The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-03-08
TUESDAY,,

& In the Maryland Senate discussion of
! the registration bill was begun. Uuiavor-
ble report was made on the bills in re-
I'd to railroad licenses, as the matter is
crowded for in the general assessment
sill. Unfavorable report was also made
a the farmers convention bill for listing
ieand assessing property for taxation. The
new assessment bill of the finance COM
mittee was reported favorably and made
the general order for Thursday ~vening.
The high license bill for Baltimore city
was reported and made the order for
Thursday afternoon. Senate bill was
passed to punish for the fraudulent wear
ing of insignia of the Loyal Legion or
Grand Army of the Republic.
In the House Mr.. Meloy's motion to
reconsider the vote by which his bill ex-
empting 81, 900 of personal property of a
debtor from execution was rejected was
taken up as the order of the day at 2.30
p, m. The motion to reconsider was re
jected.
The new assessment bill adopts in the
main for the counties the bill recommend
ed by State Tax Commissioners Wool
ford. The provisions of the code as to
what property is to be- taxed and ex
changes. The exemption of newspaper
and gas company is to be repealed. The
present law exempting mortgages is not
altered. Open accounts and bills receIv-
able of merchants who are assessed and
taxed upon fair annual average of their
stock in trade are exempt. This last is
an important modification of the present
law. No change is proposed in the pres
ent law relating to ground rents. The
plant of manufacturing establishments is
to be exempted for period of five years
from the time of the beginning of opera
tions. This is in the nature of bounty
for limited period for new enterprises
For the counties two assessors at large
for each county and one for each election
district are to be appointed by the Cover
nor. The two at large are TO go from
district 70 uI,gESTsz-.S -
with the local assessors Tor The particular
district, who is only to act when the two
assessors come iuto his district. Their
compensation is to be So 80 per day.
They are to begin work May next and
complete 1t by September l. A board of
control and review is established, as un-
der the act of 1876, who are to begin
their work in September and complete it
in December unless the Governor, for
good cause, shall enlarge the time.
WEDNESDAY.
When the Senate bill to amend the
charter of the Fidelity Loan and Trust
Company of Baltimore came mp in the
House Mr.. Hess. of Cecil, moved TO rec
ommend the bill to the judiciary commit
tee on the ground that all the bills of this
variety are unconstitutional ard he
thought that the legal body of the House
should have an opportunity to consider
it. A vote was taken on the motion to
recommit. The voting ran neck and neck
to the close, when it stood SO ayes to SO
navs-a tie. Meanwhile there was some
lively hustling by both the friends and
opponents of the trust bill. Among the
friendly and interested persons on the
floor were General Cliuror p. Paine and
and ex Governor James 2 Groome. Gen
eral Paine was quite active.
Mr.. Laird, of Montgomery Comfy. who
was quietly sitting in mis- seat watching
the proceedings, suddenly jumped to his
feet, and walking rapidly to the space in
front Of the Speakers desk, with his
hand uplifted, bis face blazing with in
dignatiOn. said in ringing tones that i'm
mediatelv caused the hum to cease:
''Mr. Speaker. there is one protest that
| want to make before this House. There
are men here not members of this body
who are interested in this trust bill, who
are here on this floor in the furthera n ce
of their own selfish purposes. and they
are rushing from side to side in this
House trying to have the votes changed
of members on whose SURFACES they seem
to think they have claim. It is an out
rage. Mr.. Speaker, on common decencv,
and | enter nv solemn protest against
it," [Great applause
The vote was then announced. suffi
Gent number of absentees having been
called in, and three or four changes made
in the.votes already cast to bring about
favorable result for the friends of the bill
Al ayes, A nays.
Mr.. Preston then moved to strike out
the enacting clause of the bill He AT
tackled the measure because of the uu-
limited powers bestowed upon the com
pany. whose incorporators were not even
named in the bill. but some o. whom
might be seen in the House of Delegates
chamber. He alluded TO them as meu of
financial and political Influence, espHci-
ally the latter. These trust companies,
said he, have become a refuge for poIiti-
clans. who have had enough of politics
and want to go into business which re-
quires but little ability. [Applause.I
DR.. Shaw defended the bill and en-
larged upon the usefulness of trust com
panies. Mr.. Rich claimed that such an
institution as the one proposed would
draw money from the counties to the
city. Mr.. Preston's motion was defeated
by vote of 80 to 46. Messrs Hess,
Simcoe and Pearce, the Cecil County del
egates, voted against the interests of the
trust company on both ballots.
Sneaker Reed Factions and Sarcastic