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

regulate IT, State militia: to repair
the execntiTe mansion: to create a
commissions 70 inquire into the dis
trIbutIon 81 tie school tax: to pro-
vide for pairing for the extension Of
the Aaryland penitentiary.
Monday. April 4, 1892.
Senator Lii refused to affirm or
deny q report that he was contem-
plating the transfer Of his strength
IN the national convention to Sem
ator German.
Ex-President Cleveland had q
most enthusiastic reception at Pro-
violence. I. l., on Saturday evening,
aud made = strong speech. tx
Governor Campbell, of Ohio, also
spoke.
The letters received daily by Con-
gressmen from their constituents,
rs well as reports brought back by
Congressman who have recently
visited Their homes, show that the
tide OF public opinion is setting in
all sections in favor of Mr.. Cleye-
lands nomination for the presi-
dency.
Charles Smart, young man of
twenty years, attempted last Thurs
day to assault Ella Guin, the eleven
year-old daughter Of Rev. j. W.
GUM; nsaE Rixly. Perry county.
Ark. tgYhe 80 screams frighten-
ed Stuart and heran away. Neigh
bors organized a posse and started
in pursuit. They overlook him
near Perryv;lle and Stuart fired
twenty shots from his Winchester
into the party, wounding half a
dozen OF them. Stuart was fatally
shot himself.
LEGISLATIVE.
The bill increasing the salaries
of judges was passed by the House,
and now goes to the Governor for
approval.
The House bill authorizing the
city of Baltimore to subscribe $780,
ono to the Baltimore and Eastern
Shore Railroad passed the Senate.
The telephone bill passed the
Senate by a unanimous vote. A
clerical error was discovered in it
which necessitated amendment, and
it must be returned to the House,
where it will come up today.
The House passed House bills to
establish an asylum for the insane
of the State; to regulate the sale of
liquor in st. Mary's county; to pro-
hibit the removal of property liable
for rent until rent is paid.
A favorable report was made to
the Senate on Mr.. Wirt's civil SER
vice bill. 1t is to late to pass it at
this session, but the favorable re-
port is regarded as paving the way
for future legislative action.
Tuesday, April 5, 1892.
The Maryland Court of Appeals
began its April term yesterday.
Argument of cases will begin today.
VIM. j. Gibson died near En-
mitsbuyy from being struck by a
falling Rg.
An electric light company was
organized at Westminster.
Caroline and Prince Georges
county courts met yesterday.
LEGISLATIVE.
The Maryland Legislature adj
journed last night. A brief session
of tue Senate will be held shortly
for The purpose OF confirming APP
po;ntinents.
TIE members of the House pre-
sen.el Spec, er Vandiver with a
silver punch bowl, End the officers
of the House gave him ladle.
The presen setioD was made by Mr..
Laird, who complinented the Speak
er highly on the i-'partiality and
ability with which he had presided
over Che delibesat ons of tn House.
The Speaker made an appropriate
reply, in which he said the members
had discharged their duty with
fidelity and Intelligence.
Governor Brown will probably
veto q number of the measures
passed by the Legislature appro-
priating money, among them that
appropriating 800, 900 for free
books in the public schools and
that giving SIS, 900 for new insane
asylum. The Governor yesterday
vetoed the bill appropriating S., 900
for monument to the memory of
the Maryland patriots of the Amer