Saint Mary's beacon., 1878-04-12

II sddition % appropriation Tor State
Normal sehool, S10, 800. Agricultural
College. @ 500, for extension Of House
OF CcTreeison, 976. 900. st. Johnss Col
le9e. it. annssty Of s., 1000 for the next
two wears and $4,000 additional Tor
each ofthose years, and Western Mary
lad Collegr 81, 500, we hare q newly
crrated once III Tax Commiseipnef, ai
. salary, tl6nk, Of S5. 900 annually.
The appointment 10 this place is made
by the Board Of Public Works, compFis-
ing the Governor, Comptroller and
Treasurer, who, il IS understood. will
select Mr.. Levin Woolford, the late
Comptroller, for whom IL has been said
the place was made, % compensate him
for the misappfieafios Cf the public
school moncy 20 State governmental
machinery IN lIse face Of school law
(chsp. 10, sec. 81 rhirh expressly
states in most u0equivocai language.
that .sss so0nl Is the 1C0mrtrolIsr. shall
have received from the city Of Balsi-
more and the several counties rstuFis
Of the amount Of the State school tan
levied IN each county and The city u
Baltimore, he shalt immediasely theve-
afier apportion The ssnouat ofthe whole
levy TO the several couAties and the
city Of Baltimore. ia proportion % their
respective popuistsOn between the ases
Of kvef and twenty years. The see
ton following fxes the time 10 days
demand being made) for payment d
respective smousts 20 the several -
annIners.rs ssnssn{ sEs ~ g7ses ~ r.
The G0verusr himssltin bic hessage.
which was a inielligept exRoslzle.k s.
the affairs Of the Sfafs y
general condition, objected 90 the ap-
preparation for Sc. Johns College un-
less the charter should be so amended.
by consent or otherwise, 90 a. 10 place
the property entirely under the control
OF the State and complete feorgani-
zatson Of the board be effected. The
appropriation is made, 6uf no change.
The GOveinoT further said IN relation
TO tobacco inspertion laws, hat The
tendency Of modern laws has been 10
oppose any Interference With the busi-
ness interests OF the community. 20 sew
er the governnent as far as possible
from the concerns Of individuals, and 20
leave men tree 10 act in all commercial
transactions as their judgments directs,
subject only to such regulations as are
intended 70 prevent imposition or fraud.
II has come TO be admitted by those
whose ideas are most in advance in our
business centres. that the value OF an
article Of trade must always resttnpon
its intrinsic merits, and the moment
the law intervenes and declares who
sAaN proclaim the valuable qualities of
any particular commodity, a false stand
ard Is liable 70 be raised. thus iinpsiring
the credit which Il is the interest Of the
community to maintain. We find in
the great metropolis Of New York,
where commerce and the laws that reg
ulate are most carefully studied, that
every effort has been made to leave the
trade unfettered as possible. and active
competitions recognized as The only in
centive that can be gwen TO business
men 10 secure to the public the most
efficient service. They have gone so
far in that State as to declare by consti-
tutional enactment that the legislature
shall pass no law involving the compul-
sorry inspection of any article, thus re-
cognizing in the most egec,ual manner
the principal OF non-interierence.' .'e Yet
the system is still continued without the
slightest change, thus setting up mid
dIe-man between the seller and buyer,
which perPetuases an infamous outrage
upon the farmer. r. - Hft fdt
The appropriation for Normal School,
as before stated, Is continued with an
intimation that the principalship will be
changed, thereby removiugfan able and
Efficient and energetic Superintendent,
Prof. Newell, the only Recommendation
Of the Institutions sibn99s9b q no. q
Those members OF the General As
sembly who pretend to believe that The
appropriations 10 the various colleges
and academies throughout the State, and
that the coutinuation OF the present sys-
tenn of tobacco Inspection is either 20
the wishes or interest Of the people OF
our State (even one-seventh OF them)
must swallow facts with . aravenous ap-
petite. aa' ~ ai,R aa.'ttrr3 nsli 3
3 Messrs. Editors, 7 am thoroughly dis
gnsted. win try to persuade Hsyself
not to think on the conduct OF our late
legislstive body for fear while viewing
Ia6orers and farmers rendering into the
treasury the sweat Of their brow with
which they are bridled, saddled and
driven. I might lose the reputation for
good citizenship which ] have 50 long
sustained. tsF 'rfd aZ1 assl
eesis eai ,bst JUsTIcR.