The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-04-05
Proceedings of the Legislature.

HOUSE.
March 2S.-Mr. Vandiver presented join
resolutions, reciting that the Chesapeake bay
near the mouth Of the Susquehanna river, IL
obstructed by shoals that are hindrance to
commerce. and resolving that our Senators
be instructed and our Representatives re.
quested to use their influence to secure an ap.
preparation by the general govern ment to
deepen the channel in the bay, near the river
and open the same to commerce. Referred
to the committee on federal relations.
The committee on the judiciary reported
adversely on the bill to establish a State ele
vator and pier. Mr. Hardcastle moved to
substitute the bill for the report Messrs
Blair, Williams and Scott supported the re-
port of the committee, Messrs. johnson and
Hardcastle opposing it.
Mr.. Blair's joint resolution authorizing
judicial proceedings to be instituted by the
attorney general to give effect to the electoral
vote of the State was then called up and read
a second time. The resolution was passed,
the entire Hartford delegation voting for it.
The nine-months' appropriation bill was
then taken up, as amended by the Senate, and
upon motion of Mr., Higgins the House went
into committee of tie whole TO consider the
amendments. Mr.. Vandiver being called To
the chair.
ments were maze to the appropriation bill IN
the Houst, among them the appropriation to
the State Normal School Was stricken out
The Senate restored the bill to its original
shape, and the question was upon the House
receding from the position originally taken.
Speaker Hoblitzell in an able speech advo-
Gated the amendments He especially object
ed to the appropriation of $4,000 for i'm.
provements at the penitentiary, and denoun-
ced the contract system Of labor whereby the
work of the convicts was brought into COM
petition with that of the honest laboring
classes. He was in favor of keeping them
employed, but only in such branches Of man
ufacture as have no home in our midst. He
also urged the House to retrace its steps on
the Normal School appropriation.
Mr.. Scott said he should stand by his FORM
er action, and if the amendment was adopted,
he would vote against the bill
Mr.. Scarborough said he also was opposed
to the Normal School. He did not think it
belonged to the public school system.
Mr. Carroll claimed that the State had no
right 10 give collegiate education TO the
people. The trainers of the public school
law had never intended that the laboring man,
the farmer and the mechanic should be ground
down with taxes to givea collegiate education
to the sons and daughters of rich men, who
were well able to give them the education
themselves.
Mr.. Blair replied to the argument in favor
of the school; that there was no normal
school for lawyers and doctors, and yet the
demand for them is adequately met
After further debate the appropriation W as
restored.
The appropriation to the Maryland Agri-
cultural College and to the House of Refuge
were likewise restored. The amendment to
give the House of Correction $4,000 was
also concurred in. The committee rose and
the report was adopted by the House.
Similar action was taken at the night ses-
sion in relation to the appropriations for
1870