The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1890-03-21
The Egis & Intelligencer
Bel Air, Md, March 81. 1880
Legislative Notes.

The Australian ballot bill was read third
time and passed by the Senate, on the 1911 in
$ slant. The only vote against it was cast by
Mr.. Urner, Republican. The bill providing for
supervisors of election who are TO appoint the
judges was made part of the bill. Hartford, Bal
limore, Garrett and Carroll were exempted
from the operations of the law.
In the House, on the 18th, leave was granted
to MIR. Mitchell for bill to refund tax money
to Jacob A. Grafton, late collector of Hartford
county to Mr.. Preston for a bill to prevent
the purchase oftobacco or cigarettes for minors
The Senate bill sanctioning certain requests
OF Edward Day, OF Baltimore county, was
passed by the House, last Friday.
Governor jackson has sig ned the bills to pro-
vide an additional justice of the peace for har-
ford county and TO appropriate sum Of money
to pay A. Lingan Jarrett, clerk of the Circnit
Court for Hartford County, for money erro-
neously paid into the State treasury.
Mr.. MitchelPs bill fixing the number and
compensation of the officers and employees OF
both houses of the Legislature, reported from
the ways and means committee. occasioneda
debate. 1t provides for 81 Senate and 70
House officers and employees. Mr. Richardson
moved to strike out the enacting clause. Mr..
Preston, of Hartford, said the passage of the
bill will be liberal treatment in the number OF
employees, and it would save money TO the
State and relieve membe from annoyance and
opportunities. Messrs. Laird and Goslin hop
ed the bill would get fair hearing, and the
House voted against striking out the enactlng
clause. The bill was passed upon third read
ing by "a to TO-
A bill has been introduced in the Senate to
incorporate the Cooperative Gas Company OF
Maryland, in which the people of Baltimore are
promised gas at 81 per thousand feet
The bill to appropriate 500 to repair the
State scales at Havre de Grace passed the Senate
on Monday. 1t now requires the signature of
the Governor to become a law.
The bill to appropriate $500 year for two
years to the Hayre de Grace Academy also pass
ed the Senate on Monday, having previously
passed the House.
A bill is about to be introduced to convert
the State cattle scales into public park.
Mr. Staplefort has leave for bill to protect
the owners of stations by making mare and
colt liable for service of the horse.
The bill relating to judgments of justices OF
the peace in Hartford county was read second
time in the Senate on Monday.
A bill relating to public roads in Baltimore |
and Hartford counties passed the House on
Monday.
Mr. Carter has introduced bill TO add an adj |
ditional section to the law relating to GRIMES |
and punishments. 1t provides that In any in
dictment for the unlawful sale or disposition |
of spirituous or fermented liquor or lager beer, |
it shall not be necessary to specify the particu-
lar variety, provided the indictment sets forth |
an unlawful sale or disposition of intoxicating |
liquor, but the defendant on application to the
States attorney before trial may obtain state |
ment of the particular variety OF liquor eX-
pected to be proved.
Mr.. Goslin has introduced bill in the House
appropriating 5000 to the Maryland Agricul-
tursl College.
committee of the prohibition party of the State |
of Maryland, on Tuesday, in the House, presented |
their protest against the passage OF that clause
of the election bill commonly known as the
"ballot reform bill or Australian system" now
pending in the House of Delegates, which pro-
vides for the polling of three per cent. OF the
entire vote of the State at the previous election
BY any party as Q condition to enable II to
make nominations, &c.
Senator Toadvin has introduced bill to CON-
pei registered voters to vote at elections, undeI
penalty of IS and costs for not voting.
The Belt Railroad bill came up in the Senate
on Tuesday. Mr.. Poe submitted an amend
ment that neither the Baltimore and Ohio nor
the Northern Central Railroad shall connect
with the Belt road unless they waive their ex-
emption from taxation. Mr.. Silver. of Hartford,
strongly opposed the amendment, saying that
II it should be passed it would Kill the bill, in
which his county and the city of Baltimore are
vitality interested. After the passage of an
amendment prohibiting the Belt road from dis
criminal ing against any railroad with which 1t
may connect, the bill was passed and being re-
turned to the House, was passed there also.
The House on Monday passed the amended
charter of the town of Bel Air.
The bill to refund tax money to Jacob A.
Grafton, of Hartford, passed the House on Tues
day.
An amendment to the pool-seling bill
was adopted by the Senate, on Wednesday, pro-
hibiting bookmaking or pool-selling, except on
The grounds of agricultural fairs, race tracks
and driving PARKS, etc on the days on which
races are actually held.
Messrs Stake and Urner objected to putting
the Senate on record as permitting gambling at
agricultural fairs.
Leave has been granted to Mr.. Rost for bill
reducing the price of gas to 81 in Baltimore city,
and to Mr.. Richardson for bill submitting to
the voters of Bel Air the question of hotel
license law.
The bill to tax mortgages was discussed in |
the house on Wednesday. The vote was AZ for |
1t and Sc against it. The bill failed for want of
q constitutional majority.
The bill amending the game law of Hartford |
county passed the House on Wednesday.
The Governor has signed the Belt Railroad
bill.