The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-02-21
prooseainr. Of Maryland LsgIslaturs.


monument 20 Gov. Thomas g. Pratt and ioi
a State elevator and warehouse for Maryland
grain. The enaotng clause was stricken out
Of the bill incorporating the National Trus
and Guarantee Company. Senate bill was
passed for the erection Of a monument to the
late Johns Hopkins. Bills were passed -
House bills incorporating the Sovereign Grand
Lodge, /. D. 0. h.; 10 amend the charter Of
the German Bank Of Baltimore and authorize
A reduction OF the amount of its capital stock
Also Senate bills;-fo amend the charter o.
the Presbyterian Church by authorizing il Il
hold property TO the amount of 100000
providing for the erection OF monument tC
the late Johns Hopkins in Baltimore; amend
ing the charter Of the Franklin Bank by re
ducing the par value Of its shares to S. and
changing its name to that Of the Corn tx
change Bank of Baltimore; amending the
charter Of the Bank Of Commerce by reduc
ing the par value of It's shares from so tC
SIS; amending the act authorizing the issuC
of the $4,000 900 Baltimore water-stock loar
by providing for the issue Of new bonds at q
lower rate OF interest; legalizing n bequcst o.
Mary J. y. Audoin to the St. Joseph's Apps
tolic Society of Baltimore; legalizing beques
of John Loats, late of Frederick, TO the Evan
gelieal Lutheran Church of Frederick; legal
izing certain requests OF Sophia Stimpson,
late Of Baltimore, to the Presbyterian Churchi
to amend laws relating TO fines aud forieltures
By providing for q more summary collection
OF fines. Adjourned until Tuesday.
In the House leave TO introduce bills were
obtained as follows:-By Mr.. Holiness to
amend the public school law, change the mode
OF appointing commissioners, Se.i by MT.
Turner, 70 amend the public school law and
provide for the election of school commission
ers BY the people, &c.; by Mr.. Emerieh, TO
tax for license persons locating transiently IN
cities, villages or towns aud dsposlng oil
books, goods, wares or merchandise by Mr..
Holmes, TO repeal the law imposing tax on
the commissions Of executors and admlnstra
tors. A number of minor bills were passed
aud the House adjourned until Monday.
Monday, February iG.-The Senate was
not in session.
In the House leave was granted 10 intro
duce bills in relation to stock running at large
and in relation TO taxing oysters TO leave the
State. A committee was appointed TO eN'
anime the affairs OF State Normal School.
An order was adopted that in future all EN-
ployes shall only be paid from the day sworr
in. Bills were passed us follows; to amend
the law for Carroll county relating TO justices
of the Peace empowering the Western Ma
ryland Railroad Company to lease certain
railroads and other property, and TO become
the owner Of certain capital stock to relun'
to Jas. W. White, late sheriff Of Carroll coun
ty, money enormously paid into the treasury
Tuesday, January I'm the Senate
number OF petitions were presented, and
number of leaves granted TO introduce bills
A message was received from the Goyerno
yetoing a bill in relation to extending power
of notaries public, aud the veto was sustaine,
by vote of q to !. Senate bill to incorpo
rate the Dental Association OF Maryland an'
the District Of Columbia was taken up on it
third reading, and after considerable discus
sion by Messrs Steiner and NanderforI
against the bill, and Messrs. Fisher aud Lan
caster in advocacy, on motion of Mr.. German
it was recommiIted 10 the committee on cor
poratious. Mr. Wells called up his motion
submittedon Friday last TO RECONSIDER the yot
by which the Senate adopted the uniayorabl
report of the committee on the judiciary o
the House bill repeating the act requiriu
payments of costs before appeals from judg
ments by justices of the peace. The motio
to reconsider was adopted, and Mr.. Well
moved TO substitute the bill for the uniayora
BILE report, which was lost-yeas 10, nays !
