Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-01-23
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
TO-Ddu'S DOinUS in the
House and Senate.
Both Houses Adjourn Until s P. n.
Monday.

The House met ut - O'Clock noon and
was opened with PRAYER by the Rev. .Ino.
Edwards of Annapolis Seventy-seyen
members answered to their name at roll
call, The reading Of the Journal of the
previous day were dispensed with and the
House proceeded to routine business.
A petition signed by sixty-nine citizens
of Brunswick, Frederick county, asking
the passage of an act requiring that the
national cOlOTs be raised on the state
Capitol building every day during the
wear, except Sunday, was referred to
committee on public buildings.
Several orders were offered excusing
members on account OF sickness and
business.
The following leaves to introduce bills
were offered
BY Mr.. Bankard, to provide for
Farmers Institute in the State and to
appropriate sum of money therefor.
by Mr. Applegarth to repeal and re-
enact with amendments section Ii, y,
and "a, of art. AZ of the Code of Public.
General Laws. title "lnsOlyencies.
BY Mr.. Cunningham, bill, title
crimes and punishments and to reenact
same with amendments, under subtitle
of vagrants and tramps.
BY Mr.. Cunningham, to add an adj
ditiOnal section to article 40. of the Code
of Public General Laws, title Husband
and Wife.
BY Mr.. Otto, to appropriate the sum
of 81 ,592 out of the public school fund
to reimburse Garrett county, for an in
stallment of the State school tax with
r g
in the State treasury.
BY Mr.. Pyles, to refund to Jas. F.
Perkins, collector of Prince George cou-
ty the sum of $l03.29, money overpald
in the State treasury.
BY Mr.. Hilleary, to incorporate the
town of Lock Lynn Heights in Garrett
county, Md.
The House cOncurred in message from
the Senate that all bills TO sanction be-
quests, diviseS, sales, gifts or conveyan-
ces to religious objects be referred to
committee on Judicial proceedings of
the respective houses, and the said com.
mittees acting jointly, are instructed to
report on March 18th, general bill en-
bracing all such bills.
1t was ordered that when the House
adj0urns today it stands adjourned until
Monday, January 9th, at Sp. m.
A bill entitled an act to regulate the
payment of pensioners in Frederick
county, and providing penalties for the
violation of its provisions was read q
third time and passed.
A bill entitled an act authorizing the
sheriff of Frederick dOunty to appoint a
fireman for the Jail Of said county, and
providing for his compensation was read
a third time and passed.
A bill entitled an act to regulate the
employment of labor upon the public
streets, alleys and ways OF Frederick
City, and providing penalties for the
violation of its provisions, was read a
third time and passed.
A bill to sanction the bequests of
50, 600 to the Trustees of the Madison
street Presbyterian Church of Balti-
more city, contained in the last Will and
testament of John Plyman, late Of said
city, was read Srd time and passed.
Speaker Mudd asked and obtained leave
! of the House, under the order of the
committee on organization giving him
pow er to make certain appointments OF
employees, that their pay shall not ex-
ceed $3.50 per day instead OF : 5.OO as
heretofore. He said that his reason
ror asking this privilege Of the House
was that some of the employees, duties
were very tritiing, while Others were
very onerous, and that where the duties
were too much fer one employee, that
he might appoint two at the same pay
of one. He said that the committee on
organization had not fixed the pay of
the petty employees Of the House and
he thought that 81 5O,a day was sufficien
for the tritliDg duties some had to per-
| form.
On motion, at 1.10 p. M, the House
adjourned until Monday night at s
o'clock.
Senate.