The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-02-25
Special Correspondence Baltimore County Union
MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.
ANNAPOLIS. February 23d. 1852.

legislation, and the State managers have beer
obliged to acknowledge that "the sceptre has de-
parted from Judah" In the Senate, however, the
poison still rankles, and the Ring Senators still
fail to take warning from the thunderbolts that
struck in Hartford, Montgomery and Prince
Georges. At no time in the session has the House
shown its bias for good measures more emphati-
cally than it did Tuesday. Mr. Wiener, of Balti-
more city, called up the grand jury BILL a measure
of reform which the State Democratic Convention
promised to make. Mr. Handy who almost in
variably puts himself up as the champion ofques-
tionable legislation, opposed this measure, chiefly
on the ground that the Judges of the Superior
Court do not wish to have the selection of the
grand jury imposed upon them. The House. by
the decided vote of So to 49, took up the BILL read
1T the second time, suspended the rules and passed
it.
WHY THE STOCKHOLDERS MEET.
1t is said, and we have no reason to doubt it,
that the reason the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Company's meeting is called on the 21st of March,
is simply for the purpose of getting them to ask
Mr.. German not to resign the presidency. This
is certainly, to say the least, cute device
GOV. HAMILToN's POLICY.
The contents of the green bag sent down Tues
day by the Governor, shows that he has walked up
to the necessity of standing by the friends of his
administration. The Governors principles are all
that could be desired, and would have had freer
course if the Executive had adopted this policy
two years ago.
THE CANAL PRESIDENCY.
lis but natural that Mr.. Cotton should wish to
be president of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Company, and it is equally reasonable that Mr..
German does not wish his old friend to succeed
him, for the situation is veritable see-saw-
when one goes up the other comes down. Mr..
Cotton, who has been the brains, energy and
strategist of the State managers, has seen powers
c~I Izco- Il.
every plan he has devised, succeeds. But the
turn came at last Mr.. Cotton has seen the prize
of the Governorship fade from his grasp, and now
when he asks the second prize in the political bt-
terry of the State, the very men he has put in
power, prove ungrateful and refuse to crafty him.
Without him, Mr.. German had not been Senator ;
without him, Messrs. Heating and Compton may
not have succeeded, and now they hesitate to re-
turn good for good. Mr.. Cotton can remember
that so Mr.. German served Mayor Whyte, who
had put him in power; and Mr.. Compton
turned the favors of Mayer Whyte, and SO do most
all the politicians when their interests at stake
There is consolation left Mr.. Cotton, and that
is when he departs from the State managers
wing Of the party, their straegist and their chan
cellor of the exchequer leave them.
THE OLIVE BRANCH.
The Democratic Senators seeing the determined
opposition of the Republicans to permit the pass
age of the message by which a committee COM
posed exclusively of Democrats to have charge
of the re-apportionmert of the State, have decided
to abandon their position, and on Tuesday Mr..
Warfeld offered message referring the matter to
the Committee on Elections, which was carried.
ANNE ARUNDEL CONTESTED ELECTIONS.
In the course of the investigation in these
on Tuesday Mr.. F. Louis Griffith testified that he
saw judge of election unfold pudding ticket
while the process of counting was going on and
shake it out that the tickets it enclosed could be
more easily counted. Upon being questioned as
to who this judge was, Mr.. Griffith replied, point
ing to Mr.. Edwin Colt, Jr., who was an auditor Of
the testimony, "Mr. Colt was the one who did it."
The gist of the entire testimony takea on Tuesday
was that lS3 more ballots were cast and counted
in the Sth district than the poll books show per-
voting.
RECEPTION OF THE GREEN BAG.
The elements sympathized with the disappoint-
ed on Tuesday over the Governors green bag. At
o'clock the darkest sort of cloud hung over the
State House, lightning flashed, and thunder rolled
in the distance, and gas had to be lighted in the
Capitol by which to pursue business: but what
the Senators thought of the nominations none of
them would tell. Three or four were asked how
the Senate liked the names sent them. One said
he heard nobody object and the others stated there
had been no discussion, and the whole batch had
been referred to the Committee on Executive Nom
nations.
ON THE DowN.sLoPE.
Excluding Sundays but 80 days remain to the
Legislature of 1882. Two important laws only
have been enacted so far this session. the Balti-
more Re-districting bill and the State Registra-
ton act. There is great deal of unfinished
business on the journals of the two Houses and it
is than probable, in spite of the grandiloquent
appeal of the Senate to the House to hurry up the
Appropriation bills, tho Senate might journ
the 10th of March, that the hour of midnight of
April Sd will find the two Houses with many an
half enacted bill lying on their desks-some of
them will be good measures, too.
BALTIMORE COUNTY NOTES.
In the House on Monday night the following
bills were read and passed.
To authorize the Baltimore and Pcwhatan Rail-
way Company to appeal from assessments of its
capital stock by the Tax Commissioner to the
Treasurer and Comptroller.
To authorize and direct the Board of Public
Works to take possession of Pikesvie arsenal,
care for and preserve it, appoint superintendent
to reside there at salary of 5000 per anHum.
The Senate not in session Monday night.
On Tuesday in the Senate President Williams
laid before the Senate petition of cattle dealers
in Baltimore county to restore the cattle scales
and the compulsory feature of the law.
On Thursday in the House leave to introduce
bill was obtained by Mr.. Fendall to regulate duties
of certain constables in certain districts of Bati
more county. MS Is TO make cOnSJaDleS report
at May term of court the persons having licenses
instead of at the September term.
Also, by same gentleman, to add fre-proof de-
partment to the Court House in Baltimore county.
Mr. johnson, of Baltimore county, presented
a petition to the House from citizens of Baltimore
county to prevent use of steam on York Road.
Bills to legalize requests of Louis Merryman, of
Baltimore county, to NJ. E. churches of Waverly
and GovanstOwn, and to incorporate turnpike
companies in Baltimore county, were read second
time. r.