Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1876-02-25
Legislative Proceedings.

hprland TO the Penusl lyania line. An
untavorable report WINS adopted on memorial
OF The Mary land State Grange asking for the
passage Of "a law for the better protection ci
sheep from dogs. bill was ordered 10 be
e0grossed for the third reading appropraiinR
Sl5 900 to defray Muryland's exp nses NJ The
centennial exposition. bill Was favorahly
reported requiring corporations firms and
individuals, Including non-residenis selling
b sample 10 pay $l50 AS license tee. The
eli council ''dead-lock" bill, as passed bA
The House, was regretted. The committee on
hnhnee reported unih'oraolf on me nili ior
the reiief of 81 john college, ana Inc re-
port Was adopted. Leave was granted for 'ne
introduction o. vi! 70 promote securil, III
commercial ana business transactions y fegn-
hating the issue ana transfer OF bills OF I"dlnR'
Storage receipts &C anu PunlsiiihE persons
who Improperly Jumper WIN me same. or WIN
GOODS covered ny sucn WRITINGS Inc ohle
Dep'sl' Company OF Bdltimnre Is hereafter to
be designated as me sale De post and Trust
Company oil b'ulmpre. oiil was passed
appropriatlng SloiooC 10 the hsheries COM
mission
/ In the House a petition was presented from
1922 peopie o. Baltimore praying repeal OF
me otroar ouada! Law Prospective irglsia-
non was hau IN re erence 10 Inc saleo seals Al
theatres aud concert htiis. Favorable rrpof'
was u''lde on me senate niiiio createa whole
sale hsii, oyster and produce MAJ ket 10 baih-
more city The bill aPpropriailhg $50 900
Tor expense vi MARY land appearance ut the
centennial exposition WAS considered anu
passed by yeas d. nays ~.
In the Senate on Friday memorial was
presented asking That no legislation be had
looking TO an, encrohchneni upon the harb"r
OF Baltimore by Milling up the basin. Leave
was granted Tor The introduction OF bill 10
| empower The Governor 10 ask the President ct
the United States TO detail three commission
ers 10 survey the harior of Baltimore and liz
adjacent waters Tor the purpose o. establishing
plers ana oulk 'henh lines therein also 10 pro-
vide for the removal of causes OF The basic 8
pollution. and authorizing the issue Of ST.
900, 600 bonds TO detray the expenses OF such
cleaning An nnfa'orahle report was adopt
ed on bill to suppress ''tramps;" also on "a
biil To prohibii railroad cars from taking more
passengers Than can he seated. bill was
passed appr1priating $4,000 10 represent
Mary land at The Centennial Exposition, and n
proposition was considered 10 burnsh the coal
OF arms OF Maryland.
In the House there was animated discussion
in the matter OF Mr.. } Morrison llarris's con
TEST for the Governorship OF Maryland, and
the majority report AS 10 the election OF Gov
Carroll WAS adopted by AZ yeas and 28 nays
In the Maryland Senate "Wednesday Mr
German presented the drafts OF laws for a new
registration OF voters and the protection OF
miltee appointed by the Democratic mass
| meeting of December 4ih which were refer
| red 10 the Committee on Elections and Mr.
German grated leave to introduce bills me-
cordinglv. The bill changing The count, sea-
of Garrett Co from Oakland was favorai,ly
| read and ordered to be eng rossed The reso-
lulions condemning the action of the Nation
al Government with reference TO L6usiana
| were taken M aud Mr. Steiner submitted
minority report The subject was debnied al
some length and the majority resolutions
adopted bv a party vote
| In The House an order was adopted direct
| ing the Judiciary Committee TO report reso-
| luton instructing The employ menl of the At
torney General and such other counsel as the
| Governor may think proper TO appear IN be-
| half of The citizens of Mars land indicted in the
| United States District Court under the En-
! forcemeut law for offences committed at the
city and State elections A statement show
! ing the total State aid to the Baltimore and
| Ohio Railrond was submitted and in con
nectinu with il the Comptroller mentions thai
he has not received the interest on he Wash
ingion Branch stock due in October las, A
cominnnie alton from the Attorney General On
the rights of the Treasurer to make deposits OF
State money in banks was read and with Il a
communication from the Treasurer which was
referred 10 the anpruprinte committee
DEATH OF Miss CHARLOTTE CusHMAN. "A
Dispatch IRON Boston announces The death al
! he Parker House, in thai city. Friday morn
| ing of Miss Charlotte Cushman the actress
IN the 6Utb year oi her age. Miss GushmnD
WAS born in Boston, Mass, July %, 1876. In
consequence Of the bankruptcy OF her father
| SHE weEt upon The stage n, The age Of twelve
wears, to cunirhule 10 the famill's support.
Possessing fine voice aud much musical TASTE
she resolved to cultivate il for the stage, and
adopting this course made her dehui Al the
| fremont Theatre, Boston, April Is 1895. us
! the Countess, in The English adaptation ct
| Mozlrt's Nozzi di Figaro. Her success was
such thai an engagement Was procured for
! her to sing in English opera at New Orleans
where she bad scarcely arrived when her
vote hiltd her under the effect OF sudden
change of climate aud of mn unwise auemp
10 convert il into an available soprano, sludi.d
/ the part OF Lady Macbeih' in which she
made her appearance with complete success
| She after wards returned 10 New York ana
she then resolved TO become actr' s.. and
appeared ~ The Bowery Theatre, drawing
| large aniiences She afterwards accepted an
engagement as stock actress in the Park
fhreaire aud tur three wears appeared in
great variety OF paris, thus periecting herself
Tor winch she afterwards became distinguish
ed DurinE mus period she assisted her
Younger sister Mis- Susan Cushman to make
her debut on the Stage, aud afterwards alr
| peartd IN The lfadiCg cities, taking the chiei
male paris IN plays IN whieh her sister APP