Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1896-03-20
Maryland Legislature.

tecoRnltlon OF Jne CuDan insurgents as bel
ligerents were passed.
The House bill authorizing an increase
OF the capital stock of the Merchants and
Miners Transportation Company was re-
ported, with an amendment, which was
adopted, providing that stockholders failing
to subscribe for additional shares and those
subscribing and not paying up shall forfeit
their shares. The Bankard assessment bill
was reported, with the Senate bill as an
amendment, and the bill thus amended was
passed.
An order by Mr.. Bye, directing the COM
mittee on rules to report the "Lexow" reso-
lutions not later than to day, was reelected.
The elections bill was passed unanimously.
The House non-concurred in the Senate
amendment to the Bankard reassessment
bill and asked for conference, to which the
Senate agreed.
On Friday in the Senate, Mr.. Jackson In
troduced resolutions requesting the Cover
nor to appoint five commissioners, to serve
without pay, to represent Maryland at the
Tennessee Industrial Exhibition. A mes
sage was received from the Governor with
drawing the names of number of justices
of the peace The bill relating to iraternal
societies was recommitted to the committee
on judicial proceedings. The Anne Arun-
del county primary election bill was or
dered engrossed for third reading, as was
also the the game warden bill. House bill
to amend the charter of the Merchants and
Miners Transportation Company was pass
ed. The local veto bill was discussed, and
because Of adjournment went over until
Monday night as unfinished business.
Leaves to introduce bills in the House Of
Delegates were obtained: By Mr.. Cunning
ham, to require gas companies of Baltimore
city to make connections with street mains
free OF charge. BY Mr.. Ford, to authorize
the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to
issue 100000 stock for funding the float
ing indebtness of the city existing Deem
Der 81, 1895. The Senate bill to amend the
militia law was reported favorably. The
general appropriations bill was introduced
The board of public works elected F..
Albert Kurtz insurance commissioner.
1t is said the new civil service bill will be
abandoned unless it is sanctioned by the
Baltimore city delegation in the House of
Delegates and Endorsed by all or majority
of the Delegates.
The assessment conference committee had
its first meeting and elected Senator Herring
chairman.
On Monday the Senate unanimously elect
absence of President Bruce. Consideration
of the substitute for the local veto bill was
postponed until Tuesday.
Among the bills passed were the follow
ing: For the appointment of State ento-
mologist and the determination of the San
Jose scale, &c. to provide for the appoint
ment of game warden and deputy game
wardens and for the more vigorous enforce
ment of the game laws; to extend the jurs.
diction of the orphans courts to the estates
of persons absent and unheard of for seven
years; House bill to enable the Mayor and
City Council of Baltimore to issue $4,000
bonds for the improvement of Clifton Park,
Baltimore, to be used by the Baltimore k
position; to prohibit the laying of railway
tracks on portion of Eager street, Balt-
more, without the consent of the General
Assembly.
The House passed the joint resolutions re
questing the Governor to appoint commits
sion to provide representation for the State
at the Tennessee Exposition. These House
bills were passed To submit to the people
new section to the constitution Of the State
limiting the debt of any city or county to 10
per cent of the assessable basis; to appro-
pirate $4,000 to assist the Naval Veterans
Association to erect monument in Loudon
Park; to require stock brokers to pay
license of $50 for each agent or representa-.
tive.
The bills to incorporate the Montgomery
Power Company, and to authorize the May
or and Council of Rockville to issue bonds
to raise money to construct water works
have passed the Senate and now go TO the
House of Delegates.
On Tuesday in the Senate the bill relating
to legislative procedure was referred to the
committee on judicial proceedings 1t was
alterward reported with amendments and
passed. A message was received from the
Governor containing number of nomina.
tons. The Senate non concurred with a
message from the House for joint session
on Thursday next for the election of two
police commissioners for the city of Balti-
more.
Delegate Bye made another fru;tless effort
to get before the House his bill to have the
municipal department of Baltimore investi-
gated before the House. Mr.. Abercro mbie,
in the House, introduced a resolution pro-
viding for an Investigation by special com
mittee of the House of the board of police
commissioners of the city of Baltimore, the
police department and all or any of the
municipal departments of said city as may
be designated by Mayor Hooper. The House
committee on elections heard lengthy argu-
ments on the Worcester contested election
cases. During the hearing there was sharp
war of words between Mr.. George w. Pur
nell and Mr.. J. Goodman Boyd, counsel in
the case. The Senate and House commit
tees on the civil service bill failed to agree
on the referendum clause, and civil service
will probably not be alluded to again during
the session.
Anon g the bills introduced in the Senate
were the following To incorporate the Bal
timore Trust Company; to appropriate the
sum of $3.50, 900 to the Baltimore Centennial
Exposition; to lessen the extent OF the cor
porate limits Of Rockville.
Among the bills introduced in the House
were the following: Amending the general