Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-05
LEGISLATURE TODAY.
REMOVAL OF THE NAVAL ACAD-
EMY CONDEMNED.
The Democrats Show Their Power in
the Senate-Not Ready to Elect
State Treasurer.
sENATE.

State Treasurer.
SENATE.
In the Senate to-day the republicans
saw that the democratic mem
bers were organized and were prepared
to show their power when the case de.
mands.
Yesterday the House sent To the SEN
ate a message asking for IA joint session
at noon to-day for the election of State
treasurer. The message WAS not receiv
ed until after the Senate had adjourned.
To-day the resolution was taken up Oy
the upper house aud was defeated by a
strictly party vote.
The House then made nominations
and sent word 10 the Senate that ii was
ready to 60 into an election. Spencer
G. Jones being nominated by the demo-
Gratis and Thomas j. SchryOck by the re-
publicans. 4 second message was sent
To the Senate, aud the republicans took
the opportunity To offer a message con-
curing. This was voted down by the
democrats and one substituted by the
non -coucurTing which was adopted.
HOUSE.
The House convened at noon to-day
with eighty-one members present at the
roll-call.
A communication was read from the
State Printer, stating that the testimo-
nv in the contested election cases would
be ready to be delivered to the House on
Friday. Speaker Mudd stated that an
investigation would be made about the
negligence of the printer in this and other
matters of legislative printing.
An order was offered that the COM
mittee OH claims pay to Delegates De
hoff $4,000. for expense incurred in at
tending the funeral of ex-Delegate Birk-
held, late of Baltimore county.
That the members OF tile Maryland
State Temperance Alliance be granted
use of the House of Delegates on Tues
day evening next. The order was grant
ed by unanimous consent.
At one O'Clock the bill to pay MIS-.
Laura Webb Que thousand dollars for
damages sustained in the sinking Of a
dredge boat III Ches er river by the po-
lice steamer was taken up rs special or
der of the day. The bill was Oh its third
reading and final passage.
The bill met with opposition from
several Delegates, who spoke against its
passage. Delegate Ford, of Baltimore,
made strong appeal to the members in
behalf of the measure aid denounced the
oyster navy in bitter terms.
BILLS.
Among the bills introduced was the
following:
by Delegate Entitled an act
to authorize and require the County Com
missioners of Anne Arundel to build a
draw or toll bridge over Curtis creek, in
said county, from Walnut Point on the
east side of said creek, to a point oppo-
site on the west side of said creek, and
to provide by taxation the means for
building the same and in case the tolls
and rates are at any time insufficient to
pay com pensatiOn allowed the keeper or
to keep the same in good order and re-
pair, to provide by taxation for means
for defraying the deficit.
A resolution was offered to order the
Board of Public Works to make arrests
of all vessel owners who are registered
ut Camden, N. j., aid who have been
dredging in Maryland waters.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Governor Lowndes left here yesterday
afternoon for Clarksburg, West Virgin
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brother. He will return tomorrow.
The assessment bill is hanging fire in
the committees. BY the time it comes
up for final passage, it will not be recog-
Ilized by its author. \ yesterday Delegate
zee presented bill providing for home
rule in assessment. 1t vests the right in
the county commissioners of the several
counties to make all assessments and
valuations of property in the counties
under the law now in the statute books.
Mr.. Lee SAYS ne was prompted to offer
this bill on account of the delay in re-
porting general reassessment measure
and because he thinks it doubtful wheth-
er such assessment bill will be passed
when brought in.
This makes three assessment bills now
before the General Assembly. The mem
bers can take their choice, but it is hard
ly probable if the people will get any.
With two civil service bills, three re,
assessment bills and prospect of several
election and school hook bills, the time
of the Senate and House will be occu-
pied during the second month of the ses
sion.