Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-03-02


auar Ell Ation af Trenton-ProhIIitIon
aal f'eanss svanla's state Trsasurership.
TRENTON, 2-arch 2-The senate b adj
journed un Monday night next, leaving the
situation on the Wurtz bin unchanged
Senator Baker said: 'sThere Is no doubt but
that the new bin prepared By the president OF
the senate and agreed on viii come IN next
Monday night It win come before the sem
ate just as the caucus passed it, but it is con-
ceded that we can all take whack at amend
ing it on second reading. shall certainly
exercise my right to amend the bill For ex-
ample, want In the rural districts the right
to locate the licensing power in their town
ship committees.
@Second-I want townships TO have the
right to vote once in three years on the ques-
ton OF the minimum license fee
"Third-It ought to be mandatory ON she
licensing authority to revoke license after
second conviction for illegal sale of liquor
The effect OF the second amendment will
enable a township with strong temperance
sentiment to fix the license fee so high that
the liquor traffic can practically be prohibited
in that locality. The liquor interest from the
State Liquor league is in no enviable frame
OF mind over the delay in putting King Gam
brinus again in power
The investigation of the Soldiers Home
bids fair TO engross greater part of next
weeks legislative session
HARRISBURG, Pa, March 2-Democratic
State Chairman kisner, in speaking of pro-
hibltion, said: sIn the event of prohibition
failing TO pass on the 18th of June, think
the Prohibition party will put up a candidate
Tor state treasurer in opposition to Henry X.
Boyer and the Democratic candidate This,
OF course, would make three cornered fight
similar to the campaign of Wolf, Baily aud
Noble in 1SS1n
Several prominent Prohibitionists in speak
ing of the vote on the amendment next June.
were sangnine that prohibition would win by
large majority in Philadelphia and tho
state. One of them said: 'sAs to putting up
man for state treasurer in the event of fail
ure, think that is quite likely. OF course,
he would be the direct antagonist of Candi-
date Boyer. If prohibition wins the day,
then, OF course, our party would not put up
a man, as all the Republicans would be Pro
hibitionistsn
Mr.. Martin has presented bill, giving the
consent of the commonwealth to the acquisi.
ton by the United States of land at Gettys-
burg on which to erect monuments and stones,
marking the positions occupied by the vari-
Gus regiments of the Union army ON the bat
tlefield. 1t is the purpose OF this bill to have
the positions held by the different regiments
before they came in contact with the rebel
forces marked.
BUFFALO, March Am Albany special to
The News says: 1t is said that when the legis-
lature comes together after the recess the gov
ernor will send III a message taking the assem-
bly, To task roundly for the whole OF the ceiling
matter, and advising it to mind its business
and to so to work as it should 1t is further
said the message will take up the governors
comments ON the bill when he signed it
under protest. and show that he was right in
hesitating to add his signature; but that the
case was an urgent one and he was Obliged to
sign it, or else nothing would be done upon
the ceiling. Some parties are inquiring
whether in case such a message comes in the
assembly would return the communication to
the governor in the same way that it returned
that of tine comptroller.
HARTFORD, March 1.-The bill increasing
the capital stock of the Thomson Houston
Electric company to $1,000, 900 common and
$5,U0O, 600 preferred stock has been signed by
Governor Buckley. Counsel for the Mason
and Westinghouse syndicates pursued the bill
to the governors room and made an ineffec-
tual.attempt to get him to withhold his sigma
ture. Counsel for the company urged the
necessity of increased capital. After listen
ing to arguments for AN hour, Governor
Buckley signed the bill