The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-04-04
1T is FINISHED.

A SPECIAL dispatch from Annapolis on
Monday to the Baltimore Sun says:
The Legislature of Maryland adjourned
tonight when the hands of the clock
pointed to the hour of midnight, but really
that hour was long passed. The usual
presentation of gifts to the presiding Off
GERS were made, but in the Senate the
habtual decorum and good feeling was
disturbed by a bitter contention over the
Shepherd Oyster Shell Scattering bill.
The floor was crowded with spectators at
the time and there was a scene of confu-
sion and intense excitement.
The final adjournment closed session
of Importance in which several measures
of general interest were lost The chief
of these are: Tie Hannah Oyster bill, Six
Tickets-for-a Quarter bill, the bill to close
the Potomac tunnel open cut; the Conduit
Electric charter, and all attempts at sewer
legislation failed
The most important Of the laws enacted
are the following:
The Congressional Redistricting bill,
dividing the city into four legislative dis
tricts, Primary Election law, amendments
to the General Election law, for enlargIng
the State House.
In addition to these there have been a
great many trust and electric and other
corporations chartered.
The closing hour of the House Of Dele
Gates was devoted to eulogy of Speaker
Mitchell by the Republican leaders. All
the business fthe House had been trans
acted Some few Senate bills were left
on the files to die a quiet death. A few of
these were duplicates. Others, such as
Senator Wilson's Educational Commission
bill and Senator Grecnweli's Inspection
bill, to W hich Mr. Straus had announced
his opposition, were not brought out
Mr.. Dryden, of Somerset county, intro
duced resolution thanking the Speaker
for his justice and courtesy. He spoke
eloquently Ct his fair treatment by the
Speaker. Chairman Broening, Mr.. Kerr,
of the city delegation, and Messrs. Biggs
and Wolfnger, of Washington county,
made complimentary speeches. The reso-
lutions were unanimously adopted and
ordered spread upon the journal.
AS the Speaker closed his address he
declared the House adjourned sine die.
Three rousing cheers were given for the
Speaker, and in second the House was
scene of wild disorder. Paper balls, jour-
nails and files were thrown about the
chamber and the members went out of the
doors singing SHOULD OLD Acquaintance
Be Forgot"
Nothing was heard today about the
Sewer bill, and its death excited no re-
mark whatever. The matter rested where
it was left on Saturday. The House on
Saturday adopted the conference report
recommending the commission with Mr..
S. Davies Warfeld's name in it. The
Senate after adopting the report reconsi-
dered its action, rejected the report and
sent message asking for another con-
ference. The House refused this request.
All this took place on Saturday, and
there the matter rested.
Mr.. Straus declared that he would stand
by Mr.. WAKEFIELD, and Mr.. Bryan was
equally determined to make no further
move, and so, the matter quietly dropped
and sewer legislation for the session ended.
The Governor will be greatly embar-
raised by the number of bills which will
be submitted to him for approval after
adjournment 1t is possible that never
before were there SO many at the end of 4
session. Every bill that has up to this
time been sent to the Executive has been
acted upon, but the number submitted to
him during the session is unusually small.
He has six days in which to sign them
after they a.e presented to him. If he
fails to sign or veto them within that
time, during the session, they become laws
they are not signed.
Failure to sign them, however, after ad-
journment defeats them. 1t will tax the
Governor to examine such mass of bills
in SO short time. The Attorney General
of the State will advise the Executive and
aid him to that extent