Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-02-13
thereform, Comptroller Woolford fur
nishes the following statement:

Queen Anne's .............. 5S 05
St. Mary s..................... 305 43
Somerset et......................33 22,272 26
Talbot t......................... IL 1853 81
Wicomico. II S37 90
lOtaI..................... i32 So4, lo9 40
The rules were suspended upon mo-
ton of Mr.. Watkins. to allow the Wavs
and Means Committee to ask for leave
to introduce the following bills: \
bill to add an additional sections to ar
ticle 56 of the General Laws, titled
Sample Trade" also bill to repeal
the act of 1912. chapter 23.. providing
for the collection of arrears of taxes
due from National Banks. &C., in the
State, and a bill to provide for the as
sessment of the shares of the capital
stock Of National Banks in the Stat
heretofore omitted to be assessed and
to collect the State taxes thereon.
Mr.. keech moved to reconsider the
vote by which the order adjourning
the House until Monday was laid on
the table, which was carried.
Mr.. McColgan withdrew his substi-
tute. and Mr.. McWilliams moved that
the adjournment be from to-day until
IL o'clock Monday. Carried, and the
order adopted, and the House adjourn
ed.
SENATE.
MONDAY, Feb. 9.-The Senate was
called to order at noon, President Car
roll in the chair.
The roll was called, and the follow
ing Senators answered.: The Presi-
den, and Messrs. Brewer. Crawford.
Davis, Getty, McCulloh, Phelps, Ste
vens, Steiner, Suit-l0. There being
no quorum present. and less than a
majority in the city. the Senate ad-
journed until tomorrow at / o'clock.
Several Senators are absent on COM
mittees, visiting State institutions. and
others from remote counties have been
unable to reach Annapolis, owing to
the recent snow storm.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Lancaster, introduced bill to
to repeal article Q. section 9s. of the
Local Laws of Charles county, and re-
enact with amendments.
The following letter from Mr.. Comp
ton, the Treasurer elect, was reported
s5y the sctcCt Corau.;ttcc ana .t'sstf.
ANNAPOLIS, February 1, 1874.
Gentlemen Your favor Of this date, no
tifying me Of my election. by the General
Assembly, to the office of State Treasurer
is just received. Permit me, while declar.
ing my purpose to accept the office. 10 ex
press, through you. my grateful acknowl-
Judgments for the honor conferred. and To
YOU individually. my warmest thanks for
the kind terms in which you have seen IL
To convey this information. Very respect
fully, &c, BARNS COMPTON.
To Messrs. Gill and Others, Committee.
\ letter was also received from Gov
ernor Whvte notifying the House OF
his approval of the House bill extend
ing the charter of the Baltimore and
Philadelphia Steamboat Company.
At one o'clock, during the reading
of Mr.. Stewards House bill, incor-
porating the Union Banking Company
Of Baltimore city, Mr.. Joyce moved a
call of the House, rs it was evident
that there was not u quorum of mem
bers present.
The roll being called, only thirty
nine answered. and the Assistant Ser
geantat- was given list of the
absentees, and sent in quest Of them.
At twenty-eight minutes past one
o'clock Mr.. Clark moved to discon
tinue the further proceedings under
the call, but as the mace was in
the possession of the Assistant Ser
geant-at- Arms. and he absent, the
House could not transact anv business
at all, although the motion was put t.
a vote and lost In few moments,
however, the mace was returned by
the officer having it in charge, and the
motion Of Mr. Clark was renewed and
carried.
The reading of the bill was then
concluded, and the bill passed.
Mr.. Blake's Senate Bill relating tc
building and homestead associations
and land companies in the State was
read a third time.
On motion of Mr.. Henkle the bill
was laid over and made the order ol
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