Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-03-13
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The Maryland Legislature.

In the Maryland senate yester-
day week, bills were passed and
sent to the house reducing marriage
licenses to 90 cents, and ad.
hitting oolored lawyers to practice in
state courts. In the house OF delegates
bills were introduced to lease the CheAa-
peake Ohio canal, and TO provide for
the maintenance of the states sinking
fund Untavorable reports were adopted
on the bill to establish the MARYLAND
agricultural experiment station at Pixies
vile to reduce the pay of bsilitfs in
Baltimore city courts to give the mayor
and city council control of wharf bnild.
ings in Baltimore. The senate bill was
passed amending the charter on Hsgers-
town als0 house bill making the work
ing time for Allegapy miners 10 hours a
day, The bill to extend the limits of
Baltimore city was amended in committee
and reported favorably.
In the senate OF Maryland Thursday
the order to investigate Mayor Lstrobe
was laid an this table Mr.. Rusk's Poto.
mac oyster bill WAS reported favorab!y.
The bill for probating Wills during the life
| OF the testator was defeated. The bill
regulating executors' commissions was
amended on second reading, The West
ern Maryland railroad bills were ordered
to engrossment. The house of dele.
| gates struck out the ensoting.
clause of Mr CrGwe's bill to prohibit the
| employment OF children under IL yenrs
and to limit the working time of won 81
and children to 10 hours. Bills were in.
trotuc1d to prevent the sale Tor consump
ton OF the caressses of auimala in Baltl.
more and its vicinity unless slaughtered
III Maryland to provide for obtaining
evidence of property lost on the Chesa-
peake aud Ohio canal during the civil
war to appoint $50 additional policemen
In Baltimore, provided the city's limits
are extended to make Union memorial
lay legal holiday. The second reading
Of the city extension bill was postpoued
till Tuesday next.
more Ohio railroads bill was ordered
10 he printed, with the proposed routes
included Petitions were presented
against selling or leasing the Chesapsake
Ohio canal, and from / 800 citizens O.
baltimore Tor vote on the question o
prohibiting tbs sale OF liquors in the ejty
Bills were introduced for a more effect,la
remedy Tor damages by the negligence o
railroad companies; to authorizes III,
Frederick y Middleton Railroad Company
10 issue bonds amounting to $l25, 0C0
me Western Maryland railroad bills
Whleh originated in the house wer,
passed. The senate adjourned til
monday, at p. m. In the house o
delegates the senate bill to regulate tn,
'aslng OF oysters in Potomac river wa
PASSED, and Delegate Lsgg ard sepato
hutk were appointed to visit the VirRirii
Legislature and endeav0r to have a con
current act passed. Bills were introduced
20 repeal tue law governing pilots I,
pioside Tor the removal of criminal case
from one Justice 10 another to increaa,
the capital stock of the Maryland 1
Delaware ship csual. Senate bills wer,
passed to submit the local option ques
ton to the voters OF Garrett county I,
provide for non jury term of the Wash
. ingt0n county circuit court in Auunst
/ The house adjourned till Monday at IL m
/ Ths hou OF delegates of Maryland dit
not have quorum Monday, but tn
. house and senate were both in session
last night. In the senate a bill waa in
troduced for nine supervisors OF electio,
in Baltimore city, or three In each lspis
lstiye district, one in each district to h
a minority member. In the house of dele
gates bills were read the first time enab
ling the city of Baltimore to issu
@75O,oO0 in bonds for water in the Raj
and $500, 600 for street widenipps. TIL
house bill WAS passed to prevent tn
; spread of contagious diseases anon
i cattle in Maryland.
In the senate, Tuesday, bills wer
4 introduced to fix a standard weight an
q quality of canned goods; to give the in
eutance commissioner power to examip
A into the solvenoy of permanent land CON
4 panies, loan and building associations
a to prohibit the charter OF mutual insu,
i ance companies without consent of tn
legislature. In the house of delegate
Il the Baltimore city extension bill wa
! amended and ordered enerossed so as I
/. come up on its third reading Wednesds
night. The committee on militia recon
mended an appropriation of $50, 900. Bill
were introduced to regulate the workip
hours of women aud children in Bait
more city; to give the Baltimore harbc
board power to grant permits for bnildin
l. or extending wharves; to allow sscre
IS concerts Ia Baltimore on SUNDAYS;
9 give the United States a lot of ground
= Havre de Grace for the erection Of a DOS
b office; to increase the weekly salaries
d police captains to $50 to proven; Il
q consolidation OF gas companies. Tn
y house bill to pay the clerk of the oou
Is OF appeals salary was defeated. I'll
senate went into executive session ahortl
IS after noon, and fi!ibustered all day an
1t night over the appointments OF supe
IS visors of election.
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