Evening capital., 1896-02-26
LEGISLATIVE ROUTINE.
Night Sessions Begin-Orders Adopted
Debate on the Assessment and EIec-
rfon bills


House passed an order yesterday to hold
evening sessions during the remainder
OF the week.
At last night 5 session an order was
passed to give $40 worth OF stamps to
Sergeant-at-Arm Deyilbiss.
Also orders, to pay VIM. McNasby SIS
for the table furnished, and James
Munroe $3.50 for material for decorat-
ing the chair aud desk Of a deceased
member.
An order was passed to pay Thomas
Fades S25 so per day for 80 days work as
janitor of the House.
The Senate took up for consideration
the Herring assessment bill and devoted
the entire evening session on 1t.
NOTES.
An order that each of the employees
named by the committee on organization
Of the House lie allowed 325 worth Of
stationery was reported favorably by the
committee on CLAIMS and was opposed
by DR.. Barber, who said that the en-
ployes had no need of stationery and the
allowance would be "A simple grataity
1t was also opposed by Mr.. Koontz and
was defeated-ayes, 26; nays, 49,
The bill to incl ease the salary of the
Governor to $4,000 q year was reported
unfavorably and the report adopted.
When the bill to provide for election
of school commissioners came up on It's
third reading, the House, on motion OF
Mr.. Cook, resolved itself into a COM
mittee of the whole and Mr.. Cook offer
ed an amendment providing that the
commissioners shall be chosen at the
congressional instead of the general
elections, which was adopted
Two Anne Arundel delegations were
before the committee on Chesapeake
bay aud its tributaries yesterday in be
half of the oyster and fish laws. +. A.
Hartge, VIM. and Harry Glover, VIM.
Woodheld. Herman Wood, Edward
Dixon, w. L. Leatherbury, Morris
Smith, Joseph Smith, Hamilton Lyons,
VIM. Lyons, VIM. Zang, julius Phipps
and others asked the committee TO
exempt for two years from dredging and
longing the bay shore known as Parker S
Island. They also asked that the exempt
ed oyster longing ground III West,
Rhode and South rivers be continued
two years longer.
A delegation composed of Jno. Frank,
Jr.. George Quad, Henry Campbell,
James Lowman and George Heller OBJ
iected to the bill before the Legislature
excluding pound-net fishing. The propo
sition of the Anne Arundel fishermen
is that they be allowed to fish in pound
nets 500 yards from shore below Poole's
Island. They said they were willing to
pay So each for pound and seine fishing,
which will be charged if their request Is
granted.
To-DAY's SESSION.
The Senate refused to concur in the
action Of the House in reference to civil
service The Cunningham amendment
to refer the matter to the people at the
next general election was objected to. A
committee was appointed by the Senate
to confer with similar committee from
the House. If the House does not recede
from its action, the bill will remain de-
feated.
A committee, consisting of Counsellor
Stockett, and Aldermen Ridout, Kill.
man, Bright and Crandall, and Elihu 5.
Riley, Joshua Liuthicum and Nicholas
IL. Green, were before the Senate COM
mittee to-day, urging the passage of the
bill to repeal the law compelling the
City Council of Annapolis to issue SlO,-
600 in city bonds for erecting school
house.
A delegation Of Jr. 0. U. A. NJ. men
met with cold reception by the ways
and means committee this morning
They came down from Baltimore to
protest against any appropriation by the
| State to sectaTian institutions. When
| the object of their visit became known,
they were refused hearing and inform
| ed 10 come next week.
Senator Dobler introduced 4 bill to-
day to make March 25th legal holiday,
to be known as s'Colonists Day
Ex-senator L. NJ. Allen, of Hartford
county, will make an address IN the
House at $50 o o'clock tomorrow morn
ing on reassessment Of property.
A bill was introduced in the House to
have the American Flag placed OH all
putlic school buildings.
The Dobler election bill was again ta-
ken up for consideration by the Senate.
Many amendments we're offered and
adopted.
In the House the Bankard assessment
bill was the most important matter un.
| der discussion to-day. Much time was
consumed in debate on All amendment
/ 70 Tax pars01aReS. Ibis Was Oeledleu
| by a vote of IL to So.
Among the orders offered in the SEN
ate to-day were: TO pay the messenger
to the printer aud mail carrier $3.50 pei
day during the entire session. To pay
II. u. Fisher, clerk of the Kent County
Circuit Court $l69 for fees in the West
c0tt-Pearce contected election case. IL
pay the Sergeant-at-arms $3.50 for sery-
Ing notices.
Delegate Cole of the Anne Arundel
| delegation introduced bill te-day {,
| prohibit the shooting of all game iron
| December 10 10 November 10 of eacl
year. The bill embraces every kind d
game found iR Anne Arundel county
| A bill Was also introduced BY the same
member to reduce the per dien OF eacl
! county commissioner to S4.00 and Al
| lowing cents each way for milage
The commissioners have heretofore Ell
jOyed the salary of $1,000 per day To-
| their services.
A bill has been introduced to al low
the Sheriff 80 cents per day for boarding
prisoners at the Jail, and compelling th'
county commissioners TO settle th'
Sheriff's accounts at the end OF eacl
| m0ntk and nav the same in cash