Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-03-06
The Maryland LepisIBture,

Both houses OF the general assembl
h Id night sessions yesterday wek. The
house OF delegates voted 43 to AZ against
postponing indefinitely the ienats bill re
ducing marriage licenses from "a 30 to so
csnts. Favorable report WIS made on the
bill TO fix the salary Of the clerk OF the
court of Appeals. Attorney General
Roberts reported that it would subserve
the public interest bS reftsiuing from
giving his opinion on the compact Of 1884
between Maryland and Virginia in regard
to fishing rights.
1n the senate, Th rsday, the bill to
tax mortgages was defeated, and in the
house Of delegates the bill reducing mar
risge licenses met a similar fats. Bills
sent by Mayor Latrobe were introduced
in the senate to provide for the annual
assessment of personal and real estate;
facilitate the assessment and collection
| Of taxes; to continue the collection OF
stats taxes In case of the death OF the col
lector; % require persons committed to
Ill for drunksnness aud disorierly
conduct to work while there. A bill
was also introduced to incorporate the
Baltimore Butchers' Abattor and Live
S ock Company. A petition was pre-
seuted iu the house from Dsarly 500 per
CONS living in the ''B.lr' in favor of
annexation to the city. Uliavorable re-
ports were adopted on She bills making
county school com nissioners elective, and
abplishing the charge for text books.
Bills were introduced TO establish state
system of scholarships ior the education
and training Of teachers in lieu o. special
acts OF eDdosment and appropriations to
| In M ltno
law.
The senate has adjourned till Tuesday
morning and the hOuse OF delegates till
Monday night Bills were introduced in
the senate to impose an additional license
IN the sale of spitituous and fermented
liquors and to regulate the landing al
tina state tobacco warehouse wharves Of
boats laden with fruits and vegetables
The new bills in the house were to abolish
the hay and straw scales and grain
weighers' office to provide for voluntary
tribunals between employers and en-
ployes in certain trades to protect livery
stable keepers in hiring horses to pro.
viis for an additional jnstice of tn,
peac- for the third legislative district o
Baltimore. ''assases We're received ffon
Governor McLaYe relative to planting
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canal preferred boniholders.
The .hOuse Of delegates met Monday
night ,rbe employment of additional en-
crossing clerks WAS authorized Leave wa
obtained for bill reducing msrrisg,
licenses to so osuts. The bill was passet
empowt ring the comptroller to effact com
promise settleme ia with delirquen
state officers. A humber of local bill
, we're passed. The senate was not II
seas o..
, In the senate Tuepdsy the bill en-
| aiding the city of Baltimtre to LOAF
II 600, 900 fof 81 curing southern cOunep
tioDs by the Richmond & Dsnville rail
! road was reported iavorsbly and paase,
to the third reading. A bill was intro
duced to req1ire county commissioner
/ aud the appeal tax court OF Bsltimor
, olty to give notice iu writing t
q owners Of property before inoreasin
\ assessments. In the house o. delegate
. the bill to abolish action for distress 70
, rent and to substitute summsry jectmen
: instead was reported upfavofably and tn
4 report adopted. The Reading railros
settlement bill was passed, with a
n amendment providing that the compau
i shall pay the state the entire Susque
: hanna and Tidewater canal indebtedness
within 25 years The bill which noy
), goes to the senate, provides for the pay
ment Of dues mp to January, 1854, an
= reduces the annuity from 100000 t
:, $40 900.