Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1880-04-01


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As the sesaion 81 tlss Legislature draws nearer
AMI nearcr 10 Gloss, the iHsercsis kieh meu.-
asrs helin ase ssriurs hiliA becomes mere I'D
mere arparens ass Ne ezslisssss nsse insense.
AmeBx osher ILLS ofjnfssssi toour people which
wae Imssed By IL Howe faSiaKf bs past seek
d lbe. o5sssr bill u ihe opinfos Of yOar cor
resposdsni, il VIII silt the peopse Of s.. NaEs .
engaged in this trade in every particular, except
perhaps that TIE oyster seasun Is shostened BY
fifteen days, ending. under the present Law, on
the 18Th Of April, iusieAd, under the old law,
the ist Of Hay.
The officers Of the Police force, under the ball
as reported By committee, were to be appointed
~ the Governss, bat this did not suit she poll
ticians, with 80 pure man as William 7. Ham
iIion in The Gabernatorial Chair, 50 they gath
cred aII their available strength and By gag law,
arbitrary deeisiohs d Speaker and namerOus
other little tricks" sucreeded in overcoming
tie majority, substituting Board Of Public Works
In lieu Of Governor. 1
Il is 10 be regretted that men In high position,
for the sake Of promoting political ends woald
condescend 70 east rejection upon the Chief
Executive Of their state-One whose integrity,
honor and fAithfainess to the promises in@ae the
overburdened people Of this Commonwealth cause
him to stand pre-esninent as a reformer-that
they should shrink from reason, frown upon jus
tice--nay-iAust add Il ?--eycne wink at infa-
my itself. J
The people, notwithstanding the slurs Of the
press, the unmittigated frowns Of politicians and
political s'tricksters' and the denunciations ola
sei6sk fer, may well congratulate themselves
upon securing the services Of so able and faithful
an Executive. The scenes AZ the State Capital
two years hence, nyour correspondent may fore
tell, will be far different from what they have
been during the present session, for by that tine
the people viii have sent representatives here
who will be pledged to follow the leadership OF
this great and honest champion Of retrenehment
aud reform,
The tobacco bill win probably come mp on
Monday, 10th ult, but, AS heretofore asserted,
will not eveH pass the House. The bill has been
somewhat changed by amendments since re-rspor-
ted from committee on inspections, the most i'm
portsnt Of which is the section doing away with
the compulsory feature of bill. This change will
force even the so-edled friends Of the bin to vote
against il. Besides. there ia no section In refer
ence to the disposition TO be made of "seraps."
So even those who favor free inspection will be
obliged to vote against the BILL less the lessee OF
Warehouses might be induced to convert the half
Of each hogshead into "srraps" and sell the same
for his own benefta Hlr
II is to be regretted that not one Of the many
reforms promised will be realized. The ''ring,''
by its unprincipled man9uvrings and BY Iosr u nd
uneourteous means, has succeeded in continuing
past exiravagances. The appropriation bill,
which has already passed the House far from re-
lieving the people, has imposed greater burdens
upon tiIefa- or the numerous amendments Of
fered 70 this bin, only one prevailed-Mary land
Agricultural College-appropriatiOn to-was
aithdrawn, but the committee of ways and
means. Of which Mr.. A. g. Chapman is chair
man. reported unfavorable on bill entitled act
10 repeal chapter 81 of the acts of 1856, making
an annual appropriation Of $4,000 to this Col
lege which was adopted, thereby virtually de-
fcating the amendment which prevailed on the
previous day.
The bill making IN additional appropriation
of IL, 900 to ST. Johns was postponed until to-
day monday, 10th ult.) By a joint resolution
Of 1892 the College agreed 20 accept in satisfac-
ton of all real or presumed claims against the
State an Rnnuity OF 81, 600. In 1872 the Leg
islsture appropriated TO this Institution addi-
tional sum OF $40, 900 annually 10 pay the TUT
ton Of free scholarships, and 81 2 900 for six
years (renewed in 1878, to furnish those enjoy
ing the favor of the State with board, fuel liz ht
etc, so that the bill which purports 10 make an
appropriation OF $4,000 for the benefit Of St.
Johns, actually makes an appropriation Of S25,-
600 Annually. The free scholarships f261 cost
the State, it will be seen, exactly $50 each.
Even ut this rate, we often have our students re-
turn TO US emaciated from the want of good and
wholesome food-trom starvation.
Could the people Of Maryland know or be
brought TO understand how thousands and thou
sands Of dollars Of their money are annnaly
squandered for such purposes, the vast amounts
paid out of the Treasury for no service rendered
the State whatever, they would almost rise in
open revolt and demand just and economical
legislation.
The local bill for ST. Mary's to encourage Oh |.
destruction Of large hawks, owls, foxes aud pa.
fridge hawks which, am sure, is Of in er to
every housewife and sportsman Of this county,
will pass the House tomorrow; also Local o >
ton bill, which will be hailed with JOY by the
total abslinent portion of our community. IL
the bill passes both Houses, il will he submitted
10 the people at the general election Of 1880.
Your correspondent begs that his readers as
also Messrs. Editors will pardon him for neg
lectiug, for the past two weeks this weekly corr
rcspondence. Press OF business or absence will
am certain, plead my excuse.
SEVERN.