Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-03-31

Wednesday, March 90, 1892.
Ex-Mayor Grace, of New York.
thinks the vote Of the New York
delegation to the National Demo-
cratic Convention viii be divided
equally between che Hill and Cleye-
land men.
The Pennsylvania board of par
dons recommended q pardon in the
cases Of John A. Mellon and VIII
liam FL. Porter, the Beaver Star
publishers who were convicted of
libelling Senator Quay.
The silver debate attracted a
large attendance of visitors to the
House. The speech of Mr.. Ray
ner, Of Maryland, against the bill
was regarded as especially able.
Mr.. Page, of Maryland, win speak
against the bill today.
Hon. Roger @. Mills was almost
unanimously elected Udited States
Senator from Texas yesterday to
succeed Hon. Horace Chiffon, who
was appointed by Gov. John s.
Hogg as the successor Of Hon. John
III. Reagan, who resigned to become
chairman Of the Texas railroad
commission. Mr.. Chiffon Withdrew
from the contest before q vote was
taken.
LEGISLATIVE.
House bill for the relief of the
Archer bondsmen has been report
ed fayorably in the Senate.
The bill proposing to lease Eas-
tern bay for the purpose of oyster
planting was defeated in the House
by vote of 45 to SO.
Senate bill to appropriate $4,000
for State weather service was re-
ported unfavorably, but the bill was
substituted for the unfayorable
report.
The Governor has approved the
bill for the appointment of arbitra-
tors to settle the boundary dispute
between Maryland and West Vir-
ginia.
The bill taking the appointment
of the reporter from the Court of
Appeals and giving it to the Cover
nor passed the House by 46 to II.
1t is believed that if the House
viii not accept the Senate assess
ment bill, there will be no new
assessment. An effort will be made
to refer the whole assessment ques-
ton to conference committee.
House bill to amend the law
relating to independent nominations
failed in the Senate for want of a
constitutional majority, but the
vote was afterward reconsidered
and the bill passed.
The Senate passed Senate bills to
require railroad companies tor oper-
ate telegraph or telephone lines
along their routes; to make taxes q
first lien on property sold by trus-
tees, &c.
The executive veto of the bill for
the incorporation of the Annapolis,
Eastport and Bay Ridge Railway
and Power Company was sustained
by O unanimous vote in the House,
Mr.. Brashears stating that he had
introduced another bill to meet the
Governors objections.
Thursday, March "a, 1892.
Postmaster Tuck, of Annapolis,
will resist the effort to depose him
from the craftsmanship of the re-
publican county committee.
Charles O. Goodman, who was on
trial for the murder of John T.
Duncan. was acquitted by the jury,
who think he acted in self -defense.
The President yesterday laid be-
fore the Senate in executive session
Lord Salisbury's last note on the
Boring sea question, as well as a
copy of his reply to Lord Salisbury.
The note from the latter is said to
be evasive and unsatisfactory.
LEGISLATIVE.
The Senate assessment bill was
called up in the House and read.
The bill for the relief of the
Archer bondsmen, which passed the
House last week, passed the Senate
last night by vote of 16 to 5.
The President of the Senate has
sent to the sheriff of Calvert coun-
ty official notification of the vacancy
in the Senate from that county.
Mr.. Hayes introduced a bill pro-
viding for equality of taxation on
securities by means of graduated
assessment according to the inter-
est which they draw.
The House passed House bills for
the proper marking of tobacco pack
ages; to appropriate sum of money
for the care and treatment OF indi-
gent deserving persons; to make the
Australian ballot system apply to
the entire State except Hartford
county. 1t also passed Senate bill
appropriating money for represen-
tation Of the State at the Chicago
Fair and Senate bill providing for
free books in the public schools,
and appropriating 800, 900 to pay
for the same.