The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-02-28
BOURBON REFORMS.
soME or,lcHs TO EE AEoLiatiEp.
The Majority Report Claimed State Retreuf4-
ment of $4,000 Ysas-But the Big
Barnaces,h Wooltora and
Hines, Safe.

On Wednesday night, senator stump
oc Hartford Submitted to the Democratic
caucus the report of the majority Of the
ment. After reciting the resolution of
February 10th, under which the commit
tee was appointed. the majority report
makes the following recommendations:
REGISTRATION.
That the Joint committee of the Senate
and House Of Delegates appointed to pro
vide the proper means for securing IL!
accurate registration of all the voters i'll
this State be requested to proceed as rap
idly rs possible with the preparation of
the bill necessary to secure such object.
Referred to joint committee on registra-
ton.
TOBACCO INSPECTION.
FirSt.-i'he committee recommend the
leasing of the tobacco warehouses for tw"
years by the board of public works, and
the abolition of the present compulsory
features Of the law III all tobacco nos to
be sold in Baltimore city.
Second.-There are to be five tobacco
inspectors. OF samplers. to be appointed
by the Governor. and paid by the lessees
of each tobacco warehouse. respectively.
Third.-The outage to be reduced to
and fixed at one dollar and fifty cents per
hogshcad. said outage to he paid at the
| time of sale of said tobacco. and the com
mission merchant to he required to in
/ dOrSc the tobacco notes 3Chh tie ddte OF
sale Of cdch hogshead. under a penalty of
$40 for each hogshead of tobacco so sold.
| Fourth.-Free storage to he reserved
! to the planter until the tobacco is sold.
/ " hen the tobacco is sold the buyer is to
/ be allowed 4 reasonable time. not exceed
/ ing sixty days. i'll which to remove said
/ tobacco from the warehouses without
/ charge OF storage. After the expiration
/ of sixty days Il charge OF Il cents per
month on every hogshead so held over Or
/ retained in said warehouse. Tobacco
/ raised i'll and shipped from other States
/ to Baltimore city to be entitled to the
/ same free storage and use of the State
warehouses as Maryland tobacco, until
! sold
Fifth.-All costs and expenses of in
! spection of tobacco to be betrayed out OF
the receipts of the warehouses. each ware
house to pay the expenses thereof, reSpec-
lively.
/ Sixth.-Every false packed hogshead
of tobacco shall be stayed and opened
and re-paclsed. after having been prop
erly asserted, at the expense of the OWL
er. and the sample of every such false
packed hogshead shall show the humble,
of pounds of each kind of tobacco con-
tanned III said hogShead.
Se"enth.--Each hogShcad shall be guar
antecd to conform with the sample. VI
reclamation shall be paid out of the re
ceipts of the respective warehouses
whence said tobacco came and was sold
All questions Of reclamation to be deter
mined b. a committee of three, to be
chosen by the buyers. sellers and manu-
facturers Of tobacco in Baltimore city
constituting Il tobacco board of trade.
Eighth.-In order to procure fair sam
pie OF each hogshead OF tobacco to be i'll
Spected, as many bundles of tobacco may
be drawn as may BE- necessary to repre-
sent all kinds of tobacco contained i'll the
hogshead and the number of bundles o
each kind Of tobacco are to be i'll proper
ton to the amount of that kind contained
in said hOgSheaa.