The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-02-15
Proceedings of the Legislature.

Both houses held sessions on Friday of last
week. TIE Senate cleared its files and in the
House some bills were passed, some advanced
and some introduced. Both houses adjourned
until Monday night.
MONDAY NIGHT.
In the Senate the proceedings mostly re-
ferred to local matters. In the House the
bills to amend the charters of the Hampstead
and Sykesville banks were ordered engrossed
for final passage.
An insurance bill supplemental to Senator
McCullough's was introduced by Joshua Clay
ton, of Cecil. The bill defines the liability of
fire insurance companies in certain cases and
provides form of contract as to the value Of
property insured to be written across the face
of the policy The bill provides that in case
of loss by fire the amount of the insurance
stated in such policy shall be taken conclu-
siveiy to be the value of the property insured
and the true amount of the loss and measure
of damages. In case the property insured
shall be damaged the insurer shall be required
to pay the full amount of the loss or damage
which he has sustained without any deduction.
Every such policy, whether hereafter issued
or renewed, shall have Endorsed across its
face: SIT is agreed between the assurer and
assured that the value of the assured property
is so much, and the estimate shall be binding
on both parties as to value. Provided, how
ever, that in case of loss the bill shall not
prevent the company insuring from adjusting
the loss by replacing the property destroyed.
And in case any owner shall effect any sub
sequent insurance upon any larger value than
so agreed all insurance, as well as that then
existing as that subsequently obtained, shall
be void. !"
Mr.. Dirrickson, of Worcester county, in
hill IN ronulota fba Of
medicine in Maryland, which he claims has
been agreed upon and is backed by all the
large medical colleges in the State. The bill
provides for four years course in recog
nized and reputable medical college before
any person shall be given a certificate or al
lowed to register as a practicing physician.
Two separate medical examining boards are
provided for, one representing the Medical
and Chrurgical Faculty and one the Mary
land State Homeopathic Medical Society.
The time for the examinations is extended to
the first Tuesday in June, so as to be after all
college commandments. Special examina-
tons are provided for students, but certif
Gates are not issued until diploma has been
granted. The fee is increased from $40 to
500.
TUESDAY.
The proceedings in both houses related al :
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relating to assessment of property was dis
cussed In the Senate, also the bill fixing the
term of study of law students, but no conclu-
sion reached. In the House Mr.. Ganter in
troduced bill to sanctiona bequest of John
Lester to the German Baptist Brethren ofthe
Meadow Branch Congregation.
WEDNESDAY.
In the Senate bill was introduced creating
a commission to examine into the condition of
the public schools and laws relating thereto.
The election contest of Fisher against Senator
Wilson, from Prince Georges county, was
dismissed, and Wilson's title to his seat con-
firmed. Among the bills favorably reported
was one 10 repeal the mortgage income tax.
In the House bill was introduced in rela-
ton to the public schools identical with the
one presented in the Senate. The bill amend
ing the Charter of the Union Bridge Bank was
favorably reported, also the bill providing that
Westminster shall receive a part OF the tax
collected from saving banks in the corpora
ton.
Both houses had busy sessions, the House
holding night session also. In the Senate
the bill to pension school teachers was dis
cussed and amended fixing the annual pension
at 5000. A number of bills were passed, in
GLIDING the one to repeal the tax upon in
comes from mortgages, and other bills were
advanced.
In the House Mr.. Ganter presented petit
ton from Taneytown farmers asking aid to
the Agricultural Experiment Station; also a
BILL providing for an academic fund for the
Manchester High School. bill was intro
duced to sanction bequest of Louise s. Dallas
to Little Sisters of the Poor, Baltimore. The
bill to incorporate Union Bridge Banking and
Trust Company was ordered engrossed. Quite
discussion took place over bill to create a
commission to examine into the cause and
cure of spinal meningitis in horses. The bill
was passed to the third reading file. Many
local bills were introduced, some advanced
and others passed.