Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-14
The Maryland LegisIature.

In the Maryland Be n tte yesterday week
a petition was received from Judge Stone
to relieve the judges from appointing
county school commissioners. Bills
were introduced to prohibit white and
colored persons from inter marrying
Or living In adultery; to give the COVER
nor all appointing power now possessed
by the hoard Of public works; TO extend
tina construction time of tne Drum Point
railroad TO authorize the construction
OF the lateral branches OF the Philsdsl-
phia branch of the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad, and to provide for t.4 entrauoe
OF the Philadelphia hrapctt into Balti-
more. Favorahls r. ports vera made on
the biia protau. employees iu factories,
to legalzs trades uuioDs, 10 defne c0u-
spirscy and to establish bureau of
labor statistics. DR.. Charles z. Jones'
appointment as judge OF the orphans
court OF Worcester county was confirmed.
In the house of delegates bills were in
troduced to prevent clerks of circuit
courts doing business as conveyanoers !:
to smend the dispensary act so as to
reduce the number of patients re-
quired to eptitle an institution to
rtain fines; TO limit the collection Of
judgments to five years; to make en-
ployers liable for injuries TO their EN-.
ployes; TO suthorizs the Ha erstown &
ate Line Railroad Compsuy TO sell or
lease its property; to compel railroad
companies in Baltimore to place safety
ga.et at street crossings.
In the Maryland legislature THURSDAY
petitions we're presented from Baltimore
county for the priv .lege Of voting on the
local o. zion question. In the senate
bills were introduced to provide for the
| payment ny the state to the mayor and
| aldermen OF Frederick OF 1925 900 OF the
money levied upon that city by the Con
ftderste fere4a and to equslizs taxation. In
the house bills were introduced 10 provide
for the serving of progresses on agents
OF corporations; to prevent the regulating
OF making up Of railroad trains within
the limits of Baltimore; to incorporate
the Rapid Transit Company, which pro
| poses to build an elevated railroad I'm.
favorable reports We're made on bills to
prevent adulteratiou OF sugars. syrups
aud molass-s to regulate the sale OF
medicines and poisons, and to protect
chii1-en from immortality. The DILL to in
crease the number OF registers in Balti-
more was referred to the city deleg alton
The legislature of Maryland had ad.
tourned over to Tuesday. Iu the senate
Friday pstition was received In favor
II making the west side OF Long dock a
free wharf for handling fruit, 60. Bills
we're introduced to provide for the ap
polntment OF board OF railway com.
rissioners, to prevent the consolidation
OF railroads, to exempt $500 worth OF
property from execution. The bills to re-
peal the Eastern Shore senatorial law and
to reduce marriage LICENSES were made the
order of the day for Wednesday next. The
four labor bills which had been reported
favorably were ordered engrossed for {
third reading. 10 tn. house of delegates
petition was r-csived for the repeal o.
the law giving corporations police powers
An order was adopted calling on the
Agricultural College to produce its 40
counts. Bills were introduced to moor.
pcrste the Maryland Gaslight Company
the baltimore Cable Company and tn,
Sy Depnxent Beach Railroad Company. tt
provide for prompt aud regular payment
OF wsges by corporations, TO collect vita
statistics, to prohibit the pollution o
streams used as source OF water supply
The senate Of Maryland Tnt sda,
passed the till recommended by th,
governor to protec, the health Of EN-
ployes in manufacturing establishments
and the Hartford Run enabling act. Th,
senate also passed house bills t1 diyid,
the First diG,rict OF Haff rd county AND
the Fourth district of Caroline couut,
-ach into two election preciuots. lii tn,
hcu7e of delegates the Western Matylant
railroad bills were under discussion
Bills wers introduced to regula ate mar
risge; to prohibit shce making and
hollow-ware making in the penintentisry
Douglass on HIS Marriage.
upon 'h- sut ct Of his marriage to
white woman Fred Douglass writes: sIf
had married black woman there would
| h3ve been nothing eaid ahnnt IL nj IL.