Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-03-06
The Maryland Legislature.


FRIDAY, Feb. 27.-The House met at 1 |
O'Clock, and adopted an order that the
House shall meet at II \. NJ, and on We'd
nesCay and Thursday evenings at O'Clock
Carried.
Mr.. Grafton moved an adjournment from
the end of to-day session until Monday
Adopted by 35 yeas, 33 nays.
Favorable report from the committee OF
Elections on the House bill amending the
Public School Laws SO that the State schoo
tax shall be twenty per cent. III lieu OF the
amount now assessed.
Mr.. Bonds House bill regulating the
fisheries of the Patuxcnt river was called
up AZ his request and passed. The bill
adds additional sections To article fl, Code
volume II, and provides that no vesseI
float, raft, or boat of any description, I'M
| less compelled by stress of weather or acct.
dent, shall be anchored or stayed in the
berth or haul of any regular hauled fishing
shore in PatuXent river, and remain tol
half an hour after being warned to depart
by the owner OF occupant OF such fishery
The penalty for Il violation of the aforesaid
section, is fine of twenty dollars, to be
paid To the owner of the fishery, for each
offence, and every hour after the first half
hour that the vessel shall remain, shall be
considered a new and separate offence
! The captain or owner of the vessel is liable
! for the fine, and failure to pay authorizes
! the seizure and sale of the vessel to satisfy
1 the same. 1t also provides that any veSScI
which shall be wantonl Y or mallClousiy OF
( through gross negligence sailed through
any seine in such fisheries, shall! pay To the
owner OF such seine. not less than twenty
nor more than one hundred dollars, III the
discretion of the court. \ fine of not less
| than twenty nor more than one hundred
dollars. is imposed upon any one who
shall maliciouslv put any obstruction IN
the shape of stake, log. stone or ballast
in the berth or haul OF any such fishery.
Mr.. Watkins from the Ways and Means
committee, reported a. follows.
The committee on Ways and Means, To
whom was referred the order of Mr.. keech
report that they have investigated the eN
pcuscs Of the Comptrollcr's office in regard
to clerks and other expenses, IN compll-
Ancc with the above order. and append Il
statement showing the same in det@ll.-
They lind that since the year le66 The sal
aries Of the assistant clerks have been rails
cI from one thousand dollars to twelve
hundred dollars.
The City Extension bill came up on il
third reading. and ocCasioncd Il lively in.
terChange of opinions between the Balti-
timore city and county members. Zach
section of this bin has been fought hard
by the Baltimore county members. but all
Ia no effect, rs the city members have been
too much in earnest 10 allow of defeat, and
the ADLER county members seemed To ht
impressed with the opinion that the
actual necessities Of Baltimore require
an extent Of territory for proper de
vclopmcnt OF the city resources. Mv>srs
kccch and Turner. Of Baltimore county
have been particularly Jealous in opposing
the extension. making speeches or amcud
mcnts in nearly every section. Nearly the
whole Of Yesterday mornings session was
spent in discussing only two sections, and
several hours Of to.day's session were also
passed in unavailing discussion before the
bill was finally ordered IL he engrosscd
Tor its third aadka reading. Nothing
else was done of particular interest IN the
House. and AZ the o'clock a motion 70
adjourn until Monday, was carried