The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-02-06
THE MARYLAND LEGISLATURE


Senate.-Senator Slngluff introduced bill
authorizing the School Commissioners of Balti-
more county to pay r. M. G. Trainor his salary
as school teacher for one year.
The bill to reduce the marriage license tax to
81 came up on its second reading when an amend
ment was proposed doing away with the fee alto
gether. On motion the bill and amendment were
ordered to lie over and made the order of the day
for Thursday, at 30 p. IN.
Senate bill incorporating the trustees of the Bal
timore Annual Conference M. E. Church, was put
on its third reading and failed for want of con-
stitutional majority, the vote being yeas, ii
nays. The bill, upon reconsideration of the
vote, was recommitted to the judiciary committee
so that some of the objectional features might be
removed. Adjourned until Tuesday, at 8 p. m.
House.-Mr Pole obtained leave to introduce a
bill to create Board of Belt Commissioners for
Baltimore county. This bill proposes to take
from the County Commissioners the control of the
police and fire departments and the lighting of the
streets. The bill provides for q board of three
persons, two of them to be residents of the Belt
and the other from the county at large. 1t is con-
templated to have a police force of about so men,
an increase of 30 over the present force. The
names of the Commissioners, the compensation,
etc., are to be filled into the bill hereafter. Mr.
Pole says the present annual expenses for main
tanning the several departments mentioned in the
bill are about $4,000. He argues that under a
Board of Commissioners the efficiency of the de-
partments will be increased, and without an in
crease in the expenditures.
Senate bill to sanction the holding of land in the
18th district of Baltimore county, by the Sharp
Street NJ E. Church, Of Baltimore, was read the
second time. Adjourned until IL m, Tuesday.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2.
Senate-Senator Lane introduced a bill to
amend the law relating to mechanics liens so as
to compel hearing in such cases whenever the
party upon whose property the lien is placed shall
demand such hearing.
House Several petitions were presented against
the removal of the eastern hay scales in Baltimore
city.
Mr.. Lindsay obtained leave to introduce bill
to authorize the Governor to appoint two addi-
tional justices of the peace for the 18th district
Baltimore county. and by Mr.. Hubner to incor-
porate the Gainesville Water oompuny.-
The bill providing for the appointment of f
sanitary officer for Gainesville and vicinity was;
read the first time, as was also the bill providing
for two additional magistrates in the IL district
Mr.. Lindsay, of Baltimore county, offered the
following joint resolution "Where IS Gov. Lloyd d,
in his inaugural address, declared himself unal.
terably opposed to the pernicious doctrine of civil
service reform, so adrotly foisted upon the ma
tion by corrupt and decaying Republican ad
mnistration and whereas the Democratic voters
of Maryland have evinced a most pronounced OBJ
lection to the aforesaid iniquty; therefore, re-
solved by the general Assembly of Maryland, that
our Senators and Representatives in Congress be,
and they are hereby, respectfully requested to do
all in their power for the repeal of the act of Con
gress in reference to cvl-service reform, as being
Numerically opposed to Democratic customs and
traditions, and as being unwarrantable in
fringement of the Presidents prerogatives and a
gross violation of the constitutional rights of all
citizens"
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3.
Scndte-The special order of the day was the
motion of Mr. Lane to substitute his constitutional
convention bill for the one introduced by Mr..
Hayes, which was discussed until o'clock, when
the Senate adjourned until Thursday. The Hayes
bill fixes the election for the fall of 1856, and the
Lane bill for the fall of 1887, as prescribed by
the constitution.
House.-Mr. Hubner obtained leave to intro
duce bill to establish police station and engine
house at Gainesville; by Mr.. Mcfarland, to sup
ply sections to chapter 444, acts of 1870 relating
to the incorporation Of the Baltimore and Halls
Springs Railway Company, and to provide for
the transfer of its property of the Baltimore City
Passenger Railway Company.
Mr.. Winchester offered joint resolution, which
referred to the committee federal relations,
calling upon the Senators and Representatives of
Maryland in Congress to do ell in their power to
secure reform in tariff legislation.
Mr.. HOLE offered joint resolution that the
committee on public buildings be requested to
prepare the necessary legislation to secure the
public buildings requisite for the of the State
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY a.
Senate.-In the Senate to-day the time was
spent in discussing the constitutional convention
bills. The speakers we're Senators Lane, Rayner,
Slngluff and Edelin,. At 2.4O p. m. the Senate
adjourned until IL a. M, Friday.
House.-The following House bills were report
ed unfavorably: By Mr.. johnson, from the ju-
dietary committee, relating to DIVORCE relating to
testamentary law, relating to the acknowledgment
of instruments appertainpg to real estate.
Mr.. Clark, from the committee on hygiene, re-
ported unfavorably upon the bill to protect the
health and morals of minors. On motion of Mr..
Seebo, the bill was substituted for the report and
read for the first time.
The House bill relating to instruction in physi-
Ology and hygiene of the effects of alcohol in the
public schools was read for the first time.
Tho House adj o,,-, cd I'll 10 Fr;dov-t