The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-03-10
Maryland Legislature.

May on kDeCOrdllOH lay u Dtdlt HOlluay
and then laid over informally A bill was
introduced to repeal the B. and o. elevated
railway act of 1884. The general assessment
bill was reported favorably and made the or
der for Wednesday next, P. NJ. A number
of Senate and House bills were read second
time and ordered to be engrossed. Adjourn
ed until Monday evening.
In the House number of leaves to intro.
duce bills were granted; several committees
ordered to report; a number of bills were re-
ported favorably; Senate bills read first and
second time; and many local bills discussed
Adjourned to Monday evening.
MARCH 5.-ln the Senate petitions asking
for prohibition amendment to the constitu-
ton were presented. Among the bills passed
were to repeal the discount allowed in Carroll
county for prompt payment OF tax. To pun
ish false witnesses in obtaining certificates of
registration of cattle and other animals.
In the House, Mr.. Ebaugh was granted
leave to introduce a bill to incorporate the
town of Hampstead.
The bill to pay the school board of Carroll
county sum of money enormously paid the
State by John 7. Lynch, late sheriff of said
county was passed, as were also number of
other bills.
MARCH 6.-After the introduction of some
petitions and bills the Senate took up the
election and registration law which occupied
it all day.
At the evening session the same bill was
under consideration.
In the House prohibtory petitions were
presented from Washington, Baltimore and
Montgomery counties, and from Baltimore
city. Many local bills read a s seeoe.a lime,
and 9theE. Ee ess.sGe business transacted.
The bill for free books and increased taxes
for public education, introduced by Mr..
Mitchell, of Hartford county, caused alengthy
strike out that provision of the bill requiring
that text books shall be free. During the
debate it was stated that the addition of q
cents taxation would increase the levy about
$500, 900.
During the debate Mr.. Ebaugh opposed
the amendment, believing that there should
be no curtailment of cost for such worthy
object as the public schools. =
Mr.. Gaither-Carroll county has made the
boast that its tax rate is the lowest in the
state. Why can't it levy money for school
purposes?
'!It is true" replied Mr.. Ebaugh, shut the
rate is placed upon the highest basis in the
state. Carroll pays out as much as she re-
ceives for school purposes, and, therefore, 1t
is matter of little difference to as"
OOme very silly pTOpOSlllOHS htIG maui
during the debate, Mr.. Friend went so far as
to favor clothing the poor children to enable
them to go TO school.
The amendment of DIR. Wootton was adopt
ed by vote of A to 80. Messrs. Gorsuch and
Webster voted aye, and Messrs. Ebaugh and
Selby nay.
Upon motion of NJ. Laird, the enacting
clause of the bill was stricken out, and the
bill thereby killed.
The night session was principally occupied
with the bill directing the attorney. general to
institute proceedings for the sale of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal under the several
mortgages and liens held by the State was
read the second time and ordered to be en-
crossed for the third reading.
MARCH Among the bills introduced in
the Senate were-by Mr.. Urner, to prevent the
sharing and looping of pheasants and par
tridges in Frederick county; to authorize the
Circuit Court for Frederick county to appoint
an official steuographer, and to punish parties
who give Intoxicating liquors to minors in
Frederick county.
The general assessment bill was postponed
until P. NJ. Friday.
At the night session number of bills were
passed, and the third reading of the election
bills began. The supervisors and election
bills were passed.
In the House among the bills introduced
was one by Mr.. Ebaugh to authorize Man
chester, Carroll county, to subscribe $4,000
to the capital stock of the Manchester Branch
Railroad.
The joint resolution recommending the
continuance of relations between the State
live stock sanitary board and the bureau of
animal industry of the United States was
passed.
The bill to regulate the sale of commercial
fertilizers was reported unfavorably by the
committee on inspections, but after long
discussion the bill was substituted for the
unfavorable report. Mr.. Graves, ofSt. Mary
county, led the opposition to the committee 5
report He stated that the farmer needed
the legislation; that he was sold an inferior
quality of fertilizers, and that he had no re-
dress He stated that the bill provided for
the analysis of the fertilizers by the professor
of chemistry of the Maryland Agricultural
College and their publication.
Mr.. Fitzgerald explained that the unfavor-
able report was made because the bill re-
quired that the manufacturer of fertilizers
should stamp upon the bags of guano the cost
become known to the world. This, he
claimed, was not business.
Mr.. Duncan opposed the report of the com
mittee, though he did not favor the publica-
ton of the profits of the manufacturer.
Mr. Webster said the manufacturers of fer.
tilizers were growing richer and the farmers
poorer. The low price of grain did not affect
the price of fertilizers.
Mr. Gorsuch demanded, as buyer of fer
tilizers to know what he was buying.
Mr.. Robertson said that he had received a
letter stating that if the pending bill should
pass the manufacture of fertilizers in this
State would be seriously affected.
After additional remarks by Messrs. Graves,
Duncan, Fitzgerald and DIR. Wootton and DR.:
Mackall, the question was put TO vote, and
the bill was substituted for the unfavorable
report
Mr.. Hubner, from the ways and means
committee, reported favorably bill recon-
mended by the Maryland tax commission,
and providing for the imposition of license
privilege taxes on railroads and other eorpor-
atoms.
At the night session number Of local bills
were passed.
MARCH DIN the Senate number of bills
were introduced. Senate bill taxing mort
cages was reported unfavorably, aud then
made the special order for next Wednesday,
A large number of local bills were passed
The city extension bill was read the second
time and amended. 1t will finally be consid-
ereu Dy the Donate next tuesday, Wnen II
will return to the house for concurrence in
the amendments.
In the House bills were introduced author
izing Allegheny county to issue $40, 900 bonds
to complete the insane asylum; to redistrict
the congressional districts of Maryland. The
joint resolution to cancel matured Hospital
and Asylum bonds was passed. Several
House bills relating to oysters and bill to
prohibit the creation of irEedeemabe ground
rents were reported favorably. Unfavorable
report was made on bill for factory inspeo-
ton, but the bill was substituted for the re.
port. The bill authorizing immigration CON-
missioners was defeated The pool gambling
bill was amended to apply to the whole State
without exceptions, and read the second
time. The bill appropriating $780, for a
new iceboat for Patapsco and Chesapeake
service failed for want of constitutional
majority.
During the debate on the immigration COM
mission bill, which appropriates $50, 900 for
the purpose of encouraging immigration. Mr.
Ebaugh said he thought it false economy not
to bring immigrants into the State. He said
that foreigners had settled in his county.
Carroll, and had so improved the land that
taxes derived from its increased value were
sufficient IN defrav the exnenSes of this eom.