Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-03-05
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"'s""' . "em"sAt tItoutes VIII De pub
lished in our nexf. We are IN receipt Of
the Journal Of Proceedings Of The House
Of Delegates for the 25th ult., in which
ne End the report Of The Ways and Means
Csnmit'ee. to which was referred the or
der Of Mr.. Brace. Of A!iegany. to elm
vcssigaie" the Comptroller. Our space
this week will not admit Of the rublica-
iios Of the Committees Report. with &C.
eompsnying statement. bat We shall do
the Comptroller the justice Of Publishing
this matter fully in our next papes. Suf-
Zee It for the present that the Committee,
instead Of sudipg occasion for eensure,
have discovered. after thorough investi-
cation. that our chief finance officer still
stands as ''e!ear in bis great Office" as be
has ever stood. and. BY confession Of friend
aud foe. be has ever stood without re.
preach. Though the House has been
struggling manfully during the past two
weeks to ''catch up. with the Senate.
working night and day. We have failed
to notice any Of its proceedings of special
interest to our readers. except what is
elsewhere referred to. The bill of our
delegate. Mr.. Bond. regulating the 6sh.
cries Of the Pataxcut river. has been
passed. Not having resolved q copy Of
If. We are unable to give its provisions.
Tho attention Of our reader, i, called
to the dissolution Of co partnership in the
firm Of Dyer. Hill & CO.. and also to q
sisnilar dissolution in the frm Of VIM. A.
Padge,t 4 Co.. notices of which will be
found in another column. Messrs. DYER
and Gardiner. members Of The irst-naued
arm. enter the House of Padgett & Co.,
John IL. Crispin Withdrawing. The new
firm will be known as Padgett. Dyer l.
Co.. and will at once command public
confidence from the wide experience, sue
e'ss and integrity of the different partners
rs commission agents. The place Of bus
mess Of the new finn is No. So, Light St.
The Legislature Of Maryland will have
completed its labors On the 9th day of
April next. at midnight. as at tina. time
the session expires by law. the same be-
ing 30 days from IL o'clock, NJ. on Wed.
nesdsy. January 9Th. 1874. All bills,
in order to become laws. must be intro
duccd. ty leave. on or before Saturday,
March 2S'h. as the ten last days of the
session begin on that day.
II is important. therefore. that those
who desire additional legislation should
act q. once. and &c. their petitions ready,
as it is no. safe to postpone action to the
last days Of the session. A common be-
lief is that the Legislature eau set as long
a. j, plcases. provided it does so without
Pay. after the expiration of the 90 DAYS.
This IS not true. as under the presen.
constitution the sessions are limited to 90
days. and unless convened BY proclama-
iion Of the governor. Gin which case they
could set thirty days aud receive the same
compensation Per diem. no law passed BY
the Legislature after midnight on the 9Th
Of April. can be enforced, because the
sessions are expressly limited.
The arres. Of General Baez, ex Presi-
dent Of st. Domingo. in New York, on
charges made BY Davis Hatch, . citizen
Of Connecticut. has revived an interes. in
the st. Domingo controversy 10 oficisl
circles. l. is thought ,ha, if the case is
ever brought to ,ria! it may lead to rsve-
la,ions which will complete the history of
the annexation project. The case of Hatch
Was made prominent feature in the SEN
ate discussion three years ago. when Sem
s'os Ferry. Of Connecticut. presented the
papers. and Senator Sumner made them
the basis Of violcn. attack on the admin
is'raiion and the annexation scheme e.
Hatch claims tina, his case was purposelv
overlooked By the State Department for
reasons then considered inimical TO the
intcres,s Of annexation.
Senator West will soon introduce . bill
for the settlement Of all war claims, which
provides tsss tie Court Of Claims shall
have exclusive jurisdiction over them,
ssolishing the Southern Claims Commits
sion and relieving the oaar.ermas,cr Cen
sraf Of all further responsibility in these
matters. The bill has been prepared with
great care and proposes to deal generous
ly With the Scuthcrncrs who suffered loss
Of property aud werc loyal.
A letter received from New Orleans
states tha, Judge Durell has forwarded
his resignation to . trusted friend in
Washington. TO be rendered in the even,
Of the Judiciary Committee Of the House
reporting articles Of impeachment. The
s;imOny Of Mrs. Gaines is regarded as
settling oil dsab.s As to the laehes Of J Judge
Durril. and the Judiciary Committee will
promptly act in The matter.
The Senate Of Msr, land On Wednesday
last passed the wages exemption bill BY =
vote Of 20 years to 3 ssys. This bill ex-