The Democratic advocate., 1880-04-03


concurred in by the House in relation 10
striking olt Allegany county, and that the
House concur in the amendmont striking out
Carroll county. The report was adopted and
the bill again passed
Several local bills were passed.
Senate amendments to House bill making
good Friday legal holiday were concurred
ia and the bill again passed. The tobacco
inspection bill ives passed.
1he remainder OF she session was devoted
to debate on House bill to appropriate Sl2,.
600 to st. Johns College. An amendment
TO make il only $4,000 was defeated--yeas %,
nays 81
At the evening SESSION number Of House
bills were passed, Of which was one to EN-.
power the commissioners Of Carroll county 10
pay Isaac E. Pearson and b. +. Grouse $500
| for professional services. Also some Senate
bills Of a local nature.
Tuesday, March s0.--In the Senate the ra
ports Of the experts to examine the books OF
the city passenger railways we're presented
also communication from ex.Gov. Bowie,
president of the Baltimore City Passenger
Railway, as to the business Of his company
Mr.. German from the committee on corpo.
rations, reported favorably House bills. |
/ A number Of bills were ordered 70 be en-.
crossed, and others were passed, many Of
which were local bills
Senate bill fixing the salary Of the adjutant
| general at 5 500 was passed.
The evening session was occupied ia the
passage Of local bills.
Ia the House among the bills passed were /:
4 10 prevent the incorporation of elevated rail
road companies under the general incorpora
ton act, and the bill to repeal the tax on
executors and administrator commissions
/ The House then took up the bill to appro.
PIRATE Sl2, 900 annually TO st. Johns College,
the pending question being Mr.. SCOTS (of
HRrford) motion to strike out the enacting
clause After some debate further action was
| postponed. '
/ BY vote Of 50 yeas to 40 says the motion
TO strike out the enacling clause Of the bill 10
modify the Sunday law was rejected.
House bill TO abolish one OF the fish com
mlssioners and give the other 81 500 year
salary was then passed; also to provide for
the service upon nonresident defendants in |
equity suits; to provide for the incorporation |
Of soeieties for the protection of game, fish |
and birds in the several counties Of this State, |
under the general Incorporation law.
The committee on elections reported favor
ably House bill to punish by fine Of 500 |
TO 5000 or imprisonment from one month to |
six months, or both fine and imprisonment, |
every person preventing, hndering, control |
ling or intimidating another from voting, or |
in voting by threats Of depriving such person |
OF employment or occupation, or ejecting |
them from a rented house, lands or other |
property, or by threats Of refusing 10 renew |
leases or contracts for labor, or by threats of |
VIOLENCE to him or family, or who shall de. |
prive any such person Of employment or oc /
cupation, or eject him from rented hsuse, |
lands or other property because OF the free
exercise Of his right Of voting.
House bill relating to primary elections in |
Baltimore was read n secoud time and order. /
ed engrossed for a third reading.
House bill 10 prevent sala OF spurious im!. |
Iations oi butter OF oleomaFgarine was amend. /
I'd, on motion Of Mr.. Sellman, so as to forbid |
its sale for consumption in the State instead |
OF forbidding its sale in the State. IL then /
failed TO pass for vast Of a constitutional ma.
jority.
At the evening session tue appropriation
bill for the year ending September so, 1882,
was taken up. The appropriation to the mil.
itla was cut down from $l5, 900 10 $1,000, of
which s9,Q00 Is TO 90 10 the Fifth Regiment
and 5000 to other companies.
Among the House bills passed were the
following Ito sanction bequest of Catha.
riue Erb; TO hx the compensation Of the
States attorney for Carroll county; to compel
conslables to make speedy returns Of execu.
AeAo aftA atttAlhhhCHt5s DfONlut LOT Guuhtfut~
tion and maintenance Of 6shways over dams
Oh the Potomac and lie tributaries to abolish
the office Of superintendent Of House Of Cor.
rection telegraph.
Wednesday, March 3I.--In the Senate the
oyster law was taken up, the reading Of WHICH
aud voting on the several amendments offered
occupied three hours and three quarters.
Uniayorable reports were made from the
finance committee on Senate bill to repeal
section 1, article "a, Of the code. relating to
mortgages, and on Mr.. Sulirane's bill to pro.
Flde for ihe taSatloH of mortgages ard debts
secured thereby,
House amendment to The gambling act vas
concurred in and the bill was again passed.
Senate joiat resolutions asking the aid Of
Congress Tor the Choptank aud Delaware ship
canal we're passed.
In the House among the bills passed were:
TO appropriate $1,000 annqDlly ias two years
to Western Maryland College; to authorize
the commissioners of Baltimore county 10 levy
and pay to Columbus j. Shipley and the two
sureties on his bond as tax collector for 1876,
VI 900, taxes enormously paid.
House joint resolutions empowering the
board Of public works TO take possession of,
rent, &c, the Pikesyille arsenal when ceded
by the United States, were passed; also House
Joint resolutions In reference to removing OBJ
straoiions in the mouth Of the Susquehanna
river.
Senate bill in relation to gambling coming
up Tor action, Mr.. Bannon moved that it be
postponed until Tomorrow. This caused a
running debate it was finally passed with an
amendment substituting Imprisonment in Jail
for imprisonment in the House of Correction,
BY vote OF 81 yeas to IL nays, Is not voting.
ebill appropriating Sl2, 900 for st. Johnis
College was ordered 10 engrossment after
being amended so as 10 limit the appropria.
tion TO the next two years.
At the evening session a nmmber Of bills
were read second time and ordered en-
crossed.
House bill relating to traders licenses was
amended so that the license should not au.
thorize the holder TO carry on any store or
hxed place OF business in any other city or
county than the city or county in which the
license is ssned, aud the bill was passed.
Senate bills passed To enlarge powers of
the Mutual Fire Insurance Company Of Anne
Arundel and Howard counties. COMMITTEES
on ways aud means reported unfaYorahy bill
70 amend law relating to registration OF births,
marriages and death.
Several House bills, not Of a general char.
acter, however, were passed.
Thursday, AprH lin the Senate, the I
committee on finance reported iayorabiy the
appropriation bill, with the following amend.
ments; Reducing the appropriation for color.
ed schools from 100000 10 $4,000; striking |
out the provision limiting the amount to be
paid TO the State Normal School to $4,000 /
and also that fixing the salary Of the prinei.
pal at s2, 900; reducing the appropriation for s
state industrial School for Girls from $I3,. I
600 70 $1,000; reducing appropriation for {
House Of Reformation for Colored Children Z
from $40, 900 TO $1,000; increasing appropria I
lion for House Of Correction from S20, 900 10 I
$4,000, adding $1,000 for the Home Of the .
tnendless; striking ont $4,000 for Maryland I
Insulation for Feebleminded in Baltimore |
county and $4,000 for the House OF the g cod .
Shepherd. /
House bill amending the insolyent laws was Q
passed as was also House bill relating 10 the I
oyster laws.
Senate bill providing for geological and {
geographical survey Of the coal fields Of a
Maryland was also passed
AT the evening session, report was pre. i
iented from the joint committee on the man. a
lgement Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal,
The report, which was favorable to the man. $
'gement and recommends q continuance Of q
he investigation, was adopted 3
In the Eonse, the bill 10 regulate primary n
elections IN Baltimore city was passed. n