The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-02-05

These figures were furnished the Commit
tee on Inspections by Mr.. Seemuller, a
gentleman well posted in regard to matters
affecting the tobacco trade.
On Friday, the Legislature elected James
r. Herbert, Police Commissioner for Bal
timore City, i'll place of John Milroy.
This is an improvement on Mlroy. The
day of the meeting of the caucus. one
delegate said to another, that he did not
approve of the effort to remove Miiroy-
that he was opposed to making a scape-
goat Of him, as he had done the dirty work
and was entitled to the place, to which the
county member assented.
The Senate unanimously passed the reso
lutions extending the term of the Hon.
. Richard |. Bowie, Chief Judge of the
Sixth judicial Circuit.
Mr.. Briscoe presented to the House a
petition Of citizens of Cecil county, to pro-
tect fish in the waters of that county
against strangers. The House also passed
bill to regulate the fees of the States
Attorney of Cecil county. This bill was
passed by the Senate, on Monday, and is
now a law.
The House passed the resolutions of DR..
Mudd. of the Senate, for an investigation
of the States subscription of $1G3, 900 to
the Southern Maryland Railroad.
Senator Suit obtained leave to report a
bill to license gambling, fixing the license
at So, GOO per annum, and making the pen
atty for doing business without a license, a
fine of 1900 and imprisonment for term
of years.
y favorable report was made in the
House, on the Senate bill to sell the States
interest in the Bohemia Bridge Company
to the Commissioners of Cecil county.
Leaves were. granted to report bills to
double the number of members of both
branches of the City Council of Baltimore.
TO provide for the printing and binding of
the State laws, and for the award of the
contract therefor to the lowest responsible
bidder To make six per cent the legal
rate of interest in the absence of a special
contract. To amend the public school law
To rebuild Nos. | and > Tobacco Ware
houses.
1t is understood that the Hon. j. Morri.
son Harris has written letter to the Elec
ton Committee of the House, declining
very properly, to appear before them as
lie holds the opinion that the action of the
House III proceeding with the Inauguration
of the Governor. III the absence of any
investigation, severed his personal relation
with the matter, and ended any necessity
for him to contest it further, as Mr.. Carroll
is now in office, and no matter what the
House may hereafter determine he cannot
be removed therefronl, except by impeach
ment. No one dreams, that the body which
was in such hot haste to seat him, in the
face of all decency and propriety, will
resort to such an extreme.
In the Senate, on Monday, the bill to
enable Baltimore City, to extend Camden
or Conway streets, by filling up the Basin
north of those streets, was considered.
Mr.. Dennis thought this would be a very
large job, greater than the Centennial, and
himself and Mr.. Steiner thought, that in
sterd of abating the basin nuisance, it
would tend to its increase, by confining
the offensive waters to much smaller
space. The bill was engrossed. Messrs.
Stevens and Joyce advocated the bill.
In the House, Mr.. Nandver obtained
leave to report bill to prohibit non resi-
dents from taking fish in the Chesapeake
and its tributaries. And on Tuesday, to
authorize the Commissioners of Havre de
Grace, to purchase or condemn lands for
public squares or parks. To Mr.. Waters,
of Dorchester, to regulate the inspection of
grain in Baltimore.
The Speaker named Messrs. Usilton and
Nail as the additional members of the
Election Committee. This gives the Re
formers two members, and the Ringites
five.
The House Election Committee to hear
the objections of the counsel for the sitting
members, to the request of counsel for
contestants that the committee, or a sub
committee 60 to Baltimore to procure evil
dence and view for themselves the condi-
ton of the poll books, ballots, registry
lists, &c. which is relied on to create a
strong presumption of fraud, will not meet
till next week.
In the Senate, on Tuesday, memorial
of the Maryland Centennial Commissioners
was presented, asking an appropriation of
$4,000.
The bill establishing the Fisheries Com
mission and making an appropriation there
for. was favorably reported.
The bill for recording Magistrates judg-
ments and making them liens on real estate
when SO recorded was passed, aud the bill
to reduce to six mouths, the time for which
Magistrates Judgment of less than $50
may be superseded, was rejected.
In the House, Mr.. Constable obtained
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