The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1884-03-28
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Friday M0rnina, March 20, 1894.
Proceedings OF the Legislature.


The act to empower he Agricultural and
Mechanical Society of Hartford county to
protect their grounds, by appointing special
constables for the same, and the ACT TO all-
thorize the Susquehanna Water Power and
Paper Company of Hartford county to ac-
qure certain properly by condemnation,
have been sent to the Governor for his APP
proval or rejection.
An amendment was made in the Senate
last Friday to the Baltimore and Ohio ceva-
ted railroad bill, providing for the waving
of all claims by the railroad company to cx-
empti0n from taxation for county and mum:
cipal purposes. Senator Allen voted against
the amendment.
"A bill has been introduced in the House
by Mr. Wallace to exempt employees OF can
ming establishments from the law which pro-
hibils children under is years old from work
ing in factories more than ten hours day.
The bill to enable the Maryland Central
Railroad Company to lease the tracks of
other companies passed the House last Fri
day, and the Senate Wcdnes lay.
The hill authorizing the County Com
missioncrs of Hartford county to pay Hannah
+ Smith pension passed the House.
Senator SlngluT has introduced II bill to
take away the charters of the Baltimore and
Jerusalem and the Baltimore and Iiavre de
Grace turnpike companies.
The bill authorizing the Baltimore and
Ohm Railroad Company to construct IFS Gle
n. D,lt; Ito
lateral branches to its Philadelphia branch
in the counties and at Canton were passed
by the Senate ON Monday. The vote ON both
the elevated railroad Till and the lateral
branch bill was the same-years 2l, nays .
Messrs Moore and Turpin.
Mr.. Iodaon's bill to tax mortgages,
which designs to deduct the amount of
mortgage out Of the assessed value of the
land, was passed by yeas 1G nays s, in the
Senate, Monday.
The bill to transfer an acre of ground in
Havre de Grace to the United States, for n
postol1ice, passed the Senate Friday and the
House Monday.
The ways and means committee report
ed unfavorably on Senator Aliens self
sharpcner" tax bill, Monday. On motion of
Mr.. Seth, without discussi IN, the bill was
substituted for the report amid applause
On Friday Mr.. Silver from n select com
mittec, reported uniavoraby the bill to
amend so much of the charter of the Phadel-
phia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
Company as requires said company in building
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vide for the general travel ana transportation
other than by railroad. The unfvorable lie.
port was adopted, and II motion to reconsider
the vote being laid on the table the bill is ef
fectualy killed in the House this session
Mr.. McNabb's hill TO protect the waters of
springs, streams or rivers in Hartford county,
from any source which may he used to sup
ply towns or cities for domestic or other pur-
poses, by water companies, from pollution,
and to protect their other property, was read
a second time and ordered TO be engrossed
for third reading, in the House Thursday.
1t passed Wednesday.
The city extension bill, rs amended by
the House, was reported favorably in the
Senate Tuesday and made the order of tie
day for Wednesday. The Baltimore county
delegation voted for the favorable report.
The bill to amend the charter of the
Maryland Central Railroad Company was
also favoraby reported in the House.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Lindsay, of
Baltimore county, which passed the House
Tuesday, makes railroad companies directly
liable for work done on their lines by mechan
les and laborers, the object being to compel
the companies to give out their contracts TO
responsible persons only. There were but
two votes against the bill, namely, those of
Messrs Rowland and Jones, of Cecil.
Mr. Offutts bill limiting the working
time of street car conductors to twelve out of
twenty.four hours was also passed Tuesday.
The select committee on the Blind Asy-
lum reported that they visited the place on
Monday and found it in good condition, the
building clean and neat the hygiene excel
lent, the inmates happy and contented and
receiving good treatment. They commended
the place as deserving of support
The House on Tuesday passed the bill to
enable Baltimore city to indorse the bonds of
the Maryland Central Railroad Company.
The bill to reimburse M. Nelson White
ford late Collector of Taxes, in the 9th dis
trct of Hartford county, for taxes erroneous
ly paid into the Treasury, passed the House
last Friday.
The bill to enable the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore to endorse or guarantee
the second mortgage bonds of the Maryland
Central Railroad Company, TO the amount of
100000, passed TO its third reading in
the Senate Monday.
The bill amending the Hartford county
ducking law passed the Senate Wednesday
night.
THE SUsQUEHANNA BRIDGE BHL.--The
bill to limit the number of trains to stop