Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-03-18
THE MINING JOURNAL
FRJsTBURG, MD, MARCH IS, 1875.


TIE consideration Of the bill which pro
poses a resubnisson ofthe coltuty-seat
question TO tie people of Garrett hes been
postponed indefinitely. And now brother
Tasker is disguised to the lowest depths of
his boots. -....-f
Is it true that the cost of getting the
mining inspection Ill through the Legis-
lature two years ago was assessed by an
honorable Senator at '.ftteen hoasand dol-
lars az If there are any "botton facts"
here they seem to be worth having.
THERE is now so little of the present leg
islative session left that the new county
bill. if rcsurrected from the mausolean
COMMITTEE on finance" could have no
show Of getting through both houses SO
passes away our beautiful measure; dcs-
poilcd by trick, butchcred by legislative
malpractice, it rcposes in Germans 'gor-
manciizer"--the Senate Committee on FL
nance. 1t sleeps well.
THE passage of measure taxing church
property through the House of Delegates
on Wednesda, by Il vote of As 81 is sug-
gestive of the character of legislation in
general in Annapolis. This is one Of the
things nobody wants, yet with what alacri-
ty our Legislators jump to supply 1t. We
suppose some heathcnish advocate Of the
bill strobe up and down the aisle with the
imperative vote aver and the 4S chris
tian ~ statesmen surrendered their conyic-
tions to please the pagan itincrant who
leaves his seat to order and control the
votes of his political following.
THERE is the periodical muttcrinr
against the management of our Public
Schools. 1t finds vent through the Cum
berland Ne,rs. Old sores are opened and
castings made for new. Meanwhile, there
seems to be disposition on the part Of the
Board to Stampede designations are
reported, etc. But what is left of the
old hulk is barring its bosom to the TEN.
pest by calling tilially for Investigation"
by the State Board, virtually repudiating
the grand jury idea. While destinations
are in order, the best remeeaayy1fo r the evil
seems to 5he e- that they should go on until
the present management goes, root and
branch, into oblivion.
THE Ventilation bill drags its slow lc:gth
along. We have not heard of it since it
was "recommittcd to the committee on f.
nance" Like our new county bill, it has
large amount of solid merit, but that is
no recommendation in Annapolis. If it
gets through both houses we shall be agree
ably surprised. Meanwhile, the newspa-
per appeals made for its passage, al
though sounding well enough at home,
don't amount to shucks at Annapolis. In
deed, it looks very much like a shrewd de-
vice to win favor among miners by pres
sing a cause known as hopeless. This sec
ton will get nothing from this Legislature.
The Norristown Herald says, we have
received Il poem of fortysiX verses entitled
"'Blasted Hopes" There is something orig
inal in the title but we don't want to blast
the readers happiness by publishing it, nor
the authors hopes by rejecting it, so we
have laid the blasted thing on the table Tor
future consideration.
In the Maryland Senate they dispose of
"blasted things" by referring them to the
Committee on Finance" This rule is quite
as effective as laying them on the table"
The only fling about this business which
troubles us is the quality of that sagac!ty
which knows at sight what is "blasted," and
when, where and who BLASTED" them, and
what po,rder was used and how much.
APRoPos of the Cumberland lawyers
meeting protesting against the passage Of
the bill which proposes to license lawyers
Mt the rate of 500 per annum, the bar of
Frostl'urg will meet at the Office of John
s. Grove, Esq, in Il few days, to take SIN,
liar ection. This class of our citizens must
be protected from the exactions Of the pco-
pie through representatives hence, an
overwhelming attendance is expected. Be
sides the adoption Of a large number of
strong resolutions, the business Of the meet
ing will be directed to the consideration OF
measures looking to a REIMBURSEMENT Of fees
SO that the people may be made to pay
roundly for any folly their representatives
may enact oppressive to the bar Of Frost
burg.
FUNNY S. me idea of the costly .tacetiao
which frequently prevails in the House of
Delegates may be obtained from the FOLLOW
ing clipping from an Annapolis correspon-
dent:
The House spent some time this morn
ing on orders arranging the hours Of bust
ness fol- next week with a view of enabling