The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-04-08
Maryland Legislature.

Maryland Legislature.
EnipAY.-In the Senate favorable report
VAS made on the House bill making the
MARYLAND Industrial School for Girls" n
House Of Refuge for Females under State
and Baltimore city control. Unfavorable re.
n1i' was made and adopted on the bill appro.
nfi4I;ng $1,000 for removing remains of Con-
I6dnnie soldiers to Ioudon Park Cemetery.
4 hi.Iiate bill was passed making stockholders
4 81 nuiiding associations liable as those in
ether Explorations. House bills we're passed
-iof bnildng tobacco warehouse on The
site st the burned tobacco warehouses, and
restricting the cost to $4,000; also for pro.
iaeiion OF sheep husbandry; also making the
fhirdof July next a legal holiday. The House
bill providing for election by the people Of
sapefyisors of public roads, and for making
said roads by contract, was read a second
time. The report Of the conference com
mitiec on the general assessment bill was
made an order of the day for Saturday. A
House bill was passed authorizing the city
council of Baltimore 10 subscribe not exceed.
ing $500, 600 to the capital stock of the Bal
tiniosc, chesapeake and Delaware Bay rail-
road also was passed House bill for the
relief Of persons having claims for tobacco
desitoyed In the burned tobacco warehouses
IN Haliimore
In Tho House orders were adopted for in
veslientiDn by the Attorney General of the
disposition of the tobacco fund, and requiring
the supervisor of tobacco warehouses to re-
port 70 the next Legislature the number of
hogshcads of Maryland and other tobacco in.
speciod annually since 1850, with the cost of
such Inspection, A bill was passed providing
for the appointment OF school commissioners
IN the seyeral counties of the State also the
pension bill The State Treasurer made are.
port III response to an order of the House.
giving minute details in regard to deposits of
balances ia the treasury as of February and
March !, 1876. The bill to incorporate the Ma.
ryland Live Stock Company was effectually
disposed ofby striking out the enacting clause
bT ~ almost unanimous vote. The report Of
the e0mmittee of conference on the new as.
sessmeut bill was adopted by yeas A, nays
y, and the bill was passed by yeas Al, nays
p. A Senate bill was passed to promote Sc
cutity in commercial transactions; also a
House bill with Senate amendments to protect
sheep husbandry also House bin with
emendments by the committee of conference
providing for revision of the registration lists
of g0tef5; also House bill with amendments
BY the Senate providing for building tobac.
Zoo inspection warehouse on the site of the
burned Warehouses.
SAruRDAY. the Senate the Assessment
and The Registration bills were finally passed
The bill TO provide for the payment of the
lawyers Employed in defending the contested
election cases was passed. A number Of To-
eel and other bills were also acted on.
In the House q large number of bills were
finally passed and others advanced. Among
the iormer was one appropriating Sl3j, 900 to
pay on the mortgage debt on the Maryland
Hospital for the Insane. The bill making
the House Of Refuge State institution was
lost for want OF constitutional majority.
MoNDAY.-ln the Senate resolutions were
passed directing the joint centennial commit.
teeto desperate with the State commissioners
IN efforts 10 proper representation Of the State
nt the centennial. The House bill giving
landlords q lien on growing crops for money
or supplies advanced was passed also the
general appropriation bill for 1877 The ma.
jority report Of a committee to investigate the
southern Maryland railroad affairs, was adopt.
ed. The House bill proposing change in
the public school system was indefinitely post
poned
In the House bill was passed authorizing
q geological collection at Druid Hill Park al
so a Senate bill allowing persons charged with
crime TO Testify in their own behalf. The
Louisiana resolutions were adopted. The
BARRIERS Sunday bill was defeated. A Senate
bill was passed, after amendment, to provide
State Inspector of illuminating oils and flu
ids.
In the Senate and House at a very late hour
OF the session there were many minor bills
passed, and many others lost for lack of a
..rstnf[f4ffr.t,aI h,,a tkn
enactine clause. The House of Refuge bill,
by which II was proposed to transfer the Gus.
tody and control of that institution to the
State, was much flibus,ered, and finally lost
for lack oftime. Both houses adjourned sine
die al midnight.
The Bills LEFT 0vER.-0fthe bills remain.
4 Ing on the files when the Legislature adjourn.
ed hify-fiye are House bills in the House, fif.
teen arc House bills in the Senate, and forty
two are Senate bills failing in the House.
No Senate bills remained in the Senate.
Among the bills which failed in the Senate
was the House bill correcting to some degree
the abuses Of the system of State tobacco in
spections; the bill providing for the letting
out Of the public printing by contract Mr..
Gilfs bill, throwing much-needed restriction.
or law about the management of the State
cattle scales and the bill to establish board
+ Of Police commissioners in Annapolis. The
Epgrossing Committee will have good dea
3 Of work 10 do to prepare the Assessment bill
Registration bill and all the other bills await
ing the Governors decision within the time
prescribed by the Constitution.
PRorEcrISG SHEEP HusBASDRY.- The Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland has made one step
10 the needed direction of protecting sheep
hushnndry in some of the counties in thi;
State. A bill to this end has been passed
and i with the Governor for his approval,
permitting sheep.owners to pursue and Kill
all dogs fonnd worrying or killing sheep. i
~ not lawful, however, TO kill the dogs on
their owners premises. Any person whose
sheep have been killed orinjured may recover
before Justices the amount of damage as in
the case of debts, and on judgment the own.
ers shall be required to give $50 bond for the
dogs future good behavior. Failure to bono
seals tho doom of the dog, for in that case tn,
Justice Is required to order the dog killed by
e county constable, who is to receive 81 TO
The job, the amount to be taxed as cost
against the owner. Caroline, Cecil, (Ceci
bias bad . judcious dog law for years and
K does not desire change Howard Dorches
ter, Wic0mico and Worcester counties are
excepted from the provisions of the bill whicl
y AL the worse for them. In time, however
their REPRESENTATIVES, will cease to bow to tn,
dog power that has so long operated agains
aremunerative industry and protected aud
pauipcred set of worthless ours.
An exira session Of the Senate of Marylan,
will 10 called by the Governor about the l9tl
instnnt IN order that the appointments pro
fided Ia the assessment bill just passed may
be acted upon.
The Republican newspapers are trying h
fatAlSto for the exposures made of maladmin
lstratiQu Of public affairs at Washington by