Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-03-20
,fue MARYLAND Legisiature.


T g senate held 10 executive session
yesterday week Senate bills we're pat sed
to esta Itch the rate Of commissions Il
<eou ,rs and administrator, aud to
VI, IL on prohibition in Prince Georges
oluu November next. The senate re-
fused 60 reconsider the vote by which the
bill was passed to establish days of grace,
aud to regulate protest on tine ohecka.
In tie hun4e Of deles ates the Morrison
bill TO tax mortgages was substituted
fo' an unfavOrsble report and
ad the eeooOd time, The bills TO pre-
vent the creation OF irredeemAble ground
cents we're reported uuisvGrAbiy and the
r. ports adopted. The bill TO reduce the
marriage license was reported isvorsbly.
The house held night session and the
city extension bill was pass, d Messrs
Robson and Rothert OF Baltimore, voted
sehirst 1t The appropriation bills for
| 1855 and 1886 were reported, aud house
| bill WAS passed to increase the penalty
| for osrrying concealed weapons in Balti-
more city.
In s.he senate of Maryland Thursday
the City Extei sion bill was read the first
| time and referred to special committee.
Tho bill to puuish bribery st elections
was postponed till next week. Mr..
HOdson's bill 10 tax mortgages was re.
| porte iavurably. House bill to regulate
the practice Of dentistry was passed. ln
the house of delegate the Gill Tobacco
Inspection bill was reported unfavorably,
ard motion to substitute the
bill for the report WAS lost. The
Wilkinson tobacco bill was reported
favorably. A motion to reconsider the
Frederic indemnity bill was defeated.
Bills.were introduced to exempt church
| property from taxation to enable the
mayor and city council Of Baltimore ia
endorse or guarantee the second mort
gage bonds of the Maryland Central rail
road to incorporate the Annapolis q
Bay Ridge railroad. The house was in
session until IL 80 a. m, and passed q
large number Of house bills, including
one to regulate the commission OF execu.
tors and administrators.
Iu the Maryland senate Friday the
Joint committee on corporations reported
favorably the Baltimore & Ohio Elevated
Railroad bill. Favorable reports were
also made on bills taxing bonds and
stocks OF railroads or other corporations
wholly within the state and to incorporat,
the Baltimore Butchers Absttoir and
Live Stock Company. A bill aas intro
duoed to subject the Philadelphia branch
of the b x o railroad to taxation
House bill to prevent the spread O
pleuro pneumonia among live stock il
Maryland was passed by the senate and
gees TO the governor for approval. Ii
tho house Of delegates senate bills wer,
passed to authorize the mayor and city
council OF Baltimore to issue $3.50, 00(
in bonds to complete Hartford run
to enable vote 10 BIZ taken OF
liquor prohibition in Washington county
to incorporate the Eastern Shore Tele
phone Company. Bills were introduced
to increase the adjutint generals salary
to 81 .OCO; to regulate the manufacture o
gas aud fix a standard OF illuminating
power. The house adjourned till Monday
night, and the Senate till Tuesday morn
ing.
The house of delegates OF Maryland
was in session Monday mig 1T, aud passed /
number VI senate bills, including one /,
regulate traction engines on county ant
other roads, and another increasing th'
salary o. the clerk of the police commits
aioners from 81 800 to So 900, and chang
ing the title OF the office from clerk I,
secretary.
The senate Tuesday pa sed senat,
bill 90 punish bribery at election
primaries and nominating conventions
also house bill TO enable the Western
Ms,ylsLd railroad to lease other lines
and senate bill prohibiting the marriag,
If white persons aud persous Of African
descent 90 the third generation. Tn,
bill was defeated to elect county
school commissioner by the people
The bill punishing fraudulent rsfu3sls to
pay for bRrrerd corn at the STANDARD
weight Of 335 paurds wss amended so q
aot to inprieoa for deb, ard then passed
lu tho house ct delrgele the bill wa
amended for an a5y um fer iucnrablea Il
ba located ut Spring Gfove in6tead Of a
Pikesville arsenal and ordered to thirt
reading. The bill prohibiting grouut
rents for longer than Is years was ordered
ensrossed, Governor McLsus is opposed
to an extra session Of the legislature.