The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-03-09
THE LEGISLATURE.
What Has Been Done During
the Week by Our Solons
at Annapolis.

MI OdulOlu vi MOuudy 1OUrO-
duced new Sunday bill applica-
bic only to Baltimore.
Mr.. Latrobe will introduce a
bill providing a system of street
improvements in Baltimore.
Major Venable has sent to An
napolis bill providing for new
basis of representation in the Leg
iSlature.
An important measure affecting
the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany will come before the Legis.
lature.
Mr.. Duncan has introduced a
bill to provide a special fund for
pen siOning policemen.
On Monday Mr.. Waters intro.
duced a bill to refund to Mr..
Samuel Claggett a sum of money
enormously paid to the State
Treasurer, which was referred to
the Committee on Claims.
Favorable report was made on
the bill to amend the charter of
Union Bridge, Carroll County.
By Mr.. Morris, (Carroll) petit.
ton from Carroll and Frederick
County citizens, asking an appro-
priation for Farmers Institute.
The following bill was ordered
engrOssed for final passage pro
hibiting the running at large of
cattle in Mt. Pleasant.
Mr.. Waters, of Frederick
County, introduced a bill amend
ing the Constitution and chang
ing the system of appointing the
Judges of the Orphans Court.
The bill reduces the number to
one Judge in each county, leav-
ing the number in the city undis-
turbed. The Judges are required
to have the same qualifications
as the Judges of the Circuit
Courts and to be learned in the
law. The term of office is made
10 instead of 4 years. The sala-
ry of the city Judges is fixed at
5000, a year and the county
Judges at $4,000 a year.
The bill amending the COnsti
tuition and making the verdict of
8 out of II jurors the verdict of
the whole in all civil cases was
favorably reported by the Com
mittee on Constitutional Amend
ments and passed to its second
reading by the House of Dele
gates. The prospects for the pas
sage of the bill are bright, and it
is probable the question will be
submitted to the people at the
next general election.
To authorize the County Com
missioners of Frederick county to
provide for free scholarships in
the Buckeystown public school.
To authorize the Governor to
appoint an additional justice of
the peace at Myersville.
The Committee on Temperance
gale a hearing to advocates of
the Local Veto bill Oh Tuesday.
The city delegation gave a
hearing to friends and opponents
of the Telephone Conduit bill.
The Senate Finance Committee
failed to report the Hopkins APP
preparation bill.
The Medical Practitioners bill
was referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
The Governor has approved the
bill authorizing judges to recon
vene grand juries whenever nee
essary.
The city delegation decided to
report the Sunday bill favorably
with referendum feature.
Mr.. S. l.. Bast has introduced
a bill in the House to require the
Mt. Olivet Cemetery Company to
keep an American flag floating
over the grave of Francis Scott
Key from May 3Oth to September
25th each year and on all national
holidays.
The House bill to limit the ses-
sion of the grand jury to 10 days
was favorably reported in the
Senate.
Senate bill to enlarge the pow
ers of the Frederick Electric
Light and Power Company of this
city was passed on Wednesday.
The House Committee on In
surance and Loans has decided
to report favorably the bill to
abolish the Office of State Fire
Marshall.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Cur
tbs, of the city delegation, taking
away from the ground-rent owner
the right of distraint upon the
furniture Of the subtenant was
passed by the House Wednesday
without dissenting vote.
On motion of Senator Moore. of
Worcester, the Corrupt Practices
act was recOmmitted on Wednes-
day.
The Somerset County Treas
urer bill was reported favorably
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