The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-03-27
THE MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.
MONDAY, MARCH ODD

MONDAY, MARCH 22D
Senate.-Favorable report was made on the
Senate bill to exempt the Maryland Central Rail-
road Company from local taxes in Baltimore and
Hartford counties for ten years.
House bill to enable the Baltimore County Com
missioners to change location and width of Streets
on its second reading, was referred to the commit
tee on judicial proceedings.
Senator Goldsborough introduced bill repeal
ing chapter 81, section 3, of the general law, which
debars justices of the peace from holding Office
under the general government.
House.-House bill to authorize the tax CON-
missioner to ascertain the value of the
1881, 1882 and 1883, and assess it according to
such ascertainment, came up on an unfavorabe
report from the ways and means committee. Mr..
Fitzgerald moved to substitute the bill for the re-
port. He claimed that the bill hadmerit, and
was entitled to consideration. Mr.an attempt
to rob the poor men of the city and Hubner
opposed the bill. He characterized it as State,
as grab and a piece of jugglery. He said
there was snake in the bill, and such big one
that he could not think of anything of which to
compare it. The motion to substitute was lost by
a vote of to So.
TUESDAY, MARCH 23D.
Senate--Senate bill providing for the establish
ment of an agricultural experiment station was
reported favorably by ajority of the finance
committee. Subsequently motion to strike out
the enactng clause failed-S to 13. On its third
reading the bill was recommitted to the committee
on agriculture and labor. 1t appropriates $4,000
for the purposes of the station.
House bill authorizing an appropriation to the
Maryland Agricultural and Mechanical Associa-
ton was passed, as were also Senate bills to re-
lieve the Maryland Central railroad from local
taxes for ten years, and for the relief of the Bal
timore county School Commissioners.
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justices of the peace for the 11th district, Balti
more county, appointed by the Governor under
an act of the present Legislature.
House.-Mr. Townsend obtained leave to intro
duce bill to grant additional powers to the Com
mssoners of Baltimore county in the matter of
grading and paving streets, &c.
House bill to refund to W. E. and J. W. Hoff-
man, of Baltimore county, money paid in error,
was passed.
Senate bill to amend the charter of the Western
Run Turnpike Company was passed.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24TH.
iSenate.-The files of the Senate were cleared at
at o'clock. No new bills can be introduced af-
ter to-day, except by unanimous consent.
The committee on agriculture reported favora-
bly, the bill for an experiment station and it was
made the special order for Thursday.
House-Mr. Townsend obtained leave to intro
duce bill requiring the Union and Phila., Will.
& BALTIC. Railroad companies to place safety gates
at certain crossing in Baltimore county.
When the appropriation bill for 1888 was under
discussion proposition to appropriate $4,000
for an agricultural experiment station was lost
The proposition to increase the appropriation to
the Maryland Agricultural College from S. to
$4,000, met the same fate.
House bill to established police station at Mt
Winans, Baltimore county, was passed; also the
bill to sanction the grant of land by Henrietta
Glenn to St. Luke's Church, Baltimore caunty.
The bill for resubmission of the local option
question in Annapolis was passed-yeas Sc, nays g.
THURSDAY, MARCH 18th.
iSenate.--The enacting clause of the bill to tax
mortgages was stricken out-yeas II, nays 10.
House.-House bill prohibiting the sale of IL
buor in certain of Baltimore county, within
the limits of Baltimore county, was read second
time Mr.. Townsend moved to strike cut the en-
acting clause; lost. The bills providing for a
law library for Baltimore county, and authorizing
the County Commissioners of Baltimore county to
build school house at Rayville, 9th district,
were also read second time.
On its second reading the lime inspectors bill
was amended by Mr.. O'Hara by striking out the
enacting clause, and the amendment was adopted.
Senate bill to amend the local law of Baltimore
county relating to the collector of taxes, and
House bill for the relief of the School Commits
sioners of Baltimore county, were favorably re-
ported.