Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-04-16

Governors StsE-Andrcu G. Chapman.
d Charles county, Inspector General
Rerdinsnd O. Lstrobe. Judge Advocate
General; Asdrev J. Pennington. Quar-
termasees Geaer.l; Gilnor Mesedith. Com
missary Geser.l; william II. Grimes.
of washinsson eosasy. Surgeon General;
George 8. Brown. Of Baltimore city, Pay
master General Edmund L. r. Hard
castle. Of Talbot county. Chief Of Eogi-
neers; Thomas w. Campbell. Of Ralsi-
more city. Chief Of Ordnance John r.
Lee. Of Prince Gsorge's county. Chief Of
Cavalry; James Howard, Chief Of Artil-
lasy.
We take pleasure b sssssseisg. thss
R. johnson Cotton. Esq.,. - able and
efficient representative Of orr eossty in
the late General Assembly Of Maryland.
has been rendered and has accepted .
Colooers position on the stat Of His Ex-
eellency. Gov. Groous.- We eongratu-
late Col. Cotton on reaching . distioetios
70 honorable and salute him With or hat
Oh.
Captain Wn. E. Timuons. present Con-
mander Of the Maryland "Oyster Navy"
Hon. Jesse K. Hises. Speaker Of the
House, and Capt. Lemuel Mitchell. Of the
Mamie Merryman. are the candidates
for commander Of the force. The election
takes place the latter part Of this month.
Gen. A. E. Burnside will Be elected
United States Senator from Rhode Island
vice the Hon. WIN. Sprsgue. IfSprague
had not gotten into the financial difficulty
there is no doubt be would have been con-
tipued.
The delay in the election Of Senator
from the State Of Massachusetts, indicates
very clearly that politics in that State are
not in very harmonious condition. The
partisans of the prominent candidates are
becoming quite acrimonious in their dis
cussions.
The Legislature passed about three hun
drcd bills altogether. and about one hun
bred we're killed or lost. Among the
former. was q Law taxing dogs, but ST.
Mary's. We learn. was exempted from its
operation. A Law was also passed requir-
ing the County Commissioners of the sew
sral counties. in the appointment Of
Judges Of election. so select one judge Of
the opposite party. The changes from
the present Registration law made by the
new law. passed the present session. prin-
cipally relate to the time Of sitting. mode
of advertising. and the payment Of the
Registers.
The registration bill as amended by The
Senate. to publish the lists in two news
papers in the city of Baltimore, to be des-
ignatcd BY the Mayor and City Register,
and one newspaper in each county. was
agreed to, and the bill is now, with the
approval Of the Governor, one Of the sta
tutes Of the State.
The bill repeating the tax of twenty
cents on the hundred dollars Of the capt.
tai stock Of State banks for school pur-
poses passed both houses. so that they are
now on equal footing with the National
banks so far a. State and Municipal taxa
ton is concerned.
Nothing was done BY the Legislature
in regard to the liquor question. Every
move in that direction was 20 bampered
with amendments as to kill it.
The Senate bill. making all State taxes
due and payable Immediately after the
levy is made. has become Law.
The bill to prohibit public executions
passed BY the Senate failed in the House
for want Of Constitutional majority.