The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-02-10
Special Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM ANNAPOLIS.
STATE HOUSE, AEEAPoLIs,
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STATE HOUSE, ANNAPOLIS,
February 9Th. lvU.
Messrs. Editors People who imagined that
the old ring was dead would not be pleased were
they to visit Annapolis to find that it still exists
in all its former vigor, and is doing business In
its time-dishonored, corrupt manner at the
State House, just as it did prior to the defeat OF
1895. It is true many of the former members,
who made the biennial sessions of the General
Assembly reproach and disgrace to the State,
are not here. Some of them are dead in fact
while others are dead politically, but their sue
cessors and representatives are on hand to do
the work they learned from the men who, I'M
der the % years. sway of German and Rasin,
managed the State for their own selfish and cor
rupt purposes, regardless of popular sentiment.
as well as regardless of decency and honor. Mr..
Rasin is not present in person, but he has on
hand corps of able and INSCRIPTIONS lieuten-
ants under the direction of his personal rep
resentative. ex-Comptroller Marion de kaip
Smith, who has developed into one of the most
adroit lobbyists in the State, and who IS THOR
oughly competent successor of the late Jesse ~
Hines, whose pupil in the arts of political ma
nipulation he was as we'll as his half-brother IN
the flesh. Ex-senator German is not present,
but be also is ably represented by his favorite
pupil, the Hon. Murray Vandiyer, State Treas
urer of Maryland, who learned the arts of the
lobbyist in that school which has made the old
State House famous throughout the country as
a model for the education Of statesmen" in all
the intricacies and corruptions of managing leg
isation so as to make it yield the largest divi-
dends to bosses and political manipulations. NO,
the ring is not dead, and, judging from its pres
ent activity, it was hardly scotched by the blow
it received in 1895, when so many good citizens
fond1y but vafniy fiattercd themselves that IL
had been finally killed. Some of the faces may
be new to old-timers, but the methods are the
same, and those of the old bosses who are afraid
to show their faces here are no doubt laughing
to themselves as they see how easily the people
are fooled when they do their work by deputy
with quite as much satisfaction and profit to
themselves.
A considerable number of county politicians
were here during the week looking out for
offices for themselves or others. Several called,
with Senator Hubner and the Delegates, on
Governor Smith, in the interest of DIR. George g..
Everhart for State Vaccine physician, and Mr..
Elisha r. Parks, for member of the Live Stock
Sanitary Board. Prominent among the visitors
were ex-Congressman J. F. G. Talbot and Mr..
Charles A. Councilman. Mr.. Talbott's friends
here are especially pleased at the outlook for
his nomination for Congress this year, and it is
believed that the opposition to him among the
politicians of Hartford, Carroll and Cecil coun-
ties, which prevented his nomination in 1898, has
died out, and that he will have no difficulty in
attaining the honor this year.
Col. Milton W. O6rutt made argument
against the bill to require the United Railways
Company to sell six tickets for twenty five
cents. While the argument was an able one, Gas
all Colonel Ofutt's are) the chances seem to
favor the passage of the bill at the present time,
although there may be a change before final
action is taken by both Houses.
The following bills have been introduced by
the county delegates:
| BY Mr. Sandman.-"An act to repeal and re-
enact with amendments section 46, of Article g.
| of the Code of Public Local Laws, title 'Bati-
more County, subtitle County Treasurer"
| Also by the same, IAN act to authorize and en-
power the County Commissioners of Baltimore
county to change the grade of the public road
| in the 18th district of said county, commonly
known as the Washington Turnpike road,' al
and near the place where the same crosses the
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad at grade, fol
the purpose of doing away with such grade
crossing, and to provide for the construction Of
the, bridge or bridges that may be made neces
| sarY thereby
BY Mr.. Mann.-"An act to repeal sections 10
to 49, both inclusive, of Article g. of the Code Of
Public Local Laws of Maryland, title Baltimore
| County, subtitle Justices of the Peace and
| Constables, and to re-cnact said sections witt
amendments, and to add new sections to sale
article, to be designated as Sections 142 A, IA:
B, AZ c and 142 D. and to repeal chapter 597 Of
the Acts of 1890, entitled An Act to confer ad
ditional jurisdiction upon justices of the peace
of Baltimore county, and to repeal chapter 49'
of the Acts of 1892 entitled an Act to repeal an6
$780,. sseis-o
| justices of the peace of Baltimore county"
| By Mr.. Choate.-"An act to add an additions
| section to Article "a, of the Code of Public Gen
eral Laws, entitled Costs, to be known as AR
ticle TO- and to provide that the Supreme Bencl
of Baltimore city and the judges of the Circuit
Court of the counties be empowered to pas
| rules and regulations providing for the giving
security by plaintiffs for counselor's costs il
actions brought by them"
| By Mr. Stewart.-"An act to amend an act O.
of the General Assembly of Maryland, passed a
the January session, in the year 1865, chapte
172, entitled An act to incorporate the Warner
Manufacturing Company of Baltimore county,
Also, by the same, IAN act to declare the sane
ton and consent of the General Assembly O
| Maryland, TO Two requests contained IN tne las
will and testament of Rebecca Jane Jones, lat,
of Baltimore city, deceased, one of one hundred
dollars to the Fourth Baptist Church of Balti
more city, and the other of one hundred dollar
to the missionary societies belonging to th,
Fourth Baptist Church of Baltimore city, Ito b
divided among the said missionary societies
equally.'D
The county delegates have under considera
ton bill to appropriate the sum of 800, in ad
dition to the $4,000 now allowed by law, to en-
able the County Treasurer to employ additiona
clerical help in his office.
They are also considering bill to allow add
tional assistance in the Sheriff's office and to ap
propriate the necessary funds to pay for thu
| same PAUL WINCHESTER,
WILLIAM GoEBEL, who was fired upon by al
assassin and shot through the body as he wa
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