The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-01-26
THE LEGISLATURE.
Gist of the Proceedings of our
Law Makers at Annapolis.

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convened Monday night.
Bills were introduced in the
Senate to compel the street rail.
ways of Baltimore to furnish six
fares for 20 cents, with transfers
at all intersecting points; to pay
al fines collected for licenses in
Baltimore to the Mayor and City
Council. A bill for the division
of Montgomery County into four
police districts was ordered en-
crossed for third reading. The
committee on Federal Relations
reported favOrably joint resolu.
ton for the payment of Fred
erick City's war claims by the
Federal Government.
Bills were introduced in the
House to amend the laws relative
to usury; to make ground rents
liable to taxation and to take
away the remedy of distress for
ground rents in Baltimore; to tax
the Belt Line Tunnel; to exempt
the Western Maryland Railroad
from all toll charges for the right
of way through the union tunnel.
Hon. Murray Vandiver will not
qualify as State Treasurer until
February 3, General Shryock's
term not ending until that date.
Mr.. Vandiver will appoint Mr..
John u. Bayliss as his chief clerk.
Governor Smith is confined to his
room with a severe cold.
Brief sessions were held by
both branches on Tuesday. In
the House Speaker Wilkinson
suggested that the committees
should hurry up their work so as
to provide something for the
House to do.
Senator Bryan will introduce a
Joint resolution for the appoint
ment of a commission to investi.
gate the question of a reduction
in the price of gas in Baltimore.
Senator Moses has introduced
bill to increase the police force
of baltimore.
There was a hearing before the
Judiciary Committees on the Pc.
lice Reorganization bills. Mayor
Hayes, of Baltimore, made a
strong argument in favor of his
bill aud Mr.. Joseph Packard, Jr.,
spoke for the Reform League bill.
The State Senate confirmed
the following appointments for
Frederick County on Wednesday,:
Il. Ramsburg, Third District;
Francis A. Kessler, Seventh;
Patrick NJ. West, Twelfth; Sam
uel G. Brandenburg, Sixteenth;
William f. Miller, Ninetcenth;
Edgar L.. Amman, Benjamin +.
Dudderar, j. Vernon Silance,
and Cyrus f. Flock, notaries pub
lie; William II. Miller, Election
Supervisor.
The appointment of Samuel Il.
Hickman for Justice of the Peace,
First District, Frederick County,
was rejected.
Favorable reports were made
on Wednesday in both branches
on the Reform Leagues bill Tor
police reorganiza t ion. L h Q
Leagues bill for making police
appointments by the merit system
is expected to pass with but little
opposition.
The Senate Finance Committee
will report unfavorably Mayor
Hayes bill to give the license
fees of Baltimore to the city,
and also the bill to appropriate
$1,000 for resurveying and mark
ing Mason and Dixon's line.
Bills were introduced in the
Senate to make trespassing on
private property misdemeanor.
The bill to appropriate 100000
for an industrial aud normal
school for colored youths was re.
ported untavorably, but, on pro-
test of Senator Williams, was re-
committed.
There was a debate in the
House on the subject of extra
printing. Bills were introduced
in the House to permit any subur-
! ban street railway company to
use the tracks of the Baltimore
City Passenger Railway Com.
pany; to amend the election laws
so as to insure greater secrecy of
the ballot; to amend the laws
governing the admission of evil
dence; to provide for the enlarge.
ment of the Fourth Regiment
Armory; to erect a monument to
the patriots of the battle of
North Point.
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