The Washington times., 1902-01-23
LIVELY TILT IN
MARYLAND SENATE.
Redistricting Bill Causes Mr..
Bryan to Use Sharp Words.
REFERRED TO BALTIMORE MEN

| ANNAPOLIS. Jan. ga lively tit
among the Baltimore City Senators fur
nished the most interesting inciden;
which has occurred in the Senate this
| session. The occasion was the discussion
| of bill providing for the redistricting of
the City OF Baltimore in legislative and
council districts. as provided by the act
of 1901, which was introduced by Senator
| Moses
Asked for Reference.
Although Senator Moses is generally
very jealous of the city's interests, in
this case he requested that the bill be
referred to the committee on elections.
He stated that the measure did not pro-
vide for a redistricting, but simply that
the board OF supervisors of Baltimore
City prepare plan for change in the
lines which is to be submitted at this
session Of the Legislature.
Senator PutzeI urged vigorously that
the proper reference of the bill was to
the Baltimore City Senators. and in this
he was supported by Senator Bryan, who
thus Joined issue with his Democratic
colleague. He claimed that 1t was SIM
ply local bill. A number of other Sem
ators participated in the debate, and
finally, to test the sense of the Senate,
Senator Putzel moved the reference Of
the bill to the Baltimore City Senators,
and Senator Applegarth seconded the
motion.
President Hubner put the motion, and
at this point occurred the incident which
al ha vr-ti irh
ment, caused Senator Bryan to make use
of some sharp words. Just as President
Hubner had stated the motion, Senator
Moses arose and said briefly that he, as
author of the bill, desired its reference to
the committee on elections. Senator
Bryan at once arose and said with a good
deal of feeling that he must request that
after the motion had been put and the de-
bate consequently shut off, no Senator
should seek to influence the action OF the
Senate by so much as a sentence.
1t was both unfair and unparliamentary
The Bill Referred.
Senator Moses did not reply, but Presi-
dent Hubner stated that the point wa.
well taken. By vote of seventeen to
FIVE the bill was referred to the Baltimore
City Senators. The only votes against II
were those of Senators Moses. Jones
Greenwell, Brewington, and Rohrback
President Hubner did not vote.
Senator Jones of Montgomery intro
duced bill providing for charge in the
leyying OF taxation for the construction
of the Rockville and Georgetown Turn
pike. The act of 1883 required the whole
county to pay thre5-ffths OF the cost and
the residents OF the districts of Rockville
and Bethesda, through which the road
passes, to pay two-ffths. Senator Jones
bill makes the whole county pay equally
and will relieve the residents of the two
districts, many Of whom are Washing
tonians.
Maclay's Book Removed.
Senator Brewington of Wlcomico, who
is the author OF a set of Schley resolu-
tions already introduced in the Senate.
discovered this morning that the State |
Library contained Naclay's History of |
the American Navy including the third |
volume. Senator Brewington at once pre-
pared another resolution calling upon the
State Librarian to remove the objection
able history, and the resolution was in
troduced and unanimously carried in the /
Senate this morning. The book has al
ready been removed.
Senator Bryan introduced a bill today
which. II it becomes a law. will change
TIE fundamental rules in regard to the
admission of expert testimony. As the
law stands. experts can only give their
opinion upon hypothetical statement of
the facts. Senator Bryan's bill requires
them to give an opinion on the actual facts
as testified to by the witnesses in the case
on trial.
Senator Moore of Worcester introduced
a bill regulating the histories In use in
the public schools of Maryl land which con-