Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1874-03-27
The Maryland Legislature.
SENATE.

II O'Clock. Twenty-one Senators answer
ed roll-call.
The President laid before the Senate an
invitation from the Superintendent of the
Maryland Inebrate Asylum to attend j
meeting in behalf of the ylum at Ford's
Grand Opera House on Sunday afternoon
next, IT o'clock
A message was received from the House
transmitting a number of House bills. pass
ed by that body, which were read first a
time and referred to the appropriate com
mittccs. Also sweral Senate bills, passed
by the House, among which was the bill
establishing "A Commission of Fisheries
with an amendment that one Commission
er shall be appointed from the Eastern and
the other from the Western shore, which
was concurred in and the bill passed.
The bill appropriating $4,000 per year
for five consecutive years, to Charlotte
Hall School was taken up, the question be
ing on its passage. This bill had failed
passing twice before for want of consti-
stitutional majority.
An animated discussion ensued between
Mr.. Fields against the bill and Mr.. Bill
lngsly in its favor, at the conclusion OF
which the vote wos taken and resulted
yeas l3, nays 10. So the bill was again
rejected, failing to receive q constitution
al majority.
The preamble to this bin recites that as
the Trustees of Charlotte Hall resolve 20
make il a free High School for st. Mary s
and Charles counties, and will establish
also in Charles and ST. Mary's counties
four additional free scholarships, and as
the school has continued in successful op-
Grafton over Il century; therefore
b IL enacted, Sc, To enable the Trustees to
make i, a free High School for Charles, Calvert
condition of same, 50, 600 is donated TO the
school for five years. Four free scholars from
Charles. two from Calvert and two from Pr
George shall be received At the school. These
to be selected BY competitive examinations be-
fore the School Boards in each county. The re-
cipienis of free scholarships are TO teach proper
tona'cly 10 the time (what proper ion is not
stated they have been Mt Charlotte Hall.
An order was adopted that when the
Senate adjourn, il be until Monday next
at noon. and that night sessions be held on
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings next week.
HOUSE.
An lfDin DF.
intendent of the mebriate Asylum. for the
members to attend. a meeting to be held in
Ford's Opera Hosse on Sunday afternoon
next at three o'clock, was laid before the
House By the Spdker, and accepted.
Mr.. Fletchall VS. granted leave for the
Ways and Means committee to introduce
bill imposing syax upon pawn brokers.
The Judiciary committee reported un-
favorably upon bill decreasing the mar
riage license.
Mr.. Hawkins moved the substitution oi
the bill for the unfayoTable report. A.
dop,ed.
The bill repeals the present State law
regulating the issuing of marriage licenses
and provides that "all licenses for mar
riages shall be signed and issued by the
Cle-k of the Circuit Court for the county
where the woman resides, or the Clerk of
the Court of Common Pleas, if she resides
in the city OF Baltimore, and the Clerk
shall receive therefore the sum of fifty cts
The House bill was passed amending the
act taxing the gross receipts of railroad
companies; a,sD the House bill authoriz-
ing the sale OF freight and baggage by
railroad companies and common carriers,
in certain cases.
The bill providing for the appointments
If State flour inspectors was defeated to-
day by having its enacting clause stricken
out.
House bill TO regulate the sale of seats
in concert halls, theatres, etc, WAS called
up.
A motion was made by Mr.. Mathews to
strike out the enacting clause of the bin
before the vote was taken, but was subse-
qucntly withdrawn.
Mr.. Maclin thought the bill ought not
to be here, as the theatres are not State in
situations. and he did not believe the Leg
lslature had any right to manage them.
Mr.. Seth said the State had the right to
remedy and correct nuisances. and if the
present mode of selling theatre tickets was
grievous To the theatre goers, it must be
nuisance, therefore needs correction. The
bill was then passed
Governor Groome returned to the House.
with his veto, the bill for the protection
of birds in Garrett county, because the fine
imposed for the tTeach of the act is S5,
and must be collected through the Courts
at cost to the county of from $50 to 300.
Mr.. Freaner moved to discontinue the
reading of the veto, as he thought it pre-
posterous that the Governor should sit in
his chamber and with his lead pencil cal
culate whether or no petty, insignificant
local bill is to be profitable to the county.
instead Of the delegates on this floor W no
were here for that purpose. He was tired
of these continual yetoes of bills in which
there is no constitutional objection.
Mr.. Buchanan hoped the veto would be
read through respect to the Governor.
Mr.. Freaner withdrew his motion, and
moved the veto be sustained, as it met the
views of the Garrett county delegation.
The veto was sustained, and the House
adjourned.
SENATE.
MONDAY, March 23.-The Secretary call
ed the Senate to order at noon. Fourteen
Senators answered rollcall. In the tenn
poary absence of the President. Mr.. Long
well moved that Hon. w. H. Tuck be cho-
sen President pro tem., which was carried.
Mr.. Tuck assumed the chair, briefly thank
ing Senators for their manifestation of