The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1886-03-26
Annapolis Notes.
PETITIONS FROM HARTFORD.

PETITIONS FROM HARTFORD.
Petitions from Hartford county have been
sent to the Legislature as follows:
Through Mr.. McNabb, one from DIR. John
w. Andrews and 90 others. asking the pass.
age of a law authorizing the County Com.
missouers of Hartford county to levy PEN
sion for Israel Day and Mary Day, his wife,
aged and infirm.
One from Richard G. Mccoy, Charles E.
Wilson, and 20 others, asking the repeal of
the local option law for Hartford county.
Through Mr. Plowman, one from VIM. S.
Osborn and 1900 others, protesting against
the repeal of the local option law in Hartford
county, and asking that the law be SO amend
ed as to make the penalty for violation con.
finemcnt in the House of Correction.
One from G. w. Billingslea and 200 others
from Hartford county, on same subject, in ia
vor of same.
Through Mr.. McNabb, a petition largely
signed by citizens of Havre de Grace, TO ex-
empt that city from the provisions of the To-
cal option law and for high license
These petitions were all read and referred
to the Hartford delegation.
TIE MARYLAND CENTRAL BILL.
Senator Slingluf's bill to exempt the Mary
land Central Railroad Company from local
taxes in Baltimore and Hartford counties for
ten years was referred to Messrs Slingutf,
Sappington and Hayes, who reported it ia
vorably on Monday and the Senate passed it
on Tuesday.
OPPOSED TO NEIGHBORs' CHICKENS.
Mr.. Hodson, last Thursday, presented an
order, that the Committee on Agriculture and
Labor report to the Senate whether or not
any legislation is needed or practicable for
preventing depredatons by chickens and
other poultry upon the lands of persons
other than their owners and if So that they
report q bill at an early date to that end. The
Senate had the good sense to reject the order
ROCK RUN CEMETERY.
On the 18th DR.. Sappington presented in
the Senate the memorial of the Rock Run
Cemetery Association, praying the passage
of an act Incorporating them under the name
of the Rock Run Cemetery Association, and
granting them the powers incident to such
corporations; which was read, and referred
to the Committee on Corporations.
THE sUsQUEHANNA BRIDGE BILL.
On the 18th Mr.. Rusk, from the Committee
on Corporations reported favorably the Sen
ate bill entitled an act to amend the charter
of the Philadel phia, Wilmington and Balti.
more Railroad Company, so far as relates to
the obligation of said Company to provide
for travel over the Susquehanna river, with
the proposed amendment, which is as follows
"That the Philadelphia, Wilmington &
altimore Railroad Company shall stop at
each end of the bridge of said Company, cross
ing the Susquehanna river, all passenger
trains going north or south over its road, and
passing said points between 6 A. NJ. and
o'clock, p. NJ, except from express trains
each way passing said points between said
hours, and upon trains so required to be stop
ped, all persons desiring to cross said river
shall be carried over said bridge free OF
charge"
The bill was ordered to be printed and af-
ter some diminishing, was upon motion Of
Senator Sappington, made the order OF the
day for yesterday.
Mr.. McNabb on Wednesday obtained
leave to introduce bill for the protection OF
lands bordering on the Chesapeake bay and
its tributaries.