The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-01-28
Maryland Legislature.

JANUARY 20.-In the Senate, Mr.. Sapping-
ton offered the following, which was adopted:
Ordered, that the attorney general be and he
is hereby requested togive his written opinion
as to the constitutionality of a law providing
for the appointment by the Governor.of COM
missioners of registration and election for
Baltimore city and by the county commission
ers of similar officers for the counties.
After the introduction of number of bills
and the passing of others the Senate adjourned
until Tuesday evening.
In the House the session was mostly occu-
pied with local bills, and the passing OF few.
Leave was granted Mr.. Webster to introduce
bill to sanction the bequest of Jacob Myers,
Jr., to the Lutheran Church of Tyrone, Car
roll county; referred to the Judiciary commit
tee. Adjourned until Monday evening.
JANUARY 23.-The Senate was not in ses-
sion.
In the House only SO members were pres
ent, and the session was occupied mostly by
the introduction of local bills.
JANUARY 24.-In the Senate the President S
file was cleared of business. Attorney-Gen-
eral WHITE sent in his opinion as to "unifor-
NIFTY Of registration. Bills were introduced
to pay expenses of presidential electors for
the next election; for the Governor to appoint
Garrett county school commissioners.
In the House number of local bills were
passed. A bill was introduced to change the
years of holding congressional elections.
JANUARY 25.-In the Senate bills were in
troduced favoring the establishment of an
agricultural experimental station; prohibiting
race book. making and peol-selling in any in
corporated town or city of Maryland; to legal
ize April % as ''Arbor Day in Maryland.
A bill was favorably reported to purchase the
Naval Hospital at Annapolis for State asy-
lum for idiotic and weak minded people.
Two bills were introduced by Mr.. Peter to
amend the law relating to public roads. One
provides that the county commissioners shall
have recorded in well bound book, to be
kept in their office, all the proceedings in re-
ference to the opening, closing or altering OF
any public road, and makes copy OF these
proceedings, under the seal OF the county
commissioners, prima facie evidence OF such
proceeding in any court of the State. The
other bill provides that when any public road
is opened the exaainers shall assess benefits
and damages, and that when benefits are as
sessed, they shall be a debt which county
commissions may enforce.
In the House Mr.. Webster presented the
petition of the trustees of Grace Evangelical
Lutheran Church, to SANCTION bequest OF
Sarah A. Gehr, Westminster, to that church.
Leave was granted Mr.. Gorsuch to introduce
a bill to require justices of the peace of Carroll
county to give bond for faithful performance
of their duty; referred to the Carroll county
delegation. Favorable report was made on
the bill to empower commissioners OF Carroll
CO., to levy money with which to erect school
houses in said county; to enlarge the powers
of Liberty and Pipe Creek Turnpike Com
pany of Frederick county. Mr.. Hubner in
troduced bill to authorize the commissioners
of Baltimore county to pay teachers of that
county their salaries monthly instead of
quarterly; referred to the Baltimore county
delegation. A very large amount of other
business was transacted.
January 26.-In the Senate, bills were in
troduced authorizing Carroll county to levy
$4,000 for school purposes; to include heir
ship in the act of adoption; for the punish
ment of slanderers by fine aud impr. sqnwent;
for free instruction of pupils from all parts of
the State in the Baltimore City Manual Train
ing School; to amend the incorporation act
of 1868; to amend the law for sales and no.
tees by sheriffs aud constables. Senate reg
olution looking to the purchase of the Naval
Hospital, Annapolis for an asylum for idiotic
and imbecile persons was passed.
In the House leaves were granted for bills
for general reassessmeut of property in the
State for taxation; compelling corporations
to pay weekly wages to employees; to establish
bureau of immigration for the State of Ma
.ryland.