Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-02-25

On February 10th, on motion OF Mr..
Combs, leave was granted 20 the ST. Ma
rvs county delegation and Mr. Lane TO in
troduce bill entitled an Act authorizing
the County Commissioners Of ST. Mary's
county to appropriate sum Of money suf-
fcent 20 build q school house for white
children, In the seventh election district OF
said county, at q site 70 be decided upon
by the School Board.
Also, leave was granted 20 the ST. Ma
| rvs county delegation and Mr.. Lane 10 In.
troduce a bin entitled an Act 10 provide for
the appointment Of County Treasurer for
81. Mary's county.
Also. leave was granted 20 the St Ma
rvs delegation and Mr.. Lane 20 introduce
bill entitled an Act prescribing the CON-
pensation and regulating the sessions OF
the Orphans Court Of ST. Mary's county.
Also, leave was granted To the ST. Ma
rvs county delegation and Mr.. Lane to in.
troduce bill entitled an Act to provide for
the repairs of the public roads in st. Ma
rvs county.
On February nth, Mr.. Combs presented
petition from George w. Parks and 125
other oystermen of ST. Mary's county, pray
ing that the Oyster Law may be so amend
ed as to prohibit the taking of oysters dur
ing the months Of April and September,
which was read, and referred to the Com
mittee on Chesapeake Bay and its Tribu-
ries.
On February 18th, Mr.. Combs intro
duced bill entitled an Act to refund TO
VIM. A. Lyon, Collector Of Taxes in the
Seventh election district CfSt. Mary's coun-
ty, sum Of money enormously paid by
him into the Treasury OF the State, which
was read a first time, and referred to the
| Committee on Claims
In the Senate, on the 18th instant
a spirited debate on the bill to author
ize the Governor TO lease the tobacco ware
houses for general storage purposes when
not required for the storage of tobacco con-
sumed the best part of the sitting. The
bill provides that when the warehouses are
50 leased out the Governor can appoint
keeper for each at a salary of OIL 800 year,
with clerks at $1,000 and laborers at 81 g
day, and this promise of new offices TO take
the place of the two inspectors who had
been dispensed with two years ago greatly
interested the politicians and number of
them were on hand. The Sun thus reports
the subsequent proceedings:
During the debate on the bill Senator
Wilkinson, republican, of 81. Mary's, said
he had been informed that this is pet
measure ofthe Governor He had no doubt
of the superior wisdom OF the Governor in
great majority of matters, but il is human
to err, and in this case he is "way of" He
is doubtless an excellent farmer, but not
tobacco farmer. "When you touch the to-
bacco interests" continued the Senator,
"you touch the dearest interests of my
heart" The Governor exercises his right
10 veto the Senate, and now is good OPP
portunity for the Senate to veto the Gov
ernor. In opposing the bill he was backed
up by the entire tobacco trade Of Balti-
more and by the planters. Mr.. Wilkinson
gave brief history Of the warehouses. In
old times each county had its own ware
houses. They had been concentrated in
Baltimore and the State issued bonds to
pay for the buildings. Charges were lev
led upon tobacco which soon paid off these
bonds and now the warehouses really be-
long to the tobacco-growing counties and
are held for them in trust by the State. Mr.,
Wilkinson was willing to have democrats
in the warehouses as long as they do as
well as they have done lately. He was not
talking politics. He was talking tobacco.
Politics would could later. for If this bill Is
passed it will insure his return to the Sem
ate, if he wants to come, Notwithstanding
the Australian ballot law. In 1879 all five
warehouses Were insufficient and the State
had TO pay thousand dollars for addition
al storage, and if tobacco is 10 be scattered
around II win he impossible 70 have il in
sured. The warehouses are not charge
on the State, but on the contrary are pay
ing a large surplus In the treasury.
Mr.. Wilkinson was listened to with
marked attention, but, as the vote showed,
the Senators were like the fishes who lis
tened 10 the sermon Of good ST. Antonius.
Mr.. Wilkinson moved the indefinite post
ponement of the bill, but could muster but
three woes 70 sustain him. An amend
ment by Mr.. Coffin to require the reception
of Maryland tobacco in the rented ware
houses, when the other warehouses are
filed, upon the same terms as at present
was rejected by a vote Of 8 tolls.
In the same decisive manner Mr.. vii
kinson's motion TO postpone the bill for
week 10 give the planters ar opportunity
to be heard was disposed Of
When Dir. Moss moved 20 suspend the
rules and pass the bill il stirred Mr.. VIII.
kinson to his depths. He said that unfo.-
tunatelY the tobacco growing counties were
represented By republicans and that this
motion hurried him up too much. To pass
the bill, he said, would give the tobacco
growers n black eye which the Governor
cannot cure with all the po lltices he can
apDIy hut il WA PASSED all the same