The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-03-13
STATE AFFAIRS AT ANNAPOLIS.

Of mortgage are far from G,-in9 discouraged
1T the adverse votes given To the project IN
The House OF Delegates two weeks ago, and
the indications are that before the close Of
the session this subject will be brought to
the attention of both houses Of the legisla-
ture again, and will give more tronhle than
ever. Mr.. Clement Sulivane, the senator
from dorchester, has called u caucus OF adj
VocateS of the taxation of mortgages for next
! Tuesday evening, and he expects sixteen
mem beers of the Senate and 1ittymemberS of
the House To attend the me-1ing, being
majority of the members of the two houses.
He states that the reasons for the apparent
defeat of tho bill We're simply because diff
ferences existed among advocates of the
measure Us to the methods and details OF the
plan for the taxation Of mort cages. This,
/ however, il is proposed to remedy by the
holding of II caucus TO be attended by friends
of the measure, and the action To he taken
then shall be considered binding upon those
attending it. In this case he does not en-
tertalu the slightest doubt that the hill pro
posed by the caucus will he finally passed
and received the Governors signature. IT is
admitted by the friends of the measure that
at the last session it would have been InpOs
>ible to have passed :, law of this nature, on
account of The controlling influence of the
city of Baltimore on leglSlatlon but they
claim that now matters are different, and
that the city of Baltimore has lost its weight
in the direction of public affairs at -Annapo-
lis.
LOCAL OPTION.
The local option advocates have no reason
TO be discouraged ut the action of the House
on Tuesday. The Frederick and Mont gom-
cry county local option bills We're passed by
large maiorities, but tie Anne Arundel
county bill was defeated by :, vote of:;0 yeas
to 80 nays. The election IN Frederick and
Der, and the sale of liquor shall cease, in
case the adoption of tho bill, May LIST, 1880.
Mr. Bannon made Il very humorous speech
in opposition to the Anne Arundel county
bill.
PUBLICATION OF LAWS
Bills have ieen introduced in both houses
simultaneously (Shriver and Fi>her) to reg
ulate the publication of laws. The bills give
the Acknowledgement and the Governor pow
er to designate what laws are necessary to
he published for general information and TO
prescribe when and where and by what
means the publication shall he made as well
as To limit the amount to be expended for
the purpose. The bills repeal and amend
the existing Statnte on the subject, and pro-
vitleS that in Baltimore publication shall be
twice Il week, instead of every day.
INDEPENDENT COURT OF APPEALS.
| Mr. Fisher has introduced his bill for y
change in the Judiciary system of the state.
! The bill provides for IN independent Court
of Appeale, with six judges at a salary of
| 81, 200 year, who shall perform no OIL her
duties except hearing and determining eases
| before the Court of Appeals, or such as may
properly be brought before them as such.
! The state shall hediyilcd into seven judicial
| circuits, the city Of Baltimore 10 compose
| the seventh. There shall he one Judge fer
each of the first live judicial circuits for the
| circuit court OF the counties: Eastern Shore
counties TO compose the first two circuits,
|. Baltimore, Hartford, Cecil and Howard the
| third, Anne Arundel, ST. Mary's, Prince
Georges Calvert and Charles the fourth and
| the western counties he fourth and fifth 1t
| is believed that 4 large saving would be eff
| fected by the propose change.
| LEASE or THE CATTLE SCALES.
Mr.. Miller in the Senate has reported
| favorably from the Inspection Committee
! the bill authorizing the Board of Public
! Works to lease the cattle scales. The
! bill is substantially the same as recon-
| mended by the caucus. 1t retains the
| compulsory feature of the law. author
ICES the Governor to appoint the weigher
of live stock. @ho is to be paid by the
lessee. and to license the assistant weigh
. ClS. VIM tiS " NC appointed ny lHC
! lessee. Bond in the sum of SO 900 shall
be given by the lessee, and also by the
/ inspector.
/ THE PURCHASE OF SCHOOL BOOKS.
Senator Hebron has introduced bill
/ regulating the purchase of school books
I III the counties of the State. 1t author
/ ICES the State Board of Education to
select and prescribe the text books to be
used in the public schools of the State
except iii the city of Baltimore and that
no other books shall be used. Only one
/ series of books on each subject taught
! shall be prescribed, and no change shall
bc made oltener than once in five years.
/ Before determining upon the text books
/ to be used the State Board of Education
shall agree with the publishers on the
retail price for each book. and from the
! publishers SO selected the county and
district boards shall purchase the books
at a discount of 3355 per cent. from the
retail price. The State Board. however.
shall not have power to purchase OF name
agents to supply the books to the
counties. The books So prescribed shall
not be used until next September
! County school commissioners violating
this law shall forfeit all right to their
aEportionment Of the school fund. 1t is
believed that this will effect a large saw
| ing in the various counties.