Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-02-06
Marylan1 Etate affairs,
MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.
sen ATE.

THURSDAY. Jan. 29.-The Senate
met, and thirty-two Senators answered
to their names.
Leave was given to Mr.. Blake to in
troduce a bill to repeal and re-enact
with amendments the law in regard to
marriage; and to Mr.. Brattan to intro
duce bill to amend and re-enact sec
tion l, article IS. Public General Laws.
relative to husband and wife, so as to
enable married women to acquire pro-
perty by descent, and protect the same
from her husbands debt.
Mr.. Fields, from the Joint Commit
tee on Printing, submitted the follow
ing report:
The Joint Committee on Printing
having had under careful consideration
the subject of contracting for the print
ing of the General Assembly for the
present session, beg leave to submit the
following report. The separate and
distinct propositions have been made
to your committee for the performance
of the work required. One PROPOSE
ton, made by J. Guest King, Esq, en-
braced Il proposal to do the printing of
the Senate and House of Delegates.
separately or jointly, for Il definite sum,
but owing to the fact that the greater
part of the printing for both the Sen
ate and House Of Delegates had previ-
ously been ordered to be done by the
Houses, respectively. by Messrs. Wm.T.
lglehart 4 Co. for the Senate, and the
printers Of the last session for the
House of Delegates, it was impossible
to accept the offer, as in that event two
separate contracts would have been re-
qulred for each House. and as no terms
Of compensation had been prescribed
for the work already ordered, the cost
in the aggregate would almost certain
ly have exceeded the usual amount
paid for the Senate.
For the Senate printing a PROPOSE
ton has been received from MeSsrs.
Wm. L. lglehart ( Co., as follows:-
One hundred and fifty copies of daily
Journal for use Of Senate free of charge,
five hundred copies Of daily Journal at
81 per page, for extra copies at the
same rate, less the cost of composition
type setting(. Documents to be print
ed at the same rate Rule and tabular
work double price. For bi!!4$s3 per
page for any number not exceeding
five hundred copies; two thousand yeas
and nays, or as many as may be requir-
ed, free of charge: this proposition to
embrace all the printing already done,
us well as all that may be ordered here
after by the Senate, and give bond in
the sum of twenty thousand dollars for
the faithful execution Of the work.
The work to be approved by the Joint
Committee on Printing before being
paid for. For indeXing the Journal
of the Senate and the documents, Your
committee report that they have con-
tracted with James II. Hodges, Esq,
for the sum of $3.50 TO do the same, the
work to be completed within twenty
days after the expiration Of the session.
Adopted.
Mr.. Billingsley submitted the report
of the Board Of Trustees of the Mary
land Agricultural College. Also ii
historical sketch Of Rockville Acade-
my, prepared at the request of the
Board Of Trustees by Hon. Richard J.
Bowie, which was referred to the COM
mittee on Education:
Mr. Walsh reported a bill from select
committee, favorably on Senate bill to
repeal, amend and re-enact section 30,
chapter 36, 1872, and to add new see
ton, regulating the inspection Of to-
bacco; read first time. Also Senate
joint resolutions requesting the Gov
ernor to grant a respite to Joseph ".
Davis, now under sentence of death,
which were read second time and or
dered to be engrossed for "a third read
ing.
The following bills were then taken
up on second reading, read second
time and ordered engrossed, except
where otherwise noted:
Senate bill to amend and re-enact
chapter 1876, 1912, authorizing the
Comptroller to adjust and settle ac-
counts Of collectors and other receivers
ofpublic money. Senate bill to amend
chapter al, 1853, to continue the cor
porate existence Of banking institu-
tions therein mentioned.
The following bills were read third
time and passed;
To repeal chapter 235, 1862, Public
General Laws, relating to crimes and
punishments, and providing for the
punishment of treason-yeas II. nays
none. Also Senate bill authorizing
the issue Of bonds to the amount Of
$125,000 for the benefit Of the Deaf
and Dumb Asylum--yeas II, nays none.
Also the bill for the protection and
breeding Of fish in the waters of the
State-yeas IS, nays none. Also the
bill to prevent public execution of the
death penalty-yeas l6, nays none.
Mr.. Earle announced that Senators
would meet at Barnum's Hotel, in Bal
timore, at o'clock this evening, and
from thence attend the Centennial
mass meeting at Concordia Hall.
The Senate then, at 1.30 p. NJ, hay
ing cleared its calendar Of all business,