The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-01-13
Special Correspondence Baltimore County Union
LETTER FROM ANNAPOLIS.
STATE HOUSE, ANNAPOLIS,

/ have returned to their home in Cumberland,
and their places In the State House and in the
| Executive Mansion have been taken by Gov
ernor Smith and his family. and after Comp
troller Goldsborough retires next Monday, the
Democrats will be in full control of all depart
ments of the State government.
Governor Lowndes retired yesterday with the
consciousness that his administration received,
and well-deserved, the commentator of all
| good citizens irrespective of party. His record
during the past four years has been remarkable
in that he was able to aid in the performance of
all the pledges his party had made before its as
sumption of power in 1896. He has wisely and
| carefully performed his entire duty as Execu-
tive, and his course during the trying period has
been, without exception. such as to excite the
admiration of all conservative citizens. He has
been Governor of Maryland himself, and there
has been no power behind the throne which has
been greater than the throne itself. No bosses
have dictated his appointments, and no "lead-
crs'' have decided for him what his course should
be on any matter which came before him for
action He has conferred more distinction on
the Office than any of his predecessors for many
years, and his opponents have been unable to
find any material flaws in his record since he
took charge four years ago
Ina social sense the departure of MrsLowndes
is regretted by all who have come in contact
| with her at Annapolis. Not for a generation
has the Executive Mansion been the theatre of
| so much refined and generous hospitality as it
has during the late administration, and Mrs.
Lowndes shared the popularity of her husband
among the people of the Capital, all of whom,
-l-Fegafaiese- OF parry, deeply regret fer depar-
ture. s.ss -
The indications not wanting that Governor
Smith will make a clean sweep when the time
comes for his appointees to so in, and that
not only will all the Republican officials be OBJ
liged to walk the plank" but that the few
Democrats whom the former Governor allowed
to remain in, will also have to go to make places
for the extremely hungry crowd of those who
consider themselves the true blue sort and alone
entitled to recognition from regular Demo-
cractic Governor.
The old city gang out in force at the in
auguration, and Annapolis looked as if Marsh
Market Space and the slums of Baltimore had
dumped their population into the streets of the
ancient town. Plug-uglies and toughs in silk
hats and long-tailed coats were on hand by hum
dreds, and marching clubs with large bands pa
raded the streets for hours. Mingled with this
incongruous mass as background were large
number of society people in gay attire, who
came down with Ex-Governor Brown, and who
were here, there and everywhere, and, to all
appearances, enjoying the unusual event as
much as those from the humber walks of life.
Strange to say, there very little drunken
ness, although Annapolis is not Prohibition
town.
The Baltimore county delegation occupies the
seats always allotted to the members from that
county. They hive taken no part in the pro-
ceedings up to the present time but, as several
of them experienced in the ways of the
House, no doubt they will be heard from when
necessary. Mr.. Walter Townsend. as usual
when the Democrats are in control, is reading
clerk, and his friends are glad to see him doing
business at the old stand" in his customary af-
fable manner.
! President John Hubner, of the Senate, is
| pleasing his colleagues of both parties by his
courtesy to all. He has announced that the Re
! publican Senators shall be treated we'll in the
way of committee assignments and that in every
respect their rights shall be considered and that
they shall have no cause to complain because
he happens to belong to a different political
party.
The two ablest members of the Senate are
generally conceded to be Mr. Stevenson A. Will
liams. Republican, of Hartford county, and Mr..
Austin l.. Crothers, Democrat, of Cecil. These
gentlemen, despite their political differences,
/ are warm personal friends, and Senator Bouic,
of Montgomery county. is another prominent
Democrat who has a warm regard for Senator
Williams. who. in fact, is very popular with all
who know him. paul. wIScmEsrxR.
Is HIS inaugural address at Annapolis on
Wednesday Governor Smith paid Hon. LLOYD
Lowndes high conn iraent in thr l,uzis,s.
fangaaev Iue rssIfIiiE tFvrvIuus, VINO tusiuy
surrenders tie trust committed 20 bis keeping
l four years ago. has, in the falhliment 81 the
duty imposed upon him by the Constitution.
communicated TO The General Assembly his
views upon public questions. and in his mes
sage has recommended much wise and whole
some legislation ! beg yon. Senators and
gentlemen Of the House Of Delegates, 10 give
respectful ana due consideration 70 his COM
munication and the recommendations con-
taine1 therein. His -four years experiences in
the Executive chair has made him familiar
with public Affairs and with the needs Of the
/ state HIS views. therefore, are entitled TO
careful thought and delbera,ion al the hands
Of the senate aud the House Of Delegates"
AooounrSo TO the Medical Record. the death
rate Tor consumption In the State Of New York
for the first eight months Of 1899 showed an
4 increase over the same period Of 1895 Of G09.
should this rate Of increase prove to have con-
tinued the remaining four months, when the
statistics have been compiled, the increase in
1850 will be about /. 600 deaths and will reach
1900 deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis in
the year. the highest rate ever known in the
State DR.. John II. Pryor favors the appro-
priation by the Legislature OF 100000 for es-
tablishing a State sanitarium for incipient
consumptives, believing that in caring for
them at the proper place and time until they
are well or improved they can be saved
THE STEPS which have been taken to frame
new treaty of commerce between the United
States and Spain will, of course, quickly sue
coed. 1t is to the interest of both countries to
have the trade relations resumed which were
suspended by the war. Spain has rallied in
dustrially and financially since the close of
the war with surprising promptness and COM
pleteness. This condition of things is highly
agreeable to the United States. Spain's trade
at an early day is likely to be of more impor-
lance to the United States than it ever was in
the past, and there is general desire among
the American people to re-establish close COM
mercal relations with that country.
THE LATEST Treasury report shows that for
the month of December, 1899, the receipts ex-
ceeded the expenditures of the Government by
S7,6l3,0OO; that for the last six months the
surplus was Sg1 Ops 000 against deficit Of
ss3, rs, 600 for the corresponding year of 1898.
| The monthly statement of the public debt,
issued few days ago, shows that at, the close
of business, December 30th, 1899, the debt, less
cash in the Treasury, amounted to 1874, 3O0,-
O07, a decrease for the month of SIS, 79l,824. Not
only is this a comfortable way to begin the
new year, but in addition we have an aggre-
gate gold fund of 1898, 100000. Other nations
can look on and wonder.
On WEDNESDAY, before his inauguration as
Governor of Maryland, Hon. John Walter
Smith sent the following message to the
Speaker of the House of Representatives
"Having been elected Governor of the State of
Maryland herewith tender my resignation
as member of Congress. and request that it
may take effect Immediately" tits said there
will be no special election in the First district
to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of
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