Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1874-03-06

present county shall revert TO the coun-
ty only, provided, however, that the in
debtedness of the county shall first be
paid, the turnpike companies be bought
out, and the residue of the amount thus
reverting to the city shall only be APP
propriated to making new roads in the
annexed territory.
Mr.. Gill objected to the bill, claim
ing that it was only intended to try to
defeat the original bill, and that the
reading of the bill was not in order,
and was only offered rs an amendment.
The question was freely and warm
lv opposed by Messrs. Gill, Joyce, Fen
ton and McColgan, and supported by
Messrs. Turner, Buchanan, and keech.
The discussion occupied nearly all of
the morning session of yhe House, and
was the hardest fought fight Of the
session, although the I'LL was not al
lowed to be read No decision was
come TO when a motion to adjourn
was made, which was refused by yeas
81. NAYS 36-all the Baltimore county
delegates present voting for adjourn
ment, and all the city delegates against
the motion. But after some slight
discussion without accomplishing any
thing the opposition gave way and the
House adjourned until : 7. NJ.
The House rcasembEed ut o'clock.
Several local House bills were read a
second time, and ordered engross.d
for Il third reading.
The following bills were then passed:
Fixing the compensation Of Judges of
the Orphans Court OF Calvert county.
Enlarglng the powers of the Commis-
sloners of Calvert county. Fixing
the compensation Of Calvert county
Jurors at 81 80 per day. Authorizing
the Mayor and Council Of Baltimore
10 fund the city debt TO an amount
not exceeding S2,ooo,oo0. Amending
the act relating to lesying direct tax
by the Mayor and Council Of Balti-
more Authorizing provision for inn
proving Jones Falls, Mcssrs. Cooper
and Michigan alone voting IN the neg
at!ve.
SENATE.
FRIDAY, Feb. 27.--The Senate met
At IL O'Clock. Sixteen Senator. an
swered roll-cAll.
II was ordered that when the Senate
adjourn to-day it stand adjourned to
Monday at II.
Leaves to introduce bills granted :
To Nr. Stevens, tn increase the facili-
ties ofthc grain market Of the State, by
giving effect and neg liability to "El-
erato~ receipt" "--A-lrA- Stevens, to
amend section 3s, chapter 800, Act Of
1864. providing for attachments on
original process. To Nr. Suit, 10 in
corporate the town OF ForrcstylIle, in
Prime. Georges county.
The senate bill to increase the IA
cilitirs If the grain market hv giving
effect and nego,iabiIity t. the ',cleya-
tor receipts. was reported fayorably
and read u first time This bill pro-
yidcs:-First. All receipts for grain
deposited or stored in elevators, or any
place OF storage connected Herewith
in this STATE, and known in trade as
elevator receipts. shall hrncetorth.
for all purposes OF sale or other dI-po-
sition whatsoever. be held to vest and
imply title 10 such grain In the persons
10 whom or whose order sGch receipts
shall have been issued, and Ia vest and
imply such absolute title in all subsc
quent holders 10 whom such receipts
shall have been passed, by or under
any contract or transfer, valid and
bona tile as between the parties there
To. Second. All laws, il any, conflict
ing with this act are hereby repealed.
Third. The act shall take effect from
the date of its passage.
Mr.. Aydelotte, from the Joint com
mittee To visit the State Normal School.
submitted their report. The commit
tee state that every county in the state
is represented in the school, except
Caroline and Charles. OF the one hun
dred and fifty students attending the
school, all except nine are females.-'
The committee recommend continue
alton of the annual appropriation of
$4,000, Il sufficient appropriation to G.
rect Il normal school building. and
$1,000 per aunum for rent of build
ing until one Is constructed. The re-
port was referred to the committee on
Education.
The special order, the bill appropri-
ating $1,000 to Washington Cemetery
Confederate was read IA third time
and passed-yeas 10, nays ;, Messrs.
Steiner and Suit.
Mr.. Knights Joint resolutions re-
iucsting the Maryland delegation in
Congress to vote for the bill now
pending in Congress for arming the
militia in the United States, were read
second time and ordered engrossed
lor third reading.
The Senate adjourned at $50.
A Card.