Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1886-01-01
THE NEW LEGISLATURES.

In accordance with artiete 3, section IA,
Of the constitution Of the State, the General
Assembly of Maryland will meet on the first
Wednesday, I'D 6ary, which falls on the
9th, and from present Indications the ses-
| sion will be busy and interesting one. In
| addition TO filling several important offices,
. number Of important questions will be
brought before the Legislature for settle
ment The new Legislature contains some
excellent material, and 1t is expected that
the session of 1885 will be decided Inn
provement over some of Its predecessors as
regards the prompt and intelligent transac.
ton Of business
AT ~ O'Clock noon on the,6th OF January,
Mr.. Geo. Merrick, the journal clerk OF 1884,
will call the House of Delegates to order, in
accordance with the constitutional warrant
which empowers him to take the first step
In etfectng an organization.
The Governor has about completed his
message, and 1t will be submitted to the
Legislature as soon as that body Is organ
lied. The Governor In his message will
urge policy of economy, and submit some
important recommendations to the consid
Grafton Of the Legislature Among other
measures of interest he will recommend that
the Legislature curtail the power of the
board OF public works and restore TO the
Governor the power and patronage of the
board. The Executive will also recon.
mend the free inspection OF tobacco and the
adjustment OF the compulsory State in
speciion. According 10 the report of the
Comptroller. for the year ending Septem.
Der 10, 1884, the total amount of money re
ceived by the State tobacco warehouse was
&76972.O1, which was insufficient by a.
o61.S4 10 pay the inspectors, clerks and EN-.
ployes. Ii the Legislature should adopt the
Governors suggestions 10 this particular, il
will abolish \ large number Of lucrative
Offices, and the tobacco warehouses could
be sold and the proceeds devoted 10 the ex-
tingulshment OF large portion of our State
debt The Governor will also recommend
revision OF the oyster police laws SO as To
give him the power TO appoint the members
OF the oyster police, the purchase of sup.
plies for the boats, etc. He will advise the
repeal Of the oyster law, and re-enactment
OF the same, with amendments; also, the
passage OF stringent law for the repression
OF tramps. The Governor will also sug.
gest that the law for the establishment Of
the House OF Correction be amended so that
he will not be member Of the board OF man
ayers. lie will also recommend that the mode
OF appointing the board be changed and
objects TO the Governor being president Of
the board. The Governor win devote some
space 10 sanitary measures, and will make |
some recommendations about continuing |
the State board Of health. He will advise |
the Legislature TO abolish the separate white
and colcred State school fund, and will urge |
that wherever the word "white" appears In |
our statute laws it.be stricken out, and that |
all disabilities remaining against the colored |
race be removed.
The message OF the Governor and the re-
port Of Comptroller Turner will show a
healthy condition Of the States finances. Il
will appear that by the continued economi.
cal administration Of our State government
the people Of Maryland can be relieved in a
few years OF all direct tax except for the
support of public education. The Governor
VIII ask the Legislature TO pass an enabling
actto permit the State TO fund its maturing
debts at lower rate Of interest than Is now
paid. During the Eext three years the State
has maturing debts aggregating $685.
b50lO, as follows: per cent sterling debt
on account OF the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company Tor &i,776, 866 81, due In
i692; 6per cent sterling debt ON account
~ Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Com
Y, 278 $685. 3, due In 1880; 9 per
ICY debt on account OF the g. &
52S 355. due alter 1886; per
account OF the Dsai
500 900, maturing
Hency debt on NC
niial for $780,
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