The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-03-15

more county, and Sunday morning you could see
the fellows laying alongside the road, full up to
their chin. One day counted thirty eight jugs
and demjohns coming along; next day some
twenty-six, but Rambler your Hartford county
correspondent, thinks they have all turned sober
| over there. 1t looks to me as if "Rambler" had
rambled almost as far this time as he did in some
| of his stories of politics of almost antediuvian
times The presence of Mr.. VIM. Daniel on the
floor seemed to act like oil on fire, and his right
to be there was challenged, but as an ex-member
| he had the right, though few knew that the great
apostle of temperance ever was a member, repre-
senting an Eastern Shore county. The good taste
of all this personality is something else. Equally
wanting in good taste is the continual Cabling
| about "lobby" on the part of one or two of the
young members They don't know what "lobby'
is or where it is except they read about in the
Baltimore Sun.
| The bill to prohibit the employment of children
under IL years old, and to limit the hours of labor
| of women and children to 10 hours, also brought
out a hot discussion and they finally defeated
by motion to strike out the enacting clause be-
/ ing carried In this debate Mr.. Plowman, Of
| Hartford county, particularly distinguished him
| self. He has shown himself to be practical, en-
ergetic man and common-sense legislator. Upon
the subject of labor he is thoroughly at home from
| personal knowledge and experience. l can well
understand from close and intimate acquaintance
with him just how he is such favorite in Hartford
county. He is much liked down here, and when
he lays aside the cares of legislation for brief
while he can develop into as fine hnmorist as
| to me, is somewhat of blow to poor people, and,
| if passed, will put monopoly into the hands of
Baltimore butchers. The bill, I am told, is the
direct instgation of heavy firm of drovers at the
Calverton yards There is powerful lobby in
terest trying to push it through but one of the
most prominent leaders in the Democratic party
30 fcek rLac
to be poor implies that you have no rights any
Legislature will respect"
On Tuesday the city extension bill came up for
second reading and open to amendments
The House got itself into the biggest snarl of
fusion over it, and amendment after amendment
was piled on to the bill. All sorts of unconstitu-
tional points were put in. For instance, they
changed the limits of the Third judicial Circuit,
by throwing that portion of the Belt to be annexed
into the jurisdiction of the courts of Baltimore city,
The Anne Arundel county delegation succeeded
in so amending the bill as to save their county
from losing any slice of territory, the first section
being amended SO as to change the proposed
southern line. The offered amendment by which
the long bridge over the Patapsco should be kept
in repair by the city of Baltimore, was rejected.
Mr.. Brady put in an amendment requiring that
the city should be compelled to pay the cost of
extending and grading the streets now projected
into the county, as these were merely for the ben
eft of the property holders, whose interests after
the acceptance of the act, would be altogether in
the city. An amendment was also adopted affect
ing the future rate of taxation in the Belt This
amendment specified that the rate should be kept
at one-half of that imposed on the city itself, ex-
cept where there are eight houses to block, when
there should be full assessment at the city taxa
ton rate. The next fight was over the Office
holders providing that their terms of Office should
expire at the moment of annexation; this was lost.
Next, that the local option law now existing in
Woodbury., Mt. Vernon and other points should
be continued. This was done at the request of the
Messrs. Hooper, and on yea and nay vote was
carried by AZ yeas to % nays. This finally closed
the bill on its second reading. 1t has been pretty
well loaded down, especially the Judicial amend
ment, and how this Legislature proposes to repeal
parts of the constitution is of those things as
Dundreary says, "No fellow can find out"
The printing by contract bill has been hung up
in the Senate for two weeks now. Why or where
fore This is measure vital in its bearing upon
the tax payers of Baltimore county, and it is hard
to understand tohy it don't 60 through promptly.
There are great many queer things hap
pen in these times, but it always seems to me so
singular that when any measure is demanded that
some subtle influence gets quietly to work to de-
feat the object desired. The result generally of
this sort of business is that second class funeral
takes place in short time with few mourners
There is also another gross injustice done down
here. The school law specifies that to get the
State appropriation the counties must keep open
the schools u months. Many counties habitually
fail to do this-Garrett particularly Yet at the
session of each Legislature Garrett county trets
down bill to give them out of the State treasury
the amount they have no right to because of
failure to comply with the law. This thing of
robbing other counties is getting rather monoto-
nous and ought to be sat down upon. Either the
law ought to be enforced or repealed because as
it is now it is made dead letter.
An unfavorable report was made on the Gun
powder fish bill, which being adopted, kills the bill
The appropriation bills for the support of the
State government for the ensuing two years have
been reported to the House of Delegates. The
committee has made new departure in striking
out all institutions not under State auspices.
The west Baltimore street paving bill will like
ly go overheard, as the report of the sub commit
tee seems to be against it. 1t seems indefinite as
to whose place it is to fix it, but it clearly ought
to be done by somebody it is great necessity.
The new marriage license bill having passed the
Senate, came out of the House Committee on |
Ways and Means with majority report in favor
of it. 1t reduces the fees to so cents.
In the discussion over the Frederick county |
school fund bill, Mr.. Leib, of our county, made |
clear, forcible statement, dealing in facts that |
were incontrovertible and ought to have been con-
vincing. On the subject of education-practical |
such as is contemplated by our public |
school system-Mr. Leib is thoroughly at home,
and like all who have given this matter practical
thought, feels convinced that our State system
might be renovated and much improved. Mr..
Leib does not make brilliant speeches, but for
sound sense he is hard to beat The same may
be said of Messrs. Kelbaugh and Cockey.
The city extension bill passed the House last
night. l have already said sufficient on this sub
ect.
If anybody who doubts that there's great deal
Of force and power in language should have been
IN the Senate chamber last night and heard the
speech Of Mr., John X. Cowen, of the Baltimore
Ind Ohio Railroad Company, in reply to Messrs.
Bernard Carter and Charles Marshall, upon the
ubject of the elevated road of the B. & o. along
Pratt street. The Committee on Corporations had
meeting and Messrs. Carter and Marshall came
lowa, ostensibly to represent the property
long the proposed line, but really as the paid
ounsel of the Pennsylvania Railroad interests