The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-03-27
MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.

In the Senate on 10Th inst Mr.. Bratton intro
duced bill amending the General incorporation
act so as to provide for the Incorporation OF COM
panies for furnishing light and power by electrl-
city. Mr.. Fisher, of Baltimore city, endsavored
to have the Car-fare bill withdrawn from the Cor
porations Committee, and referred to the city
senators but the Senate refused to change the
original reference. Mr.. Vanderfords resolutions
denouncing the Supreme Court of the United
States for its recent decision, discussed, but
action upon them was postponed.
In the House of Delegates, Mr.. Bannon moved
to recommit the Gambling bill to the Judiciary
Committee but the motion defeated. The
Tobacco inspections bill was discussed, and
number of amendments adopted. Mr. Boyd's bill,
reducing the pay of the police force, was reported
unfavorably, and q motion to substitute the bill
was laid on the table, thus defeating the measure
In the Senate on Monday communication was
read from the judges of the Supreme Bench OF
Baltimore city in regard to the jury system, with
the draft of q bill designed to remedy defects. A
large number of bills Of an unmportant character
were passed.
In the House, leave was granted Mr.. Donavln
to introduce bills incorporating the spanish
American" and the Russian American" Tele-
phone Companies of Baltimore city. The tobacco
inspection bill was ordered engrossed for a third
reading. The oyster bill was further discussed
and some progress made on it. At the evening
session number of bills were passed, including
one granting Baltimore policemen ten days
holiday.
In the Senate on Tuesday, the House bill re-
ducing car fares and the park tax was brought
actively to the front, and considerable light thrown
upon dark subject. Memorials were presented
from prominent stockholders in the City Passen-
ger Railway and others protesting against re-
duction in the park tax upon the specific ground
that the company paid dividends enough. An
order was passed, at the instance of Mr.. Fisher,
calling for the accounts and proceedings OF the
companies since 1875 certified by their secretaries
so that the Legislature shall have all necessary
light on the subject of the pending bill. The bill
to repeal and discontinue all grants and donations
heretofore given to academies and institutions OF
learning in this State was disposed of by striking
out its enacting clause by vote of IA to 8.
In the House the enacting clause was stricken
out of the bill providing for the nclosing of bal
lots in envelopes. Mr.. Germans bill relating to
taxation, exemptions, ETC., was slightly amended
| and passed. The remainder of the session was
| spent in considering the general appropriation
| bill. An amendment was adopted fixing the APP
| preparation to the Fifth Regiment at $4,000. At
| the evening session, motion to send message
to the Senate requesting the return of the street
| car bill was voted down.
| In the Senate on Wednesday the bill authoriz-
| ing the Mayor and City Council to regulate
charges for wharfage on the city wharves in Bal
| tln0ro was passed.. Inc DiH IoOciNeu
| a number of amendments and was ordered to be
| engrossed. letter was read from ex-Gov. Bowie,
| president of the City Passenger Street Railway
| Company, branding as false Senator Fishers
statement as to large dividends paid by the COM
| pany Mr.. Fisher reiterated his statement, read
| ing from memoranda as to the amounts paid an
| estate of which he is executor. The Senate
unanimously refused to receive Mr. Bowie's letter,
| and ordered the secretary to return it.
| In the House the general appropriation bill was
| taken up. Amendments to strike out the appro-
priations to the State Normal School and State
| Board of Education were rejected.
In the Senate on Thursday numerous petitions
were presented against any reduction of the park
tax paid by the city passenger railroads. Mr..
VAnderfords resolutions protesting against feder
al encroachments on the liberties of the people and
rights of the States passed-yeas Is, nays D.
| The bill to establish grain elevator and ware
house for Maryland grain in the city of Baltimore
was ordered to third reading. Both Houses had
evening sessions, at which large number of bills
| were passed.
In the House an adverse report was made on
| the bill appropriating $4,000 to build a monu-
ment to the Union soldiers and sailors in Balti-
| MORE but a motion to substitute the bill for the
unfavorable report was adopted-yeas 80, nays ~.
The bill to amend the law relating to the exemp-
| ton of wages was defeated. The general appro-
| priation bill was taken up, amended and passed