The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1898-01-22
MARYLAND LEGISLATURE,

'HE Senate Finance Committee will probably formulate
measure looking to uniform system of collection G
taxes throughout the State bill will also be intro
duced either in the Senate or House providing for tn
election of State Auditor Both these al egnc
to secure more effective collection of taxes Inquire
particularly than has been done expenditure of Stat
funds not only by general State officers whom
mens OF money committed but also county officers
handle State funds The auditor will be expert
who will have his office in Annapolis Baltimore who vii
visit the several counties from time inspect
1t is proposed to uniform system collecting
by having easuers in county of the State thus abolish
ng the system of district collectors The treasurer system aad
prevails in all the counties of the except egany Carroll
Charles laord Montgomery Queen Anne Marys Talbot
Wicomico and Worcester In all of the counties where it ha
been established the can be done collected
as assessed and prompt etuns made the State Comptroller
In other counties there sometimes large leakage
loses annually thousands of dollars
Already of the counties without treasurer system
contemplating its introduction Queen is the first
ask for the necessary legislation, Republican members
the House from Montgomery will ask for similar legislation
their county Opposition to the anticipated however
IN the Senate because OF some political features of the bill
Senator nouic, who is Democrat, being opposed to
The total Of acations State tax collectors sine
1893 when large uncoctabe were wiped off the Conn
trolers books by legislative act has been $685. 1t
proposed to reduce these deacatons a minimum by
general establishment of the system counties
S. Collins Wright member of the Delegates from
home in Ccneville.
An accredited report from Annapolis states that Mr. Noan
Democrat of Kent county, will introduce bill in
OF Delegates to license bookmakes and permit boomang
pool selling at fair grounds all the
Maryland except in Baltimore county, for 80 days
county for 90 days in each year The is to be
tanned from the State Comptroller shall be good for
three than thirty days except in Baltimore county,
shall cost ~ day Tor auction pool selling S. per day
book which any hookmaker is authorized make and 81
for each register OF bets authorized kept conducted Tn
license fees be paid in advance Treasurer
such license shall be issued by the Comptroller
and April 10 When the license has been shall con
tain specifically the place wheron the books
sold bets registered The business only be
between the hours OF 1oa and p Minors will not b
allowed to play The penalty for violating provisions the bill
fine of $1,000 imprisonment in the county Jail year
both The penalty attached to the oense selling
pools making books or registering bets without license
leasing permitting shall be done by unlicensed ookmake
in any building, Ioom shed tenement.
The money to he obtained from this 20 to specia
fund to be designated the board agriculture Improvements
breed Of horses fund.- and shall developments ant
improvement of the breed of horses this State under
ton of the State Board Of Agriculture
The Comptroller of the Treasury that the book
maker applying for license shall he good reputation ant
character and can limit the number any fair course
The application for the license must in writing unde
OATH ana state the time and place for making selling
pool and shall describe accurately the character business
winch the application is made.
SENATORIAL CONTEST.
The United States Senatorial Annapolis is last
complicated and the end as uncertain this hour when
fight besan late report stated however, that down. tn
significance is that the union which has talked
the Eastern Shore contingent with the exception Of
members and the Baltimore city delegates contene
for the cys rights has become reality and instead OF tn
handful OF city who have been faithful trust
Sixth district combine confronted by compact an
the most ireproachable combination possibly in
Legislature in this State for protection against anothe
formed and held together honors
past and prospective That the city and Eastern Shore will an
hand in hand and shoulder shoulder there doubt for boil
have equally suffered by the encroachmens Sixth dstrc
combine and both have right expect fair and lust treat
ment which they deserve the hands the Republican party
the State This strong combnation hacked up by the health
and honest sentiments OF their constituents has
the Sixth district combine the wall and there was not dn
teested man in Annapolis Thursday night with the situa
ton who Will not frankly ack McComas ultimate
That his forces though largely evidence in the baotup
thoroughly dmoazed is shown failures tn bo
caucus The first attempt made Tuesday and was aban
doned its earliest infancy 1t renewed Wednesday an,
pushed with all the energy the OF the Sixth drc
combine They secured the signature OF trtvnine meb
both Houses for the caucus which have been held
day night They realized after 10 Thursday monin tn,
though they could hold caucus it would be attended only
by those who had voted for Judge McComas the Joint
and would not attract the city and Eastern Shorem.n
Senator "estcot presented by request petition from tb
OF Kent county asking that the age of consent he
from fourteen eighteen years.
In the State Senate Thursday Senator Crotbes os Ci
county granted leave introduce bill to amend the ot
OF the Jacob Tome Institute of Port Deposit Nd So 40
leave OIL the words Port Deposit" etc. from name to nro
vide for annual reports she Secretary of State the
the institute and providing penalty for the Justification OF sc
reports Referred to the committee on corporations