Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-03-05
The Maryland Legislature.

The Maryland Legislature.
| In the Senate, Thursday, House bills
were passed relating to he jail at North
| East; to amend charter of Loudon Park
! Cemetery Company: to authorize erection
! of lamps OR Light street bridge Senate
bills were passed to prevent the carrying
of weapons near the polls on election
day in Calvert and Dorchester counties :;
to sanction bequest of Susan G .llaudet-
In the House, the bill relating to masis-
trates and constables in Montgomery
county as amanded by the Senate Was
passed. The House also passed Senate
bill for appointment of additional nota-
ries public for Baltimore city and The
House bill to relieve disabilities of Francis
VI. Cox and others of Charles county. An
Hnfavorable report on Senate bill relative
to magistrates in Carroll couaty was
adopted A bin was introduced in tue
House to settle .he Canton Company tax
controversy. The bill To tax non resident
salesmen was reported untavorahly IN the
House, but on motion of Mr.. Gunther it
was substituted for the unf,vorabe report
and then referred to the Judiciary COM
mittee. An order was adopted request
ing the Maryland representatives, in Con
gress to use their best efforts to protect
the mail facilities in this State and to pre-
vent discrimination. The House he'd a
night session and struck out the enaCtlng
clause of bill repeating tax on commits
sions of administrators and executors.
The bill repeating collateral lnheri nnce
tax was alss defeated.
In the Senate, Friday, Senate bills were
passed to amend charter of PatapscoGuano
Company: to amend laws RELAXING to terms
at Superior, Common Pleas and City Courts
of Baltimore city, and House bill to fur
nish clerks office in Baltimore county.
Mr.. Hsyes's amendment to the consti u
,ional convention bill was defeated 10y a
vote of Is to S, and the Lane bill was read
second time The amendment provid-
ed for submitting the vote on the conven-
ton in April. 1887. The Senate adjourn
ed until Tuesday next at noon. In the
House, the bill providing for scien itio
temperance instruction in public schools
was made the order OF the day for We'd
nesday An unf.vorabe report was adopt
ed on House bill authorizing the State Ii
brarian TO furnish the public schools with
Msrtenet's map of Maryland and District
of Columbia. A motion to contract with
the State printer for printing the labor
s'stis'ician's report caused an interesting
discussion. The House adjourned until
8 p. NJ. Monday.
| In the Senate on Tuesday, bills were
passed for the ventilation OF coal mines in
Allegany and Garrett counties; for change
| of name of the Maryland Union Coal Com
Pany; for regulating the inspection of to-
bacco, and TO amend the charter Of the
FIRE Insurance Savage Corps Of Baltimore
/ House bills were passed relating 20 records
in the Anne Arundel Iunty register OF
wills office, and to define the powers Of
the Hartford county commissioners In
the House bills were passed to pay for the
work done on the State House; To prevent
the spread of contagious cattle diseases;
TO amend charter of the Mutual Fire In
sursnce Company; to provide a Safe in
= tuition for imbeciles; to amend section
Sc, article 81, relating to justices of the
peace; to provide for printing the report
OF the State statisticisn Senate bills were
passed to incorporate the American Cnl@
lege; relating to iudeKing Charles cousty
records Mr.. Fitzgerald introduced bill
"iimiting the duty Of policemen Ia ten
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citizens clothes when not on duty" A.
he evening session Of the House. senate
bills amending the law relating to sheriff
of Baltimore county; licensing dogs in
Easton to refund 10 the CoHso,id ted Gas
Company money paid in error, ~ ere pars
ed
| In the Senate, on Wednesday Mr.. Ray
Der introduced hi | requiring trust cor
/ porations Ia furnish sureties Resolutions
relating 10 coast defenscs and the Mary
| land-West Virginia boundary line were
passed. Senate bills were passed author
izing destruction OF Montgomery county
porbooks, and authorizing the opening Of
streets through Cathedral Cemetery. in
Baltimore city The Senate confirmed a
number Of appointments. In the House.
Senate bill 10 amend the charter Of tue
Isle Of Wight Inlet and Oyster Planting
Company, of Worcester county. was pass
ed. The committee on agriculture report
ed unfavorably the bills ts1in- dogs tor
the protection Of sheep. The House bills
relating to appeal before justices OF the
peace. and to attachment of wages for
board debts. were repor'ed uhfavorably,
and the reports were adopted. The hi |
10 fund money to the Eutsw Savings
Bank of Baltimore was subs ituted for the
untavorabe report from the committee
At the evening session the marriage license
bill was amended. reducing the fee TO 50
cents.