The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1882-03-25
Special corTespORdsHes Baitia0rs County UaioM.
MARYLAND LEGISLATURES.
AHxAroLIs. March ga. lss2


In the House on Tuesday the Baltimore city ex-
tension bill was taken up Al II 80 as the order Of
the day. Whilst the bill was under consideration
the hour Of Has arrived, the time for taking up
the bill for preventing tho pollution Of the streams
that feed the Gunpowder. Mr.. Morris, Of Balti-
more, demanded that that bill be taken up. Mess.
0ittings, Fendali, Handy and Duyall got into a
general wrangis, and Mr.. Duvall was warming up
In favor Of looking IN his net measure-the pure
water bill-afser the appropriation bin had been
considered, when the hour Of IL arrived, and Mr..
Cuttings, In faeetious manner, called ~ the an.
preparation bill, which the House did, and both
the city extension and pure water bills went 70 the
Legislative bow-wows. Baltimore county people
need have no fear that tho city will enlarge ia
borders by swooping up q part Of their fair pos
sessions, as the Baltimore county members have
shown the utmost adroitness in warding. OF Iegis.
lation on this repugnant subject and the city del.
egalien manifest no desire 10 push them 10 ex-
tFemities.
ANNE ARUNDEL ELECTION cAsEs.
On Monday night the Committee on Elections
heard argument In the Anne Arundel contested
cases. James NJ. Munroe, ESQ, opened the case
for the contestants In fne argument, In which he
laid down the law governing the case. Edward
c. CAN'T opened for the respondents and was fol.
lowed by james McSherry, Esq, on the same side,
who laid down the law from his standpoint in a
very happy manner and made an unusually able
argumeni-so convincing were his points that the
friends Of the respondents came down Stair In ex
cclIent humOr feeling very much like the fellow
who was acquitted Of some infamous crime, and
remarked to his lawyer, "Aner I heard your speech
didn't believe ala IL Judga Tuck closed the
case for the contestants In searching analysis Of
tho testimony In which he asked az fraud Al cleo
tons cannot be attacked By such evidence as has
been offered here. how can IL be assaiied pc A
large crowd was present most Of the time.
BAD DAr's woRK.
Friday last was characterized in the House by
H. hi ~ ~ II.
refusal Of tho House TO pass the Senate bills to
provide glass boxes for ballots and 20 allow
didates or their Representatives In the polling
room, looks as II the members Of the lower House
desired neither fairness deccney At their cleo
tions. A party that will not throw every safe
guard around the ballot-box not only deserves but
will ultimately NEE, defeat. The next work for
the Election Committee which reported these bills
unfavorably TO do u 20 report that the Anne Arun
del election was a model Of purity and paragon
Of fairness Then let the House adopt the report.
The hustings next fall will be n sad place for Dem.
oc.aiic orators.
HELrs TO LEGISLATION.
The session Of this winter has developed n very
strong fourth House, which occupies seats the
floor and takes the greatest interest in dcbAtes.-
Al every morning session numbers of ladies attend
the House with as much regularity as the members
themselves aud are the recipients Of mach atten-
tion from the gallanis Of the Assembly. AZ the
evening session nov delegations appear, and alto
gether the ladies Of Maryland for every section IL
represented, bid fair 90 he thoroughly prepared
for the adoption Of the Sixteenth Amendment.
THE REJECTION OF rHE GOVERNORS SoSiSArioSs.
Never was the like seen. The rejection Of men
against whom word Of official misconduct or Of
private Teproaeh could be uttered IL an &C; that
can reflect no credit upon the perpetrators. The
people o. this State whose natural tendencies to
the proprieties Of political lie are we'll known will
look with great di.favor on a syndicate Of sena-
tors, who. merely because a man does not belong
20 a faction. refuse 10 let him hold Office. Sifted
&C it, very bottom stratum. the rejection Of man
by the present Senate Of MaryIa is an honor.