The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-01-15
The Legislature.

On Thursday of last week the Legislature
adjourned until Tuesday of this week, in
order to give the presiding officers time in
which to makeup their standing committees.
The Governors message was read in both
houses before adjourning.
Some Of the questions which were warm
ly discussed at the last session will again be
debated. One of these is the marriage license
fee, MIR. Jackson in the Senate having already
obtained leave to introduce bill to reduce
the fee from $3.50, as at present, to 81. Mr..
Thorn, of Baltimore city, has also made
move in the same direction.
The Legislature was again in session on
Tuesday. In the House Speaker Seth an
nounced the standing committees, the Har-
ford members being assigned as follows
Mr.. McNabb 10 the committees ON Organi-
ration, Judiciary, Public Records and chair
man of the committee on Insolvency.
Mr. Archer was appointed chairman of the
committee on Claims, and also on the COM
mittee on immigration.
MIR. Silver is made chairman of the COM
mittee on Currency, and member of the
committees on Chesapeake Bay, Elections
and Agriculture.
Mr.. Plowman has the Craftsmanship on the
committee on Internal Improvements, and is
on also on the committee on Manufactures.
Mr.. Plowman obtained leave to introduce
bill to protect the travelling public at railroad
crossings in Hartford county. A similar bill has
been passed several times Once it was stolen
before it could be laid before the Governor,
and at the last session of the Legislature
it was vetoed by Gov. McLane There is no
difference of opinion in Hartford county in
regard to the necessity for such law, and we
hope it will be passed and receive the Cover
nor's signature.
Mr.. Archer, on Tuesday, also obtained
leave for bill to authorize the County Com
missioners of Hartford to change certain dis
trict lines in Hartford county.
The standing committees of the Senate
were announced by President Warfeld, on
Wednesday, Senator Sappngton, of Hartford,
being assigned to the committees on Elections,
Education, Public institutions and Sanitary
Condition of the State.
Mr.. VIM. B. Jarrett, of Hartford, on We'd
nesday qualified as one of the committee
clerks.
A petition was presented in the House of
Delegates,.o ION Wednesday, for the removal OF
the Eastern Hay Scales to more convenient
locality.
The judiciary committee were directed to
draft bill authorizing the county commits
sioners in each county to regulate all matters
pertaining to dog, hog owl, crow and fence
laws, so as not to take up the time of the
legislature in the consideration of purely
local affairs.
MIR. Baldwin, of Baltimore county, obtained
leave to introduce bill to prevent fraud in
the manufacture and sale of fertilizers in
Baltimore county.
The Baltimore county belt question came
up on an order submitted by Mr. Gunther
relating to a statement of the receipts and
expenditures in the belt Mr.. Lindsay, OF
Baltimore county, opposed the order on the
ground of the expense of getting the infor.
nation desired, and said that the Baltimore
county commissioners had made report two
years ago on the same subject. The order was
adopted by a vote of 55 to 80, Messrs. Silver
and Plowman, of Hartford, voting for it, and
Messrs. Archer and NcNabb against it,
Mr.. Lindsay offered an order for the ap-
pointment of a special committee ofthree
from Baltimore city, three from Baltimore
county and one from each of the other coun-
ties, to whom all matters relating to city
extension shall be referred
The committee on organization on We'd
nesday made their report In it they recon-
mend Mr.. Richard S. McNutt for postmaster.
Their report was adopted.