The Washington times., 1902-01-08
."JIM CROW"
BILL CHEERED.
Maryland Delegates Hear
Heralded Measure.
THE LEGISLATURE REASSEMBLES.
Proposition I'm Senate to Give Silver
Service0 10 SchIey-TaxatiOn of
Easements-DemOc Issue Call
for a Caucus to BE Held This
Evening-Republicn Organize.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Jan. Both houses
of the Maryland Legislature reassembled
this evening after their adjournment of
not appointed. but number of measures
were introduced and referred TO appro-
pirate committees to be appointed here
after.
Two Bills of Interest.
Two bills of general interest we're intro
cuced in the House of Delegates. Dele
gate Giles, of Somerset, introduced his
much heraIded "Jim Crow" car bill. The
bill is modelled on ,he Virginia law rn the
same subject and is not at all drastic in
its features and simply provides that all
transportation companies carrying pas
sengers, either by land or water, shall
provide separate accommodations for
white and black patrons The accommo-
dations are to be equally good for both.
The reading of its title was greeted with
applause from the members and the Lobby.
Taxation Of En.ements.
Leave was granted to Delegate Forsyth,
OF Howard, to introduce a bill providing
for the taxation of easements and other
valuable property and rights not now
subject to State taxation. The leave was
accompanied by the bill, which provides
that wherever. by law, real property is
subject to taxation the term real prop
erty' shall also apply to certain named
classes of easements.
Among the more important of these
kinds of property are wharves and rights
to collect wharfage, bridges. telegraph
and telephone. wires and appurtenances,
all kinds of railroads and railways, with
their rolling stock and appliances and
other rights. which, If they can be reached,
will enormously increase the taxable
basis. sfHf
silver Service for SchIey.
The Senate also began serious work.
Senator Brewington of Wicomico made the
first move on behalf of the native State
of Admiral schley to extend by legisla-
tive act a token of recognition. Senator
Brewington introduced a bill to appro-
pirate a sum of money to purchase a
handsome and suitably engraved silver
service to be presented to him as the
victor OF Santiago.
Senator Bryan introduced a joint reso-
luton TO extend the term of Judge Chas
E Phelps of the Supreme Bench of Bal
timore City, for fifteen years from 1897
The extension is necessary, as Judge
Phelps is over seventy years of age.
The committee on rules made IA
vorable report on the rules OF the ex-
traordinary session of 1901 as the rules
for the present session. These rules pro-
vide for closure.
Call for n Caucus.
A call for caucus to take place to-
morrow evening has been signed by
majority of the Democratic Senators and
Delegates. The caucus will select the
nominee for United States Senator and
State treasurer. They viii be, beyond a
doubt, Arthur p. German and Murray
Vandiver.
Reports OF the State comptroller and
State librarian were issued today.
The Republicans of the Senate and
House of Delegates met in joint session
for the first time during the term, and
selected Delegate Biggs of Washington
County as the chairman.
They appointed a steering committee OF
three Senators and seven Delegates to
discuss plans of opposition to the major
ity. The caucus took place after the ad-
journment of the Legislature