The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1876-01-29
ANNAPOLIS CORRESPONDENCE.
ANNAPOLIS, January Goth, 1876

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will destroy itself, although appearances
would seem to indicate that it is just now
in the zenith of its glory, for it was evil
IDENTIFY madness which induced it to hurry
Mr.. Carroll into the Executive office, in the
/ face of all decency and decorum, as hereto
| fore detailed. 1t was certainly madness to
reject the resolutions of Mr.. Dennis, by
substituting for them those of Mr.. Walsh,
and under them to hurriedly skim the sur
face, without touching the essence, and call
! it an investigation, and complete vindica-
| ton CT the charges against Treasury Off
Gals.
1t was a clear case of madness or worse
to give out the printing job for $3S, 000 in
the face of the earnest assurance of Mr..
Constable that he would produce gentle
man land as good a Democrat as any in the
State), who would do it for $2S, 900, if the
opportunity was offered him to do SO, and
thereby save to the tax payers of the State
the snug sum of $40, 900, in this one item
alone; and in doing this wrong to the tax
payers, to stultify the House of Delegates
which had declared against this mode of
giving out the printing.
Mr.. Rooms offered an order in the House,
which was adopted, looking to fair and
equitable distribution of the burdens of
taxation, and for the repeal of all laws ex-
empting certain property from taxation.
| Mr.. Scott offered an order to reduce the
military expenses to $1,000 a year, which
is a move in the right direction, as it is an
expensive luxury, and can well be dispens-
ed with; but whilst looking to reduction
of military expenses, it would be well to
| look to those of the oyster navy, or abolish
it entirely. 1t is an institution which serves
only the purposes of the Ring, in pension
| ing its adherents upon the people S treasury.
| In the Senate, Senator German. who is
the President of the Chesapeake & Ohio
| Canal Company, submitted an order for
select committee to investigate his manage
ment of the affairs of that corporation.
| Where was the committee under Sec. "a of
Article 3 of the Constitution? Where was
Mr.. Barnono Had "he slowed himself
away in his corner" and gone to sleep,
whilst this investigation was committed TO
| IL select committee, which he said, when
Senator Dennis asked for similar commit
| tee to investigate Treasury officers, were
| always created "to whitewaSh or to con
vict, and as no one preSumes that it is in
| tended to convict German of any wrong
doing, or that German would himself ask
for an investigation which was to result in
his own conviction, then, according to Ban
non, it is intended to whitewash " Cor
| man.
Mr.. Baldwin, of the House of Delegates,
deserves thanks for getting an order adopt
ed by that body, calling for detailed
statement of the number of persons en-
ployed and paid by the Chesapeake & Ohio
Canal Company, the duties which they each
| perform, their residences, compensation,
and length of time for which they have
| been employed. Their residences at the
| time of their employment or appointment
would not have been out of place in the
inquiry.
Mr. Fenton had an order adopted requir-
ing that convenient joint standing commit
tee under Sec. "a, Article 3 of the Consti-
tuition, to inquire fully whether any person
who has been elected to the [. S. Senate,
from this State, since 1861, secured such
| election by the use of money.
| One of the Ring reforms is to be the pas
sage of law to surround primary cleo
tions with the same safeguards as general
elections. The people of Baltimore City
and of this county, know the value of the
safeguards thrown around our last general
election, in the shape of the paid DULLES of
the Ring. If nothing better can be pro-
| posed for the protection of the ballot box
from Ring pollution, let it remain as it is,
for the proposed safeguards" will prove
worthless. Give the people men of char
acter, honesty, and responsibility for Regis
ters of Voters and Judges of Elections;
not the scrapings Of the dirty localities of
| Baltimore City and elsewhere.
On a motion of Senator Phelps, the COM
mittee on education were requested to con-
| slider the propriety of supporting the pub
lie schools entire by State tax-thereby
making the system a State institution.
The joint resolution offered by Senator
Mudd for an investigation into the manner
Of obtaining, and the use made, by the
| Southern Maryland Railroad. of the States
subscription, amounting to S163, 600, came
up in its regular order, on Monday. Dr.
Mudd was absent when Mr.. Bannon walked
up and opposed the investig alton, because,
as he said, it was fight between rival cor
| porations, and the Senate had nothing to
| do with it. That the Senate had nothing
| to do with the State subscription of s 63,-
| 600 does not appear SO clearly to others as
it does to Mr.. Banuon, or is it likely that
| the fifteen per centers have been mauipu-
lating this $lG3, 900 also, whilst Bannon is
| trying to induce Senators to believe, as he
expressed it. that he is the representative
of the intelligence, morality and virtue of
Anne Arundel county. Senators Dennis
and Stevens rebuked the proneneSs of Mr..
Bannon to impute personal motives to SEN
ators, and the former, in addressing him.
self to Mr. Bannon's claim as the repre-
sentative of intelligence, morality and vir-
tue, significantly remarked that perhaps
Mr.. Bannon occupied his seat by sufferance
only. Messrs. Suit and Steiner also advo-
Gated the investigation. The resolutions
were then laid over, because of the absence
of Dr. Aludd.
Mr.. Lloyd made favorable report on
bill providing for the assessment of proper
| tv haratnfnra bor &. g.,
the collection of taxes thereon.
Petitions in favor of local option are
making their appearance in the legislature.
The House has voted forty dollars worth
OF postage stamps to each officer and mem.
Der. Only think of it, more than $1,000
| for postage stamps, when half that amount
would be very extravaganza and $4,000
bonus to the printing Ring.
In the House. on Monday, Mr. Kinks, of
Frederick, submitted preamble and order
for a select committee to examine into and
report upon charges made against certain
lobbyists, in procuring the passage, by the
last legislature, of laws granting the as
sistance of the State to colleges and other
| public institutions, which was laid over.
In the Senate, on yesterday, Mr.. Stevens
obtained leave to report bill to suspend
for three months judgments under $50
anu LOT SIX InOHluS IL over SoU, 0OtalneQ
before justices of the peace. Also, to
amend the mechanics lien law, so as to
allow the contractor to state in general the
nature of his contract, instead of an item
| lied account. Also, providing for the in
spection of coal oil in Baltimore City.
Also, to provide for recording magistrates
judgments, and making them liens on real
and leasehold estate when so recorded -
The Senate resumed the consideration of
DR.. Mudd's resolutions for an investigation
into the S163, 900 subscription to the South
ern Maryland Railroad, and after explana-
lions of its object by Senators Mudd, Law
renee and Gorman-the latter gentleman
questioning the power of the legislature to
make the inquiry into the affairs of corpor-
ations-the resolutions were adopted; yeas,
20; nays, Bannon and Hepbron-2 Mr.
Bannon remained docile during the debate
to-day. Perhaps he has been admonished
that his silence is desirable by his political
associates
In the House, on motion by Mr.. Rooms,
the judiciary committee was requested to
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