Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1876-03-10
Legislative Proceedings.

| In the Senate on Monday Mr.. German pre-
scented series Of resolutions calling upon
! the Mary land representatives 10 Congress 10
impress upon HE United States Government
the proprety OF making an appropriation 10
assist the Canal Company III extending the
canal 10 the mouth OF Savage river, twenty
| eig hi miles west Of Cumberland also to make
tue East Branch Of The Potomac ma, gable Tor
canal boats between Washington and BIadens
burg, aud the Patapsco river nnvigabie from
Baltimore to Elkridge Landing Mr.. Bannon
eonietupates magnificent scheme OF public
improvement is that will establish water com
munleation between Baltimore city and The
centre of the Coal Basin. The bill providing
tor II change in the Constitution 50 as 10 make
| The election Tor municipal officers occur GU the
same day as the State election was passed TO
IA third reading. Mr.. Joyce sought 10 havean
amendment Acked on fixing the properly
| qualification oil The Mayor ut $4,000, but II
was rejected. The bill requiring the Police
Commissioners to divide the wards into pre-
cinls, each Of which shall not contain more
than 400 voters, Was passed
In the House. the new tobacco inspection
law was reported Senate bill was passed
to amend The law in relation 10 Limitation Of
actions. House bills were passed TO empower
johns Hopkins University 10 confer certain
degrees also to fix a penalty for cunning
upon farms without permission; also amend-
ing the attachment law.
In the Senate on Tuesday Mr. Suit present
ed resolutions 10 have public documents al
Washington forwarded to The Clerks Of Courts
and counties in Maryland aud distributed TO
the people at the expense OF the State re-
port against the levying OF poll tax was
adopted Among the bills fayOraDly read
were those to provide or Commission 10 ad-
Just the boundry between Mary land and West
Virginia to shorten the terms OF prisoners in the
Penitentiary for good behavior, and amend
Jug the charter of The Western Mary land Rail
road. The House bill to compel the Cumher-
land and Penusy lyania Railroad to reduce its
tolls was pissed and il only needs the Gov
ernor's signature 10 become y law. The AS
sessmenI bill was taken up, and the Senate
spent the remainder OF the session in dis
cussion OF an amendment 10 lax mortgages.
10 The House OF Delegates The General APP
preparation bill was taken up, aud the appro-
priaion bill to the Deaf and Dumn Asy lum
was increased from SIS 900 TO $50. 600 An
amendment TO strike out the S3S, 600 item tor
the benefit OF academies and colleges was re-
iecied The appropriation for the ST Mary's
Industrial School was raised 10 So 600 on the
plea that il could obtain no more aid from The
city, An effort to appropriate 81 500 for The
Mary land Agricultural College failed The
House held and evening session and disposed
OF = uulnber of bills OF minor Importance.
In he Senate on Wednesday. leave WAS
granted Ia introduce H bill to establish in CON
nection with the Maryland Agricultural Col
lege bureau for scientific research for the
hene6l Of The States agricultural interest =
The assessment bill being under consideration,
IN mendneni WAS ndoIted TO the effect thai
there shall he tax on mortgages which are
collateral security for payment OF debt or
money obligation. An amendment was also
adopted exempting from assessment all ceme-
ieres which do not pay dividends.
IN the House there was favorable r-pori on
the bill to prevent The opening OF barber shops
on SUNDAY