Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-03-15
MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.

In the Senate, Friday, there were numerous
petitions for local option. Leave was granted
| for bill to allow Annapolis 10 issue bonds
in liquidation of the city debt; also for es-
tablishing telegraph line from the House of
Correction and the Peniientiary to Baltimore
police headquarters The De Kalb monument
resolution was passed, and the Senate adj
journed until Monday.
In tue House, bill to establish a second
Criminal Court in Baltimore was passed
yeas SO, nays H. The homestead bill was lost
by lack of a constitutional majority, but re-
considered and postponed. A majority of the
WAYS and means committe reported unfavor-
ably 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 reconsid-
cred. The bills for appropriation to House of
Refuge and st Mary's Industrial School were
passed, and the House adjourned until Mon
day.
| In the Senate, Monday, favorable report
was made on bill authorizing the commits
sioners of Baltimore county to borrow eighty
thousand dallars to make up a deficit in the
county finances. A large number Of local bills
was passed.
In the House. the enacting clause was
stricken our of the bill to establish boards of
charities in the several counties and a State
| board of charities. The bill in reference to
tfamps was considered and amended Bills
were passed for The appointment by the Gov
eruor of ten State commissioners, TO serve
without pay, at the Paris exposition. and
| regulating fees of notares. The Mechanics
| town, Frederick county, local option bill was
| lost.
In the Senate, Tuesday, the bill regulating
the insurance business in Maryland was passed
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Gated at Annapolis. The bill TO cnrtail the
limits of Frederick city was lost for lack of
constitutional majority, and the vote was re-
| considered. The bill confirming the comptrol-
ler's distribution of the public school fund
was passed. In the House the ''tramp bill"
was defeated by being laid on The table The
bill providing for the office of State tax
commissioner, and for annual reassessments
by Baltimore City Appeal Tax Court and by
the commissioners of the several conn ties, was
amended by striking out the provision pro-
viding State tax commissioner and the bill
was recommitted to the ways and means com.
mittee The House bill providing for a
monument to exGov. Pratt was passed The
proposed change in the fish commission maxi
ing a commissioner and deputy, was rejected
The bill proposing license of $lOO for sale
of spurious liquors and $50 for sale Of fer
mented liquors was rejected by vote of 35
yeas TO 80 nays.
In the Senate on Wednesday favorable re-
port was made on bill to send ten Commits
sioners TO the Paris exposition, TO serve with
cut pay also on bill to prevent disclosure
of confidential Communications made to doc
tors Of medicine. The Senate bill to appoint
State tax commissioner was passed by a vote
of IA to 8,wth amendment providing thatth
commissioners duties shall be limited to the
assessment of stock of banks and other iRcor-