The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-03-11
DOINGS At ANNAPOLIS.

Mr.. Brashears, chairman of the temperance
committee, has introduced a bill enabling the
qualified voters of any county or any election
district in any county or ward in any
incorporated town or city where the sale of
intoxicating liquors is not prohibited by law
to determine whether Intoxicating liquors
shall be sold therein. The act provides that
after the question has been once submitted
there shall not be another election OH the same
question in the same locality for two years.
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The bill providing for the sale of the cattle
yards at Calverton passed the House, last
week, without a dissenting voice. Governor
Brown recommends the sale, for the reason
that the yards no longer yield any revenue to
the State and could be sold for large sum.
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Acknowledgement Poe in reply to the Senate
inquiry has given his formal opinion affirming
the right of the General Assembly, under the
constitutional. amendment recently adopted,
to enact a law prescribing for the County
Commissioners who were elected last Novem-
Der terms of service continuing beyond the
period of two years.
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The Governor has approved the act amend
ing the road law of Baltimore county, which
makes number of important changes and
provides for the appointment of general
road supervisor, who shall have charge of all
the county roads and bridges.
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Senator Robinson has introduced bill to
sanction requests of the late James Walsh, of
Hartford county. These requests, amounting
in all to 10000, are as follows:
To Bishop Macs, of Covington, KY, SO, 600
St Peters Benevolent Society of Cincinnati,
$4,000; st. Joseph's Orphan Asylum at Cold
Springs, Campbell county, KY, $4,000; House
of Good Shepherd, Campbell county, Ky,
$1,000; Little Sisters of the Poor, s., 900 Sis
tiers of the Convent of the Good Shepherd,
$1,000; Sisters of Charity, 5000; Sisters of
Mercy, s., 600; Sisters of the House of the
Good Shepherd, 5000 st. Francis Hospital
for the Incurable at Paramount, Cincinnati,
5000; Little Sisters of Poor of st. Francis,
s., 600 to Bishop Elder, of Cincinnati, $4,000.
Mr.. Walsh was a native of Ireland, and
owned profitable distillery property at Coving-
ton and Cincinnati On retiring from business
he settled in Hartford county. He died three
years ago.
Delegate Wallen, of Queen Anne's, has in
troduced bill providing that all wages due
any laborer shall be made preferred claim
againt any individual or corporation employ
ing such laborers. The wages due are made
by the act specific lien upon the real and
personal property or the franchises of the en-
ployer, and to have the effect of judgment at
law.
upper house which was suggested by the State
Tax Commissioner. 1t provides for the taxa
ton of all foreign corporations doing bust
ness in Maryland.
So
Col. Berret, of Carroll county, chairman of
the ways and means committee of the House,
made a vigorous and able speech, ON the Sd
instant, ON the new assessment bill. This bill,
he explained, is identical with the assessment
bill passed by the Legislature of 1890, which
was vetoed by Gov. jackson.
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The bill to authorize the Commissioners of
Hartford county to pension Bridget O'Donnell
has passed the Senate; also the bill to incor-
porate the town of Aberdeen.
A new bill for the relief of the Archer bonds
men has been prepared, the first one not hav
ing been satisfactory to the Governor. The
substitute requires the bondsmen to pay the
fee of Mr.. John P. Poe, the special counsel of
the State in the Archer cases, fixing the fee
at g, 900, together with the court costs in all
cases, amounting to 81. 2022S The bill fixes
the total liability of the bondsmen at $751;
202. 2S.
The bill was taken up in the House on Tues
day, amended to meet the views of the Cover
nor and passed, only ten delegates voting
against it.
A bill also has been prepared, which will be
introduced, authorizing the comptroller and
treasurer to adjust and settle the claims of the
State against the holders of bonds belonging
to the State which were hypothecated by
Stevenson Archer, late State treasurer, for the
value of said bonds or their proceeds over the
amounts for which the same were hypothe-
Gated.
The assessment bill of the ways and means
committee is meeting with so much adverse
criticism that it is feared neither it nor any
other assessment bill can be passed at this
session. 1t is claimed that in its present shape
it is altogether in the interest of corporations
and would not equalize taxation. If no as
sessment bill is passed the Baltimore San
points out constitutional mode by which
some of The inequalities of the existing assess
ment can be remedied. 1t says
'sIn case of failure to enact an assessment
law it is commended that the existing law, if
executed, will afford relief from inequalities.
Section 1877 of article 81 of the code makes it
the duty of the County Commissioners and
the Appeal Tax Court annually to correct the
assessment of the property in their respective
counties and the city of Baltimore Section
145 of the same article gives the Commission
sioners and Appeal Tax Court the authority
to send out "a written or printed summons
containing such interrogatories in regard to
such property as they may require to be an
swered on OATH "
Mr. Stearns has obtained leave for bill to
pension Adelia A. Crawley, of Hartford county;
also to amend the wild fowl law of the county.
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Both Senate and House have passed the bill
the money received from the
federal government to the payment of the
State debt. No better disposition can be made
of surplus funds, by government or indivi-
duals, than in the the payment of debts.
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Debate on the assessment bill began in the
Senate on Wednesday. An amendment Of
fered by Mr.. Sans, of Baltimore, to tax rail-
way tunnels, subways, bridges, &C., at their
actual value was adopted.
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Senator Hayes handed in, ON Wednesday,
his assessment bill, which is almost identical
with the one vetoed by Governor Jackson in
1890.
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Attorney General Poe in his opinion concern
ing the Calvert county contest says that until
it is determined whether vacancy exists or
not the President of the Senate cannot order
new election for Senator to take the place
of the dead Senator Talbot. Also that the
President has no power to fix the day of hold
ing the election that no valid election can be
held in Calvert county under the Australian
ballot act before the expiration of the present
session, and the vacancy can not be filled
until the general election in 1898.