The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-03-13
special to The Republican

STATE HOUSE, ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 70.
The State House has been in a tur-
MOL this week, as the rush to get bills
out of the way before the closing
hours of the session has begun and
will continue as usual until the clock
is turned back at midnight of the
last day OF the month. This year, as
larger number than usual of bills
has been introduced, the final days of
the General Assembly of 1902 promise
to be more tumultuOus than ever.
All sorts of clashing interests have
bills here and the struggle to pass or
defeat these measures will probably
be more violent than any for long
period of years.
The coalition which has controlled
the House of Delegates against the
Democratic ring still holds together,
despite the predictions of the lobby,
and now thel0 seems to be no doubt
but that it will remain in control to
the end. Every effort possible has
been made to break it up, but with
ont avail. Regularly every day some
thing has been done to separate the
allies, bnt the only effect has been to
bind them more firmly together.
Only Monday night desperate effort
was made by the ring to pass a bill to
pay deficiency of $4,000 incurred in
taking the useless State census, but a
crushing defeat was the result, and
the bill was ANONYMOUSLY knocked
out in spite of the frantic efforts of
he ring cohorts to get it through.
peeches of a ringing character were
ade on both sides, all sorts of bad
th was charged Oh the part of one
again st,the other, but the vote
INST the bill stood firm and finally
as laid in It's grave. Among those
} took. the floor on the question
as Mr. tiaze, Who, in a short but
forcibLe speech, roid the House what
had been done by The census takers of
Colonel NcLleEs corps to prevent
Garrett county from getting another
member of the NHouse and how the
enumerators-ia Garrett had omitted
ne nv district in order to keep
+i,e couliy representation down to its
nresen. limit
m, coalition is devoting itself to
tho ,assage Of good laws and the de-
oo+ of bad ones. 10 order that the
cate can have mo excuse to throw
tine House tile responsibility for
ilura to enact proper legislation
fan tt furtAerence OF this programme
I the Corrupt Practices act, proposed
by the Reform League, has been
passed, and several excellent amend
ments to the General Election law
have also gone through. The amend
ments will prevent the use of the
trick ballots, which disgraced the last
election, and will make the law one
of the best in the country. Other
measures of a reform character have
been or will be passed, and if there is
any failure to improve the statutes of
public character in this State the
responsibility will be On the Republi-
cans and their. allies who control the
I House of Delegates.
The Medical Practitioners bill,
which has been up every session for
some years, is again on hand, and
while it may pass, it will have hard
tine before it gets through. Mr..
E'inzel has tried to have it amended
so as to exempt Garrett county fro~;
its operations and may succeed in
gaining his point, as it is understood
that his constituents are opposed to
= DILL. When the question was up
ther day he made short speech
ming the fact that should the
IS it would allow doctors from
ions of the country to come to
I'd and practice without let or
ce and this would work a
on the esident physicians,
rly in such counties as Gar
ere there was large influx
y. during the summer months.
The bill to require the School Com
MISSIONS of Garrett county to pay the
alaries of the teachers every month
as passed the Senate and before this
etter has reached the readers of THE
REPUBLICAN will no doubt have
passed the House and gone to the
Governor. Senator Ravenscroft has
Introduced a bill to have the School
Commissioners of Garrett elected by
1e people.
The bill to amend the game law SO