The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-02-01
Proceedings Of the Legislature.
SENATE,

SENATE.
January 24M.-Petitions were presented
from citizens of Prince Georges county to
secure the better observance of the Sabbath.
Mr.. Stump, of Hartford was granted leave
to introduce bill to amend the laws of
supersedeas and executions.
January 25h.-Mr. Stump obtained leave
to introduce II bill to amend section 3 OF arti-
Gle al of the Code.
January 29M.-Petitions were presented
for change in the charter of the Maryland
Agricultural College, SO rs to make it excu-
svely All agricultural institution; also from
Rev, Fl. A. Skinner, of Elkton, to reduce the
marriage license tax from 81 to 25 cents.
Mr.. Miller obtained leave to introduce n
bill to repeal the act authorizing the appoint
ment of weighers of grain. Mr.. Miller stated
that the present law was nuisance TO the
class it was intended TO benefit and ought to
be repealed.
January 30M-Petitons were presented by
Mr.. Stump from citizens of Hartford county
TO include the waters of that county in the
provisions of the third section of the law re-.
lative to stalking nets in the upper part ofthe
Bay, and also prohibiting sale Of fish in the
market between the first days of June and
November. Also to amend law on educa-
ton, so as to provide for election of School
Trustees.
January 24M.-Leaves to introduce bills
were granted to Mr.. Scott, of Hartford, to
by Joseph A. Thomas, and to appropriate
money to purchase copies thereof; to define
and suppress vngrancy, and for the reform
and custody of tramps and Migrants.
The committee of ways and means report
ed unfavorably on the petition of Edward
Hall and Others for hay and cattle scales at
Havrc de Grace. Mr.. Vandiver moved to
re-Commit the petition, with instructions to
the committee to report bill for the object
in view. Mr.. Vandiver said that $50 head of
cattle week and over q thousand tons of
hay are every year shipped to Philadelphia
from Havre de Grace, and it would be great
facility 10 the business men of the town to
have the scales. Only one thousand dollars,
he said was'asked from the State The UNI
favorable report was adopted, thus defeating
the project.
January 25h-The bill to incorporate the
Havre de Grace Savings Bank of Hartford
county was read first time.
The bill providing that the term of the
Sheriff of Hartford county shall commence
on the first OF January next after his election,
was read a second time.
January 2SM.-Leave was granted to Mr..
Vandiver to introduce bill to appropriate
$500 for the purchase Of lot and the cree =
ton Of scales for weighing hay, straw and
cattle in the town of Havre de Grace.
The bill to incorporate the Havre de Grace
Savings Bank of Hartford county was read
second time.
The bill relating to sheriffs of Hartford
county was read third time and passed
January 29M-Mr. Scarboro presented a
petition from Johns H. Janney and others, of
Hartford county, for the establishment of an
agricultural experiment station from r. B.
Mccoy and others to alter the charter Of the
Agricultural College. A petition was also
presented from David s. Cuttings and others,
of Baltimore county, for an agricultural ex-
pertinent station.