The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-02-20
Special Correspondence Baltimore County Union
LETTER FROM ANNAPOLIS.
STATE HOUSE, ANNAPOLIS, ND.

STATE HOUSE. ANNAPOLIS. Md
February III 1904 /
Routine and plenty of it has been the order Of
business here this week. There can Certainly
not being busy enough now. The sessions each
day have lasted from two to three hours and
enough work in that time has been done to keep
the committees busy. and very busy at that,until
The greater part Of this business has been
local to the various counties, but some general
legislation has been transacted. The much
talked Of Haman Oyster bill, among other meas
ures, made its appearance this morning in the
Senate. introduced by Mr.. Robinson. Whether
this will pass or not 1t is impossible to say. al
though it is more than probable that in some
form or another It will go through. a it does
escape the hostility Of the Eastern Shore MEM
bers the States roads viii be greatly benefited
and In the course of few years the counties re-
nt Tua Of tRe oyer bed
thought, viii be stopped and the industry much
The bin introduced Monday night to rent the
Fifth Regiment Army to certain homeless dry
goods firms of Baltimore, after stormy entrance
has twice been favorably reported in the Senate
and Is now on its second reading.
The wabash Railroad bill yesterday furnished
some OF Maryland'e most eminent lawyers an
opportunity for discussion pro and con. The
fate of this measure is also unknown.
numbers are beQinninR to come down. Most Of
these are being confirmed, but the appointment
of ex-Fire Chief McAfee as State Fire Marshal,
and Mr.. Bernard Wiesenfeld as Liquor License
Commissioner, along with all others sent in to-
day, were promptly shunted into the Committee
on Executive Nomination. hands. The Demo-
cratic organization Is not pleased with these two
appointments and they will almost certainly be
fought although McAfee is immensely popular
the place. TRe governor unlike most Of LIS
predecessors. is not waiting until the last mo-
ment allowed by the constitution to send in his
day. and by so doing will have the most of them
made before any determined opposition can be
Not since the session began and the second
week of the Senatorial fight included has there
been so dull, yet withal 80 busy period as this
body is In now. Full pressure Is on and full
itsSm f. nb bgt no one Is N tie least
of correcting the Federal census errors exceed
ing the appropriation. This was the result Of
can fight at that time, which only indicates the
apathy which prevails here as bills are brought
up, introduced or passed. When mans own
bills have come up he pays attention. but only
Last Saturday the Baltimore county delega-
ton and the. County Commissioners held an in
formal meeting in Baltimore to discuss the coun-
ty roads bill. Thus far the measure has not been
drafted and just when it win be put In shape and
Senator Biddison win tomorrow introduce
bill to repeal and re-enact with amendments the
magistrate and constable's bill for Baltimore
county. The only change is to give the magis-
trate of Canton station house jurisdiction in
criminal cases only, and requires him to make
daily reports to the marshal OF police under
Senator Biddison will have two bills to be in
troduced tomorrow. These will make the fiscal
taxes and other business IN the Commissioners
office begin on the first of January instead of the
first of June. as at present.
Delegate Benson today introduced bill allow
ing the sheriff Of Baltimore county $500 per
annum, or so much thereof as may be necessary
for the OF a 81 ana Se
sheriff payable monthly instead OF quarterly.
The amount is unchanged.
A bill was also introduced by the Anne Arun-
del delegation requiring Anne Arundel and Bal
timore counties to build an iron bridge across
the Patapsco at the present location OF Sweet
more county and the 9TH district of Anne Arun-
del county, cost not to exceed $4,000.
Delegate Green will on Friday introduce o
bill to build new school houss In place Of school
No. in the 18th district, which is now IN bad
shape.
duce by request a bill to stay executions on
judgments and DEGREES and to extend the time
for the payment Of mortgages on real and per-
distress for rent for period OF six months in
Baltimore city.
The two weeks pay law bill introduced several
days ago by Delegate Norris. of Baltimore city,
to require all corporations in this State to pay
semimonthly, was today reported t, favorFsDly
mittee. The amendment excerpts steam rail-
roads from the corporations effected.
Mr.. Green's bill introduced some time ago,
giving the defendant the right to remove case
to his own district, was today read for the third
time and passed In the House.
The bill introduced early in the session by
Speaker Everhart to compel the use of grain in
the place of wood alcohol In compromising drugs
for internal use, today received It's third reading
in the House and was passed. This Is measure
Of interest to the entire State.
Senator Biddison has introduced bill which
repeats section ia B. Of chapter 428 acts of 1902
This repeal takes from the County Commission
ers the power to remove county police.
evidence TL att at the state House this week. W.