The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-03-21
THE LEGISLATURE.
Local Bills and What is Being
Done With Them - Much
Work Yet to be Ac.
complished.
HOUSE BILLS.

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In the House, the bill to regu
late the sessions of the Orphans
Court for Frederick County was
passed. This is the same bill
which was originally introduced
in the Senate by Senator Rohr.
back and was killed by an unfa
vora BILE report.
J Mr.. Harry presented in the
House petition protesting
against the passage of the bill
providing for the free SCHOLARSHIP ps
in the Buckeystown Normal
i School.
The House bill to refund to
Anne c. SCHNEIDER, of Frederick
County, money enormously paid
TO the State Treasurer was passed
by the Senate.
The House also passed the bill
to incorporate the town of My.
erSville.
House bills ordered engrossed:
TO sanction bequest of lisa
bella kOOntz to the Home Mis-
siOnary Society and Methodist
Episcopal Church of Frederick.
To prohibit stock running at
large in Urbana and Feagaville.
Mr.. Harry'S bill to amend the
charter of the Myersville and
Catoctin Railway Company, and
to amend the charter of the
Frederick and Middletown Rail.
road were referred to the Com
mittee on Corporations.
The Senate bill to amend the
charter of Frederick City in ref
erence to the collection of water
rents was passed by the House.
The "Six Tickets fora Quar-
ter" Street Railway bill was killed
in the House Tuesday afternoon
by an overwhelming majority.
Only 10 votes were cast in its
favor and 20 against. The vote
was a surprise even to those in
terested i'll beating the bill. Not
withstanding the fact that a few
days ago the city delegation re
ported the bill favorably, there
were but six who voted for it on
its final passage.
Mr.. Matthias voted against the
railway company and the balance
of the Frederick county delega-
ton voted with it.
In the House on Monday night
Delegate Hightman introduced a
bill to regulate payment of mile
age to witnesses. Mr.. Smith-To
amend road law.
The following House bill was
reported favorably: To regulate
the payment of mileage to wit
nesSeS in court trials in Fred.
erick County.
SENATE BILLS.
The following Senate bills were
' passed by the Senate on last Fri
day:
To punish minors for purchaS
ing liquors in Frederick County.
To sanction requests of Isa
bella Koontz, Frederick County.
To refund to Rev William
a. Koontz, Frederick County,
money enormously paid into the
State Treasury.
To empower the Commissioners
of Frederick County to permit
the use of public roads by rail
ways.
Senator Robinson introduced
Tuesday morning his Congress
sional Redistricting bill. The
changes made will not effect the
Sixth District which remains as
it now is. Delegate Straus also
has bill for congressional re-
districting.
On Tuesday last, Senate bill to
amend the charter of the Fred
erick, Thurmont, and Northern
Railway Company was ordered
engrossed for a third reading.
The Senate bill directing the
County Commissioners of Fred
erick County to appropriate $500
for ten scholarships to the Buck
eystown Normal School, was re.
ported unfavorably by the Fred
erick delegation in the House and
later was submitted for the unfa
vOrab report.
In the State Senate Senator
Rohrback introduced a bill to
amend the charter of the Fred
erick, Thurmont and Northern
Railway Company.
The following bills we're intro.
duced on Wednesday in the Sen
ate by Senator Rohrback:
To create the Office of Super
intendent of Courthouse and
Grounds in Frederick; to amend
the laws governing the road su.
pervisors in Frederick County;
to prohibit the running of live
stock within three miles of the
Catholic Church at Keecysville,
Frederick County; to establish a
new election district in Frederick
County to be known as Harmon