Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1900-02-08
ANNAPOLIS. MD. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 8. 1900
LEGISLATIVE MATTERS.
DOINGS AT THE STATE
HOUSE.
Routine In The Senate And House Bills
Introduced Bills Read a-SeCond And
Third Time Leaves Granted.


Third Time Leaves Granted.
Both houses met today at II o'clock.
noon. The Senate was called to order
by President Hubner and the House by
Speaker Wilkinson. After the roll-call,
At which quorum was present. petitions
and the introduction of bills were in
order. Among the measures introduced
in the Senate was bill by Senator Will
iams. OF Anne Arundel. to incorporate
the Annapolis Banking and Trust Com
pany. with = capital stock of $50 600.
with the right to increase the same to
t7So. 600. The bill was referred to the
Finance Committee.
SENATE.
The Senate was called to order by the
President and was opened with prayer
by the Rev. DIR. Winston.
Senator Williams. OF Anne Arundel.
introduced bill to authorize and direct
the School Commissioners of Anne Arun-
del county to appropriate a sufficient sum
of money for the purchase of site and
the erection of a school-house in the
Fourth Election district OF said county.
Also. a bill 10 amend Section 2. Chap
ter I23. OF the Laws of Mary land, 1865,
entitled an act to incorporate the Annap-
oils Water Company. Referred TO Conn.,
mittee on Corporations. Also. bill to
incorporate the Annapolis Banking and
Trust Company. Referred to Committee
on Corporations.
AT 2.Io p. m. the Senate adjourned to
IL clock noon, tomorrow.
HOUSE.
The House was called to order by the
Speaker and was opened with prayer by
the Rev. ]. B. Truitt Eighty-six men,
bers answered to their names at roll
call.
Leave was granted Mr.. Duncan to in
troduce bill relating TO the anti-revolu-
ton records and papers of Maryland.
Referred to Committee on Ways and
Means.
Leave was granted Mr.. Waters to in
troduce bill entitled an act to limit the
sessions of the grand jury Of Frederick
county.
Leave was granted Mr.. Latrobe, OF
Baltimore city to Introduce bill to ap-
propriate sum OF money for the erec-
lion Of new building and steam heating
apparatus for the Female House Of Ref
uge. Referred to Committee on Ways
and Means.
Leave was granted Mr.. Contee to in
troduce a bill appropnaling sum OF
money for the relief Of certain farmers in
Prince Georges county, who were suffer-
ers from the storm OF August 5, 1899.
Referred TO Committee on Ways and
Means.
Leave was granted Mr.. Waters to in
iroduce bill title Public Education"
subtitle "Sources of Income. Refer
red to Committee on Education.
Leave was granted Mr.. Sialey to intro
duce bill to provide for a State sub
scripiion to a work entitled Typography
Colonial Period OF I634-I776." Refer
red TO Committee on Ways and Means.
Favorable report by Anne Arundel
delegation on Senate bill entitled an act
TO add new section to Article 2. Code
of Public Local Laws Of Anne Arundel
county. subtitle Annapolis City," re.
iating 10 the encouragement of manufac-
turers in Annapolis city. was read Sec
ond time and ordered TO be engrossed for
third reading.
Favorable report by Anne Arundel
delegation on Senate bill relating to the
issuing Of liquor license by the Mayor
and City Council Of Annapolis. was read
a second time and ordered to be engross-
ed for third reading.
House bill printed No. zT, relating to
liability and injury to persons by corpor-
ations. being the order OF the day at
O'Clock. was taken up for second read
ing and open to amendment, was, after
an animated discussion, referred 70 the
Judiciary Committee, by vote of s6-I4.
Favorable report on Senate bill by
Anne Arundel delegation, relating to the
powers Of the States attorney of Anne
Arundel county. was read second time
and ordered to be engrossed for third
reading.
House bill entitled an act to increase
the powers Of the corporate authorizes
OF Afundel-on-the-Bay was read Sec
ond time and ordered 10 be engrossed for
third reading.
The Committee on Claims reported
favorably the bill Of William McNasby
for S7.oo and the report was adopted.
An order was offered and adopted re-
quiring the Speaker to appoint : COM
mittee Of three 10 look after the printed
bills Of the House. The Speaker ap-
pointed Messrs. Duncan, Mitchell and
Paftison.
At 7.Is p. m. the House adjourned
until tomorrow al 10 o clock.