A motion to reconsider was laid on the tahl,
In the House number OF petitions wer
presented. The bill to admit TO pract c
without examination the graduates of til
University Of Maryland law school failed o
passage Tor want of u constitutional majority
The report OF the committee on election
on the contested case of Mattingly vs.. Grave
was adopted. Leaves to introduce bills wer
granted as follows Ito Mr.. Wilson, Of FREQ
erick, 10 regulate the salaries Of clerks
courts and registers Of wills in the couniie,
not to be more than 10000 TO Mr. MORN
to amend laws relating 10 cattle inspection
in Baltimore; to Mr.. Benson, TO amend til
law OF Islander so as to give a married woma
the right 10 sue for SANDER; TO Mr.. Scott, {
empower the commissioners Of Washington
county to pay "a, 400, as evidenced by the ca
isteuce OF certain unpaid bonds issued uude
the act Of 1865, chapter IL; 10 Mr.. Holmes
OF ST. Mary's to amend laws OF elections.
Wednesday, February lS.-ln the Senate
on motion OF Mr. Fisher, an order was adopi
ed requesting the sheriff and board OF pole
commissioners Of Baltimore city to eommu
nicate to the Senate all the circumstanc,
connected with the maintenance OF houses
ill'tame within few blocks Of the ne
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Nhuul On bditliuuIt stEtt
with the causes which have prevented Ii
suppression by them of the evil. Mr.. Sui
vaue withdrew his amendment proposing Ill
taxation Of mortgages, Mr.. German havia
| reported lasorably from the finance comni
tee two bills in reference TO taxation OF NOR
cages, which were made the order OF the du
for Thursday
In the House number Of local bills wei
/ introduced. The order of the day, the bill
relating to the taxation Of mortgages, bein
Mr.. Cox's bill TO repeal the exemption irol
taxation, and DIR. SCOTS bill to repeal III
Law allowing the borrower TO covenant to pa
the taxes on the mortgage debt, aud maxim
1t usury for the lender TO exact such paymen
was then called for, the question being on Il
motion Of Mr.. Cox TO substitute bis bill I,
the uniavorable report OF the committee q
the Judiciary. Mr.. Bannon opposed the IN,
ton, and said that this question had been b.
fore different committees Of this House I,
over fourteen years, and the best place To G
the head of of this bill was to-day on the a
favorable report OF the committee. The tn.
alton of mortgages, he claimed, would u
donbtedly be double taxation of the DO,
man. It was against the poor lnan aud
pressiye Of his interests. Mr. Scott, ofWas
ington, favored the motion, and argued III
all three OF the bills should be adop,e
The object of these bills was to equalize Ia
alton and cause every man to pay his just pr
portion OF the expense of government. III
apprehension that this tax would drive car
tai out Of the State was unfounded NJ
Oven, Of Montgomery, favored the motto
and also the bill to tax mortgages. 4
claimed that Il was nonsense that the 1,
would drive capital out Of the State. Tn,
had the most powerful lever of the age--tI
presto fight on this question, but il was
their credit that so many Of them stand o
boldly against the money interests, and q
mand that mortgages be taxed. lie claim,
that mortgages are property, the niortgag
Is interested in the land TO the extent of h
mortgage, and demands the protection Of i
State AS much as the mortgagor Mr.. SEQ
OF Hartford, whilst admitting that the theo
OF the system OF taxation advanced by tho
fayoring the taxation Of mortgages was eo
rect, argued that it was wrong practical
The motion TO substitute Mr.. Coxfs bill NJ
adopted-yeas 45, nays 81.
Thursday, February I9.-In the sena
leaves were granted TO Introduce bills -
Mr., Fisher, 10 prevent any charge for fees
registers Of wills in cases where the esta
does not exceed 500; also 10 add new -
tions to the laws relating to landlord and te
ant, by requiring notice Of renewal 10 90 Yea,
leases Senate joint resolutions appropri
ung S5,OOO to renoyaie the executive in.nsi,
were passed-yeas u, nays 0. The taxi,
OF mortgages was discussed and made ii
order for Tuesday next. A bill authorizir
the construction Of an extension OF the Che
apeake aud Ohio canal gas introduced BY N
Gorman, who also obtained leave to in,rodu