The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-02

Of Delegates, IS now STATE Insurance Com
missioner, and has not resigned IS
member OF the House.
Dr. George u Truitt Of baltimore
county Z member Of he House IS CEicf
clerk in the Office Of the Insurance Com
missioner
Dr. F. Il NacEIe. Of Cecil also q mem
Der Of The House. is d member Of The
State Live Stock Sanitary Board
Senator Bryan said IasJ night that he
vas not prepared to discuss at any length
the questions that had been raise. re
gaTding his case.
when accepted the Office OF First As
sistaut City Solicitor. h said 4 JNOC-hl
] was at perfect liberty to Go so. bv5h
under 'he State constitution and accord
ing 70 usage 7 am told on good ga hori-
" that the late :. TeackIe Walls gave an
opinion 10 John Gill. When the latter vas
STATE Senator and was appointed eNaEi-
ner Of titles by Mayor Whyte. assuring
him hat he could hold both positions
Several other pTecedeuts confirmed me
II my opinion 7 think my friends believe
that ! would not violate any oath I would
uaaCubJeciE give up my position Is 5 ate
Senator or retire from the City Solicitor
Office If 1 thought l IVES violating any
provision OF the constitution or any at
ute by retaining both Offices. I cannot
say anything further just now, as I de-
sire to look into the matter. I cannot be
driven 10 take any steps, ana I rhinK de
liberate action on my part viii be best -
insurance Commissioner Lloyd WiIkin-
son, Speaker OF the last House Of Dele
gates, was asked last night as to his posi-
tion On the point raised that he would be
Ineligible rs a member Of the House Of
Delegates in case Of a special session OF
the Legislature. because Of the fact that
he holds another position for which he
draws Q salary.
Mr. Wilkinson said. 4 believe that
am not violating the constitution in any
way. shape. or form. and do not think any
court would cOnsITue the constitution 10
mean that the holding OF the position OF
insurance commissioner while still mem
Der Of the Legislature Was violation Of
the law The constitution says distinctly
that nc person while acting as a mem
Der Of the Legislature shall draw salary
from another position under the State.
AS everyone knows, the members Of
the Legislature. both of .La House and
Senate are not paid annual salaries, as
are the Governor. judges. and other Off
Gals but are paid so much per diem. and
are only acting and draw their pay while
The Legislature IS in session This. I
think. is sufficient 10 SHOW that neither
AT. Bryan ROT myself IS holding TWO Offices
or drawing two salaries from the State
The point has been raised before and
mere are numerous preceednts- MAYOR
HAYES and Senator PutzeI both were mem
5eTs Of the State Senate and OF the city
law department Al the same time. Senator
Dodson held Federal position while he
yes q State Senator. when the couztiru-
ton states that the acceptance Of a Fed
eral position shall yacate the other posi-
tiC1. The same condition IS not made and
does not apply to State position. Neither
Mr. Bryan nor myself has received cent
OF salary as members OF the Legislature
since the General Assembly adjourned.
4 90 not know yet what course I shall
adopt II an extra session IS called but Il
would be perfectly proper and / would have
an entire right TO resign my present posi-
tiOn as insurance commissioner and re
sumo my place as "A member o. the House
Of Delegates IL no way would ! be draw
ing Two salaries OF holding two position:
at the same time. 7 have Tot decided ys
Upon my course. bnt I do not think there
is any force in the contention raised as Il
/ the tH0 positions