Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-02-27

regulate the inspection and measurement
Of lumber, and to license inspectors OF
lumber in Baltimore city.
Mr.. Merrymans House bill, tor the pro
lection of sheep, by the imposition of a
yearly tax on dogs, one dollar on dogs,
and five dollars on shuts, coming up
Mr.. Seth proposed to amend SO that the
tax on the female dogs should be 81. Lost.
Mr.. johnson moved 81, in place of the
s.. Lost.
| Mr.. Seth asked the adoption of an adj
ditional section, SO that tax on all dogs
for Talbot, Queen Annes, Prince Georges,
Howard, Hartford, Kent, Allcgany, Wash
ington Calvert and Caroline counties shall
be 81.
Mr.. Merryman desired State law, and
he would accept the original amendment
of Mr.. Seth, mhaing uniformity OF tax
on the dogs, if those who had asked the
exemption for their county would then a
gree to the bill.
Mr.. Stewart, of Baltimore city, said that
he was in favor at first of the tax rs named
now in the bill, but that rs this is pro
gressive age and one of woman rights gen
orally, he would withdraw his support to
the distinction between the male and te-
male dogs and let them stand on an equal
ity. Laughters|
After some further discussion on the sub
ject OF dogs, and the distinction between
their two SEXES. particularly as to the pro
life propensities of the CANNES generally
and the worthlessness Of the major portion
If them, an amendment in effect the same
rs Mr.. Seth's-equ alizing the tax of ST.
was adopted.
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mendment so as to except one dog OF each
owner of dogs from the tax. Lost.
Mr.. Gordy moved to strike out the third
section, which makes all proprietors o.
homesteads responsible for the tax on dog,
upon their premises, but subsequently
withdrew the motion.
Section was amended So that the Off
Ger killing a dog under the Act should re
ceiye a compensation of fifty cents IN
stead of twenty five.
RI Mr. Hawkins moved that the bill should
only refer To mad dogs and bulldogs
Lost.
y motion to exempt Cecil county from
the operations of this law WAS adopted.
The bill was then ordered To toe cngross
ed for third reading.
The rules were suspended and the House
bill Ia defend certain officers of reglstra
ton and Judges Of election indicted in tn,
United States Courts was called up on H.
third reading and passed by yeas ii, nay:
The House then adjourned until Tues
day next
4 SENATE.
TUESDAY. Feb. 2i-Thc Senate met Al
II o'clock. Nineteen Senators answered
roll call
Mr. Knight presented joint resolutions
instructing the Senators and requesting
the Representatives in Congress from this
State TO vote for the passage Of the bill
now before Congress. making PROVISION
for a-m;ng and slniPpinc the whole body
lnf militia of tisa- United States and fol
other purposes. Read first time.
The bin apprrr,zrrr- y5.uuu Per IN
npT, for ten yoafs To Charlotte Hall School
was reported fx.rabiy and read first time
a,L---nrr-Sllk up the special order
the bill 10 authorize the Comptroller 10
audit and pay pensions to certain persons
soldiers and widows of soldiers Of the waE
Of l~l2-i4. whose names were spelled in
correctly or omitted in Acts heretofore
passed on its second reading \ number
Of names were added IN The bill from near
~ every county in the State. The bill was
ordered ongTussed.
The bill - build and equip fire and
police boat for the hArbor of Baltimore
i and appropriatng 100000 therefor was
taken up, and the bill ordered engrossed
The bill appppriating $1,000 10 com
plete and ornament the Confederate Gem,
ctery AT Point Lookout was read a second
time and ordered engrussed.
On motion of Nr. Earle it was ordered
that tie Treasurer report 10 the Senate the
monthly balances standing 10 the credit oi
the State. or credit of the Treasurer, in the
banks selected - repositories of the pub,
lie moneys during the fiscal year ended
September 81. 1873. noting the names oi
the several banks and amounts standing
To the credit OF the State or Treasurer.
Mr. Blake inquired the object of the or
lder. The monthly statement had beer
rcgula:l, published in the Baltimore city
papers.
Mr. Earle had not seen that statement
He merely wished 10 have it in a compact
form.
Senate bill 20 establish 4 Commission o.
Fisheries, and approrpiating $4,000 there
for. was read third time and passed.
An order that the Senate hold night ses
sions on Tuesday and Friday of this week
was rejected.
| HOUSE.
Upon motion of Mr.. Cotton the session
of tonight was deferred. in order that thu
lcommttee on Elections could hold meet
ing TO consider the Brooke-W iddicombt
case.
! Favorable report from the committee OF
immigration upon the House bill to APP
point Commissioner Of lmmi gration
Second reading Of House bills; Mr.
Lancaster's bill regulating the repair o
roads in Charles county; also Mr.. Wander
ford's bill amending the Mortgage law
providing that where the vendor of prop
ertv at the sale becomes the purchaser the
Court ratifying the sale shall appoint ;
trustee to make the conveyance. Mr.
Loane's bill providing for the assessment
and taxation of the capital stock of Ma
tional banks was also read a second time
and ordered to be engrossed for thiro
reading.
Mr.. Loane's bill to appropriate a sum o.
money to pay for certain buildings erect
ed in Connection With the Washington Uni
versity' of Baltimore city, to make further
improvements thereon, and to provide fol
the free education in said University o
: students from the several legislative dis
tricts of the State, came up, and the bll
; ordered to be engrossed for a third read
ing.
Mr.. Watkins bill, regulating the tax OF
coal mining companies of the State, was