Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-02-28
LEGISLATIVE DOINGS.
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. &c, 1880.

ees wages III legal tender sun III Juul-
ciary.
J. p. Smiths claim for bounty repo rted
from claims to-day without recommends
ton.
Authorizing County Commissioners of
Allegany to fix salary of Clark, and en-
powering Clerk 10 administer oaths to
parties presenting claims. Passed the
House and sent to Senate.
Authorizing Reg ister Of Wills to charge
ten cents per name for indexing TO par
ties in interest, and not to county, as here
toforc. Reported favorably.
Leave obtained DO incorporate Lonacon-
ing.
DR.. Bruce the following
Legalizing bcquest to ST. Peters Church,
Cumberland.
Authorizing County Commissioners to
build Insane Asylum On second reading
Mr.. Shearer the following:
To reduce number of magistrates and
constpblcs On second reading.
Mr.. Turner the following
Amendment to School Law providing
for election OF Commissioners by the pco
pie, and requiring Commissioners to ac-
count to County Commissioners for mo IL
les expended. In committee on Educa-
ton,
Providing for construction Of fish ways
In committee on Fisheries.
Authorizing County Commissioners of
Allegany to appoint q general road super
visor. In committee.
To Regulate SheTiff's fees, In commit
tee.
For relief of Bar Association Of Allega-
ny county. In committee.
Amending general law allowing Moor
pora'ion of societies for protection and
leservation of game, e,c.
On Wednesday Mr.. Combs present.
ed to The Governor and in the Senate
the petition Of $50 citizens OF Ale
gany county against the repeal of the
Mine Inspection Law, The petition
was read at length in the Senate at
Mr.. Combs request and reetes the
incompetency of the Mines Commits
sion and the consequently erroneous
character Of their report. Mr.. James
Park, of Barton, is here in the inter
est of anti-repeal. After Il conference
with friends it was decided that Mr..
Combs should present the paper to
the Senate, inasmuch as the report as
sailing the law was presented there.
The petition was referred to Corpora
tons.
Mr.. Thomas Brown, Of Pompey
Smash, is named by the Governor for
Mine Inspector Along with several
other State nominations his name re-
mains to lc acted upon by the Senate
This will doubtless take place at an
early day,
John L. Porter, Esq, will be the
next Register for No. II. Could not
hear from No. II.
The Impeachment of Judge Pearre
excites much speculation here. The
Judge is smart, keen and aggressive,
and just the man to fight for his life.
His paper, just before the public,
evinces that. The JOURNAL, how
ever, sees no reason to recede from
the position assumed last wee The
main issue is whether the Judge know
ingly sat in cases where he was ineli-
gible? We say hnowjngly because
we desire to give him the best side
Of mooted question, although the
Judge has doubtless frequently re-
minded less able cultured, less inform
ed people than himself that ignorance
Of law does not altogether absolve
from duty to obey. So that, whether
the Judge knew he was incompetent
or not, he. broke The laso--a Fundamental
law at that. This much of naked
fact is stated merely to clear the Wis
ion 50 beclouded by the storm over
side issues. Much "fuss and feath-
ers" prevail about the anSmu8 of this
one and that one, but al wholly ire
levant, because the pertinent fact re-
mains that Judge Pearre admitted
himself incompetent, after having
sat in similar cases. In effect he
acknowledged he violated the law,
but wants to escape through ignorance
OF his relation to corporation. Yet
because others are frequently ignorant
of law, (supposed by some to be fully
understood only by lawyers and