The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-03-01
LETTER FROM ANNAPOLIS.
STATE HOUSE, ANNAPOLIS,
February q. 1902.
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assaulted Mr.. Straus and almost knocked him
down. The fight arose over some words used in
debate, in which the two members practically
called each other liars and the breach has not
been healed up to the present time Messrs.
Painter and Straus do not speak when they
meet and it is expected every day that they win
attack each other, either in words on the floor,
or in more personal and physical manner on
the outside.
Yesterday was another field day for PERSONAL
ties in the House. and Mr.. Dallam, of Prince
Georges county, made violent verbal attack
on Mr.. Straus, in reply to what the latter had
said last Friday. When Mr.. Straus answered
his opponent it was at once apparent that the
member from Baltimore had the best of the ar
gumeDt He literally flayed Mr.. Dallam and the
Democratic bosses, and made the most brilliant
and eloquent speech heard here for many years.
His invective and scorn as he poured his sar-
casm on his victim and his hackers was literally
whitening, and aroused the members to the
highest pitch of enthusiasm. In reply to Mr..
Dallam's attack for acting with the Republicans
he said that there were many things worse than
that, all of which Dallam had been guilty of,
and that it was far better to associate with the
Republicans than with the Democratic bosses
who carried the black flag over their heads.
The Democratic party organization here is in
bad way. 1t has lost control of the House Of
Delegates, which has passed to the coalition
formed by the Republicans, the four Democratic
members from Anne Arundel county and Mr..
Straus. If this combination holds together to
the end of the session it will prevent the pass
age of all further raids on the ballot law, and
prohibit much bad legislation of a partisan
character. That it will hold out is the belief of
all, even the Democrats admitting the strength
and permanence of the combination and the good
faith of those who have entered into it. 1t has
entirely changed the complexion OF affairs in
the State House, and the Democratic bosses, to-
gether with the lobby, are crashing their teeth
in mpotent rage at the outlook for their rascally
schemes With the House in its present posi-
ton they are powerless for good or evil, and
that they meditated much evil to the peo-
pie of the State is known from the program
which they had outlined to put through both
houses.
Mr.. Straus, Mr.. Kerr. Mr.. Foutz and others
among the best members have spread conster-
nation in the ranks of the lobby by their action.
The resolution passed ruling from the floor the
bosses, lobbyists and agents of the ring, has
demoralized the crowd and they do not know
what to do. Up to the present time they have
made very little money boodling for the grand
mothers fund, and unless something heroic is
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old lady will be obliged to ask for receiver
early in April.
There is bill here, now before the corpora
ton committee, which is of vital interest to the
people of Baltimore county, and which was al
luded to in THE UNION in the Annapolis cor
respondence early in February, and that is the
only notice the measure has had in any news
paper since it's introduction ON February 4th.
The title of the bill is IAN Act to incorporate
the Stadium Company of Baltimore county"
The bill grants the broadcast powers. 1t allows
racing for sixty days in each year and there is
no prohibition of outlaw racing. None of the
usual safeguards are thrown around the powers
granted. The bill also allows all sorts of box
ing and other athletic contests and even prize
fighting of the worst sort will be allowed on its
grounds, as will be seen from the two sections
which are here inserted, viz:
"SECTION 2. And be it further enacted That
| the company hereby incorporated shall have
power to purchase, lease or otherwise to acquire
| lands and tenements in Baltimore county, not
| exceeding in the whole $50 acres in quantity,
| for the purpose of making and establishing
| thereon q race course race courses. for the
racing of horses on all kinds of races, and shall
have power to hold race meetings thereon and
| thereat, at such times. on such terms and under
such regulations as it shall seem fit, and to pro-
vide for the admission of the public to such
races on such terms as 1t may or shall prescribe,
and to allow to all persons all liberties, exemp-
tions, rights and privileges in respect OF or in
| connection with such races which are permitted
! by law as to races upon the grounds of any ag-
| riculturai association, race course, or driving
park licensed according to law, and to exclude
| from said premises all disorderly and improper
| persons and shall have power to erect on said
| lands and tenement buildings house for the
| transaction of the business as q race course
| proprietor, and for the accommodation of the
| visitors thereto. and for the stablng and other
! wise taking care of all horses brought upon the
| premises, and shall have power to offer and in
| stitute and receive subscriptions from persons
| belonging to the public for Offering and insti-
| tuting either annually or otherwise. stakes or
prizes to be contended for on said race course or
| race courses in such races as it may direct or
| permit to be run thereupon, and the said COM
| pany may have and hold such other property
real and personal, and perform such other acts
as shall be found by the said company necessary
or useful for its objects and purposes provided
however, that the said company snouid not nold
| vided for for more than sixty days IN the aggre-
| gate in any one year.
| said Company may arrange on its said premises
| trials or courses for pedestrian. automobile or
| bicycle races or contests, and may permit such
races or contests to be held therein, and may
| also provide on said premises base ball grounds
and permit base ball games to be played there
Other athletic contest or competition to be held on
| its said premises and may in all such cases
charge and take such sums from any promoters
! of such contests or races or games for such use
| of its said grounds as it may prescribe"
| 1t will be seen from the above sections what
| the bill allows to its promoters. In fact it is
generally understood that the very intention of
the measure is to provide place for prize fights
of any character, and that such will be held in
the county in the near future would it become
law.
Among the bills introduced are the following
by representatives from the county:
By Mr.. Painter-"An Act 40 amend section
of Article of the Constitution of this State,
and to provide for the submission of the said
amendment to the qualified voters of this State
for adoption or rejection
Reported favorably by county delegation
House bill entitled IAN Act to repeal section
of chapter 237, of the Acts of the General As
sembly of Maryland, passed at the January ses-
sion, 1894, entitled An Act to repeal and re-
enact with amendments, chapter 202, of the
Acts passed at January session, 1892, entitled
An Act to regulate fishing with hook and line
in the waters of Back river, Seneca creek, Seneca
river, Saltpetre river and Middle river and their
tributaries in Baltimore county and re-enact
said section with amendments."
Reported unfavorably-Ho bill entitled
IAN act to repeal sections 2, g. 5, and Z, of
chapter 46O of the Acts of the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland, passed at the January session,
1884, amending certain sections of Article Q, of
the code of Public Local Laws. title Baltimore
County, 'sub-tit Health, and Sanitary Officers,
and to re enact the same with amendments and
additions thereto"
The following gentlemen were here during
the week to favor the sanitary bill for Baltimore
county: Doctors II. Burton Stevenson, w. H.
Todd, George Hooking, ]. H. Drach, r. Percy
Smith, Frank r. Rich, Thomas Hall, J. F. H.
Gorsuch, Benjamin F. Bussey and L. Gibbons
Smart.
The House of Delegates passed an order d.
recting the committee on elections to report the
Reform Election bill introduced by Mr.. Straus
Mr. Painter chairman of the committee, OPP
posed the order, but after he: was defeated he
surrendered the bill.
1t is understood that the Democratic leaders
have abandoned all hope of getting through any
political legislation this session. and will make
no attempts in that direction. They realize now
that the coalition which is in control in the
House will not permit any of their bills to pass
without material change from the form in which
the bosses will pass them through the Senate.
Such being the case, there will probably be a
deadlock when the election and other bills come