The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-03-16
Maryland Legislature.

| FRIDAY.-In the Senate there were numerous pc
titions for local option. The De Kalb monument
| resolution passed, together with several unlm
portant bills, and the Senate adjourned until Mon
| day.
Mayer, Fischer and Cross was engrossed for third
reading; also the bill to repeal the law known the
Eastern Shore Senator law: A bill to establish q
| yeas SO, nays II. The homestead bill was lost by
lack of constitutional majority, but reconsidered
| and postponed A majority of the ways and means
| committee reported unfavorably on the bill as to
taxation of mortgages, and there was also minority
| report The ex-Gov. Pratt monument bill was lost
for lack of constitutional majority, but was recon
sidered. The bills for appropriations to House OF
Refuge and St. Mary's Industrial School were passed
| and the House adjourned until Monday.
| MoNDAY.-In the Senate favorable report was
made on bill authorizing the commissioners OF
Baltimore county to borrow eighty thousand dollars
to make up deficit in the county finances Alarge
number of local bills were passed
| In the House there were personal explanations
denying the assertions made by Mr. William Daniel
at the temperance meeting Sunday afternoon, at the
Academy of Music, in reference to certain members
by Messrs Higgins, Burt, Norris Brace and the
Speaker and an order offered by Mr.. Vandiver was
adopted, declaring them to be false. The enacting
clause stricken out of the bill to establish boards
of charities in the several counties and State board
of charities. The bill in reference to tramps was
considered and amended. Unfavorable report was
made on the bill to lega!ize the codfcation of the
laws, by J. A. Thomas, and the House substituted
the bill for the unfavorable report Bills passed
for the appointment by the Governor of ten State
commissioners, to serve without pay, at the Paris
exposition and regulating fees of notaries The Me
chanicstown, Frederick county, local option bill
was lost.
insurance business in Maryland was passed, the in
surance commissioners office to be located at An
napolis. The bill to curtail the limits of Frederick
city was lost for lack of constitutional majority
and the vote reconsidered The bill confirming
the eomptrollers distribution of the public school
In the House, the tramp biIl' was defeated by be-
ing laid ON the table. The bill providing for the
office of State tax commissioner and for annua al
reassessments by Baltimore City Appeal Tax Court
and by the commissioners of the several counties,
was amended by striking out the provision prov1d-
ing State tax commissioner and the bill was re-
committed to the ways and means committee The
House bill providing for monument to ex-Goy
Pratt was passed. The proposed change in the fish
commission. making commissioner and deputy
was rejected The bill proposing license of 500
for sale Of prituous liquors and $50 for sale OF Ter
mented liquors was rejected by vote of 30 yeas to
80 nays.
WEDNEsDAY-In the Senate a memorial of the
Supreme Bench of Baltimore was presented against
the establishment of second Criminal Court fol-
Baltimore. Favorable report was made on bill to
send ten State commissioners TO tn Paris exposition
to without pay; also the bill to prevent dis
closure of confidential communications made to
doctors of medicine The Senate bill to appoint q
nays, with amendment providing that the commits
soners duties shall be limited to assessment of stock
of banks and other incorporated institutions ana tC
report the basis of assessment for State purposes.
The Frederick city limits bill was passed
NAYS 81 The bill to repeal the Eastern Shore Sena
torial law rejected-yeas %. nays SO. bill to
regulate the manufacture and sale of Illuminating
oils was passed and is now law The Blair resolu-
tons the title of President Hayes were rejected
THURsDAY.-In the Senate an Intellectual effort
was made to reconsider the vote by which the Fred
erick city extension bill was passed. On considering
the free public schools bill amendment, offered
by Mr.. Steiner, was rejected, to have the county
school commissioners to be elected by the people
every two years. Without concluding the consider
alton the Senate went into executive session House
bill Yves passed empowering Baltimore county COM
missioners to horroy the sum of forty thousand dol
lars TO pay county debts.
In the House the memorial of Alfred SKATES as to
bribery, &C., by officers of the Chesapeake and Ohio
canal, was refused further consideration. Unfavor
able report was made on Senate bill for the promo
ton of agriculture in the State The bill creating
lien on crops and produce for laborers' wages was
killed by 80 yeas to 20 nays. The rogue and vaga
bond bill was ordered for third reading Unfavora-
BILE report made the bill to reduce the price
of real estate brokers' licenses bill was passed to
amend the lazy as to exemptions from taxation
yeas AZ, maps "a