The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1878-03-15
FOURTH DISTRICT.
In the Fourth District no meeting was held
Proceedings of the Legislature.
SENATE.


March SM.-Mr. German reported favora-
bly, the House bill incorporating Havre de
Grace as a CITY,
MIR. Freeman reported favoraby the bill to
prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquor with
in one mile of Darlington Academy.
March II The bill to refund the heirs of
DR.. Samuel II. Birkhead, Of Hartford county,
money paid the State in error was passed !;
also Senate bill regulating the county levy
in Hartford county for the expense of court
trials and pay of witnesses and jurors; also
Senate bill authorizing the establishment of
a public landing on Bush river, Hartford
county.
Mr.. Stump obtained unanimous consent to
report favorably the new school law bill, and
make it the order of the day for Thursday.
| March 12.-Senate bill for the promotion
of agricultural and household arts in Har-
ford, Howard, Kent and Queen Anne's coun
ties, by the appropriation of $1,000 to soce-
of constitutional majority, and the vote was
reconsidered.
Senate bill confirming the comptroller's
distribution of the school fund was passed.
March 13.-The bill to consolidate the Bal
timore Hampton and Towsontown and the
Baltimore, Towsontown and Dulaney Valley
railroads, under the new name of the Bal ii.
more and Delta railroad, was passed.
The House bill regulating the shooting of
cartridges and pheasants in Hartford and Ce.
Gil counties was reported favorably
HOUSE.
March 6H.-The bill to repeal the law as to
United States Senator, known as the Eastern
Shore law, was passed to third reading.
The majority of the ways and means COM
mittee reported unfavorably the bill to tax
mortgages. The minority brought in a
favorable report. A motion to postpone
consideration of the bill was carried
March 11.-House bill to define and sup
press vagrancy and for the reform and custo-
dy of tramps and Migrants in the State
came up on its second reading.
Mr.. Vandiver moved to postpone the bill
indefinitely
Mr.. Scarboro said he hoped this would not
be done, but that the bill should be amended
in some way, rs the people of the counties
need some protection against tramps.
Mr.. Blair said that the bill did not come
up to the requirements of the occasion, but
thought it ought to be carefully considered
and matured. The States north of us had
adopted acts like this, and unless some action
is taken we will be over run with the tramps
driven out of those States.
Mr.. Williams thought the Legislature must
either fly in the face of public sentiment de-
handing something, or else pass the bill.
Other members urged that the time was
too short to do anything with the bill, and
motion was made to strike out the enacting
clause, but it was defeated
The sub section defining tramps was strick.
en- out, and the hour for recess having arrived
the bill went over.
March 12.-Mr. Touchstone, from the
committee on fish culture, reported with
amendments the bill to amend the laws regu-
latating fishing in Cecil and Hartford coun.
ties; the amendments were adopted and the
amended bill passed by yeas and nays.
Mr. Scarboro obtained leave TO introduced
bill to authorize the Commissioners of Har-
ford county to revise the assessment of prop
erty in that county.
The tramp bill was again taken up and
after various amendments were offered and
rejected, on motion of Mr.. Vandiver the bill
was laid on the table.
Mr.. Scarboro presented a petition from 100
citizens of Hartford county, asking for the re-
peal of the extra liquor license law of said
county.