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SENATE.
MONDAY, Jan. 26.-Sixteen Senators an
swered to their names. The Journal OF
Friday last was read.
Mr.. Billingsley obtained leave to intro
duce bill to appropriate 1000 to aid In
the erection of a suitable monument at
Point Lookout, ST. Mary's county, in men,
DRY of the Confederate dead.
The committee on Judicial Proceedings
reported bill to prevent public execu-
tions of the death penalty; read first
time.
The Senate bills-to add new section
to article %, Public General Laws, en-
towering the Comptroller to examine the
books of any Clerk, Register of Wills, Col
lectOr of Taxes. in any of the counties OF
the State and city of Baltimore, or cause
the same to be done; also, bill providing
for cases of Vacancy in the office of Cover
nor, were each read a second time, and or
dered engrossed for third reading.
The Senate, at 2.15 p. NJ, adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House was not in session to day,
having adjourned over until tomorrow.
SENATE.
TUESDAY. Jan 27.-The Senate met at
noon, and fourteen Senators answered.
The President laid before the Senate an
invitation to the body to attend the Cen
centennial mass meeting, to be held at
Concordia Hall. Baltimore, on Thursday
evening next, and requested that some ac-
tion be taken in regard to the invitation.
Mr. Earle moved that the President of
the Senate, in its behalf, accept the invi-
tation, and So notify the committee of in
vitation.
Mr.. Earle briefly explained the grand
object of the Centennial Exposition. to he
held in Philadelphia, and earnestly hoped
that Maryland would take prominent
position in carrying out the great nation
al event. 1t should meet the appreciation
and encouragement of every one.
Mr.. Steiner hoped the invitation would
be unanimously accepted, and 1t was a mat
ter in which every citizen should feel 8
deep interest.
Mr. Davis advocated the unanimous &C
ceptance ofthe invitation. This great Ma
tional exhibition-the Centennial of Amer
lean Independence-shou be attended
by every man, woman and child of the
land.
Mr.. Phelps submitted an order tina, the
Committee on Education be instructed 10
inquire into the expediency of repeating
section 5, chapter (, of an act In repeal an
act passed in 1868. entitled Public Edu-
cation, providing for a general system OF
tree public schools for the State of Mary
land, and to repeal all laws inconsistent
Herewith and re-enaCt the same with
amendments, and to re enact in place OF
section 5, chapter 1. provision that all
taxes for public education in this State
shall be levied upon the State at large, a
polishing all special taxes upon the coun-
ties and city of Baltimore, as now proyld-
ed by law thereby making the public
schools of the State emphatically and t.
all purposes State institution; the taxes
levied as above indicated To be distributed
in the different counties snd the city of
Baltimore, pro rata, as now provided 10y
law, and that said committee inquire
whether sections , and 3. chapter :, are
complied with in the public schools Of the
State. and il not. how far they fall short Of
the provisions of law as set forth IN the
two sections mentioned, and that the com
mittee have leave TO report by bill or 9th
erwise. Which was adopted.
The Senate bill supplementary to the
act incorporating the Deaf and Dumb Asy
lum of Maryland, providing that for the
purpose of completing and furnishing the
building now commenced, an additional
fund is hereby created, To be called the
Deaf and Dumb Asylum Loan and au-
thorizing the State Treasurer TO issue adj
ditional bonds or certificates of debt 10
the amount of $l25, 900 for that purpose.
came up as the special order. The bill
was eloquently and urgently advocated by
Messrs. Steiner, Earle, Davis, Blake and
Billingsley. An amendment was adopted
striking out the provision exemp,ing the
bonds from taxation and suhjeCting them
to State, county, and municipal taxation.
This amendment was afterwards recon
sidered and further discussed, and with
out concluding the consideration of the
bill, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Stewart, of Baltimore city. offered
an order that a message be sent Ia the Sc
nate proposing. with the concurrence of
that body tn go into joint convention for
the election of Police Commissioners OF
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