The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-01-30
THE MARYLAND LEaIsLATuRR
TUESDAY, JANUARY rs.

timore Annual Conference of the Methodist Epis
copal Church.
The Senate bill to amend the charter of the
Sheppard Asylum was read a second time and
ordered engrossed for third reading.
The Senate bill to prevent the pollution of
streams, wells, springs and other sources of
water supply used for drinking and other pur-
poses, was recommitted on its third reading.
Senate bills passed: To sanction the holding of
certain lands for chapel cemetery in the 18th
district of Baltimore county to require the County
Commissioners of Baltimore county to furnish fuel
for the Jail to amend the divorce laws providing
for the releases and receipts of women over Is
years old authorizing the setting of curbstones
and the paving of footways on the northerly or
northwesterly side of the Baltimore and Frederick
town turnpike.
House.-Leaves to introduce bills To Mr.. Nc
Farland, to authorize the Mayor and City Council
of Baltimore to issue bonds or certificates to the
extent of 81, 100000 for the completion of the
Clifton reservoir; to add a section to article 30 to
prevent the pollution of water-courses; to Mr.
Hubner, to sanction the legacies of Edward Kurtz,
Eliza Sauerwein and Caroline L. Hammer; to Mr..
Thorn, to amend article 1863, 1870, relating to the
exemption of certain articles from distraint.
Mr. Hubner, of the special committee, reported
favorably on the Senate bill to enable the Com
missioners of Baltimore county to lay out, open
and close roads in the LIST district within two miles
of the city, and it was read second time.
One of the water bills introduced by Mr.. McFar-
land, of Baltimore city, provides that 1t shall De
unlawful for any person or corporation to put or
cause to be put, or knowingly to permit to fall or
to be carried into any spring, brook, pond, reser.
voir lake. or other waters, used for the supply OF
drinking water to the inhabitants of any city,
town or village in this State the solid refuse OF
any mandatory or manufacturing process, any
dead animals or any part of the bodies of dead
animals, or any impure, fetid or noxious animal
or vegetable matter of any kind; or cause to flow
into such water-courses or receptacles any sewage
matter, blood or drainage from any privy, hog
pen, bleaching or dyeing establishment, or OF any
manufacturing establishment whatever, or any
poisonous, noxious or pollutiug liquid of az de-
scrption. Any person or correrationNwha shall
violate any of these provisions shall forfeit and
pay sum not less than S. nor more than sou tor
the first offense, and not less thsn 500 nor more
$500 for any offenses after the first;
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY II.
Senate-The constitutional convention Dill was
favorably reported. 1t provides for holding the
election next fall, This With another similar
bill, will be discussed next Wednesday,
Senator Slingluff obtained leave to Introduce
bill to amend the inheritance law. 1t provides
that the court, in its discretion, shall allow each
commissioner for every day he shall necessarily
attend in the execution Of such commission sum
not exceeding SIS per day, instead OF Sa.a day.
as at present, and to the surveyor sum not eA
ceeding Sc day for himself and chain carrier and
such other expenses as may be deemed reasonable
and proper, all of which shall be paid BY the rep
resentatives applying for such commission when
the lands or estate are divided, or by the repre-
sentative making his election to take the estate
In case the lands or estate shall be SOLD ny the
commissioners they shall then pay out ofthe money
arising from the sale of the whole OF the expenses
attending the execution of their commission, TO De
allowed as above by the court.
The bill to prevent the pollution of streams,
springs, wells, &C., was favorably reported, read
a second time and ordered to be engrossed.
Senate bill, to amend the charter of the Shep-
| pard Asylum, was passed.
House-Mr. Pole presented petition from
Robt. Magruder, j. G.. Clark and many other
citizen. of the Sd district, Baltimore county pro
testing against the incorporating of the Arlington
| Park Driving Club. ,,
Mr.. Pole obtained leave to introduce bill in
cooperating the town of Mt. Washington.
| The Senate bill relating to the opening and
| closing of roads in the LIST district of Baltimore
county, within two miles of the city, was read a
third time and passed.
THURSDAY, JANUARY rs.
The election for State Treasurer took place to-
| day, % Senators and 81 members of the House
having voted, ITO votes in all, of which the Hon.
| Stevenson Archer, Democrat of Hartford county,
| received 81, and Mr.. Jackson Holland, Repuoli-
| can, of Baltimore city, received ID. Mr.. Archer
will qualify in few days. The pay OF the State
Treasurer is s., 500.
Senate.-New bills introduced: Fly Mr.. Rusk,
| providing for the inspection OF fresh and sated
meats, fowl fish, vegetables and fruits offered Tor
| sale in Baltimore city and Baltimore county. BY
| Mr. Slingluf, two bills amending the chancery
| law relating to infants and conveyancing.
Mr. Hayes, from the judiciary committee, re-
ported favorably Senate bill legalizing the COM
mitment of destitute and suffering children to re-
| formatories and other Institutions. He also got
leave to introduce bill to amend the attachment
law.
Mr.. Turpin, from the committee on finance, re-
ported favoraby Senate bill reducing the mar
rage license fee to ST. which was read first time
III. eenate uiii 10 incorporate the truvUoOs vi
| the Baltimore Annual Conference, M. Il. Church
| was read second time.
| Senate bills passed: To prevent the pollution
of streams, wells, &C., for drinking and domestic
purposes in the State; for the suppression OF
nuisances and the better protection OF the health
| of inhabitants of the State.
House.-Leaves to introduce bills were granted
To Mr.. Pole, to supplement chapter 81, acts 1854
to prevent the spread of diseases in the State to
Mr.. Hubner, authorizing the Governor to ap-
point an additional Justice of the Peace IN the Isl
| district of Baltimore county.
The House bills to amend the charter of the
| Woodberry Manufacturing Company, and to pro
vide furniture for the Clerks Office of the Circuit
| Court for Baltimore county, were read the trs
| time.
The following Senate bills were read for the
first time: To repeal section 4, acts 1858, relating
to the trustees of the Sheppard Asylum; to pre-
vent the pollution of springs, &C., used for drink
ing and domestic purposes; relating to the sup
preston of nuisances and the protection OF health