Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-05-14

The miner, Of Western Maryland and
MANY other citizens interested have Of
late. been loud mouthcd in their d''u"''-
.,i,n If the C;ovcrnoroycr the Mysterious
disappearance Of bill passed BY
the last Legislature known as ia' '' n,
l,,;on and miners inspection BILL The
intimation is, that the governor either
had a finger in the theft OF sOs' ''a'e-
thing of the Disappearance Of 'h' MSS
ing bill. It is charged that this bill
passed the Legislature in its regular Or
der and reached the Governors cham
Der. and there awaited the Governors
signature to become law; WINE 50
pending, it disappeared and nothing
more was heard Of it until Complaints
were made, When on May Oh Il turned
up Unexpectedly again in The Governors
chamber eneased in box m1FSeu RON
Baltimore aud addressed to BfooSS' an
attacbee Of the Governors Office. The
disappearance Of the Bill caused ''n'id-
cradle surprise, and muiroi Nc
hot aud not unfreqneut was
heard from those directly litter
ested. This however, the uover-
nor bore meekly. Finally The miners,
growing weary of the Governors mode
Of clearing up the charge against him.
passed resolutions demanding 40 expla-
nation. The Governor thin yielded
to the inevitabie, and addressed the
following letter to the President Of the
Miners Associations:
Hugh Thompson, Esq President Of
Commttee-Sir, Your nclosurc /
Of resolutions passed at divers meetings
Of the minors Of your section have been
from Annapolis to NY home
IN Cambridge. Your committee ex-
press the hope tllit | may oe able to
lear up the matter sci forth in your
to our mutual satisfaction. III
You have doubtless been deceived and /
nlsled by the representations OF parties
yhO did or ought to have kDOEn better,
IS can account for your impeachment
# My official integrity upon no other
heory. After the statements given in
he press of the status of the bills passed
y the last Legislature and unsigned by
ne. | do not feel called to reply further
ban to say that my signature has never
zen attached to the semi-mouthly pay
i'll or any other bill, and afterwards
rased or withdrawn, and that the ven
lation ormine inspection bill was new
r IN my custody nor presented by the
ecretary Of the Senate, nor seen by me
IL the sixth day of May Its disap-
earance is a mystery that | should like
see satisfactorily explained. Had it
cen stolen from the executive depart
ent, no effort Of mine would have been
Jared to ferret out the guilty party aud
ring him to punishment. Your re-
'ectfully, Henry LLOYD,
Governor of Maryland"
This short and unsatisfactory expla
ltion may appease the wraA of the il
Gated miners, but it failsto clear the
overnor's skirts. 1t is hrlly possi-
G that bill of so mrqh inasvtance as
is appears to 30, conASl u'fy
ssed both branches Of the Legislature
d then took its route to the Governors
ice without his knowing that such 4
/ existed; and if he knew such a
/ had passed ths'legislature y bad not
me before him for his official signature,
~ was no inquiry made Of its where
outs. 1t may have been one Of the
1vernor's peculiar ways of DONG
ings, as it is known that in the ap-
intmeut of some of the tobacco inspcc-
RS he bartered his appointing power
secure an appointment for a relative