Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1881-11-05

pearance of Mr.. Elijah Fuller upon
the political stage ag inst the demo
cratic nominee for the Senate and in
behalf Of Mr.. Brace, upon the pretext
that he loves Oder debt" ETC., ne
cessitates the publication of a state
ment of facts which may be Hisunder-
stood in certain sections of the county
to the injury of the party assailed.
On the 9Th of January, 1878, leave
was granted the Allegany delegation
to introduce a bill
To enable and require the county COM
missioners OF Allegany county, Md, to
levy sum of money to James B. Bear for
certain services rendered in the Orphans
Court of said county, by E. Fuller, late
Register of Wills, and by him assigned to
said Bear.
On the 18th of January the follow
ing letter was received:
BORDEN MINES, January 0, 1878.
J.B. ODER, EsQ.-DeG,' Sir = \ x
may mention here that IS bill for the
relief of Fuller, late Register of Wills for
this county, ought not TO pass. Fuller
was more than paid for all his legal claims.
Yours very truly,
A. c, GREENE.
Three days later an official state
ment was received. This copy, how
ever, strayed away from original
hands in being shown around the
House. The boast of Mr.. Fuller, how
ever, that certain letter could not
be produced" is met by the following
transcript:
"With respect to Mr.. Fuller's CORNER
Register of Wills) claim 10 the Legislature
the facts are these:
On the close of Mr.. Fuller's term oil
office he presented his bill to the County
Commissioners in January and informed
them that he had assigned the claim to MIR.
Bear, which would be levied at the June
term succeeding. In this the Board
agreed postponing the cudit until the
regular term for such business. At the
June levy Mr.. Fuller's bill was audited and
cut down by the striking out of unlawful
charges and excessive rates, and the
amount found to he due him was paid to
Mr.. Bear, whereupon Mr.. Fuller sued the
County Commissioners for the amount
rejected by them, in the Circuit Court of
Allegany county and the jury returned a
verdict against him. Mr. Fuller, therefore,
has had his claim passed upon by the
County Commissioners and by jury of
the county, both of which have rejected
his claim as unlawful and unjust. 1t
seems hard, therefore, that the Legislature
should step in at this late day and compel
the taxpayers of the county to pay bill
which their own sworn officers have found
unjust, ard the Circuit Court and jury
illegal, (Sig) WIN. Y. McCuLLoH,
President
Test II. NJ. GRAMLICH, Crk Comm's.
The above was ordered TO I've copied and
sent to ]. b. Oder, Member of Legislature"
OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF J
ALLEGANY CoUETY, 7
CUMBERLAND, Nip, Oct 81, 1881. }
The above is correct copy of the pro-
cecdings Of the County Commissioners as
they appeer upon the minute book under
date of January 18th, 1878.
Test-L. T. DEWITT, Crk to Comm's.
To Mr.. Greene's letter above given
due response and further inquiry were
made, and five days later he again
wrote as below:
BoRpEN MINES,
FRosTBURG, Mp, Jan. IA, 1878.
J.B. ODER, Esq Annapolis, Md.-Dear
Sir Your note of the 18th inst. is re-
ceived
The County Commissioners took official
action with respect to the Fuller bill last
week and directed their objections 10 be
sent to you Mr.. McCulloh also addressed
note to Mr.. ------, requesting him not to
press this unjust claim. Fuller has had
his full share of this sort of thing, and the
county does not owe him one cent. x n
Yours truly, A. @. GREENE.
Mr.. Greene, it must be remembered
was president of the two preceding
county commissioners courts, and thus
fully conversant with the matter.
February 25th the bill was reported
favorably and read The first time.
Next day, "being upon second
reading, MIR. Oder moved to strike
out the enacting clauoe Of the bill"
Mr.. Oder voted AYE; !" Mr.. Brace
"no." Motion lost-18 ayes, 40 nays
and bill ordered engrossed for third
reading.
On the 9th Of March bill was put
upon its passage early in the night
session and during temporary alb
senco of this writer. 1t was lost by
vote of 25 alternatives to 80 mega
tives.
A short time later, same session, a
motion to reconsider was ma lie, i'm
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