The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1874-03-14


presented petition to annex all Of
Baltimor9unty to Baltimore city was
also prosetd. Mr.. Fenton proposed an
order, whl was adopted, calling upon
the Attohy General for his opinion
whether oiot it is competent to amend
the charteif the Baltimore and Fred.
erick Turn e Company so as to procure
the payinglthat portion of the Company
road withithe city of Baltimore. The
Judiciary pnmittee reported favorably
upon the /, proyiding for another Judge
in Baltimo| city also upon the bill to
provide forlcording judgments of Magis
tratcs SO as make them liens upon real
estate. ThWays and Means Committee
madc favlbl report upon a bill for the
relief of Waington College. DR.. Hcnklc,
from aSeledommittec, reported fayorably
a bill to dblish wholesale produce
exchange omarkct in Baltimore city.
The bill estlishing the Maryland House
of Corrccti was reported by the Ways
and Means lmmittee, and ordered to be
printed. lplutions of respect for the
memory oiion. Robert Fowler were
unanimousl ldopted, and culogies on the
character oHhe deceased were delivered
by numbCp f members.
SATURDA The Legislature was not
in session thy.
MoNDAY-l In the Senate petitions were
presented ahg for an increase of the
compensati0fthe Judges of the Orphan s
Court Of Banlorc city. The unfavorable
report Of 3 Committee on Judicial
Proceedings Dr. Steiner's bill TO estab-
fish Board Public Charities was taken
up, and the ] substituted for the report
by vote ofsn to six. The subject was
then made Especial order for Thursday
In the Hp the bill providing for the
taxation of lpropcrty ofrailroad corpora
tons charter by the State of Maryland
was taken up The bill provides for the tax.
alton ofthe p,erty ofthesc corporations by
the counties which it is situated the
same as the topcrty of individuals or
other corporans. The bill was finally
ordered to engrossed. The Sixth
Regiment offolunteers from Baltimore
visited Annals during the day and were
reviewed by Governor and the mem
bers Of the Lislature.
TuEsDAYIn the Senate the bill
providing tn the stated terms of the
Superior, Conon Pleas, City and Crimi-
nal Courts oBaltimorc city shall begin
on the seconN Monday of January, May
and October each year, was fayorably
reported on. The unfavOrable report Of
the Commits ON Judicial Proceedings
upon the bill oviding for taking vote
Of the people, certain districts Of Ale
gany and Gait counties upon the ques-
ton of orgizing new county was
adopted. Tlbill to establish a State
Board Of Hdh was lost for want of n
constitutions majority. A rcconsidera-
ton Of the VI was moved, aud the bill
was made thPccial order for Friday
The Housaftcr disposing of the usual
number Of titions for and against the
passage of a'Local Option law" and
granting nabcr of leaves to introduce
bills, proceed to the consideration of the
Oyster bill, wch was amended in several
important paculars and passed to third
reading. Attic evening session the
Local 0ptionill was considered. A mo-
ton to recount the bill to tho Judiciary
Committee " rejected by vote of %
yeas to 80 nd.
WEDNEsDs-ln the Senate several
resolutions p,ed by the Maryland Agri-
cultural and iechanical Association, OBJ
jecting to thoill recently passed by the
House for Il protection of sheep, were
referred to b Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Stevens, ON the Committee on Judi
cial Proceedgs, reported favorably on
the four Hou bills relating to the city OF
Baltimore. ic immigration bill was then
taken up, andMr. Earle addressed the
Senate at lenh in support of mis- bill
Mr.. Stevens gu moved that his bill be
substituted fdhat of Mr.. Earle, pending
which motionie Senate went into Execu-
tive session, aer which it adjourned "a
the evening. Ipou reassembling, bill Ia
give effect anqegotiability to elevator
receipts aud u authorizing the sale or
lease of the iii scales" lot to the city Of
Baltimore, werpassed.
In the HouShc subject of local option
was brought upy an order offered by Mr.
Fenton, callipnpon the Comptroller to
report to the Inse the probable effect
upon the rcvem Of the State by the pas.
sage Of the Ldl Option bill, and what
legislation, iulis opinion, will be neces
sary to provilfor any deficiency of tn.
revenues likclto result therefrom. The
Senate joint solutions in relation to the
boundary lin9ow in controversy between
the State andirginia, were reported by
the Judiciarypmmittec, with an amend
ment substituting John w. Davis, Esq
in lieu Of Horable w. Pinkney Whyte
as one of the ,inmissioncrs. The amend
ment was ACTED, and the resolutions
passed unaniunsly. The Building Asso-
citation bill ofed by Dr. Henkle, as an
amendment tcbe Senate bill, was taker
up. A substitc for the amendment wal
offered by Mrircenfcll and recommend
cd by Dr. Hete. DIR. Henkle's bill wal
then voted do, and the substitute of Mr.
Greenfield pasa This bill restricts thu
dine imposed I non-paymeut of weekly
dues to ten pctcnt. Of the amount Of sale
dues, and profits compromising Of fines