The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-03-08
LETTER Prom ANNAPOLIS.
STATE HOUSE, ANNAPOLIS,
March 6, 1902.

Special 10 The linton.
The General Assembly has at last realized that
night sessions must be held in order to complete
the work to be done. and the grind is now gong
on with more than the usual rapid1ty, Dotn IN
the afternoon and evening of every day and
until late hour at night. The regular routine
required to pass even an unimportant Dill is
long, and whether measure meets with oDlec-
ton or not, the necessary formalities prelimi-
nary to its becoming law are such by require
ment of the Constitution that mucn time Is
consumed. Bills are now coming in at the rate
of thirty or forty in the two houses each day,
consequently it can readily be understood what
must be done in the three and half weeks De-
fore the final adjournment will take place.
Mr.. Mitchell is making an excellent presiding
officer in the House, and is receiving daily COM
alike. Considering the difficulties CT his posi-
ton, with majority made of a combination OF
those who are opposed to the leaders OF the
party which placed him in the chair, Mr.. Mitchell
has done remarkably well. He is fair and just
to both sides. and in many important respects is
the best Speaker that has been in the cnalf Tor
twenty years. Henumbers as his closest friends
all the leading Republican members and fire.
Quently consults with them and Dir. Straus IN
regard to business which is TO come up DeIOre
The Democratic bosses are on deck here once
more, and have taken political and other mat
tiers in hand SO far as the senate Is concerned
They have passed the Hayes Sewerage bill, after
making the commission partisan body, and
have sent it to the House. They will probably
have passed the Rasin Primary Election bill be-
fore this letter reaches the readers of The
UNION, and next week they intend to take up
the general election bill and other matters and
throw them on the House. Fortunately for the
people of the State the bosses do not control the
House, and their Senate bills. before they get
amended in the interest of the people at large
that their authors will not know them. The
people can rest assured that the House is in
good hands, and unless something unforeseen
occurs no radical partisan legislation will be
allowed to go through its sessions without ma
terial change for the better. If the present
election law is changed at all, 1t will be greatly
improved. If it is not changed the RESPONSE
bility will be on the hands of the Democratic
bosses. whose power over the Senate is supreme.
Mr.. Painter made really good speech on
Wednesday when he presented the report of the
committee on elections dismissing all the cleo
ton contests which had been 1led. The con-
tests were against the two Republican members
from Kent county, and against both the Demo-
cratic and Republican members returned elect
ed from the Second Legislative district of Bal
timore city. Mr.. Painter gave clear and sensi-
BILE reason for the action of his committee in all
the cases and when he sat down was applauded
1t is understood that the bill to incorporate
the Stadium Company, which was described in
last Saturdays UNION, will be so amended as to
make it unobjectionable. 1t is now in the coun-
ty delegation.
The following bills have been introduced by
county representatives:
Bv Mr. Painterl"An Act to add new section
to Article II of the code of Public General
Laws of Maryland, title Public Education sub
D.
Trustees to follow section 81 of said Article,
and to be known as Section 3lA,' and also TO re-
peal and re-enact with amendments the follow
ing respective sections of said Article that is to
say, section ~, said subtitle; section A. sub
title Chapter Schools as amended by chap
ter 538 of the Acts of Maryland, passed at the
session of 1892; section IS, subtitle Chapter T.
Schools and section 40, subtitle Chapter 8,
Teachers"
BY Mr. Green-Leave was granted to the Bal
timOre county delegation to introduce bill en-
titled IAN Act to repeal and re-enact section
of chapter 334 of the Laws of 1890, entitled An
Act to regulate the sale and granting of license
for sale of spirituouS and fermented liquor in
Baltimore county,"
BY Mr.. Everhart-Leave was granted to the
Baltimore county delegation to introduce bill
entitled IAN Act to authorize and require the
County Commissioners of Baltimore county to
levy sum to be applied to the purchasing of a
school house in the LIST district of Baltimore
county, near Dickeyville."
The expose of the Ubiquitous Stadium bill in
last weeks UNION has had the effect of bringing
measure, and now. # it passes at all, It viii be
harmless act. of no consequence to anyone.
Mr.. Green has quietly introduced bill chang
win be seen by the copy itself, which here fol-
lows, changing the requirements from tax
payers" on the application for license to
voters" The effect of this change can easily
be understood. The text of the bill is as fol-
lows:
SECTION 4. There shall be annexed to said
application certificate signed by at least ten
reputable qualified C0terS residing or doing bust
ness in the neighborhood, or place in which the
petitioner asks to do business, stating the resi-
dence or place of business of each person, GER
tifying and setting forth that they have been
acquainted with the petitioner or petitioners for
(specifying the length of such acquaintance)
and that they have good reasons to believe that
all the statements contained in the petition are
true and they therefore pray that said license
may be granted to the petitioner"
The bill to authorize the appointment of
warden for the county Jail has passed the Sem
ate. Also. the bills to fix the hours for closing
the Clerks Office and to regulate the fees of the
County Treasurer.
Mr.. Hubner, from select committee, reported
favorably Senate bill entitled IAN Act to re-
peal and re-enact with amendments section 222,
Article 3, of the code of Public Local Laws, en-
titled Baltimore County, subtitle Sheriff. as
amended by the Act of the. General Assembly
of Maryland, at its January Session. 1900, chap
ter 400.r PAUL WINCHESTER.