The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-03-12
AT THE CAPITAL.
The Assessment Bill Passed the
House Tuesday Night.
ANNAPOLIS, March 10, 1896.

over the sins of an unregenerated
world, was upon the floor of the
Senate to-day. Horrible to relate,
the man who lectures upon "Wo-
man, Her Heroism and Her Love-"
was lobbying against measure in
which the sex Is taking an aggress-
i've interest. He is opposing the
local veto law, which is the special
order in the Senate. A count of
noses shows that it will pass, if all
its friends remain at the post. The
opposition can be counted on to be
present.
Senator Day, a strong advocate
of the bill, declares that the temper
ance people have $4,000 to spend
in behalf of the bill. This is about
the most imprudent utterance the
Senator could have made, as this
Legislature, or the House part of it
at least, is more hostile to lobby
influences than any legislature that
has assembled here in twenty years.
The friends of Gov. Lowndes are
much panied, without being greatly
disturbed, at the course which that
gallant old veteran, Maj. A. M.
Hancock, is now pursuing. He
was an ardent Wellington man in
the Senatorial contest. The charge
that Gen. Agnus had threatened
Mr.. Schilling, of the House, with
discharge from his employ, if he
voted for Wellington, which | sent
you for publication, was written by
Mr.. Hancock, and if you have pre-
served the copy it will be found to
be in Hancock's handwriting. He
was willing, at the time, to trade
every Office in the gift of the COVER
nor for votes for Wellington, and
became angry because the governor
would not consent. In fact the
gallant major left our headquarters
in disgust because Gov. Lowndes
refused to trade his patronage for
votes for Wellington, and 1t seems
now that the ire Of the old soldier,
(whom | like very much, and hope
to see in a better humor) is aroused
because he thinks the governor did
the very thing that he had found
fault with him for not doing.
Maj. Hancock has performed so
much good service for the party and
State, that it gems pity he should
now endeavor to devote both to
eternal perdition merely. because it
was not deemed advisable to make
him a license commissioner for
Baltimore city. But Maj. Hancock
will be forgiven IN advance. He
has earned the right to scold little,
and 1t is to be hoped that his anger
will cool in time.
There will be no combinations
by the Senate this week | am told.
Just why this policy has been adop-
ted l am unable to explain. There
may be some adroit craftsmanship
behind it, but | am unable to dis
cover it.
Gen. Adam E. King, and other
prominent citizens of Baltimore,
are here to-day.
The canal claims bill is hung up
in the Senate. The reason for it
involves chapter of politics that
may prove interesting hereafter,
but for the present it would not be
advisable to talk.
Messrs. W. G. Devecmon and r.
r. Henderson, of Cumberland, are
here to-day.
The committee on enrolled bills
did not finish engrossing the new
assessment bill until after one
o'clock this morning. Hence it
did not come up in the House last
night. 1t will be ready for this
evenings session.
The local veto bill is encounter
ing bitter opposition in the Senate,
where it was the special order to-
day. Senator Wilkinson spoke
against time and prevented vote
being taken.
The action of the Baltimore CITY
council in taking the appointing
power from the hands of mayor