Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-02-12
LEGISLATIVE DO|NGS.
ROUTINE OF THE HOUSE
AND SENATE.
Two Anne Arundel County Bills Read SEQ
ond Time In The House And Order
cd EngrOssed For Third
Raading

Reading.
The Senate met this morning and was
opened with prayer by the Rev. DR..
Miller. rwenty-shree Senators answered
to their names at roll call. Most OF the
morning session was taken up with Sec
ond and third reading bills.
The Committee on Elections recon.
mended that the contested election cases
between W. n. Fisher and Joseph S
Wilson, OF Prince George county be dis
missed and the report was adopted. The
Senate bill to regulate the practitioners
Of medicine in the State, was read third
time and passed. The bill providing for
the re rdistriciing OF Baltimore city. alter
much discussion. was referred 10 Com
mittee on Elections.
Al 7.Io p. m. the Senate adjourned to
II o'clock tomorrow.
HOUSE.
The House met at IL o'clock. noon,
and was opened with prayer by the Rev.
A. ]. Weishaar. OF Annapolis. Ninety
two members answered to their names
al roll-call.
A petition was presented by Mr. Giles,
signed by three hundred citizens OF Kent
county, asking the passage Of the "Jim
Grow bill tor separate Cars and convey
ances Tor white and colofed people on
railroads and steamboats,, which was re-
ierred to Committee on Corporations.
A petition was presented by Mr.. Dry.
den. signed by two hundred citizens OF
Somerset county, opposing the leasing OF
the oyster grounds, which was referred
to the Committee on Chesapeake Bay
and Its Tributaries.
An order was adopted granting the use
of the hall OF the House OF Delegates this
afternoon at o'clock to hear the COM
mitiee from Baltimore on the bill TO
change public school law Of that city.
An order was Offered directing the
Superintendent OF Public Buildings to &c.
move the present shades at the windows
OF the hall OF the House Of Delegates,
and replace them with green or blue,
which was referred to the House Com.
mittee on Claims
The Committee on Claims reported
iavorably the bills to pay Isaac Benesch
x Sons SiIo. 50 for three desks and three
chairs for the committee rooms; also,
$40. 50 Tor wardrobe for committee ROOM
50, bill to pay the Automatic Veniila
ton Company 500 90 for ventilations Tor
the windows OF the Houfe of Delegates.
Leave was granted Mr.. Forsyth to in
lroduce bill TO provide TOR State sub
scIiption TO history VI the defenders OF
our State in Anne Arundel and Howard
counties, with a full review OF all our
Governors and their oftl1ial administra-
ton, which was referred to the Ways
aud Means Committee.
Leave was granted Mr.. DaIlam TO in
troduce a bill to regulate the public
school system OF the State, which was
reieried to the Ways and Means Com
mittee.
Leave was granted Mr.. Brashears 10
introduce bill entitled "An act to re
peal Chapter 533. Of the Acts Of 1884,"
entitled IAN act to regulate municIpel
elections in Annapolis city," and to re-
peal and re-enact with amendments Sec
tion 7o Of Article 2, OF the Code OF Public
Local Laws, title "Anne Arundel County
sub title "Annapolis," which was refer
red to the Anne Arundel delegation.
The House bill introduced by Mr..
Brashears 10 re-enact Sections 1876 and
1856 OF Article 2, OF the Cod. Of Public
Local Laws. title "Anne Arundel Coun-
~, subtitle "Orphans' Court" as en-.
acted by Chapter os Of the Acts OF i8oz,
to regulate the meeting days, was read a
second time and ordered engrossed for a
third reading and final passage.
The House bill introduced by Mr..
Brashears, entitled IAN act giving au-
thority to proprietors OF livery stables to
lean on horses stabbed with them Tor
debt, was read a second time and or
dered engrossed for third reading.
After the reading OF number OF bills
the first and second lime, the House at
I.3o p. m. adjourned until IL o'clock,
noon, tomorrow.