The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1890-03-21
The Gas Bill Killed.

The gas monopoly bill for Baltimore city
was killed in the Senate, on Tuesday, by in
definitely postponiug it, the vote being 16 to
8. Twelve Democrats and four Republicans
voted against the bill and four Democrats and
five Republicans voted for it. Rarely has
popular feeling been so much stirred up in
Baltimore city over pending legislation and
the result has caused general rejoicing
throughout the State. The county members
in the House who voted for the bill did so
with mistaken idea of the courtesy due to
the city delegation, which was largely in ia
vor of the scheme, and for the reason that
being exclusively city measure it did not
affect their constituents in the slightest de-
gree but after popular sentiment had been
thoroughly aroused it is doubtful if they
would again have supported the bill, if an
other opportunity had occurred of voting on
II.
President Brattan, of the Senate, made an
able speech against the bill, In which he said:
'During my long career in this Legisla-
ture have never seen such an Infamous bill
az this one. have never heard 30 many
rumors flying through the air of bargains,
deals and combinations attempted and carried
through, all to secure the passage of this in
famous monopoly gas bill. Even the fate of
honest party measures has been involved in
its fate. 1t has had an active and energetic
lobby in its behalf. II ever measure disgrac-
ed this Legislature it has been this bill, with
Its accompanying rumors. 1t was said that
the three city Senators favored the bill, that
1t was local measure. and that, therefore, it
should pass, but one of those senators has
had the manliness and the courage to get up
here on this floor and say that he would rep
resent his constituents and would oppose the
bill. The gas company, the gas lobbyists,
the gas jobbers may condemn him, but the
honest people of this State will praise him for
his stand, as he should be praised. II wrong
In asking him to oppose the bill, then they,
not he, must stand the blame"
The Baltimore San has been vigorous and
unspsring in denouncing the bill and In
pointing out the injustice it would work to
the poorer classes, who pay no taxes but con-
sumo gas. The victory belongs almost en-
sirely to the Sun, which has thereby scored
another point In Its favor in protecting the
rights of the people against greedy monopo-
lists. In fact, it may be said that &c. W."
did it, "wilh his little Ratchet"
Report Of the State Live Stock Board.
We are indebted to Mr.. A. M. Fulford, of
the State Live Stock Sanitary Board, for a
copy OF the second report of the board. 1t is
an interesting document. The expenditures
of the board for the year ending October l,
1889. were $57,s2314, against $106077.09
expended iu 1888 for diseased animals pur-
chased and slaughtered. From June, 1889,
to the close of the report, only three animals
have shown the LESSONS of contagious pleuro
pneumonia, which may be taken as an evil
dence of the total extinction of this dreaded
disease within the State. The report states
that the Bureau is not allowed by law to
slaughter and pay for tuberculous animals.
The board regards the suppression of this dis
ease az more important than that of conta-
gious pleuro pneumonia, for while the latter
disease affects animals only, the former de-
stroys human life. The report advocates the
passage Of laws prohibiting the sale of tuber-
culous meat and milk. Illustrations are Civ
en- in the report of the horn fly, q pest which
first made Its appearance in New Jersey and
probably in Hartford county in 1887, but
which has now extended over wide scope
of country. 1t is believed to be an imported
pest. These flies cluster upon the horns of
cattle, where they do no harm, but they at
tack the animal in other places, sucking out
q considerable quantity of blood and causing
great annoyance. Almost any kind of grease,
with o small proportion of carbolic acid,
smeared over the animal will, it is said, keep
them of for several days.
The Belt Railroad bill has passed both
Houses of the Legislature and when signed
nv thu Governor will become law. This is