The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1882-03-03
Proceedings OF the Legislature.

On Thursday of last week the bill to amend
the tobacco inspection laws being under consid.
Grafton Senator Allen offered nm excellent
amendment, as follows:
That all tobacco grown in this State, and not
sent for sale to the city of Baltimore, be and Is
hereby excluded from the operation and effect
OF this act, and from the compulsory features of
all laws now in force in this State relating to
the inspection of tobacco.
Senator Bond, who introduced the bill, was
willing 10 accept Mr.. Aliens amendment but
Mr. Gill opposed II, desiring, as he said, to see
the compulsory features of tobacco inspection
wiped out, not only in the counties but also
in the city.
The butchers and drovers doing business at
the State cattle scales have memoralized the
Legislature praying the passage of the bill intro
duced by Mr.. Wiley, of Hartford county, provid,
ing for change Of the sales day from Monday
to Thursday.
petition was presented in the House last
Friday from citizens of Cecil county against per-
hitting the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
parry to build bridge over the Susquehanna
river, below Port Deposit
The change In the mode of selecting School
commissioners came up in the Senate last
Friday. The committee on education having
reported unfavoraby on the bill providing for
the election OF school commissioners by the peo-
pie, Senator Steiner moved to substitute the bill
for he unfavorable report. After considerable
discussion his motion was defeated and the un.
favorable report adopted
Another bill, also reported unIavoruUiy b. the
committee on education, TO give the appoint
ment of School Commissioners to the Governor,
requiring that he shall not take his appointees
wholly from any religious denomination or pc.
litical party, then came up, tine bill being substi
tinted for the untayorable report, and read first
time.
Leaves We're obtained TO introduce bills to
provide for the protection of fish in the counties
of Baltimore, Hartford aud Cecil to protect wild
fowl in the same counties.
Senator Allen obtained leave on Tuesday, to
Introduce hill to authorize the County Com
mlssoncrs OF Hartford county TO create a bond.
ed debt, for the purpose of raising money to
improve the public roads of the county.
In the House, or Tuesday, Mr. Wiley obtained
leave for bill to license hay hucksters
On Wednesday the Senate special committee
reported tavorably on the bill to incorporate
the Deer Creek Railroad Company
In the House Mr.. Wiey's bill 10 amend the
law relating to the Cattle Scales was read Il first
time.
The bill to fix the standard weight of corn
sold by the barrel at 335 pounds was read a sec.
ond time in the Senate on Wednesday
Mr.. Scarboro obtained leave to introduce q
bill to amend the charter of lIavre dc Grace.
On motion of Mr.. Scarboro, leave was granted
to the Hartford delegation, to introduce bill TO
regulate the sale by weight of tomatoes, in liar.
ford county.
Mr.. Allen has obtained leave to introduce in
the State Senate u bill to equaize taxation in
this State by empowering the County Commits
soners and Appeal Tax Conrt of Baltimore
City to deduct from the assessment of property
all debts Of record against 1t, So that taxes will
only be levied on the property and collected to
the extent of the interest of the owner therein.