Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1882-03-31
The Legisla ture.

On Monday next the constitutional limit
of the regular session of the General AS
sembiy will expire, and, unless an extra
session be called by the Governor, it will
adjourn on that day. 1t is not probable
that an extra session will be called, and,
therefore, this may be considered the asst
week of the session. In reviewing the
work of the session, while it must be adj
mitted that considerable legislation of
general and local Importance has been en-
acted, it is at the same time manifest that
many very important and necessary meas
ures have been neglected. The enactment
of fair and efficient law for a new regis
tration of voters will be generally COM
mended, as a necessary, though costly and
troublesome means of relieving the Demo-
cratic party Of the State of suspicion of
countenancing fraudulent elections. While
this suspicion was the result, chiefly, of
the factious insubordination of some Dem
ocrats, and while it was a suspicion that
we never thought to be well founded, it
became imperatively necessary that it I've
met and refuted. The measure enacted
for this purpose has been conceded on all
sides to be efficient, fair and thorough
The reduction oflegislative expenses, both
IN the matter of public printing and in
the curtailing of the list of subordinate
employees of the Assembly, has been ae-
Fcomplished IN a manner that must meet
with general approval. The Democratic
party in the State has by these measures
Thoroughly indicated irselffrom the impu-
tation of being a slave of the "spoils sys
lem" or a conniver al fraudulent elections.
In fact it must be admitted that the ma
jority of the Legislature have shown a jul
dicious and commendable economy in the
matter of public expenditures, furnishing
a marked contrast with the wholesale ex-
travagance and squandering OF the peoples
money in spoils for henchmen, INDUCED
in by the brief Republican maladministra-
ed. Several judicious Amendments and
remedial changes in existing laws have
also been made, and upon the whole the
legislation of the session seems to have
been characterized by prudence and con-
sideration, but, as we said, much has been
left undone.
OF the important measures the neglect
of which has shown a woful lack of APP
probation of the true interests of the State
on the part of those entrusted with max
ing her laws, the NEST prominent are the
encouragement of immigration 10 the State
and the protection of sheep husbandry
within her limits. The former of these is
of paramount Importance, and the total
neglect of it shows that Maryland is still
a laggard in the race of true progress
The fact that other States in which the
need Of such measure is in any degree
more keenly felt than in our own are ex-
tending such liberal encouragement to
this measure, and that no attention what
ever has been devoted to it at Annapolis
save the prefa ory alusion to it by the
Governor in his message, is sad common
tary on the safe Of public opinion in
MARYLAND. We have already said so much
on this subject that we feel little DISPOSE
ton to allude to it further. We must new
wait two years longer for any State aid to
this measure, and then, perhaps, the ex-
cellent opportunity which is now offered
of effecting such magnificent results from
an encouragement of the measure may
have to some ex ent passed away.
AS far as laws for the protection ofsheep
husbandry are concerned, We heed never
expect any adequate provisions for this
purpose until the majority OF those who
are sent to Annapolis to make laws shall
be men who have the courage OF their cen
victions, and that, perhaps, will never
happen.
1t seems probable at present that an ex-
ira session of the Senate to act upon the
Governors nominations will be rendered
necessary.