Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1880-02-20
eovERNoR HAMILTON

NTON BRAUN - Va O4N
On Thursday last the Governor sent
sDothcr special message to the Legisla
ture suggesting number Of reforms,
including the abolition Of several offices
Tic advocates in VIGOROUS language the
abolition Of the State inspection of tobac-
co. the repeal Of laws for weighing grain,
hay and cattle, lie also recommends
the abolition ofone Ofthctw fish commits
sieaers, the superintendent of the tele-
graph at the House Of Correction, the
Inspector Of mines, the tax commissioner,
snd the insurance commissioner of the
land Office; to dc the latter will require a
constitutional ameadment. He ais
urges therepcal of The law giving 81 ,00o
10 the secretary ofthe Senate for eonpil
ing the returns ofbirlhs, deaths aud mar
iiages also the reduction Of the nun-
her and pay Of The employees of ths
oyster police and of the Legislature; ais
the discontinuanee of appropriations to
Agricultural societies; the repeal Of the
bounty laws. the diseontinuance Of the
purchasing or buying books by tic leg
i.loture 4 reduction Of the expenditures
s,r-nnblic printipg nv al least one half
and tbe total abolition Of the publication
n .bs sx,.;n the uewsnaners Tie also
,,r,,o. ~. ,ao,,sor Of ,porc cf5cctual
-. " coiia.,;not,va With onlv onc
sopoc,o, n oseb roat,v aad lie more
,;.;d e,;forcemcnt Of ,bc law viii. regard
:. .;.,.;, e,,d - i;a,,;d..a H.. S,a,o
Al, In eon.l,.;or be nro..ss tbc
.5..,;,. r. .on..;,,,,;orol o,,srdno,,
s,,,,.o,,e,i,z,- tbe Governor 10 vcto snee;aI
,a..s.,s N iii r;,l,ont r.;eclinc otber
nort;ons ,hcrcof
T,oso .ro .woan;nr roforns ,nd II
sdo,,,ed in some Instances would doubt.
a.. ,.o,r oto nnbl;o .corony whilst in
o,L.r ,o.n.ots i NAV bo s,;onod
who,her tbe ceono,nv / pot Of ,Lpt sor,
,.L;al ,.o,,,d s.va i. IL sn;ro, ,na ,-...s
A. ~. ,t,alo r., nL..avor -
-. ,..v. ~ -. On 10 chic. ona w.
a ~, 10 have onr saw an mnst accord
NE Governor honesty Of purpose and a
determination. 50 far a. in his power 10
,.,.r, o., tho reforms and ;ptroance IL
sconomv nrop,;sod nv him 10 he pconle
anr;nr the camna;on from tl,e busti,as
In a:rse Recommendations the Governor
show. singular disipterestedness
which i most unusual Most men when
amer in public niaee desire power and
tbere isno more certaiunode ofacoairine
Il than through patronage But Coy
srpor Hamilton if the recommendations
ofb;. mossaue ar. adopted would strip
himself entirely Of all patronage what
ever. and leave the Executive of the
State mere appendage to the State
Government more ornamental than use
fiji. aud Of about the same service as a
E-...Nknoeker to door thin, svi,;el.
Il looks Teelli-te have, but which on the
score a economy might very well be
DISPENSED with.
Rus ..;ll ;f;t is If advantage to the
nsonlo ,ba,tbcse recommendations If TIC
corornor should he enacted into laws u,
hone The I.eci.l.ture viii 50 enact. s.
a. =. no;u,;.o on, ubare IN hi. onin;op
,,,,,a, nav h s.vea 10 The Sat. H.,
ao~asror has discharged tbc FIJI nsss
nrs. If Ii. latv. nav rest upon i (
l.,.,t.- laa,.;nr ~ rSsnons;b;l;,v w;,h
s.a1o0;sl,turc where 4 nronerly belsaas
Th;s ressons;b;l;,v va hive no doab,
ne Ioo;sla,ure !. ready and oomsptep;.
900, +, i q he nresumed uitbon,
80 s.,.;na ,b.ttbe membersof that body
s e.aS, IN soo,;ons of ~ s,.te san,
bS people among ~nom 'ney uaVe iiSea'
ana Will HIDtD art DDuiA Ul thttA ~