Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-02-18

From the Baltimore Sun.
Friday, February IL. 1892.

Friday, February IL, 1892.
Mr.. Collins will push earnestly
his bills relating to agriculture.
The Governor gave State din
ner to the members Of the Senate.
The trustees of j. j. Nicholson
& Sons say their statement will pro-
badly not be ready until the end of
this month. 1t lis rumored that the
liabilities of the bank will aggregate
about a million dollars, while the
value of the assets lie predetermined.
Bills were introduced In the
House to assess for taxation the ten
million dollars of additional stock
issued by the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad, and to amend fhe charter
Of the Belt Railroad.
Mr.. Sidney Wales has petitioned
the Circuit Court of Anne Arundel
County for a mandamus to compel
the comptroller to pay him the sum
which he claims as commissions on
the direct tax fund recently repaid
to.the State by the federal govern
ment.
The Maryland House of Dele
gates passed the Laird tariff reform
resolution with an amendments, all
the democrats present (78) voting
for il, three republicans voting "a
gainst it and three requesting to be
excused from voting. The amend
ment expresses confidence in the
Judgment and ability Of Maryland's
Senators and Representatives in
Congress to deal with tariff reform.
The largest and most earnest del
cgation of the session had an au-
dienco with the Governor in favor
OF the appointment of Mr.. Thomas
+. McNul:y to Official position.
The Governor sent TO the Senate
nominations for Cecil and Caroline
counties.
Saturday, February Is, 1892.
1t is regarded as almost certain
that no appropriation greater than
$50. 900 will be made to the Worlds
Fair.
Senator John Walter Smith will
take steps to have the IL cent tax
heretofore levied for the treasury
relief loan continued for the benefit
of the public schools.
BY Mr.. Wilkinson, to appropriate
100000 of the direct tax to build
and furnish white public schools
and 5000 to build and furnish
colored schools.
At Roanoke, Va, Will Lavender,
colored, who attempted a criminal
assault on a little white girl, was
taken from the officers by party of
$50 men and hanged. Lavender
made full confession.
The nomination of Edward Hall
to be postmaster at Havre de Grace,
Nd, is to be sent to the Senate
Monday next.
The Governor expresses the pur-
pose OF completing all his appoint
ments, local and general, in week.
As soon as he gets through the APP
pOintments he will make trip over
the oyster grounds, in order to in
form himself on the oyster resources
of the State.
Both branches of the MARYLAND
Legislature adjourned until Mon
day evening. Delegate James G.
Berret, of Carroll county. celebrat-
ed his seyenty-sevcnth birthday, and
the House adopted resolution of
congratulations.
Hon. William i. Wilson. OF West
Virginia. makes a statement. which
has the Endorsement of his demo-
cratic colleagues on the ways and
means committee of the Fiftieth
Congress, in which he refutes
declaration published in Senator
kenna's interview, in which the
Senator was quoted as saying the
Mills tariff bill was the arbitrary
detection OF eight men. On the
contrary, Mr.. Wilson SAYS. the bill
was constantly committed to the
judgement of the full party repre-
sentatives.