The Democratic advocate., 1880-02-28

The Result, /
4 hack Of unity Of action being apparent
a ,hc Demosralie majority Of the Lcsls,
Ia.urs, i joint session Of the Senate aud
Housc meulbers was called aud commit
,eo e consultation was appointed to confer
w;sh the Governor and other State officers
Il % what rcGOrms were needed and to
what extent rctrenchment could be eiieet-
ed The Governor, twill be remembered,
aid not wait for conference with TINS
committee, but 10 day or two after ITS
!. .nno;ntmcnt gave his views in u. message
to the House Of Delegates That message
recommend the abolishmcnt Of State IN
spoctions. State scales, one fish commits
sioner, register Of vital statistics, superin-
teudent State telegraph, inspector Of mines
State tax commissioner, insurance eommis-
sioner, land Office, appropriations to asri-
cultural societies, Publishing the laws 10
newspapers; recommended tho passage OF
laws For a new registration, legalizing pri-
maries, making bribery disqualification
for Office, economiuing legislative expenses,
repeating bounty laws; and contained sug-
restious in regard to municipal aud coun-
" debts, &c.
The committee have held consultations
with the Governor and other officers since
this message was sent to the Legislature
The committee was composed of eight
members Of the Senate and House, and a
majority report, signed BY six members
Herman Stump, A. p. German, Wm, A.
Fisher. Jos. X. Roberts, j. A. l.. Mcclure
and Murray yandiver-was adopted BY
the Democratic caucus on "Wednesday
night last. That rcpo,t o,treeommends a new
registration hw; leasing Of the tobacco
warehouses for two years, the inspectors or
samplers, five in number, to be appointed
bv The Governor, and the compulsory IN
speeiioa system to be abolished, except
where tobacco is sold in Baltimore; abol'
i<hment Of the Offices Of fish commissioner
and the sale Of the steam yacht and other
psoperty Of the offices; repeal Of the law
paying the Secretary Of the Senate u ,Oou
Der annum for registering marriages and
deaths; aboIishing telephone connection
between the House Of Correction, the State
peniteutiary aud police headquarters il
Baltimore: reduction Of the salary Of mint
inspector from 81 500 to 5000; induction Of
the State fishery force and salaries Of Off
GERS Of the force; greater economy II
weighing livC stock, hay aud straw aseer
tanning and limiting the number OF en-
ployces Of the Senate and House OF Dele
gates; repeal Of the bounty laws; new
loan at Eve per cent. to redeem the defense
loan maturing in 1883; prompt collection
Of taxes; retaining of insurance aud tax
commissioners; repeal Of appropriations tc
colleges aud academies, and reimbursement
Of the public school fund for money lent
20 il by the settlement made with the Bal
timorc 4 Ohio Railroad; reductions of ap-
propriatiuns to charitable Institutions a
reduction Of 81 900 tothe militia; reduction
OF salary Of adjutant general irU.a $1,000
20 81 900; reduction ia number aud eos'
Of decisions Of the court Of appeals; reduc
ton in stationery for government Offices q
regulation Of the publication of the iaw'
in newspapers, looking to reduction o.
cost; cutting off appropriations TO agrlcul
tural societies; reduction of Legislative
printing; that the clcrk Of the court of ap
pcals be required to do the daIies Of th'
land commissioner. change in the judi
cial system; that all incorporated cities an'
towns be required to make biennial re
port Of their debts aud obligations to th'
Legislature; pay Of Baltimore city juror
to be 81 per day, aud some other mino
Recommendations.
These changes, il Is said, will save Il
The St1,c 100000 annually, and meal
practical reform The Governors recon
mcndations would have saved nothing t
the State, and would have withdrawn Stat
protection from the citizens in various ways
Messrs. r. Herbert Shriser and Orego
R. Benson, two Of the committee Of con
ference, refused TO sign the majority n
port, and submitted a report Of their owl
whieh was rejected By the caueus, Thel
report advocates, in general way, all Oh
Recommendation Of Governor Hamilton
and dwells at lea 9Th upon but few Of th
subjects.