Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1886-01-28
Correspondence of the Beacon.
BALTIMORE, Jan 25. 1885,

Correspondence OF the beacon.
BALTIMORE, Jan 25, 1886.
Dear Beacon One Of the Senate
bills has reached its third reading and
been passed and, now the prospect is
that every day until the end of the
session there will be one or more new
laws made.
The bills attracting the most at
tention and occasioning the most dis
cussion are Senate bills for a Consti-
tutional Convention and for a reor-
ganization of the Baltimore City Po-
lice Force.
The Journals of the two houses
show about the usual number Of leaves
to introduce local bills. For your
county, Senator Cotton has obtained
leave to introduce bill to prohibit
dredging in the waters included within
a line drawn FROM Higgin' in Breton
Bay to point in Dukeharts channel.
He has also presented the petition Of
Z. T. Spalding and others, protesting
against a change in the present oyster
law for Patuxent River.
Inthe House, Mr.. King has obtained
leaves to introduce bill to refund to
Randolph Jones taxes pain in error
and also bill to empower the county
commissioners Of st. Mary's county to
levy a sum of money for the building
of school house for colored children
in Medley's Neck. The same gentle
man has also presented the petition Of
Geo. Muir and % Others asking that
from October ! to May ! be fixed as
the time for taking oysters.
Since my last letter U. s. Senator
and Governor have been elected. The
democrats were unanimous for German
and Lloyd and each received 100 votes
out of total Of ia, the republi-
cans complimenting with their votes
Messrs. McComas and Dixon. The
joint assembly at which the above re-
suit was reached was called to order
at - m. last Wednesday and the
above mentioned result reached. Soon
after its adjournment q committee from
the Senate called upon the House and
requested their presence to witness the
inauguration Of the newly elected
Governor. The House with its Speak
er at its head then proceeded to the
Senate Chamber where a few minutes
after 10 Mr.. Lloyd appeared and spoke
As fellows:
my Fellow Citizens Both custom
and precedent afford every newly.
elected Governor upon the day of bis
inaugural full opportunity to give ex-
preston to his prospective administra-
tive policy. Called to the discharge
Of executive duties by virtue of my
official position as President of the
Senate. upon the appointment ofGov
McLane to the French mission in
March last, I have in the discharge Of
said duties transmitted TO the Gener-
al Assembly my message, covering
many matters of State interest,
with . candid expression of my
views upon the same. ! do not be-
lieve that the peculiar and fattering
circumstances OF my election or good
taste justify any extended address at
this time, but that the custom Of the
delivery Of an inaugural will in my
case be more houored in the breach
than in the observance. Suffice it to
say. ! am in hearty sympathy with the
great Democratic party, whose patri-
otto pulsations find q welcome response
in the beating Of my heart, and that
] believe in the simplicity Of the meth.
DDS and policy Of our government in
earlier days. Ny Civil Service lies in
the direction Of fitness, capacity and
honesty; and I firmly believe that the
success Of any we'll. defined admins.
tration depends upon the sympathy
and sincere cooperation Of all its
branches and departments. In the
exercise Of the appointing power !
shall name for Office those whose DO
Gtiesl faith and official acts accord
with the views Of the party now in
the majority in this State. I can but
repeat the hope. already expressed,
that economy will dictate our lssisla.
tive action--an economy that viii not
stint deserving and msritorious meas.
urss. but in ia discrimination will
withhold ell aid from schemes Of
doubtful propristy. fully realize
the grave responsibilities attendant
upon high honsrs. ! bring neither