The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-03-24
MARYLAND Legislature.

oagees and Judgment credits to have such
JUDGMENTS and mortgages released underpen-
atty was reported unfavorably.
A number of House bills were read ana
passed; they were mostly ola local character.
In the House leaves to introduce new bills
were granted.
ryland Railroad bills to lease the Z. and U.
canal were indefinitely postponed.
The hin to institute proceedings for the sale
of the canal was postponed till Monday eve
ming next. IN
The penitentiary contract labor bill was
postponed to the same evening.
Report was made favoring 50, 900 a year for
the Agricultural College, provided the board
shall be changed to include one practical
farmer from each congressional district OF the
State. 80,
The immigration commission bill was
changed to apply to the whole State, and was
ordered engrossed for third reading.
Among the House bills passed were; 10
provide for license tax for railroads; to pro
vide for the extension and exchange OF steri,
ing loan of 1888 redeemable in 1899; to amend
the chancery law; to incorporate the midas
trial Education Association Of Baltimore; to
amend the testamentary law; to add an add
tional section to the law relating to pleading,
practice and process.
Both Houses adjourned until Monday night.
MARCH l9.-In the Senate the opinion OF
Attorney General Whyte was received IN rela-
ton to the West Virginia boundary line.
A number of city and county local bills
were introduced and reported favorably.
In the House, Mr.. Selby presented the pc
tition of the Carroll Guards asking to be IN
corporated with the State National Guards,
and introduced bill to that end.
Among the bills introduced was one to
prohibit the sale of meats in this State unless
slaughtered here and inspected previous to
being slaughtered, and to provide for the APP
pointment OF meat inspectors.
The joint resolution authorizing the comp.
troller to strike from his books all old and
worthless accounts was reported fayorably.
House bill to regulate the sale Of CONNER
cial fertilizers came up for second reading,
and, on motion of Mr.. Nichols, the consider
alton of the bill was indefinitely postponed.
The appropriation bill for 1890 was amend
ed by Mr. Laird so as to include $1,000 tor
the Agricultural College.
The death of l. Davis Clark, member from
Talbot county, was announced, and at i p.
IN. the House adjourned.
MARCH 20.-In the Senate the mine yenti-
laton and inspection bill was passed.
Mr.. Urner introduced bill to provide for
an amendment to the constitution to give the
Governor the power to veto separate items in
appropriation bills.
Mr.. Benefits bill to tax mortgages except
those for purchase money was taken mp. Mr..
Bennett said he hoped the bill would be sub
stituted for the uniavorable. report, as nine
tenths of the people of the State were looking
for the passage of the bill. The bill was sub
stituted for the report by Il vote Of Is to L
Mr.. Wentz.
Mr.. Brattan submitted an amendment pro-
viding for the taxation of all mortgages and
the deducting of the amount of the mortgage
from the assessment of the property. Lost
BY vote of 10 to 10, the yeas being Messrs.
President, Bennett, Brattan, Browning, Bur
chinal, Lindsay, McKaig, Stake, Toadvin,
Wentz. Nays-Messrs. Brown, Cotton, Den
mis-. Edelin,, Goldsborough, Goodwin, John
son, Mccullough, Peter of Howard, Randall,
Sappington, Tunis, Urner
The question being upon the engrossment
of the bill, Mr. Brattan opposed the bill on
the ground that it would impose double tax
on the mortgages other than mortgages for
purchase money. He contended that the
taxation of mortgages without deducting from
the assessment of the property was double
taxation.
Mr.. Stake said if the Senator from Somer-
amendment which would present the converse
of the present law. Theamendment was that
where a man conveys his property by way OF
mortgage, the property shall be assessed to
the MORTGAGE and released to the mortgagor.
Mr.. Stake said "The MORTGAGE is the owner
in law, and ought to pay his taxes This is
lust what mortgagor has TO do to-day.
man holds the legal title to my farm under
mortgage for $4,000 My farm is worth
$40. 900. He owns 1000 Of the $4,000, and
vet pay taxes on the whole $4,000.
Mr.. Brattan said he thought this PROPOSE
ton was the worst one he had yet heard in
regard to the taxation Of m ortgages.
At the evening session number OF leaves
to introduce bills were granted and IL House
and Senate bills were passed.
In the House numerous petitions were pre-
scented asking for the passage OF local bills,
and for vote on IL prohibitory amendment to
the constitution. The Speaker presented
from the Merchants and Man
ufacturers Association of Baltimore in re-
ference to the employment of convict labor.
The proposition for the conyicts to work on
State account is opposed because it will in
crease the expense of maintaining conyictS,
and because it will not lessen the evil of com
petition of convict with free labor. The as
sociation favors the plan to sell the convict
labor to the highest responsible bidder.
New bills are being rapidly introduced, but
it is probable they will not pass unless the
rules are suspended.
House joint resolutions to continue the pres
ent relations between the bureau of animal
industry of tie United States and the i've
stock sanitary board of Maryland were re-
ceived from the Senate, with amendments,
and the resolutions were passed as amended.
Report of the committee on the public prin-
ter was received and read, and the joint com
mittee were authorized TO inquire into all
matters pertaining to the printing OF the
present session.
A number of House bills were reported IA
voraby, Senate and House bills read first
and second time and Senate and House bills
passed.
The bill looking to foreclosure of the state
mortgages and sale of the canal was defeated.
Senate bill was passed repeating the compul-
sorry feature of the Maryland tobacco Inspec-
ton law. House bill was passed to prohibit
the creation of irredeemable ground rents in
the future. The bill to strike the word white
from the basiardy law failed for lack Of con
stitutional majority. The bill was passed for
prohibition in Steelton and vicinity.
The bill authorizing the mayor and common
council of Manchester, Carroll county, to sub
scribe to the stock Of the Manchester Branch
Railroad was passed.
MARCH 2l.--In the Senate bills were intro
duced for prohibition amendment to the
constitution; to punish parties who sell their
votes and making the purchaser a witness.
The bill requiring banks to make publica-
ton of unclaimed deposits was defeated, but
reconsidered and recommitted, Joint reSolu-
tons were offered requesting the Secretary of
War to restore Maryland flags to the State
authorities.
Considerable debate was had both at the
morning and evening sessions on the assess
ment bill. The section taxing mortgages
being the one causing the debate. Ii was
voted down.
In the House the bill to extend the time of
Judge Yelott was reported unfavorably.
On the second reading of bills, when the
congressional redistrcting bill was finished,
Mr. Webster, of Carroll, made motion that
its further consideration be indefinitely post
poned. Messrs. Campbell and Fitzgerald, of
the city delegation, Mr.. Gott, Mr.. Duncan
and others took ap the leadership for the bill,
and as its opponents were certainly in the
majority on the floor, its friends declined to
vote on the motion to indefinitely postpone.
AS a result quorum did not vote, and then
there was demand for call of the House,
and the sergeant nj. arms with his mace was