Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1890-04-04
The More Important Bills PASSED. by
the Legislature.

The Legislature on Saturday last dis
posed of the Baltimore city liquor license
question by making the rate uniformly $3.50
instead of $i00,as the House of Delegates
proposed, or the graded license OF 5000 and
$500, as the Senate had previously proposed.
The House reached the $3.50 figure as a
compromise, and afterward the Senate con-
Cured in the compromise rate. The bill was
also amended 80 as to authorize the appoint.
ment of three commissioners to supervise
the issue of licenses instead OF the police
commissioners. In this shape the whole
business was disposed of by the pas.
sage OF the bill. The new law will
take effect May /, 1890, and three-fourths of
the revenue from it will go to the city treas
ury. The State license at present is $50 rs,
government license $27; total ST. 70. The
new license, State and government, will'be
$277. Three -fourths of the State license
will be $lS7 so.
There are restrictive features in the bill
requiring that the Sunday law shall be OBJ.
served as we'll as election.day closing Ho.
tells can furnish liquor to guests at meals or
in their rooms. Liquors shall not be sold
to minors or females. Grocery stores shall
not keep bars or sell to be drunk on the
premises. The $3.50 license applies to
Wholesale and retail dealers. Saloons shall
close from midnight TO A. III. Societies
and clubs which have a permit can dispense
liquors at entertainments after midnight.
This is done for the balls and parties which
German. American and other societies have
Tor their amusement.
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS.
The bill for the registration of voters
which will become law, provides for a
stricter inquiry into the status of the voter
as to his legal residence than under the old
law. 1t will affect those people who may be
engaged in occupations at one place and yet
continue 10 claim residence at their former
home. No doubt it will reach the migratory
classes, especially colored people, and it was
intended to apply to such of them as have
been charged with political colonization. If
the political managers can under the new
law continue the old scheme OF concentrat.
ing colored voters where they can do the
most good, as the Democrats allege has been
done, then they can circumvent any law
drawn to head them Off Under this law
and local measures passed ia the same con.
nection, Baltimore city will have precinct
registration, the registers will also he the
judges of election; the supervisors OF cleo.
ton become Il returning board insteai of the
return judge, and the counsel to the registers
will have salary of 81 500 per year instead
OF $500 as heretofore One OF the important
provisions is the one providing that regis
tration list copy shall be used at elections
giving name, age, place Of birth and other
details concerning the voter. When to this
is added the fact that the register will be
the judge at an election, it would seem as il
the safeguards against fraud are prominent,
if not ample. The Senate on Saturday
agreed 10 the amendments to the registration
bill put in by the House, and the bill was
sent 10 the Governor for approval
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
The Senate on Saturday night confirmed
the Governors nominations Tor members OF
the State Board OF Education. Although
they came in under the new law, which pro.
vides that he may select persons in his dis.
erection instead of being restricted to those
connected with the educational department,
he sent in the names OF the old board,
These are Prof. James A. Diffen baugh, of
Carroll; Rev. VIM. Dale, of Worcester l..
L. Beatty, of Queens Anne's, and John d.
Worthington, of Hartford. A report has been
circulated in public school circles that q
change is contemplated in the principalship
Of the State Normal School. The selection
occurs in May. What will be the outcome is
not to be found out. A change is said to be
probable, but the Governor has no informa.
ton 10 give. Mr. f. b. Prettyman, of this
county; Prof. Dashel, of Somerset, and
Prof. Dlffenbaugh, OF Carroll, have been
mentioned in that connection.
NEW BALLOT LAW
The Senate Australian ballot bill passed
the House on Thursday evening of last Week,
after being slightly amended. 1t is not the
Australian system pure and simple, how.
ever. One provision in the bill land it is the
only material change except, of course, the
elimination of the property qualification
permits voter of foreign birth, who cannot
speak the English language, to take friend
into the polling place with him to translate
his answers to any questions propounded
by the election officers The counties Of
Baltimore, Carroll, Hartford, Kent, Talbot,
Caroline and Montgomery are exempted
from the operations OF the bill.
RE ASSESSMENT BILL
The re assessment bill was finally passed
A conference decided TO advise the Senate
to accept the amendment OF the House pro.
vding for the assessment of railroad tun.
nels for taxation Us such, instea of estmat.
ing their track mileage. The Senate con.
CURED, and the bill will now GO to the
Governor. 1t was made very plain that
the people who want the patronage tina:
the appointment of assessors will give are
making strong efforts to get the Governor
10 sign il, They say he will decide finally
| Thursday
Governor jackson says il would cost the
the State $1,000 to have an extra session Of
the Senate. lie will wait un il he finds that
there is II general popular demand for il at
this time before signing the bill. lie will
not consider the views of selfish people who
do not want their property taxed, nor win
he listen 10 these who want the law merely
because Of the numerous assessors to be ap-
pointed under it, 10 his opinion the law
Of 1873, If enforced, gives the Appeal Tax
Court in Baltimore and the County Com.
mlsslonsrs power to re-assess. 4 new Isw