The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1876-03-03

TEE LEGIsLATuRE.-The House of Dele
gate did not take its customary recess last
Saturday, but remained in session. The
Senate however adjourned from Friday un-
til Monday.
In the Senate the bill to repeal chapter AZ,
1874, relating to fishing with scines in Cecil,
Kent and Hartford counties, and enact sub:
stitutc therefor, was read n third time and
passed.
In the Senate on Tuesday, the House bill
to repeal the law relating 10 licenses TO sell
| liquor, known as the Grand Jury law, so far
as the same applies to Frederick, Cecil, Gar
rett, Hartford and Caroline counties, was pass
ed. Mr. Steiner remarked that the act had
| signally failed in what was expected from its
operation. Favoritism had been shown by
grand jurics in their recommendations, and
in his county soa e of the best men who had
! applied for recommendation in order to OBJ
| tain license had failed to procure it.
Mr.. Boyle, on Thursday presented in the
House a petition from citizens of Hartford
county for law providing for the appoint
ment of n County Treasurer for Hartford
county.
Mr.. Boyle has also obtained leave to intro
duce bill to amend an existing law so as to
| place the agricultural societies of Hartford
Kent and Howard counties on an equal foot.
ing with like societies of Frederick, ALE.
gany, Montgomery, Washington and Car.
roll counties.
| Mr.. Rutledge has been granted leave to in
troduce n bill authorizing the continuance Of
indcXing guardians accounts in Hartford coun
ty.
In the House, last Saturday, the general ap
preparation bill was amended increasing the
| N ni t,Np m
coo to 100000.
Mr. Nandver offered an order that no mem
Der be allowed to talk with ladies over tho
rail while the House is in session; laid upon
| the table. Fie, Mr.. Vandivcr, how ungal
! liant You ought TO endure any inconveni
ence gladly for the sake of the ladies. You
| fair friends in Hartford won't vote for yo,
when female suffrage is adopted.
Mr.. Vandivcr was granted leave TO intro
| ducc bill to repeal sections 6, s and 81, chap
ter 81, acts of 1872, entitled Gan act to cX
empt all that portion of the waters of the
| Chesapeake Bay, nortliward ola line, therein
described, from the operation and effects Of
| sections | and 3 of article IS of the Code OF
General Laws, title Wild Fowl, and to enact
other sections to be in force and operation in
on and over said waters" and to re. enact tn,
same, with amendments referred to Hartford
delegation.
A bill to amend the local law of Hartford
county, by allowing the Sheriff to receive
forty-tive cents per day for feeding prisoner.
injail, was, upon motion ofMr. Boyle, amend
ed by inserting forty cents instead of forty
five, and then read Il second time and ordered
to be engrossed.
APPoINTMENTs.-T Senate has confirm
ed tie following appointments, made by Gov
Carroll:
Weigher Of Live Stock-David Scott, o
Cecil county.
Board of Education - Peter Wilmer
Washington county; DR. M. j Stone Prime
Georges county Dr. VIM. H. Hardy, How
ard county; Dr. John r. F. Gilless, Wor
cestcr county.
Superintendent of National Road.-Jamc
III. Atkinson, Alegany county.
Assistant Grain Inspector II Tay
lOr, Carroll county.