The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-01-31
prooesaings Of Maryland Lseislatnrs.

Friday, January sS.-Ia The Senats Nc.
Fisher introduced ! bill making martied wo.
mon liable as assignees Of leasehold property
as we'd as liable as lessees The remainder
Of The Hcssien was devoted 10 debafe on Nj.
Saliyane's amendment to Me- Gormnns bill
TO amend tbs revenue aud tax laws, the
amendment being proposition 10 tax mort
cages executed alter the passage Of this act,
but exempting such mortgages and other
money seeurieties as may represent unpaid
purchase money Senators Fisher, Snliyane
and Steiner participated 10 the debate. The
bill amending the habeas corpus act, restrict.
ing the jurisdiction of eircait judges ia issuing
the writ TO their respective districts, was
amended so as to give authority to the chief
justice Of the Court Of Appeals 10 issue the
writ at all times, and the bill as amended
was then ordered to be engrossed for third
reading Adjourned until Tuesday
Very little business Of general interest was
transacted in the House, beyond the intro
duetion OF new bills, mostly of local eharac-
ter. Adjourned until Tuesday.
Tuesday, January Tin the Senate Mr..
Vanderiord presented memorial from sew.
eral insurance companies in Baltimore asking
that foreign insurance companies be compel
led to pay a license tax in the cities in Mary
( land in which they do business A memorial
d
Baltimore firms praying fer AN amendment OF
the iasolvent laws OF the State. Mr.. Steiner
introduced bill providing for the election Of
county school commissioners by the voters Of
the several counties. Mr.. Williams intro
duced bill TO repeal tho bounty laws, aud
another 10 settle the controversies between
the State and the Northern Central Railroad
Company. Senate bill providing for taxing
the stock and real estate of banks and other
corporations, and imposing a tax Of one.half
OF one per cent, on the gross earnings Of rail
roads operated by steam, was unanimously
passed. Senate bill restricting the jurisdc
ton Of circuit judges in issuing wrts oil habeas
corpus 10 their respective circuits was passed
/ by vote of is to l.
In the House, on motion Of Mr.. Vnndiver,
the committee on education was instructed to
prepare and report bill TO abolish the State
| Normal School. A motion was adopted re-
4 questng the committee on inspections to re-
| port, at the earliest day practicable, bill to
/ limit the expenses Of the tobacco warehouse
/ system so that they shall not exceed the re.
1 ceipts. On motion OF Mr.. w. c. Hamilton
the Supreme Bench of Baltimore was resquest-
| ed 10 furnish the Legislature with list OF all
! officers employed in their respective courts,
! the salaries OF each, &c, and any suggestions
they may be able to make for retrenchment
and economy in their courts.
! Wednesday, January SIN the Senate, a
/ bill was introduced providing for the appoint.
ment Of county school commissioners by the
/ Governor Senate bill to repeal the bounty
laws aud prohibit the further payment OF
! bouniies was reported tayorably from the
committee on finance. Mr.. Germans bill
| relating to revenue and taxes and defining
/ exemptions was read a second time and made
the speeial order for next Tuesday. House
bill was passed accepting the arsenal and
/ grounds at Pikesyille from the United States
| la the House, leave was granted te intro
| duce large number Of bills. A bill TO abol-
I ish the Office OF Stale tax commissioner was
I transferred from the committee on ways and
I means 10 the committee on the judiciary
! The Judiciary committee also reported unia-
/ vorably on the bill providing that mortgages
shall not exact payment oftaxes on mortgages
| from mortgagors. The bill was made the
order for February 6.
Thursday, Jaany e9.-In the Senate
House bill was passed providing that priso-
ners in the Baltimore city Jail, after convic.
/ ton, shall be employed at hard labor and
credited with good conduct by deduction Of
their term of sentence.
In the House, apetiticn was presented from
/ two citizens of Prince Georges county pray
1 the counties of Jefferson, Berkeley aud Nor
gan, W. Va. An order was adopted, by
vote OF n to q, insiructing the committee on
claims to ascertain the number of employees
I in and about the State House, by whom APP
pointed, their duties aud compensation, and
I TO report the same to the House at an early
day. An order was also adopted requesting
the Comptroller TO report to the House the
annual receipts into the treasury by the Ma
/ ryland defense loan since the passage of the
act, amount Of interest paid on such bonds,
etc, and whether the State is in condition
TO settle with this special fund creditor. A
/ bill was introduced by Mr.. Shriyer to repeal
the laws as TO the publication Of laws. Mr..
Grouse introduced a bill to abolish one of the
State Fish Commissioners. The Judiciary com
mittee reported iayorably Senate bill restrict
ing circuit judges in regard to the writ Of ha-
beas corpus, and il was read n second tune.