Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1886-01-22
FARMERS STATE CONVENTION.
Concluded from First Paqe.


Mr.. Collins, OF Talbot county, offered a
resolution reciting the fact that the present
system of tobacco inspection in the State is
unsatisfactory both TO the producer and
purchaser, and asking the Legislature to
take steps to abolish the present compulsory
feature OF the inspection, or else make it
self-sustainlng. The resolution was laid on
the table, A resolution was referred to the
committee on legislation providing that all
garden seeds offered for sale by seeds men
shall have stamped on each package the
year such seeds were grown.
Mr.. L. A. Seth, of Baltimore county, Of
fered resolution asking for the appoint
ment of special committee OF five TO re-
port at the next session of the association
on the subject OF farm leases, looking to an
improvement in the present system and for
the elevation Of the tenantry.
Col. William IL. Legg, OF Queen Anne's
county, read from the report of yesterday
to show his position ON the dog question:
He had spoken in favor Of the dog because
he considered the measures proposed en-
tirely too radical.
llMr. VIM. II. Mannakee, OF Montgomery
county, replied that Colonel Legg's position
had doubtless caused the dogs Of Queen
Anne's county to howl with Joy "rhe
time will come" continued Mr. Mannakee,
when the sheep will butt as hard as the dog
will bite" Laughter.
ME- i5ryant, OF Caroline county, offered
resolution calling on all farmers % condemn
the practice of bribery at elections aid the
perncious influence of lobbyists at the hale
of legislation.
Mr.. Hutton, Of Montgomery county, of.
fered a resolution declaring that the contin-
ued coinage OF the silver dollar is an injury
To the farmer, who has ultim itely to pay the
difference between "a cents and 81.
~ BY the same, that the State ought not 10
appropriate any sum of money 10 any edu.
cational institution not exclusively under
State control
BY the same, that all articles and pro-
ducts of manufacturers made by convicts or
other persons under the control of the State
should be sold in open market at market
prices.
BY the same, calling for a law in substance
that no person shall receive damages for the
killing OF dog without proof that at the
time of the killing the dog was in the pres
ence or within the control OF the owner or
agent, and that such law shall not apply To
public highways.
Mr.. Rogers, OF Baltimore county, offered
resolution directing the convention which
meets in Kent county in 1886 to investigate
the inspection of grain in the Baltimore
markets, and, if there is II law on that
subject, to have 1t abolished and let the
buyer be his own inspector.
They were all referred to the committee
on resolutions.
The Chair appointed the following com.
mttee on the agricultural experiment sta
ton Mr.. Rogers, OF Baltimore county; DR..
Mackall, of Cecil; Hobart Hutton, of Mont
|gomrry county j. Baldwin, of Anne Aruu.
|del, and Colonti ID Duglas, of Washington.
The following committee was appointed
|pn legislation Colonel Franklin, Of Bilt.
more county; ii. NJ. Murray, of Anne Arun.
del; John /. Ridgely, of Howard j. w.
Bryant, OF Caroline &. Il. Silver, OF Har-
ford; Il. G. Goldsborough, OF Frederick z.
A. b. Bowen of Prince Georges; John H.
Gassaway, of Montgomery, and Owen Nor
ris, OF Talbot.
a lew minutes before 3 O'Clock the con
vention adjourned sine die.