 b similar to that
made for 1874. and is substantially as fol-
lows: Direct levy for the support Of pub
lie schools. $685.. 900; free school fund
and for the support Of the colored schools.
$3.50 900; colleges. academies and schools.
S36. 900; Deaf and Dumb Asylum. S25..
600; Maryland Institute. $4,000; color.
ed normal school. $4,000; Agricultural
College. $4,000; St. Mary's industrial
School for girls. $4,000. and Manual La.
Dor School. $500. Total amount APP
rropriated for educational purposes. $780,
900. ..'.
II was thought at one time that the en-.
deavors Of tia. honest and capable pub
lie officer. Comptroller Woolford. to equal
Ire the burtheus Of taxation BY sabjsesing
al the probably employed capital Of the
State to the payment Of ito proper share
Of the public burtbens. developing a. i,
did the powerful opposition q interested
corporations without and Of still 6ereer op-
position within the legislature. would have
resulted in disaster to both himself and
party. but We are happy to be able to an
nounce that the Comptroller "still lives"
- does ikswiss bic party. and that both
are still hacked BY The eoo6dsnss Of the
State.
The following BIT Of news comes 10 %
from the New York Ssn: Many Casho-
lies have been deferred from joining Gran
ges on account of canon Of their Church
which forbids connection With secret soci-
sties. A Catholic member of the Miuneso-
ia Legislature recently applied to Bishop
Grace for leave 70 enter the order, and
the Bishop referred the question to the
Pope. who replied that the petitioner
nigh. join il he found nothing therein
conflicting with his conscience or creed.
We have been shown letter, address
sed by the Assistant Postmaster General
to . gentleman Of our town. in which the
statement is made. that the Post Office
Department is no. responsible for our
present mail irregularities and delays
and cannot At present control them,
the new time table Of the Baltimore and
Potomac railroad being alone eeassrable
jbr them. He recommends, substantial
y, that the railroad authorities Of this
company be interviewed for selief
A proposition having been made in the
Legislature - appropriate g. 500 to con-
pensa,e Comptroller Woolford for revising
and syssemati.ing the revenue laws. that
officer has written letter addressed to the
House Of Delegates in vhish he says. ..f
respectfully AJAX your hoserabas bedy to
amend the bill 20 Is to strike out said item.
I very much prefer to wait until time and
events can demonstrate the value Of my
services. in regard to that measure"
Efforts are 10 be made in Cuba to bring
abo1e . peace between the Governnent
sad the issarrectisoists. A treaty p 70
Be proposed. The hasis Of which Includes .
pledge that the islssd shall remain united