Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1896-02-14
Maryland Legislature.

testing against the removal of the Naval
Academy from Annapolis were adopted by
the Senate. The House bill to protect fish
in the Potomac river above Great Falls was
passed.
In the House leaves to introduce bills
were obtained: By MIR. Bye, to compel saw.
ings institutions in the State to report to the
State Comptroller all unclaimed balances in
their possession for the last twenty years.
BY Mr.. Mason, to create the Office of dairy
and food commissioner. By Mr.. Higgins,
providing that all foreign insurance COM
panies doing business in this State shall
pay tax to go to the maintenance of the
Baltimore city salvage corps. BY Mr.. Pad
gett, for the establishment Of naval school
at Baltimore and the maintenance of a suit
able schoolship for the purpose. The bill
offered by Mr. Markell repeating the Eastern
Shore senatorial law was passed, as also the
one doing away with days of grace on
promissory notes and drafts.
To committee of the Baltimore Board of
Trade who called on him to advocate the
very best men available for police and liquor
license commissioners and supervisors of
elections, Governor Lowndes said that the
key note of the last campaign was sounded
too high and there is difficulty in keeping it
up to that pitch. He said he would try to
carry out all campaign promises.
On Friday bill was introduced in the
Senate by Mr.. Dobler to add sections to the
election law to prevent corrupt practices at
elections BY vote of Is to Z considera-
ton of the House bill to repeal the Eastern
Shore senatorial law was postponed indefi-
nj tely.
In the House Mr.. Ford presented petit
ton, signed by over $4,000 citizens of Balti
more, to pass the local liquor license veto
bill. A petition signed by 5000 citizens of
Baltimore, asking for the passage of the
Bruce civil service bill, was presented by
Mr.. Pennington. An order introduced by
Mr.. Chiswell, and referred to the committee
on rules, directed the ways and means COM
mittee to prepare Immediately bill to re-
peal the act whereby the Baltimore and
Eastern Shore Railroad Company was
granted exemption from taxes. Leaves
to introd uce bills were obtained: BY Mr..
Bankard to donate to the Maryland Acad-
envy of Sciences the articles forming the ex.
hibit of Maryland at the Worlds Fair. BY
MIR. Abercrombie, to establish commission
Of dentists to regulate the practice of DENTS
try in the State. By Mr. Householder, to
t~;t tol,o i'll
ty. By Mr.. Crum, to permit mutual insur-
ance companies to issue regular policies,
under certain regulations, and to provide
for the punishment Of physicians and agents
making misrepresentation in applications
for policies and of agents not making proper
returns to their companies. Mr.. Apple
garth's bill to reduce the license of brokers
was defeated. The bill to authorize the
formation of corporations to protect fish and
game was passed. The committee on as
sessment and revaluation reported favorsbly
the Bankard reassessment bills,
On Monday in the Senate Mr.. Day intro
duced bill to do away with liquor license
in Elicott City. A bill was passed to en-
able the Mayor and City Council of Balti-
more to appropriate $4,000 annually for the
Naval Reserves.
Mr.. Talbott's bill, introduced by request,
provides for chartering the Montgomery
Power Company, with following incorpora-
tors: Col H. l.. Douglas, Baltimore; b. Y.
Smith and J. 9. Smith, of Hartford county,
Md; r. Lancaster Williams, of Richmond,
Va. d S. Mackall, OF Fairfax county, Va;
Horace Scummings, of Washington, d. T.,
and Thomas r Patton, Powell Evans and
Henry l.. Townsend, of Philadelphia. The
company, whose headquarters must be in
Montgomery county, Md, is empowered to
fur nish in Maryland, Virginia or the Dis
trict of Columbia electric, hydraulic, pneu-
matte or steam power for driving machinery,
lighting or heating 1t may acquire land
to the amount of not more than 5000 acres,
buy and sell water power rights, &c, and
may have a capital stock Of from $4,000 to
100000. The company may also CONSOLE
date with other corporations and enjoy all
rights under the general incorporation laws
1t must begin the construction of its work
within two years The plan is to locate the
works at the Little Falls of the Potomac,
and the lines of the company may cross the
canal in such way as not to interfere with
traffic. 1t may buy strips of lands for right
OF way to erect poles and wires or to lay
conduits, not exceeding rs feet in width.
Leaves to introduce bills in the House
were obtained: By Mr.. Padgett, to provide
a penalty tor failure to return fish boxes to
wholesale fish dealers. BY Mr.. Holmes, to
exempt all personal property belonging to
persons other than the tenant from execu-
ton in case Of distraint for rent.
On Tuesday the Senate committee on
finance reported without recommendation
the bill to make an appropriation to pro
vide for the holding OF farmers institutes in
the counties of the State. Senator Bruce
bill to enable husband To
convey real estate by his separate deed when
his wife becomes insane, and Senator Dob
Ter one To increase the number of matrons
at the police stations in Baltimore
In the House Mr. Hopkins presented a
petition asking that the whole of the Little
Choptank river be open to fishermen, An
order was adopted granting the use OF the
hall of the House TO the committee on civil
service for the purpose OF giving public
hearing To persons opposed to the passage
of the Bruce civil service bill. Leaves to
introduce bills were obtained by Mr.. Mason,
prohibiting the sale Of intoxicating liquors
within 300 feet of the outer boundaries Oh
Clifton Park, Baltimore; by Mr.. Psdgett, to
exempt property of sub tenants and boarders
from distress Tor rent. Resolutions were
adopted protesting against the removal OF
the Naval Academy from Annapolis and
asking for the erection Of a public building