The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1880-02-20
ANNAPOLIS Notes.

Mr. Scott, on Wednesday, presented the petit
tion of the Yearly Meeting Of Friends, praying
for local option
Mr.. Steiner presented in the Senate the me-
mortal of the Standing Committee on Temper
ancc, of the Baltimore Yearly Meeting of
Friends praying the enactment Of laws to eoun-
| ance and asking the earnest consideration of
the plan of local option as proper remedy.
Senator Sulivane, from special committee,
reported fayorably Senate bill entitled an Act to
repeal section 4, of chapter 234, of the Acts Of
1921, entitled an Act for the benefit of the Rec
tor Of st. Johns Parish, in Hartford and Balti-
more counties.
Petitions were presented in the Senate last
Thursday, by Hon Herman Stump, from farmers
of Hartford county, for fertilizer and agrcul-
tural experiment station.
Mr.. Stump has also obtained leave to intro
duce bill to amend the public general laws re
lating to landlord and tenant, by allowing one
justice to act in dispossessing atcnant instead of
two, as now provided, and to reduce the COM
pcnsation of justices, shcritfs and jurors.
A bill was also read second time for the pro-
lection of game birds and to prevent trespassing
in Hartford Cecil and other counties.
The Committee on Ways and Means reported
tavorably the bill to repeal chapter 2S2 act 1872
for the promotion and Improvement of agricul-
ture and the mechanical and household arts in
the State, and to repeal chapter 361, acts 1875
for the promotion of agriculture and the me-
chanic and household arts in Hartford Kent
Howard and Queen Annes counties The adop-
ton of this report will have the effect of with
drawing all appropriations from agricultural So
cieties, and effect saving, it is claimed, of Sl5,
600 year.
In the House the contested election case of g-
natius E. Mattingly for the seat of John n
Graves, of st. Mary's county, has been decided
unanimously in favor ofthc sitting member, who
is a Republican.
The bill to pay Geo. Y. Maynadier and VIM.
Young, of Hartford county, for legal services in
sustaining the Grand Jury Liquor License law,
passed the Senate last Friday. 1t had previous
ly passed the House.
In the House Mr.. Turner has obtained leave
fora Dill to amend the school law SO as to provide
for the election of school commissioners by the
people
Mr.. Holmes of st. Mary's, was also granacd
leave for bill amending the school law, chang
ing the mode of appointing school commission
crs.
A bill has passed the House appropriating
$3.50 to complete the State hay and cattle scales
at liayrc dc Grace; also n bill To reduce The
charges for weighing hay and catlca nj the scales
named
Mr.. Scott, of Hartford, presented the petition
Of George A. Curncs, VIM. B. Upton, and 81
other citizens, praying reduction ofprices for
weighing hay.
Mr.. Preston presented the petition of j. A.
Walters and ITO others, asking for local OBJ
ton for Hartford county. Also the petition of
Mary n. Walker, Eliza Dcvrics, II. Jane PYLE
anu w otcTS, lClllult CllLtnS Oh llaIOru county
praying for similar law. Referred 10 the Com,
mittce on Temperance.
MIR. Nandiyer presented the petition of John
b. Roe, John +. Raitt and IL others, voters of
Hartford county. asking for local option for said
county. Also the petition of Louisa McComas
and ~ other ladies, asking local option for Har-
ford county. Referred 10 the Committee on
Temperance
In the Senate, last Thursday, Mr.. stump pre-
scented the memorial of w, Scott Whiteford and
Ill ,it iun,, - Hon. ,,,.l
passage Of an Act for the establishment of a
Fertilizer Control and Agricultural Experiment
Station, which was referred TO the Committee
on Agriculture.
In the House, on Monday, MIR. Vandiycr moy-
ed that the committee to investigate the State
Normal School be discharged from further con-
sideration of the subject, under the order the
committee had no power to act adopted
Mr.. Vandiver then offered an order for the ap-
pointment of a committee of nine of the House
to examine into the condition and management
of the State Normal School, with power to send
for persons and papers, examine witnesses and
report; adopted.
Mr.. Vandver has been granted leave to intro
duce q bill providing for the introduction of the
metric system in the public schools of the
State.
On Tuesday, in the Senate, the President, Mr..
Stump, presented memorial from Henry W.
Archer, Edwin ii. Webster and other members
of Hartford county bar against the passage of an
act for an amendment to the constitution for
holding the Court of Appeals in Baltimore city.
Mr. Stump was also granted leave for bill to
authorize the formation Interpretations for man
ufacturing and supplying hot water, hot air or
steam for motive power, heating, cooking or
other useful applications in the streets and pub
lie aud private buildings Of any city, village or
town in this State
Joint resolutions of sympathy with Ireland
passed the House ON Tuesday.
In the House on Wednesday Mr. Hulme Offer
ed an order that all business relating to the State
Normal School be referred to the joint commit
tee, under section "a, article of the Constitu-
ton Mr. Vandver opposed the order 1t was
only trick to stife the investigation about to
be made. Upon division the order was reject.
ed by vote of "a to Il.