The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-01-25
Notes from Annapolis.

The Legislature, on Tuesday, reelected
Mr. John Milroy ms Police Commissioner.
His Republican opponent was Mr. John Q. A.
Herring. The two Independent Democrats
from Anne Arundel voted for Milroy, not
withstanding they We're excluded from the
Democratic caucus.
MIR. j. Frank Turner, the newly elected
Comptroller, was sworn in by Governor Nc
Lane on Tuesday, and entered upon his
duties.
There is said TO he growing sentiment
in favor of the repeal of the Eastern Shore
senatorial law.
Coy. McLane sent to the Senate and
House ofDelagates on Tuesday copies of the
agreement arrived at between the board of
public works of Maryland and the Philadel-
phia and Reading Railroad Company, for
the adjustment and security of the debts of
the Susquehanna and Tidewater canal to the
State.
There are a number of applicants for
city and county appointments. For weigher
OF hay at the Eastern Hay Scales among the
applicants are Messrs. Thomas H. Nelson,
of Hartford county, and Jacob IIoshall, of Bal.
timore county. For Weigher of Live Stock
there are Messrs. VIM. Munnikhuyscn of
Hartford, and Henry Boyle, of Baltimore
county. Messers. Munnilhuysen and Mel
son are earnestly supported by the Hartford
delegation
The Legislature resumed work on Tues
day. President Lloyd laid before the Senate
petition from Dorchester county for the
support entirely by the State of the unatic
paupers sent to the Maryland Hospital fol
the insane by the several counties and the
city of Baltimore: for constitutional amend
mcnt changing the term of Office of The coun
ty commissioners of the State from two to
four years; also, to empower the presidents
and clerks of county commissioners to hold
annual conventions to interchange views rs
to the best mode of conducting the financial
affairs in the counties.
"A petition for the taxation ofmortgages
was also presented by Senator Lane.
In the House, on Tuesday, a petition
was received from citizens of Hartford county
requesting that the commissioners of that
county be empowered to issue bonds no, OK
ceedng $?5 900 to build new Jail. 1t was
referred to the Hartford delegation, where il
will doubtless meet with some opposition
Leaves to introduce bills were obtained
us follows, BY Mr. Leib, of Baltimore coun
ly, to protect and renew the forests of Mary
land by eXcmpting from taxation land on
which such trees are planted, and by also off.
ering premiums for their cultivation referred
to committee on agriculture. By Mr. Plow-
mon, of Hartford, to amend the law relative
to shooting wild fowl in Hartford and Buli.
more counties oas to exempt Hartford from
the increased penalties under the act of 1899
referred TO Chesapeake bay committee.
On Wednesday Hon. Barnes Compton
was re elected State Treasurer.
MIR. b. j. Taylors bill to amend the char.
ter of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad Company is to limit the
number of trains to stop each way before
crossing the Susquehanna river to four, in.
stead of.maklng every train stop, as at pres
emit Two of these trains are to stop between
6 A. M. and P. M, carrying persons across
without pay. A provision in the bill gives
the company the right to do away with free
passage whenever a foot passway is built
along the bridge.
The bill to amend the charter of the
Maryland Central Railroad, which shortens
the distance from crossings at which the
whistle must be sounded, was passed by the
House.