Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1898-01-28
Maryland Legislature.

botn houses OF the General Assembly of
Maryland, after q seven. days contest and
taking ten votes, elected Judge Louis E.
McComas United States Senator to succeed
Arthur P. German, whose term expires
March 4, 1899. McComas received So votes,
Alexander Shaw 4, and German Al. In the
convention President Randall made speech
attacking Mr.. German.
In the Senate bills were introduced: By
Mr.. Williams, to create department of
roads and highways, for the purpose of
furthering the improvement of county roads.
By Mr. Randall, to provide and enlarge
buildings of st. Johns College, Annapolis,
aud to provide for additional scholarships.
The bill to change the name of the Shep-
pard Asylum to the Sheppard and Enoch
Pratt Hospital passed its second reading
and was ordered engrossed. The bill to re-
district the city of Baltimore into twenty
four wards was made the special order for
Wednesday at P. M.
In the House of Delegates Mr.. Funk
houser, democrat, of Washington county,
asked that action be taken on q statement
made by him to remain away from a joint
convention to vote for Senator. A resolu-
ton for an investigating committee to in
quire into the charge was, at the request of
its author, Mr. Miles, laid on the table to be
called up at a more opportune time, the
House being about to go into joint conven-
ton.
There are rumors in Annapolis that
bill will be introduced in the General AS
sembly' directing the board of public works
to sell the stock owned by the State of Mary.
land in the Washington Branch of the Bal
timore and Ohio Railroad.
In the House of Delegates, Mr.. Gould, of
this county, has been appointed chairman
of the Ways and Means committee and Mr..
Anderson has been placed upon the Judi
ciary committee.
Both houses Of the General Assembly were
in session Wednesday and adjourned until
Tuesday night next, principally to give
Speaker Schaefer further time to complete
the committees of the House of Delegates.
The resolution providing for joint COM
mittee to confer with a similar committee OF
the Virginia Legislature in relation to the
boundary line between the two States passed
both houses and the committee was ap-
pointed, with Senator Dryden chairman
The bill changing the name of the Sheppard
Asylum, in order that the institution may
receive the bequest of the late Enoch Pratt,
was passed unanimously in the Senate, but
when received in the House it was referred
to the judiciary committee.
In the Senate President Randall made an
explanation regarding his speech in the
joint convention that elected Judge Nc
Comas United States Senator, and the Dem
ocrats. through Mr.. Herring, accepted it.
Mr.. Putzel introduced bill providing for
the surrender by a sheriff of attached prop
erty upon the filing of bond by the claim
ant. A favorable report was made and
adopted on the bill providing that an oath
made in an attempt to secure a marriage
license for a minor shall be punished as
perjury. The bill to make valid all mort
cages effectively sworn to since 1895 was
passed to its third reading. These bills were
passed To alter the form and manner of
administering the judicial oath; repeating
the local liquor laws of Hartford county; to
redi strict the city OF Baltimore into twenty.
four wards.
Mr.. Anderson presented petition in the
House of Delegates from large number of
colored citizens of Montgomery county ask
ing for an improvement of school facilities
and the passage of compulsory education
al law. Also, petitian from citizens of the
same county for law protecting tobacco
planters by compelling all persons to ship
tobacco to the tobacco warehouses in Bal
timore in their own names. Leaves 10 in
troduce bills in the House were granted
TO Mr.. Gould, to create department of
roads and highways Mr.. Writ will intro
duce bill to raise the standard of admis-
sion to the bar of Maryland.
call was issued for Republican eau
Gus to be held Wednesday night next to Sc
Iect candidates for State treasurer and police
commissioner. A lively contest is expected
over the latter place, but i tile opposition is
expected to Thomas j. Shyrock for re.elec-
ton az State treasurer