Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-03-24

0atuFuay, March ~, 1919.
A State convention of Maryland
colored people met al Annapolis.
New York's State census shows
a net gain of population over the
federal census Of 4S3,S54.
The Democratic Editorial Asso-
citation Of Maryland has chosen del
egates to the National Editorial
Association.
Miss Priscilla NJ. Dorsey, the last
surviving daughtorof Chief Justice
Thomas Beale Dorsey, died near
I1llicott City, III her eightieth year.
Mr.. Cleveland denies that lie had
prepared a letter declining to be a
candidate and was persuaded to-
withdrawn. The ex- President was
ffty-fvc years old yesterday. lie
spent his birthday with Mrs. CleYe-
land at Lakewood.
The House elections committee,
BY a vote Of z to /, has voted to re-
commend the seating Of Noyes, the
republican contestant in the twenty
eight district Of New York, aud the
nnseating Of Rockwell, democrat,
the sitting member.
LEGISLATIVE.
The ways and means committee
has reported to the House the gen
eral appropriation bills.
The bill for the relief Of the
Archer bondsmen win be called up
in the Senate next week.
The Senate committee on con-
stitntional amendment has reported
Mr.. Gorter's bin for the amend.
ment Of article is 81 the Declare
ton Of Rights, with an amend
mont.
The Senate, by a unanimous vote,
passed over the Governors veto tho
bill to incorporate the Annapolis,
Eastport and Bay Ridge Electric
Railway and Power Company Of
Anne Arundel County.
In the House Mr.. Joyce reported
Mr.. Thompson's telephone bin un-
fayorably from the corporations
committee. A motion was made to
substitute the bin for the unfavor-
able report, and the motion was
made the order Of the day for next
Wednesday.
Ia the Senate Mr.. Hayes, from
the finance committee, reported
faYorably the House assessment
bill with the senate bin as an II
,menament The amended bill was
Ssen read the second time, thernles
were suspended and the bill read
third time and passed. Messrs
Coffin, Posey and Wilkinson, re-
publicans, alone voted against it.
Monday, March n, 1892.
The State Colored Convention,
after passing a series Of resolutions
sad appointing committees, adj
journcd on Saturday morning.
The Worlds Fair executive com
mittee will 60 to Annapolis Wednes-
day in the interest Of Maryland's
appropriation.
Many roads in Carroll county are
rendered impossible by snow drifts
eight OF nine feet deep.
Frederick Heigel committed sui
eide in Philadelphia by putting his
head under trip-hammer.
lsx-Speaker Reed is credited with
4 desire to be delegate to the Re-
publican National Convention, with
Che hope that there viii be a chance
for him TO play the role Of Garfield
-and carry off the nomination.
At dinner of the st. Patrick
Society Of Brooklyn the name Of
Hill was received with disapproyal,
while that Of Cleveland was greeted
with an "outburst Of applause"
The election Of Congressman
Roger @. Mills as United States
Senator from Texas seems assured
BY Instructions from county priin-
aries heard from yesterday.
Senator Hill has returned to
Washington. He declined to give
. version Of what passed between
himselfand Congressman O. Ferrall,
Of Virginia, in regard to the Noyes-
Rockwell contest.
I'll gva,,av r yvailoa