Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-01-31
THE MARYLAND LEGTSLATURE.

InSthe Maryland senate yesterday week
there was a lengthy discussion on the
bill to reduce the cost OF marriage
licenses. Leaves for bills we're granted
| to allow citizens Of Acoomac county,
Virginia, two years to remove their
planted oysters in Chincotsague bay from
the north side Of the Maryland and
Virginia state line; to increase the
powers In Maryland Of the West Virginia
Central q Pittsburg Railway Company;
to allow notaries public to &C.
knowledge judments: to incorporate the
Southern Maryland Railroad Company.
In the house of delegates leaves were
granted for bills to appoint in 1884, and
biennially thereafter, an officer of regis
tratior for every three precincts in Bslti
more, fixing the pay Of each register at
$500 per annum, inclusive of his ex-
penses; to prevent the spread of con.
tageous diseases among live stock; to
punish persons for damaging les when it
ia intended to bs cut tor merchandise; to
make all corporations have some OF their
directors residents OF the state; to regu-
late the punishment Of contempt of
courts; to reduce the license on billiard
tables; to relieve Frederick City from the
debt levied by the Confederate forces in
1868. The bill to punish adu ltery
by confinement n the peninten-
tiary was reported unfsvorably.
The bill establishing manual
training schools in Baltimore passed the
house unanimously. B. j. Taylor has
submitted an amendment to the charter
of the Philadelphis, Wilmington & Bslti-
more Railroad Company, to limit the
number of trains to stop each way before
crossing the Susquehsnna river to foar,
instead of making every train stop, as at
present Two OF these trains are to stop
between a. m. and IL M, and the other
two between IL m and s p. m, carrying
persons across without pay. A provision
in the bill gives the company the right to
do away with free passage whenever
foot pssswsy is built along the bridge.
Tbs legislature on Thursday passed
the manual training school bill for Balti-
more city. In the senate there was dis
cussiou over an alleged failure of the
printer to carry out his contract. Another
bill TO reduce marriage licenses WAS intro
duoed. In the house leaves were OBJ
tanned for bills to allow all city passenger
railway companies to use each others
tracks; to permit the Western Maryland
Railroad Company to lease or purchase
other roads; to change the divorce law; to
prevent ticket scalping; to amend the
irredeensble ground rent law; TO make
married womap's property liable for debt,
and to give the right to sue her independ-
ent of her husband; to prohibit the manu-,
fscture and sale of adulterated candies
aud CONNECTIONS 10 reduce marriage
licenses TO so cents, the bill baipg simi-
lar to the new one introduced ia the |
senate. B ]. Taylor is sponsor for the
anti scalpers bill, which makes ii uulaw-
full Tor anybody 10 sell railroad or steam.
boat ticket unless he has certificate
from the company whose tickets he is |
selling, showing that he has been duly |
authorized as an agent 1t compsls the
agent to keep his certificate conspieuously |
posted The bill also provides for the
redemption of unused tickets. The
scalper's punishment is placed at fine
not exceeding $500, Imprisonment not
exceeding one year, or either or both, in
the discretion of the court.
The senate of Maryland has adjourned
till Monday, and the house of dele. ates
till Tuesday. In the senate Friday
leaves were obtained for bills to provide |
for the regulation of voluntary tribunals
to adjust differences between employ ers
and employees in the iron, steel, glass,
textile fabrics and coal trades, and rail- |
roads and Telegraph lines doing business
in the state. Senate bills to incorporate
the National Fire Insurance Company, to
extend the powers of the West Virginia
Central & Pittsburg Railway Co. to inoor.
porate the Southern Maryland railroad
were all reported without recommendation
by the corporation committee. Petitions |
were received from the operatives OF |
several mills protesting against the pas
sage OF the proposed eight t-honr law. In |
the house unfavorable reports were made |
on the bills to change the divorce law, to |
prevent the assignment ont of the state Of |
claims not over $l00, to provide for the
psyment of costs of justices OF the peace |
in appeal cases. Leaves were granted |
for bills to reduce brokers' licenses to |
compei conspicuous posting of all bust. |
ness licenses. The merchants and Manu-
facturers Associations protest against the |
eight-hOur bill az pressntad.
In the Maryland senate Tuesday a |
Dill was introduced to change the license |
law for restaurants. 10 the house bill |
was introduced to authorize the Peoples
Passenger Railway Company to purchase
or aid in constructing any other company.
Orders were adopted requiring the Bal /
tmore county commissioners TO furnish
q statement of their financial affairs and
amounts spent on trsmps and the aims
house. Notice was given that an Effort |
would be made TO increase the number of
house employees. Joint resolutions were
presented looking to the recovery Of
f72, 600 advanced hy the state to the
Unltod States in 1890 Petitions were
received agsnst the passage of an eight
hour labor law