Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1898-02-04
Maryland Legislature.

Both houses Of the General Assembly Of
Maryland were in session Tuesday night.
In the Senate bills were introduced: By
Mr.. Dobler, for the appointment by the Gov
ernor of a civi-service commission OF three
members for Baltimore city. BY Mr. Put
eel, for the appointment by the Governor OF
a board of police commissioners for Balti-
more city; to appropriate $96,50O to assist
in further remodeling the old Western
Female High School, in Baltimore, design
ed for the Fourth Regiment armory By
Mr.. Williams. to establish law uniform
with laws of other States in regard to nego-
table paper.
In the House of Delegates the Senate bill
redist,i letting the city of Baltimore into TWEEN
ty four wards was referred to the Baltimore
city delegation. Leaves to introduce bills
were granted: To Mr., Scudder, to further
regulate the operations of steam railroads
lying wholly within the State of Maryland.
To Mr. Choate, 10y request to secure eff
cient examiners and assistant examiners Of
the public schools of the counties Of Mary
land.
The pronounced views of Gov. Lowndes
in favor of minority representation on the
police board of Baltimore, coupled with
Senator Putzel's bill in favor of the reorgan
Ization of the board, is the principal topic
of conversation among the members Of the
General Assembly.
Senator Herring, of Carroll county, intro
duced in the Senate bill received from Bal
timore which in effect applies the provisions
of the national banking act to State banks
and trust companies in Baltimore.
Speaker Schaeier of the House, Of Dele.
gates has announced seventeen of his stand
ing committees. about half of the entire
number. The members from this county
are assigned as follows:
Gould-Ways and Means, chairman and
Amendments to Constitution.
Anderson-Amendment to Constitution,
chairman; Militia, Expiring Laws aud Ju-
dietary
Ayton--R evaluation aud Reassessment.
| On Wednesday in the Senate President
Randall presented an order providing for
the creation of new standing committee,
to which shall be referred all bills affecting
the protection of game and fish in the State,
save such as come under the province of the
committee on Chesapeake bay Bills were
introduced By Mr.. Scott, to abolish the use
Of tsadlng stamps. BY Mr. Emory, pro
viding that trustees in chancery proceedings
shall furnish bonds Providing for the pay
ment of collateral inheritance tax out of the
residue of estates BY Mr.. Putze, permit
ting the amendment OF peadngs aud other
papers In attachment cases The bill To
abolish betting on horse races 10 Cecil coun
ty was passed to third reading.
Leaves to introduce bills in the House of
Delegates were granted as follows:
To Mr.. AytOn, to create the Office of
Treasurer of Montgomery county and to
provide for the collection of taxes therein
Referred to the Montgomery delegation.
To Mr. Gould, to authorize the town Of
Takoma Park to borrow money for the pur-
pose of constructing and maintaining water
works, a sewerage system and an electric
light plant To authorize the mayor and
council of the town Of Kensington to issue
bonds for the purpose of repairing and con
structing sidewalks and for other necessary
Improvements. To repeal and re enact with
amendments chapter 621 of acts 1894, enti-
tied IAN Act to Incorporate the Town Of
Kensington, in Montgomery county, Md"
All referred to the Montgomery delegation
To Mr. Writ TO empower Orphans Courts
TO sanction the settlement of cases for infants
where the parents Of the same cannot be
reached
Mr. Gould introduced a bill in the House
to authorize the Baltimore and Washington
Transit Company to construct it's railway
line from the District of Columbia line to
the Pennsylvania line through Prince
Georges, Montgomery, Carroll and Fred
erick counties.
Mr.. Dryden, OF Somerset county, will in.
troduce in the Senate bill designed TO leg.
slate out Of office all the school commits
sioners in the counties of the State.