Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1874-03-06

RECOMMENDING tllC Ioltliiu'tii1N VI WV
annual appropriation of 50, 800, and an
additional sum to build proper school
house, and $4,000 to rent premises un
til the building is completed. The re-
port was adopted and referred to the
Wavs and Means committee.
Mr.. Gill. from the Judiciary COM
mittee, reported favorably upon the
House bill repeating article 4, OF the
General Code, SO that aliens may hold
real property in this State.
Mr.. Pennington, the Assistant Sec
retary of State, here appeared with the
following communication from the
Governor:
STATE OF MARYLAND,
ExECUTIvE DEPARTMENT,
ANNAPOLIS, February 26, 1874.
To the House Of Delegates | beg to call your
attention to the enclosed communication, trans
mitted to me bv a committee OF the Academy OF
Sciences in this State, whose investigation OF
the subject of which this report treats, was
made at my suggestion. Referring 10 my mes
sage al the beginning of the session on the same
subject. | deem it highly important that speedy
action be taken in the premises.
WM PINkSEY WHITE.
BALrrNoRE, February l9 1874.
To the Excellent the Honorable the GorsrRor and
Legislature OF the State or N4rgiIni:
SIRs In accordance with the wish of his EI-
celleucy Governor Whvtc, the Maryland ACad-
envy OF Sciences has appointed Il committee 10
acquire information respecting the Fish and
Fisheries of this State; and in pursuance of the
subject the committee hegs leave to submit the
following statements 1t is conceded 10y obScr-
want persons in various parts of the State. that
the Shad, Herring, Rock and Perch fisheries
have become much less productive than former
". and that in some localities the TWO latter
fish are almost extinct BS reason Of oyeytsh-
ing and from the destruction Of the breeding
place. and food Of the fish, resulting from bad
drainage. clearing off tim Der dACent TO Strcams.
etc, may fairl expect a still greater dim!n-
ution of their number unless steps are taken
soon to multiply, encourage nj protect them
Fortunately ii is not difficult nor expensive to
introduce other valuable species in such large
numbers as to fully stock our streams and NV
erS. II thus becomes important 10 appoint
commissioners AT an early day since the tine
of spawning Of some OF the most important
kinds Is close at handl, To Nhom should be en-
trusted the business OF increasing and develop
ing the fishes which now belong 10 this region,
the stud Of the means for protecting them, and
the stocking OF the waters with other new and
desirable kinds suited 20 our climate and phy-
steal conditions: careful observations are still
needed to establish the range. powers OF adAP-
tation time of feeding. pcCuiIarltIeS OF food
and numerous other circumstances necessary 10
be known in order to secure a full control Of
their members. Certain localities IN our State
seem 10 offer exceptionally fine conditions
careful observations are still needed to csta5-
iish the range. powers OF adaptation, time oE
feeding pcCuiiAri;.cs OF food, and numerous
other circumstances necessary To te known in
order to secure !, full control of their members
Certain localities in CUR STATE seem 10 osrr rK-
cePt.onAlIy fine conditions for raising an meal
eu!At.c supply OF the most esteemed kinds
Every female i capable Of laSiuz hundreds OF
thousands. or even millions oI e-Zs. and If ouIs
\ small proportion Of them developed IN
safe places the remuneration wu4il be enor-
nous. Maryland has not kept pace with her
sister States IN cuttlsAtIuE aud securing her rC-
sources New JERSEY and reausy y!yan.A have
been earnestly developing their fisheries, and
are already said 10 be we'll r,mGReraicd. The
State OF Connecticut has placed in her crea;
river over 20. 600. QUO Young shai, At AZ cN-
pensc not beyo 5000
We can raise them here just as readily ana
chcaply, and We are eneoura Eei 10 expect that
il speedy steps are taken 10 eStb1l>ha fis sheries
Commission in this State that the nItel States
Commissioner viii aid in supplying Us with
large numbers OF the eggs OF valuable food fish
es not indigenous TO our territory.
Respectfully submitted. 7. K. UHLER,
Chairman Committee on Fisheries.
f.. 4. pALRYHFJE,
Com. on Fisheries and Cor. Sec Nd. Academy
OF Science.
\ message was received from the
Senate proposing joint committee 10
notify Mr.. Groome Of his election as
as Governor and requesting him to ap-
pear in the Senate Chamber at IL,
o'clock on Wednesday, the 4th proxi-
mo, and quality as such officer. Rep
rescntatiyes Turner, Stake and Amman
were appointed on the part of the
House.
The bill for extending the limits Of
Baltimore city came up for its second
reading in the House, when, after read
ing the first section, Mr.. Merryman
tried to introduce bill, entitled An
Act to incorporate within the limits of
Baltimore city the whole Of Baltimore
county, as laid down by Martinet's
map, provided the sense Of the people
Of the county shall be complied with.
The legal voters of the county shall, at
the next general election, on the lst
Tuesday of November, 1875, have on
their ballots For annexation or "a
galnst annexation" Should Il major
ity Of said ballots be for annexation,
then the Governor shall issue his proc
lamation to that effect Then the
Mayor and City Council shall cause
the county to be laid ont into eight
Council districts or wards, so as to give
as nearl Y as possible the same number
of inhabitants to each ward. Each
ward to have one member Of the First
Branch, and each two wards one mem
Der of the Second Branch. That the
rate of taxation in said annexed dis
trict within five miles of the present
city limits, shall be one-half the IA
mount assessed, which shall be its cash
value for the next ten wears, except
where five houses are built in square,
when they will be subject to regular
city rates. At the end of ten years
the entire territory shall be subject to
the taxes levied under the limits of di-
rect taxation. The remainder of said
territory shall be subject to rate of
taxation to be denominated the Farm
tax, not to exceed one fourth of the
rate levied within the limits of direct