The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1894-04-06
LEGISLATIVE NOTES,

The Governor has signed the bill amending
the game law for Hartford county.
The bill to authorize the Commissioners to
pension Hamilton Norris, of Hartford county,
passed the House on March 29th.
The bill incorporating the Baltimore and
Northern Railroad Company, giving it the
privilege of receiving by purchase or otherwise
other railroads, passed the House. This road
will run from Baltimore to some point on the
Pennsylvania line and will parallel for this
distance the Mary land Central, or, as 1t is now
known, the Baltimore and Lchigh Road. In
committee of the whole the House amended
the bill BY providing that unless its construc-
tion is commenced in two years and the road
completed aud operated in four years the
charter and privileges granted by the act are
to be VOID. In this shape the bill was passed
by both Houses.
Senator Baker offered an order to pay Rev.
Watson Case 500 for officiating as chaplain
of the House on several occasions, when the
regular chaplain was not present referred to
the committee on finance.
The bill to incorporate the Baltimore and
Loreley Electric Railway passed the House
last Friday.
The general oyster bill reported by Mr.. Legg
WAS also passed by the House the same day.
Mr.. Scarboro's bill to include Hartford coun-
ty in the act of 1892 relating to criminal juris-
dction was passed by the House on Friday.
The Senate, last Saturday, passed bills to
authorize the commissioners OF liaflOru cOun-
ty to grant pensions to Tobias +. Stansbury
and Hamilton Norris.
The House passed the following bills on
Saturday:
To amend the charter of Aberdeen to
amend the charter of the Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Company in Hartford county bill relat-
ing to bonds of collectors of taxes in Hartford
county.
The anti-pool bill passed the House, on
Monday night, by a vote of 70 to s. This bill
was passed upon an earnest demand from all
parts of the State, and the Legislature acted
wisely in thus yielding to the wishes of the
better element of the State.
Both Houses adjourned on Monday, at mid
night. At the afternoon session magnificent
silver service, costing $500, was presented to
Speaker James ii. Preston, by the members
and officers of the House. The presentation
speech was felicitously made by Mr.. Norman
II. Scott, Jr., a Republican member from
Washington county, in the course of which
he said
sit affords me great pleasure to say to you,
sir, that | know of no member of this House
who enjoys the confidence and respect of his
associates i'll greater degree than youorselt.
As its presiding officer you have been equal
to every responsibility and requirement; your
consideration and courtesy have been unfail-
ing; your rulings have been fair and impair
tial your judgment has been quick and, l
think, correct if we except few decisions on
the question of adjournment. In word, sir,
your party associates made no mistake when
they selected you to ill this high office"
Speaker Preston, in voice choking with
emotion, thanked his ellow-delegates for
their kind consideration. He said:
''When the gavel falls tonight for the last
time in this session | will have looked into the
faces of many of you for the last time. and we
will then retire into private life and to other
duties and other aims. 1t is great pleasure
to me to be able to'look back upon the person
al associations with you all with the feeling
of pleasure and without the remembrance of
Il single jarring incident to mar the charm of
the memories of the present session."
President John Walter Smith was presented
with a handsome gold watch and chain 'as a
token of appreciation by his fellow Senators
of his integrity and ability as Senator and
impartiality as a presiding officer" The
watch bore an inscription to that effect
Senator Evans, of Baltimore city, made the pre-
sentation in neat speech, which was properly
responded to by Mr.. Smith Senator Rogers,
OF Howard county, and Senator Smith, of Caro-
line county, made felicitous and highly COM
plimentary speeches on the occasion. The in
cdent was one of the pleasantest episodes of
the closing hours of the session.
At midnight farewell addresses were de-
liyered in the Senate by President Smith and
in the House by Speaker Preston.