The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-10-09

JAMES A. COULSON,
JAMES McKANE.
Senator EarIe's Opinion Of Comptroller
Woolford, the Ring Candidate for
the Fourth Term.
Senator Earle is brother of Geo. Earle,
ESQ.,, formerly of Elkton. An eyewitness,
who signs himself Howard in the Amer',
can, makes public the following bit of in
formation, which illustrates Mr.. Comptrol-
Ter Woolford's political status. This dis
graceful affair occurred at the last session
of the Legislature, but was kept out of the
papers at the time, by some management.
The correspondent says:
Senators Earle, of Queen Anne's, and
Fields, of Caroline, on certain day, en-
gagged in quite an animated discussion OF
the Comptroller, and Mr.. Earle said some
pretty hard things of him, among others,
"that he ,cas no fit associate for honest men. "
On the next day Senator Earle rose to a
personal explanation. He said he had been
advised by his friends that in the heat of
debate he had used language which was
harsh towards the Comptroller and unpar-
liamentary. He said as far as his language
was unparliamentary he would withdraw
it, and in it's place would give the Senate
the facts upon which he grounded his
charge, and that body could judge of that
ohclai by ms acts' ana wneGner ne was was
wrong III the cnarse ne i,ao n'"ue he 'i!ei
feiaIeo an inciuen' Vi .he pr, ious . eThslon
Oh the Legislature suo'''n'iA''' "' ioi'o"'
He so;d that durino the nrsrious session n
b;1 6aJ ,,,oss5 ,5s Uonss ornnt;nn n ,ens;on
~ ,al,n tuo,. Con,.r.1t .o,,ntu Imam .on,
W "'u w. S. "' o ~ t ~ 49, ssS - -,
s W .''o - af".b;.1 49,. C5a;.
man. The Comptroller approached hin,
(Earle) upon the subject Of the bill, aoAsn he
asked the Comptroller y he knew me Facts o.
Inc case. IN, yeS, ne said, :" fnoto dA
about a.; can come before your coneansttee =,
Mr.. Edrte sad the committee 7ooutd DC glad
if he acould do So lie came before tie CON-
nlittee. There acds sonething tn the manner
n'o oo" t 8. V', To1om.J Wao1fa.J d;J III,
man epsr sercs in the aoar to entitle hin. to a
pension" The Comptroller said that he
hI ~ ""s' w.; etns no ma' ,d'y a' .. ',
W ~ tha,ts b;,, a.J a,;shs5 ~ as,,ord liz,
=: ~ ,oa,',' g T1s,, ;, s,;5 N. E,r1.
m,t~t ,Ss H. b;J1 ,, 7,1o Co,,,,,,,I.. -, w.
,:"S: '.h ~. ,J s,,h ,i,,.o,.,,,t
tneA W. m'uem to' asau @
st, "s s, so ,s,, nsr th;a d;sstnIs a.t
pe,n % S,,vy .o1 100 0''' "'' '''' " "'NO'' Wv
y "'' 0O"'P''
"And now," said Senator Earle, eff
am doing the Comptroller injustice or mis-
representing the facts of the case, l call
upon the President Of the Senate (MR.
CARROLL), then Senator from Howard,
and the Senator from Calvert (Mr. Will
Hams}' ooth members OF the committee'
ana ootn present a1 Ihe tune, 10 correct me !;
anu s'"'e "herein l lave ln'sfepfesen'eo
MIN.
Neither of the gentlemen appealed to
made any reply.
Senator Earle then said nI am then cor
root in NV statement of this m,tter Ib,ye
witbJra,yn tho lananaoe hnt five facts mon
which I based the opinion I expressed are
with the Senate. leave comment for 9th
ers.n HowARD.
Anothercorrespondent testllles still turth-
er to the merits of Mr.. Woolford as "a
"Salarv Grahher ,if nothing moro useful.
Inc Legislature OF 1917 passed reso-
luton requesting tne comptroller TO revise
the revenue laws. In compliance WIN the
resolution ne drew several bliis, which were
presented TO the Legislature OF 1874 to be
p;ns h a,h; " no ~ .I..,;s VI IN ~
naS 20, ~ .ino"a'- w s . .i N.1:
n.ss ,;d aa =; .h oIeu .eSeeu ,o- Soshln
was say sne sSo,u. .; ~ I aoas aoout
;ysas.,., In o;sn ms .,as :. oeoa: i" "as
to perform it without charge. But in the
General Appropriation bill OF 1874 the sum
80. "a HS,'co was inoltGeu ~ pay 'he oo"P-
D.. ~, ,.:,-.:. 80 ,oe-
force the (,omntroIler in addition ~, oar
tain duties therein specified, is required to
perform such other duties as shall be pre-
;dnJ ~ ,a~ W., Inu ~ - tiso oleiein pro-
anv fees commissions or nercu;sitas of
any kind, in addition to his salary, for the
performance OF any duty or services what
So so.oi =. o ~ oieay unIons.itu
moved tn STRIFE il ont Int was overynlai
by the House. Mr.. Woolford not wishing
ietter TO tne house. Withdrawing inc claim
n,lra of NV n,;s1 sarr;o u -, raraud ~ Wv
measure This letter was referred TO n
committee, who recommended that pay
ment OF TINS claim be made by the next
- IL l'i t Inis iePotI was la,o on tne
III. :. ho,oo. o.-o-o.+ ~, ~.
pie will not stand the imposition. the claim
will be paid next Winter. l hope the
newspapers OF the State will ventilate the
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