Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-04-07
LEGISLATIVE.

LEGIcLA1lNE T..
The Importance of passing the
biz for the restoration of the State
Senate chamber is strongly urged.
House joint resolutions rendering
the thanks of the State to Com
nander Richard p. Leary for his
gallant conduct at Samoa were
rad.
The House agreed to the Senate's
request for a conference on the
assessment bill and the delibera-
tons viii begin today.
The judges salary bill failed in
tie Senate for want of a constitu-
tional majority, but the vote was
reconsidered and the bill made q
special order for today.
The telephone bill passed its
second reading in the House and
was made the special order for to-
day. There was a lively debate and
interesting scenes.
The proposed appropriation for a
weather bureau for Maryland in the
interest of the farmers meets with
opposition on the part of econo-
mists in the House.
The Senate passed House bill
making the Australian ballot law
applicable to the whole State.
The House passed the bill per-
hitting the sale of cigars, tobacco,
candy, soda and mineral waters in
Baltimore on Sunday.
In the House Mr.. Ellegood made
statement denying the truth Of
the charge made in a Baltimore
paper that he had said that money
was used to influence Governor
jackson to veto the assessment bill
OF 1890.
The Senate passed an order to
pay the printer $3.50 for journals
furnished to news papers, and an
other to pay the expenses of the
late Senator Talbot in his contest
ed election case, amounting to
81 ,O39 65.
The bill to prohibit the employ
ment of children under fourteen
years of age in factories, known as
the child labor bill, was defeated in
the Senate. The Senate ordered to
Be engrossed for a third reading
Mr.. Gorter's bill prohibiting the
employment of children under six
teen more than ten hours a day.
Thursday, March 81, 1892.
Ex-Judge Peter w. Grain died at
the Howard House.
Much interest is felt in Washing
tn in the result of the election in
Rhode Island next week. A num-
Der of democratic and republican
Congressman have gone there to
make speeches.
The cruiser Raleigh will be
La1ched at Norfolk today. A
lrgo party of North Carolinians
las arrived there to witness the
launching.
A committee from the Colored
State Convention presented resolu-
tons to the Maryland Legislature
ASKING for a changein the apportion-
rlent of the public school funds.
In the United States Senate, yes
terday, Hon. Roger @. Mills APP
peared and was sworn in rs a Sena-
tor from Texas. A large number
OF Senators, Representatives aud
others extended their congratula-
tions. Mr.. Stanford spoke at length
in support of his bill to determine
the value of the legal-tender dollar.
The House spent the session in de-
bate on the free wool bill, Mr.. But
Ter, of Iowa, making the leading
speech against the bill.
LEGISLATIVE.
The Australian ballot bill, in
Gliding Hartford county in its pro-
visions, passed the House. The
bill now goes to the Governor.
The House passed House bills to
allow the organization of Catholic
. societies; to erect q monument to
Francis Scott Key in Frederick; to
punish persons encouraging minors
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- the salaries
Ehe Court of Ap-
pesls and0f the circuitcourt passed
the Senate by q vote of fourteen to
eleven.
The conference committee on the
<.n.,oral orrkor. I'LL asrrond u al a.