The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1888-03-16

The bill to amend the charter of the Deer
Creek and Susquehanna Railroad Company
was read first time in the House, on the Sth
instant.
Nlnety-four bills, mostly of local character,
have passed both branches of the Legislature
and been presented to the Governor, of which
q have been approved, have been vetoed and
II are ready TO be signed The latter are oil
local bills except one, which is the bill lega-
LIKING the code prepared by Mr.. John p. Poe.
The present Legislature will probably dis
pose finally of the much vexed question of COM
pulsory tobacco inspection by the State. The
Edelen bill, which unanimously passed the
Senate, has been favorably reported in the
House. Its only amendment is to give tobacco
growers the right to use tho State warehouses
for storing their tobacco on liberal terms. The
bill absolutely abolishes compulsory inspec-
ton.
On Monday there was not quorum in either
the House or the Senate.
Senator Lindsay OF Baltimore county, has
introduced bill in the Legislature for the
punishment of persons who shall manufacture
or offer for sale oleomargarine as an article of
food. 1t also provides for the punishment of
persons who shall manufacture or sell any adu.
terated article as an imitation or semblance of
natural butter or cheese. Hotel propretors,
saloon keepers, bakers, &c, who shall give to
their guests or use for baking purposes these
articles, shall be subject to fine and imprisou-
ment provided in the bill
The city extension bill passed the Senate on
Tuesday, by vote of 10 TO Q those voting in
the negative being Messrs. Bratton and Burch-
inal. MIR. Lindsay, Of Baltimore county, was
absent.
MIR. Hannibal has introduced q bill to pro-
hlbit the taking of fish in any of the waters of
Hartford or Baltimore counties or the Chesa-
peake bay adjacent thereto, up to the middle Of
said bay, with seine, drag net, set net or
pound nets, or to land any seine, drag net, set
net or pound net upon the shores Of any owner
or occupant of land without the consent of such
owner or occupant.
The bill to abolish contract labor in the Pen.
Tertiary was passed-ayes 46, naysS.
The bill TO enlarge the powers OF the County
Commissioners was passed.
The Senate registration and election bills
passed the House Tuesday night.
The amended prohibtory and high license
bill for Hartford county passed the House on
Wednesday. 1t provides that the vote shall
be taken at the Congressional and Presidential
election next November.
Mr.. Archer, GU the 9TH instant, presented a
petition from Ambrose Cooley and others,
citizens of Hartford county, to authorize the
County Commissioners of said county to grant
a pension to a daughter OF Mary Wilson, of
said county.
The same day Mr.. Bowman presented petit
ton of Charles T. Wilson aid 1873 Others pray
ing the passage of Constitutional Amendment
on the subject of prohibition,
The Hartford delegation has reported favor
ably the bill to authorize the Clerk of the Cir
cult Court for Hartford county, to make out a
general index to the Land Records in his office,
and to provide for paying for the same
A bill has been engrossed for third reading
which provides that ii shall not be lawful to sell
or offer for sale in the State of Maryland any
variety of new or novel seed, such as wheat,
oats, rye, corn, clover Seed grass Seeds or other
agricultural products or any variety Of the
same, claiming or representing the same to ex-
Gel in quality that in ordinary general cult.
walton, without first filing with the Clerk of the
tion of the new variety of seed and the
name and residence of the person or firm offer
ing 1t for sale.