Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-03-10

In the u. D. House OF hepresen- /
tatives favorable report was made |
from the committee on war claims
on the bill providing for refunding |
to Frederick city, Nd, 900, 900 !
exacted from the city in 1854, BY |
Gen. Jubal A. Early, commanding
Confederate forces.
LEGISLATIVE.
A bill has been introduced BY Mr..
Wallen to make the wages of labor
ers a preferred claim against the in
dividual or corporation employing
them.
The House committee on cleo
items reported in the Calvert county
contested cases in favor of James
G.. Ireland and Emory r. Lane,
Democratic members, and the re-
port was adopted.
Mr.. Robert III. Gordon and Others
appeared before the judiciary COM
mittee and explained the bill pro-
viding for jury commission for
Allegany county and the general
features of the system.
The general assessment bill was
called up in the House Of Delegates
as the special order, and Chairman
Berret made q statement in explain
alton Of it, but at the request Of q
number Of Delegates, who desired
opportunity to examine its pro-
vision, its consideration was post
poned until Wednesday next.
Governor Brown has approved the
bill authorizing the lease of State
tobacco warehouses for general
storage purposes, and in connection
Herewith makes an interesting
statement. He has also approved
the following acts: Authorizing
the warden of the penisentiary to
make certain appointments; TO pay
newspapers for advertising the con-
stitutioDal amendments; TO prevent
the sale of liquor within two miles
of Walkersville, Frederick county;
empowering the commissioners Of
Caroline county to aid the Chesa-
peake and Delaware Railroad Com
pany in the construction of q branch
road; amending the charter Of the
Young Mems Christian Association
of Baltimore; making the grand
jury term in Baltimore county ten
days.
Ajtutant- General Douglas quail
fed yesterday. He win appoint
DR.. e. p. Duval, until recently
State librarian, as clerk. The new
acknowledgement manifests great
interest St III. IL s sas mssgEh the
artillery companies proposed in the
bills now pending in the Legisla-
ture is recognized, bat the adjutant-
general has asked that further &C.
ton on the bills be suspended until
the amount to be appropriated for
the general service 10 known, as the
funds now in hand will be Insult
ficient unless special provision is
made for the artillery.
Saturday, March 5, 1891.
1t is said the peach crop in Wi
comico county is almost totally des-
troyed.
The members of the Maryland
delegation in the House deny hav-
ing expressed the opinion that their
State would send Hill delegation
to the Democratic National Con-
vention.
Clarence Greaves, aged twenty
two years, while standing on the
roof of his home, in Harrisburg,
Pa, Thursday evening, watching
fire in building near by, was
seized with an apoplectic &c and
fell to the ground, breaking his
neck.
Discomfort is manifest in the
leading countries of Europe. At
Dantzic, Germany, there was
bread riot; in a town, near Paris,
anarchists, so it is reported, placed
dynamite cartridges in the doorway
of q police station, and in England
great uneasiness is felt in CONNER
cial circles over the threatened
strike of miners.
Attorney General Poe in reply to
the Senate inquiry has given his
formal opinion affirming the right
Of the General Assembly, under
the constitutional amendment re-
Gently adopted, to enact law pre-
scribing for the county commis-
sioners who were elected last No
vember terms Of service continuing
beyond the period Of two years.
LEGISLATIVE.
Excitement was created among
the Baltimore county members Of
the House by the disappearance Of
the bill Incorporating the Baltimore
County Electric Light and Power
Company, which had passed the
Legislature and had been ordered
to be engrossed for the Governors
signature. / was subsequently said
to have been located"
Mr.. Brashears, chairman Of the
temperance committee, win intro
duce bill to enable the voters of
wux aounkw mr. alonAsnu lsok~s~k A.