Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-01-30
Marylanh s tate affairs
MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

THURSDAY, Jan. 22.-Mr. Brewer
presented resolutions of the Board OF
Trustees of the Rockville Academy,
passed at meeting of the board, held
January 13, 1874, respectfully but
emphatically protesting against the a
doption by the Legislature of the re-
commentator of his Excellency the
Governor, based upon the recommen-
dation of State Superintendent Newell,
that the academies of the State be SUI
perseded by high schools" and request
ing the Senator and Delegates from
Montgomery to use their best efforts
to prevent any diversion or withdraw
al Of the State donation to the Rock
vile and Brookville academies; refer
red to committee on Education.
Mr.. Billingsley obtained leave to in
troduce a bill to repeal section 20,
chapter 36, 1872, relative to storage of
tobacco. The object of this bill, we
understand, is to allow native and for
eign tobacco toremain but four months,
instead of twelve, in storage, free of rent
in the State Tobacco Warehouses.
The following Senate bills were re-
ported fav0rably and read first time: ::
By Mr.. Earle, from committee on FL
nance, to release the bequest to the
Johns Hopkins University from COLA
teral inheritance tax; to release the be-
quest to the Johns Hopkins Hospital
from collateral inheritance tax auth
orizing the Baltimore, Chesapeake and
Delaware Bay Company, incorporated,
chapter 476, 1870, to charge such tolls
on freights and passengers as they may
deem advisable and proper; to reduce
the par value of the capital stock to
$25 per share; to establish its principal
office in Baltimore city; to lease, buy
and buy aud build houses, wharves and
shops, and to charter, purchase and
hold steamships, steamboats, and barges
Tor the business and uses of its road,
&c, and authorizing the said company
to unite, connect and consolidate with
the Baltimore Chesapeake and Della
ware Railroad Company, incorporated
by the Legislature of Delaware in
March, 1873, as to make one company;
to unite, connect and consolidate with
other railroad companies in or out of
this State; to lease out their own road !;
to lease and operate other roads In or
out of the State; to issue mortgage
bonds, with coupons, for building and
equipping their railroads and steam
ships; to pledge the property of the
company and its franchises to secure
payment of said bonds, and to provide
for the election of President and other
officers of the consolidated company,
and repeal all laws inconsistent with
this.
The bill to repeal, amend and re-en-
act section 146, article 46, Public Gen
eral Laws, authorizing commissioners
to take testimony in chancery, to issue
attachments against witnesses, &C., was
read second time and ordered engrossed.
Mr.. Earle submitted a message to
the House on the disagreement Of the
two houses on the joint resolutions re-
State of the Taney statue, adhering to
the action of the Senate, and propos-
ing committee of conference of two
from the Senate and three from the
House, naming Messrs. Earle and
Steiner from the Senate, which was "a
greed to, and sent to the House.
The joint resolutions of Senator
Earle protesting against the Supple
mental Civil Rights bill before Con-
gress coming up on third reading.
Mr.. Mudd stated his objections to
the phraseology used as harsh and un-
called for, and while he had not SYM
pathized with Senator Sumner in his
efforts to pass the Civil Rights bill, he
did not believe the passage of the bill
by Congress would produce either "a
malgamation or miscegenation, as ap-
pretended by the mover of the resolu-
tions. He did not think the resolu-
tions would accomplish the object in.
tended.
The roll was called, and the resolu.
tions passed-yeas 16, nays 3-Messrs
Mudd, Steiner and Suit.
HOUSE.
Mr.. Hawkins obtained leave to in
troduce bill to repeal section z, arti.
Gle so, of the General Laws, entitled
<'Marriage," and re-enact; referred te
committee en- Judiciary.
Mr.. Turner, Of Baltimore county, by
consent, proposed an order, which was
adopted, to the effect that hereafter
until otherwise ordered, the morning
sessions of the House shall begin al
eleven o'clock.
Mr.. Seth moved that when the House
adjourn te-morrsaEit stand adjourned
until Tuesday. The yeas and nays
were called, and the vote resulted 4e
yeas, % nays, so the motion prevailed
SENATE.
FRIDAY, Jan. 23.-Mr. Longstreet
introduced joint resolutions requesting
the Governor to grant a respite to JOS
W. Davis, now lying in Carroll county
jail under sen ntence of death, which were
read first time and referred to the
committee on judiciary.
Mr.. Earle, from the committee o.
conference on the transfer of the TaneJ
statue, submitted joint resolutions thai
a joint special committee of three or
the part of the Senate and four of the