Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-03-22
MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.

| In the Senate, on Thursday Of last week an
Intellectual effort was made to reconsider the
vote by which the Frederick city extension
bill was passed On consideration of the free
| public schools bill an amendment, offered
| by Steiner, was rejected, to have the county
school commissioners to be elected by tn;
| people every two years. Without concluding
the consideration the Senate wen; into execu.
| tive session.
In the House unfavorable report was made
on Senate bill for the promotion Of agricul
ture in the State. The bill creating a lein on
crops and produce for laborers' wages was
killed by SO yeas to 20 nays. The rogue and
vagabond bill was ordered for third reading
| Unfavorable report was made on the bill to
reduce the price of real estate brokers'
| licenses.
In the Senate, Friday, the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad compromise bill was considered
and was debated by Mr. McLane, Mr.. Dennis,
Mr.. German and Others and was ordered for
engrossment.
10 the House, the hill to abolish the office Of
supervisor general OF tobacco inspections was
ordered 10 third reading. House bill to
| exempt weighing of grain going through ele-
vators was amended so as to make the weigh
ing optional with the owner of the grain, and
the bill was ordered to third reading. Both
iouScS huJuuTueu uHiil MOuudy.
In the Senate Monday the public school bill
was amended by limiting the number Of COM
missioners to three, fixing the mailman sala-
~ at 81 900 and Of their clerks at $500, limit
ing 10 10 cents on 500, in addition to the Is
cents authorized to be asked for by the school
| board, the payment of the State fund in quar-
terIy inslallments and the election of the boar
of education from congressional instead OF the
Judicial disiricis-the Governor to appoint one
At large. The bill was recommitted. The
Baltimore and Ohio railroad adjustment bill
was passed-yeas l6, nays.l2.
In the House number Of local bills were
passed. Numerous petitions were presented
for licensing job printers; also one from the
Society of Friends asking the passage OF the
pending bill for the adjustment of disputes be-
tween working men and masters and corpora
lions and employees. Mr.. Blair proposed q
joint resolution requiring the Attornsy Cen
eral to exhibit bill to the United States
Supreme Court asking revision of the decision
OF the electoral commission as to the presiden-
tial vote in Florida and Louisiana. Reference
thereof was made to committee on federal re-
latohs. A bill was sngrossed for third read
ing providing popular vote as to local option
in Washington, Frederick and st. Mary's
counties. House bill to abolish the Office of
supervisor OF tobacco inspections was rejected
In the Senate, Tuesday, the judiciary CON-
mite reported favorably the bill for appro-
prations 10 the House of Refuge, ST. Mary's
Industrial School and the Boys Home. The
school bill was engrossed for a third reading,
with amendment for board of education, 10
consis. of the Governor ex-officio, member
from each congressional district outside Balti-
more, and two others to be appointed by the
Governor, making seven in all. Thirty four
local bills were passed at the evening session
In the House favorable report was made by
the ways and means committee on Senate bill
for final adjustment Of pending controversies
between the Stale and the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, was passed to q third reading
Favorable report was made on a bill to prevent
railroads from charging exorbitant frsighis.
bill prohibiting peniientiary manufacture
Of shoes, tin cans and stoves was lost, but the
vote was reconsidered.
in the Senate, Wednesday, an order was
PASSED, by II yeas to 9 nays, directing the
financial committee to make report on the
local option bills now before it. The bill to
repeal compulsory weighing of grain was
substituted for the unfavora5le report of the
committee on agriculture.
In the House the bills for exemption Of
mortgages from taxation and a compromise
between the State and the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad as TO the latter's indebtedness TO the
State were further discussed without conclu-
cir