The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-03-24

rations from the necessity of dealing
with the company stores.
The bill was opposed by the Mer
chants and Manufacturers Associa
ton and others.
The bill prohibiting the sale OF
liquor in districts 6, 10 and -, of Gar
rett county, has been signed by the
/ Governor.
AT Monday nights session of the
Senate two bills of interest to Garrett
county were passed as follows
To amend the law relating to the
delivery of road supervisors commits
sions in Garrett county.
To authorize the voters of Garrett
county to pass upon a $125, 900 bond
issue for the erection Of courthouse
and Jail.
Before the session Monday night
the republicans held caucus 70 out
line their plan of a campaign on po-
litical and other legislation.
The pending partisan election bills
We're discussed and it was the con.
census of opinion that they can be
defeated by the aid of the democrats
The oyster bills were also discussed
but the party could not unite on this
subject. 1t was decided to support
the educational bill now in the House
The Governor, despite his declara.
ton to veto. has signed all Jim
Crow bills thus far passed. and it il
the general impression that the same
buster on the partisan election bills
will turn out the same way and that
if passed he will sign.
When the state educational bill
came up in the House last Wednes'
day, Mr.. Howard introduced and sue
ceeded in having adopted al amend
ment providing that the term in Gar
rett county shall be seven and one
half months and the minimum pay
5000
The position of Senator Palmer or
the mortgage tax repeal bill which he
voted against when it first came VI
and passed the Senate, but which be
voted for when later introduced il
different form, seems to have caused
some dissatisfaction at home, OF
account of the Senator's not beine
clearly understood. Mr. Palmer il
one of the most faithful and well
liked members of the Senate and NJ
one here questions him on anything
Letters have been received here, how
ever, which led him to believe tina
he was i'll error in supposing tina
sentiment in Garrett was in favor 0
the repeal of the law, and he nov
states that he will do everything il
his power to have the bill so amended
as to meet with the approval of hi
constituents.
Mr.. Palmer made the following
statement of his views on the subjec
this morning.
In the matter of the repeal of tn,
mortgage tax | voted against it wheI
the general bill came up. | felt tina
the interest rate in Garrett county il
per cent. whether there is a tax OF
mortgages or not, and as long as tn,
tax would not effect the rate the Dor
rover would have to pay, we nigh
as we'll get all the support for gu
government out of the rich man tina
this tax would afford.
/ After it was defeated | am tol(
that one of the Judges of the Court 0
Appeals had informed a leading attor
ney in Western Maryland that b,
loaning his money on trust deeds
! he would escape the mortgage ia,
, entirely, and that the largest lender
are all beginning to do this and d.
not pay cent of tax. | heard tn,
leader If the democratic party in tn
, senate say that he was loaning $500,
900 for his clients and that they woulC
, not pay another cent of mortgage tax
that he would take the case to tn
Court of Appeals if the authorize
attempted its collection, and that h.
, had every assurance of winning.
, "If my constituents can devils
some means by which we can max
) our wealthiest citizens pay this tax a
: well as those who have only few
, hundred dollars to loan, | shall gladl,
give it my support.
II am opposed to the principle O
} making laws that allow the rich ant
, those versed in the intricacies of tn
law to escape the burden of taxation
entirely and put all on the man o
only limited means, and hence
{ favored the exemption of Garret
, county from the provisions of tn
mortgage tax when the Moore bill
came up.
? II have consented to let it stand
> though, and have so notified tn
, chairman of the Ways and Mean
: Committee of the House. Owing t.
the fact that its repeal will raise tn
tax rate, hope and trust our Count
Commissioners will DEVISE some wa
of reaching the man who now escape
the tax under the guise of 'trus
5 deed "
PAUL WINCHESTER.