The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-03-27

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Hamilton and Senator Whyte and
those acting with them may strive
for mastery in the next legislature,
and build up new party at the exs
pense of those who are NOW in con-
troll. and therefore action must be
taken to prevent it. 1t wculd not do
TO openly strike at the leaders, espec-
ially when the necessity of it is
avoided by the character and bust
ness of some of their friends. Matters
have changed within the Last two
years.
THE LEGISLATURES
ANNAPOLIS, March 22.-It may be
authoritatiyely announced that an
extra session of the Legislature is not
among the possible contingencies,
unless, as heretofore stated in The
American, the House decides to file
articles of Impeachment against
Judge Pearre, in which event the
Senate would sit as sigh court of
impeachment, and not as legisla-
tive body. But in no event will the
Governor call an extra session of the
legislature for legislative business
and this, of course, settle all rumors
regarding an extra session. 1t is un-
derstood that it is the opinion of the
Governor that the sooner the two
houses adjourn the better that they
have had plenty of time to mature
and dispose of the various bills before
them, and nothing would be gained
by imposing upon the people theex
penses which an extra session of the
legislature would invOiye. There is
no earnest desire to ptxse any reform
measures to relieve the people, and
the bills submitted at causus dictatiOn
are in no respect an Improvement on
the old laws. The people of the state
will agree with the Governor that
the sooner the Legislature adjourns.
the better it will be tor the state.
Time has been wasted in the begin
ming and lhe middle of the session
which might have been profitably
employed in the consideration of i'm,
pOrtant acts Of legislation. Plenty
of reform bills We're introduced in the
first TWO weeks of the session, but
action on these was delayed in com.
nittee nnlil the last month, the eau
Gus contributing its share in retarding
legislation of this nature. The ses-
sion expires by limitation two weeks
from to-night, and unless there is
change Of heart among the legislators
in the next fortnight, the promises.
naaChe in the hjgh-sounding platform
Of the Democratic party will remain
unfHlhIled. Governor Hamilton, who
was in Hagerstown Saturday and!
Sunddy, returned to-day.
THE MONROE DoCTRINL...
LONDON, March 2O.-The Times,
this morning, in an article on the
Panama ship canal, says: 1.-THE
Monroe doctrine, even in its most re.
stricted shape, has never been admit
ted into the laws of nations. Certain
ly no such extreme Interpretation has
yet been attempted to be fastened
upon it by Americans as it is made
to bear in President Hayes message
to Congress and the resolution of the.
select committee of the House of
Representatives. According to these
two statements, had the Colombian
confederation itself taken charge of
the property the United States would
have been justified inprOhibiting the
works. That the United States by
furnishing the money should obtain
IA special right to watch over the,
safety and peaceful use of the new
channel.is what Europe, and partic
ularly Great Bxitian, would most of
all ,esire; but the world is entitled
to ash the United States to make up
their mind either to let M. de Lesseps
do the thing himself with the re,
sourcesrae his command, or to charge
themselves with the task"
CHINA DETERMINED ON WAR.
NEW YORK, March ia special
from st. Petersburg says: Il am in
a position to state that Russia willy
decline to hold communications with
the new Chinese A AMBASSADOR until
his government has ratifed the Liv-
ada treaty, ahd l am also informed
that the Chinese are already making
inrOads into Russian territory. The
imhroglio grows daily more eompli-
Gated. The Saint Petersburg press
stands aghast at the sudden energy og
nation whose territory had come to
be considered the natural prey of
Russia. 1t is chagrined by the unus
ual civilities that are now being ex-
changed between the Hong Kong
and Canton governments, by the I'M
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