The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1882-01-20

On the 18th instant, in joint convention,
Hon. Barnes Compton, the nominee of the
Democratic caucus, was re elected STATE Treas.
urer. The vote was Compton 70, Enoch
Pratt, Republican, 9s; ]. NJ Raley, Independ-
ent Democrat, A +; blanks.
Among the leaves to introduce bills was one
to Mr. Wiener, of Baltimore city, to establish
in Maryland whipping post for wife beaters
In the House an order was passed for the
appointment of q special committee on tenn
perance, to whom allmatters relating to tenn
perance is to be submitted.
On Thursday, Mr.. Wiley, of Hartford, OBJ
tanned in the House leave to introduce a bill
for the better protection of Partridges in
Hartford county.
On Friday the Legislature adjourned until
Tuesday.
On Tuesday Senator Allen obtained leave
for bill to incorporate the Deer Creek Rail-
road company.
The Hartford county local option bill was
reported favorably in the Senate, by Mr..
Allen, Of the select committee, and read n
first time.
In the House, on Tuesday, Mr. Preston
was granted leave to introduce a bill to repeal
section 46, articles SO, Code l., relating to
collection of sheritf's fees, so far as it relates
to Hartford county, Under the section ofthe
Code referred to sheriffs and their bondsmen
are made responsible for all fees ofattorneys,
clerks of courts, registers of wills, survey
ors, &c., placed in their hands for collection
In other words sheriffs must pay the fees of
these officers themselves, if they cannot col
lcct them, The law is hard one upon
sherifis, and its repeal is therefore sought.
President Williams, in the Senate, offered
AN order giving precedence to the registration
and other election bills over other lcgisla
lion. After considerable debate the regis
iration bill reported from the committee on
'lections was read first time and made the
order of the day for Tuesday next
Senator Allen has obtained leave for bill
70 prevent injury and loss of life being occn-
stoned by lime, slate and other quarries being
1nenclosed
On Wednesday in the Senate the Hartford
county local option hill was read a second
line and ordered to be eugrossed for a third
reading
In the House of Delegates, on Wednesday,
petition was presented by Mr.. Preston from
g w. Gallup, of Hartford county, asking for
relief for his cattle killed under the Act of
1880, chapter 439, in reference to plcuro
pneumonia
DR.. Scarboro has also obtained leave for
bill to make the day ofgeneral election holi-
lay in the public schools throughout the
State.
caucus Bureaucratic members was held
III the Baltimore city police bill, on Wcdncs
lay night, but an adjournment was carried
rforc anything was decided upon. tits now
Tobohlr that the new hill will be defeated.
PUBLIC EprCNTIoN The Annapolis cor
respondent Of the Baltimore SUa saws:
There is growing sentiment in favor Of ubol-
Isnlng the state lax of 10 cents for public
-rhoois, and leaving Baltimore city and The
counties 10 luak" their own provisions for rdu-
alton, The amount collected by The State tax
81 10 ccils for cducaIoml Proposes is Huour
90 GOD annually Of his amount il is SAT-, t.,
say hat Baltimore city pays NJ least cuchalf
ana very iikClN more, and receives in the ven.
'lai airport iOuWcut les than OnC.ihrd, Tn,
'oWn'rs, which pay in the aggregate less than
}aljmurn city, receive altogether more. The
'na'lcr naiTows down TO one of Two thu".-the
city paving for education IN the counties, or
he city and counties paving for TIER own -