Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1896-01-17
Maryland Legislature.

Both houses of the General Assembly re.
convened on Monday night, when the fol-
lowing business was transacted;
In the Senate, Mr.. Randall offered mes.
sage to the House of Delegates, which was
referred, proposing joint committee to con.
fer with similar committee of the Virginia
Assembly in reference to the enactment of
laws to protect food fish in the Chesapeake
Bay and its tributaries. Mr.. Crothers intro
duced bill to remove all existing liabilities
OF married women as to the making of con-
tracts, &C., and Mr. Scott one TO abolish the
office of fire marshal.
In the House of Delegates, Speaker Mudd
announced number Of committees. Mr..
Padgett presented petition of citizens OF
the first legislative district OF Baltimore for
the passage of an act requiring the national
colors to be raised on the State capitol each
day in the year except Sundays. Leaves to
introduce bills were obtained by Mr.. Holmes,
to create a commission to prepare and re-
port modification suitable for adoption in
Maryland of the Torrens plan relating to
the transfers of real estate; by Mr.. Birnie,
to make an appropriation for free books 10
the public schools; by Mr., Applegarth, to
amend the local law of Baltimore in refer.
ence to issuing liquor licenses.
On Tuesday 10 the Senate Mr.. Michael,
from the committee on elections, reported
that the committee had determined to re-
count on Thursday evening, January 23rd,
the ballots cast in the last election in Kent
county in the Pearce Westcott contested
case. President Bruce introduced bills to
provide for three more judges in Baltimore
at the election next November; to amend
the law of eiectment so that it shall not be
necessary to distran before bringing an
ejectment suit; to amend the law relating
to judgments, so that both an execution and
attachment may be issued on judgment
at the same time and more than one execu-
ton and attachment can be outstanding.
In the House of Delegates Mr.. Cook in
troduced bill providing that any person
who shall brutally assault a child under
twelve years shall, upon conviction, be SEN
fenced to punishment at the whipping.
post
A ballot for United States Senator, to sue.
coed Charles III. Gibson, was taken in each
house of the Legislature, resulting in Repre-
sentative Geo. L. Wellington, Republican,
receiving total of twenty five votes; Sena-
tor Westcott, of Kent county, Republican,
eighteen, and Phillip Lee Goldsborough, OF
Dorchester, Republican, fourteen Several
other Republicans received smaller votes.
On the Democratic side Senator John Wal
ter Smith, of Worcester county, received
twenty one votes, and ex Representative
Daniel M. Henry, of Dorchester, nine. II
requires fifty nine votes to elect.
90 "Wednesday the Senate and House,
in joint convention, took ballot for q United
States Senator to succeed Charles II. Gibson,
with the following result: Republican,
George L. Wellington rs, Phillips L. Colds
borough II, Charles + Westcott IS, James
c. Mullikn 8, A. Lincoln Dryden 8, Robert
b Dixon l, Sydney E Mudd 1. Demo-
crats-John Walter Smith 81, Henry Page 0.
In the Senate Mr. Wilkinson introduced
an amendment to the tobacco inspection
law, 50 that all the five tobacco warehouses
will be restored to the use of the planters
and leave the Governor free TO appoint five
inspectors should he deem it necessary
President Bruce introduced joint resolutions
10 extend the term of service oil Judge Bryan,
Of the Court of Appeals, and they were re-
ferrcd. The committee on Chesapeake bay
and tributaries reported favorably the mes
sage proposing joint committee to confer
with the Virginia Legislature as TO laws for
the protection of food fish.
In the House Speaker Mudd announced
a number OF committees. Mr.. Bankard has
introduced an assessment bill which is prac-
tically the Hayes bill as passed by the Sen
ate in 1894
Representatives of Wheelmen and the
Road League will have introduced in the
Legislature bill to create state depart
ment of roads and highways for the purpose
OF investigating and reporting on the ques
ton and for tur,herng Improvements in
county road s.
The commission to select site for the new
insane asylum concluded to purchase the
Springfield estate of ex Gov. Frank Brown,
in Carroll county, for that purpose.
In the Senate Mr.. Talbot has been ap-
pointed on the following committees: Judi
cial, chairman; Militia, Retrenchment of
Expenses of State Government, Amend
ments to Constitution, Article 3, Section "a,
of the Constitution.
In the House Mr. Chlswel has been ap-
pointed on the Revaluation and Reassess-
ment Committee.