Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1874-03-13

STATE HOUSE, OF CeRREc1roN "A bill has
been Introduced in the Maryland Legislature
for the establishment of State House Of Cor
nh institution is greatly needed, and has for
some time received the sanction of many good
men in various parts of the Stale. The Peni-
tertiary is now filled with criminals, and, il
is said, will not allow of the admission of
many more without the erection o. new build
inss. Many Of these convc,s are sentenced
FOR short periods, but their places are soon oc-
cupied by others, always keeping that institu-
tion full, while the ails throughout the State
each have their quota of criminals serving
short sentence for some petty offence, thus in
curing heavy expenses all over the State,
which have 10 met by taxation. The erection
OF such building would at once relieve the
counties from this burden Of taxation, and put
those criminals where they would render some
service TO the State, ms it is contemplated to
make the institution self-sustaining In other
places, The most beneficial results have 70 low
cd, where sneh institutions have been estab-
lished, and there is no reason 10 believe why
the same results should not follow in the State
of Maryland. The bill provides that persons
sentenced to not less than three months nor
more than three years may be sent by the
Court to the House OF Correction. Any JUS
tice Of the peace may commit vagrAnt and dis
orderly persons or hnbiiual drunkards to the
institution for not less than three nor more
than six months. The right OF haheas corpus
for the inmates is provided for. The inmates
are TO be kept at useful employment, and if
their conduct is good the managers shall at the
time of their release pay them portion of the
earnings Of their labor. The memorialists ask
an issue Of certificates Of debt not exceeding
$3.50 600, for the purchase and equipment OF
the necessary land and buildings, special tax
Of three-ouarters of one cent TO be hid on
each 500 of taxable property to meet the debt
created by the act. An appropriation OF S25,-
900 il called for TO meet the expenses of the
institution after il shall be ready TO receive
inmates. The bill is subject to any amend
mcnts the Legislature may see proper to adopt
THE New County AND ITS BOUNDARIES. The
boundaries of the proposed new county TO be
formed out of parts of Prince Georges, How
ard, Anne Arundel, and Montgomery counties,
have been arranged as follows: Commencing
at the east corner of the District of Columbia
TO Bemears bridge on the Patuxent river, in
straight liDe then north through Anne
Arundel to Switzers bridge, over the Pataps
co thence south with the Washington branch
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switch thence westwardly to Simpsonville,
Howard county; thence with the county road,
by way OF Lame Kiln Bottom TO Browns
bridge over the Big Patuxent, to Montgomery
county; thence with the county road to its
intersection with the Sandy Spring road
thence with the latter road TO the Colesvile
road; thence by said road TO the north corner
Of the District Of Columbia; thence along the
District line to the place Of beginning. This
will make it necessary to add n part of Balti-
more county to Howard, in order to leave
Howard the requisite extent Of territory and
population; and then the new county willie
tain the requisite number Of square mles--4o0
and population (lo, 600 whites.
The Committee have reported unfavorably
TO the formation of this county.
MARYLAND LroisLATuRE.-This body is busy
at work, but we have little of local charac-
ter 10 report Mr.. Fleicha's bill for the pro-
tection OF fish in Montgomery has passed the
House. Fn the Senate petition from Prince
Georges for the new county was offered. In
the House leave was given Mr. Stewart TO re-
Mr. Fletchall presented the petition of Miss J.
Pindle and Others, and T R. ljams and others
for local option and damages. Dr.. Brewer
asked leave 10 introduce bill to sanction a
bequest ofChas. Spates to the Baptist Church
at Rockville.
'1Tkev laid him down upon the floor,