Saint Mary's beacon., 1894-04-05


sixth judicial circuit. The bill for
the protection Of motor men failed
in the House for want of constitu-
tional majority, but motion to re-
consider the vote is pending. The
afternoon session of the House was
principally taken mp with politics,
brought ont by bills from Frederick
and Garret counties. At the even
ing session of the Senate the bill to
appropriate $1,000 to aid the Asso-
citation of Veterans Of the Mexican
War in erecting q monument was
reported unfavorably by the finance
committee, but the bin was subs.i-
tuted for the report and ordered to
be engrossed. The House at the
evening session passed the joint re-
solution authorizing the Governor
to appoint an -Arbor Day in April !;
also, the bill to prevent the 'ssweat-
ing" system. The general oyster
law has passed both houses and now
goes to the Governor. The House
elections committee reported resolu-
tions dismissing the contests from
Charles and Talbot counties.
Monday. April 2, 1894.
A mass-meeting of farmers in
Frederick passed resolutions asking
the adoption of tariff reform BY the
United States Senate.
Patrick Rowan, a bridge builder
at Pittsburg, shot and killed
Edward O'Connor, his friend, while
trying to murder his wife Friday
night.
j. A. Lawrence, one of the pro-
prietors of the High View Hotel,
on the Virginia side Of the Chain
bridge, above Georgetown. cut and
dangerously wounded bis partner,
George III. Lawrence.
President J. IL. Galloway, of the
Douglasville College, Georgia. COM
mitted suicide Saturday by shoot
ing himself through the heart. He
was one of the most prominent
educators of the State.
No further outbreak has occurred
in South Carolina since Friday,
when five men were killed in fight
at Darlington over the search Of
private houses under the State
liquor despensary law.
MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.
The WALES claim has been COM
promised on $40, 900, in full CON-
pensation on account of the direct
tax refunded to the State by the
general government. Bills have
been passed to prevent policy play
ing and to reduce costs of litigation
in the Court of Appeals. The bill
to hold term each year of the
Court of Appeals in Baltimore is a
dead letter, and so is the swerage
bill for Baltimore city. A bill has
been passed increasing the numb Der
of county commissioners in Charles
county to fivv. -pI.v -hole aa.a hor
of bills introduced into the Mary
land Legislature this session was
LOLA, the great mass of them being
of local character.
1t has become necessary to intro
duce into the Maryland Legislature
and pass deficiency bill appropriat-
ing S3S, 500 to meet extra legislative
expenses. 1t is thought the Cover
nor will veto the canal claims bill ).
and the question of selling the
work is being discussed by members
of the board of public works. The
Senate amended the House bill in
cooperating the Commonwealth
Guarantee Company. The South
ern Real Estate and Trust Com pany
has been converted into the Mary
land Immigration and Trust Com
pany under an amended charter.
The bill appropriating s5, 900 to-
ward erecting a monument in Balti-
more to the Mexican war heroes
failed to receive a constitutional
The House passed bill
appropriating S., 900 per amman to
agricultural fair associations.
Tuesday, April 3, 1894.
Jas. Gray was found dead sitting
bolt upright on a fruit stand i'm
New York, with eyes wide open.
Captain Turner, of the oyster
steamer McLane, was given a scarf
pin by members of the House of |
Delegates.
Right Rey. Michael j. O'Ferrell, |
Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of !
Trenton, n. j., died yesterday at |
the episcopal residence in Trenton. |
The President sent to the Senate |
The nomination of Thomas Z. Bene-
dict, of New York, to be public |
printer, and that of Charles II. j. |
Taylor, colored, of Kansas, to be |
recorder Of deed in the District of |
Columbia.
No disorder occurred in South |
yesterday. Governor Till |
man continued the military censor
ship over the telegraph. The troops
assigned to that duty at Columbia
refused to perform it and resigned |
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