Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-04-10
The MaryI land Legislature.
SENATE.

| SENATE.
| FRIDAY. April 3.-'rhe Senate met at
1880. Twenty five Senators answered roll
call
The Senate bill authorizing the Commits
sioners ofCharles county to subscribe S15,
600 to the capital stock of the Southern
Maryland Railroad upon ratification by a
vote of the people, was lost, the vote being
yeas 10. nays II; but it was reconsidered,
and the bin passed at the evening session.
| The bill to repeal and enact chapter
234, 1872, taxing the gross receipts OF rail
road companies in this State, for State pur.
poses. was passed-yeas, 20; nays, o.
The Senate met at 5 O'clock The fol
lowing Senate bills were passed: Taxing
bank stock and stock OF other corporations.
Authorizing Charles county to subscribe
So, 900 to the Southern Maryland Railroad
on ratification by the voters of the county
! Regulating tolls on the Baltimore and PO-
tomac Railroad tunnel. Requiring Coun-
| ty Commissioners to appoint in every eIcc-
ton district one Judge of Election of OPP
poslte politics.
House bills passed: To pay the claims
| of the late Commissioners to adjust the
! boundary lines between Maryland and
! Virginia. Amending the code relating 10
Sheep. Making new election district in
Prince Georges. Appropriating $4,000 Ia
remove the Confederate dead 10 Loudon
| Park Cemetery. Senate resolution To au-
thOrize the employment of counsel for the
State in the suit with the Northern Cen
trail Railroad Company.
The Senate bill creating State Board
of Charities was defeated, five Senators
only voting for it.
Near midnight the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Colonel Leonard introduced a resolution
TO the effect that as there is great impro-
priety in any State officer accepting 8 free
pass from any steamboat or railroad com
pany, such companies in this State shall
not issue any free pass TO the State officers.
Referred to Messrs. Leonard, Henkle and
Stake.
The bill! te amend g5 tbs tbs AahA Ma .es We
license be reduced to fifty cents, che te,
of the Clerk To the court issuing the IL
cense), was taken up on its final passage
| Mr.. Hawkins the originator of the bill
said, don't propose 10 make any argu
ment upon this bill, merely desire to cal
| the attention OF the House To il. as one o.
the most important measures before til,
body. and but for the short while that vet
remains ere the session will close should
discuss its merits The bill was lost fol
want of constitutional majority--33 yeas
80 NAYS.
| Mr. Stewart, Of Baltimore city, said h.
should like to vote for his friends bill, but
away back 10 the colonial times when the
women were scarce, our planters were com
peeled To pay for their wives in tobacco
some at one hundred pounds, and Somt
| fifty pounds, according IL their wealth
and for long time thereafter. q distinc
tjon was made, and kept up between thost
wives that cost fifty pounds. and those that
cost one hundred pounds am afraid that
as the price now is $50. if We reduce il
to fifty cents. there may be some trouble
by the same distinctions again springIng
up between these of different prices. from
which unpleasantness may flow, and | am
therefore compelled TO vote against the
bill. Laughter and appplause
The bill amending the act TO prevent in
competent persons from conducting bust
ness as pharmacists, or vending at retail
drugs, medicines, &c, was passed.
The House bill providing for the print
ing of the General Assembly was called W
under suspession of the rules.
Mr.. Vanderford hoped the bill would
pass, as the need of its provisions is vel
known to the members OF the House: and
he was sure that none of them desired &
recurrence of the trouble that we have
heretofore sustained in selecting the Stat,
Printer. The bill has been carefully pre-
| ~, 1, s. h.
Colonel Leonard also urged the merits
and necessity of the bill, and hoped il
would pass.
| Mr.. Seth and Mr.. Rooms opposed the
bill.
The bill was rejected by-yeas 80, nay:
30.
The vote tabling the report of the Way:
and Means committee Wednesday, on the
communication from Comptroller Wool
ford in regard to the appropriation of So,
500 for revising the Revenue laws, which
the committee recommended to be paid by
a future Legislature, was reconsidered by
45 yeas, 30 nays.
| A motion was made to adopt the report
upon which the previous question was
called and sustained, and the report was
! adopted by 45 yeas, 20 nays.
| The House bill providing that license
to sell liquor shall be granted only upon
Recommendation of the Grand Jury of the
Irrespective counties was called up.
Mr.. Hines said he had hoped the bill
could remain general in its provision, but
he was assured that several counties de
sired to be exempted from its provisions
and, therefore, he should offer no objec-
lions to any amendments to this effect
A similar law had been in operation for
fifteen years in Kent county, and its good
effect has become apparent. But gen
eral law passed some time since vitiated
our law, and have had letter upon letter
during this session from my constituents
! to have the law reinstated.
Upon motion, Baltimore city, Baltimore
county, Prince Georges, Calvert, Anegany,
Howard, Washington, Wicomico, somer-