Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1896-01-24
Maryland Legislature.

anu providing lot the establishment IN eacn
county of a board of highways and bridges.
BY Mr.. Strobringe, to amend the law as to
giving testimony in equity suits, so that it
may be prepared as bills of exception are
now prepared by counsel Joint resolu-
tons presented by Mr.. Ravenscroft, request.
ing Congress to recognize as belligerents the
Cuban insurgents, were referred to the COM
mittee on federal relations. An uniavora
BILE report by the committee on finance on
the order to pay W. H. Richardson, of Bal,
timore, fifty dollars for services as sergeant.
alarms at the opening of the session was
adopted.
| In the House, Mr.. Baker presented pc.
tition from citizens of Kent county for the
passage of the local veto bill of the Mary
land State Temperance Alliance. Bills were
introduced: BY Mr. Markell, of Frederick,
to repeal the act requiring one United States
Senator from Maryland to be an inhabitant
of the Eastern Shore by Mr.. Ganter, to pre-
vent and punish the adulteration of medi-
cines; by Mr.. Applegarth, to modify the
pilotage law; by Mr.. Ohr, to do way with
days of grace on checks and all notes of &C.
ceptances.
On Friday and Saturday both houses of
the Legislature were in session, but the only
business of any importance transacted was
the usual daily vote for United States Sen.
ator.
On Monday in the Senate, Messrs. West
nott IF Kopt Nnrwnod Of Era6oricG
presented local option petitions. Mr.. Bir-
ME, of Carroll, presented one in the House
of Delegates. Leaves to introduce bills in
the House were obtained By Mr., Penning-
ton, to prohibit the laying of railway tracks
upon Eager street, in Baltimore city, be.
tween Park avenue and Wolfe street, with.
out the consent of the Legislature. BY Mr..
Applegrath, to reduce the license of brokers
from $75 to $25. By Mr.. Ford, to remove
the license tax imposed on oyster packers.
On Monday night Republican caucus
was held on the subject Of eecting a United
States Senator, but without definite result.
On Tuesday in the Senate Mr.. Tilghman
introduced bill to amend the chancery
q lunatic can, upon the restoration OF his
reason, have the question again submitted
to jury and passed on. Also, bill to
amend the testamentary law in reference to
the distribution of estates by executors and
administrators so as to protect them when
they give notice and pay out under order of
court to non-residents. Mr. Randall re-
ported iavorably from the civil service com
mittee President Bruce's civil service bill :.
1t was made the order of the day for Tues
day next at o'clock. The House of Dele
gates transacted no business.
A caucus of Republican members of the
General Assembly nominated Representa-
tive George L. Wellington as the candidate
for United States Senator to succeed Hon.
Charles II. Gibson. Seventy eight members
were present Only one ballot was taken,
Mr.. Wellington receiving forty votes; Phil
lips Lee Goldsborough thirty-one; Charles
Il. Westcott, five, and Rob't b. Dixon, two.
Before the result was announced there was
change of votes, which finally gave Well
ington sixty and Goldsborough eighteen.
Governor Lowndes has appointed George
M. Russum, of Caroline county, chief Judge
OF the second judicial district, IN place of
Judge Robinson, deceased.
T. Frank Tyler, of Baltimore, has been
appointed a member of the liquor license
board of Baltimore city by Gov. Lowndes.
Comptroller Robert p. Graham took the
oath OF office before Gov. Lowndes on Tues
day.
On Wednesday, in the Senate the Demo-
Gratis having majority present, resolution
was adopted protesting against n violation
of the Eastern Shore law. President Bruce
presented memorial from District Assem-
bly, No. Al, Knights of Labor. asking for
the abolition of the landlords right of dis.
traint Mr.. Randalls joint resolutions to
limit the expenditures of the General AS.
sembly were adopted. The resolution for
the extension of the term of Judge Bryan
was adopted unanimously The nomina-
ton of George NJ. Russum to be chief Judge
of the second judicial district was con.
firmed.
Leaves to introduce bills were obtained In
the House Of Delegates By Mr., Bankard, TO
forbid the laying of railway tracks on Cedar
avenue, Baltimore city. BY Mr.. Applegarth,
to submit to the people at the next State
election an amendment to the Declaration OF
Rights empowering the authorities of any
municipal corporation or the commissioners
of any county to exempt property from
municipal or county taxation. BY Mr. Put
eel, to repeal the provision of law providing
for the release of persons imprisoned for non
payment of fines on ground of insolvency.
BY Mr.. Lee, TO amend hegeneral incorpora.
ton law 80 as to permit the incorporation Of
companies for the protection of game and
fish In the State.
In the joint convention George l.. Wei
lngioD, Republican, was elected United
States Senator from March 4, 1897, TO sue
coed Charles H. Gibson. The vote was
Wellington, So; Phillips Lee Goldsborough,
/. Democrats-John Walter Smith, 80 +;
John II. Pattison, z; James E. Ellegood, 1.
Great Falls ROad.-The Georgetown
correspondent says: "The work of con-
struction of the Great Falls road is going
on at a great rate. The route has been
graded all the way up to Cabin John bridge,
and everything is in readiness for the lay
ing of the rails A number Of wooden tres
ties have been put in place at the upper end,
and the only bridge now waiting to be
erected is the iron structure which is to go
over the Powder Mill Branch, the stream
which runs south Of the Dalecarlia reser
voir, and which carries off all the water
that formerly drained into the reservoir.
The sections of the iron bridge are all lying
at present in Prospect avenue, and will be
carried on the cars TO the scene Of erection
and placed in position with al dispatch.
Tho rails and ties for the MINER end of the