The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-04-02
Special COrysspmdence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM ANNAPOLIS.
STATE HOUSE. AErAPoLZsIs, Nd,

bJAIE uOUbEg ANNAA-OLAct ". Dsf
March 30. 1904.
As time wears on and as this session Of the
General Assembly begins TO draw out nne
earlier in the session were concealed, or which
were at least less noticeable, begin TO be plainly
crafs IN The House and 4 general state Of crook
edness all around, for example.
The lack Of leaders and the total lack OF any
House has already been commented on here, but
the similarity of the House to q mop mas Deen
ss brought 5aHs oqs 1y h sae
UnssStins 3" Of Delegate moot. for example.
right or wrong in the claim of another man to
the seat and declared in favor of unseating the
present Charles county representative. the
one occasion tabled the report Of this commits
sion with q yell of triumph, and on another de-
ayed It g that little * ney e V Vot aSn with IN R
publicans to let q Republican member keep MS
seat even after commission put on lor the
inafh of that racket and q similar controversy
over taking the Baltimore Comptrolier's patron
cTsts n, the floor of the House. Linthicum,
after making rip-snorting Democratic speech,
had the pleasure of being reminded OF the time
Bosse, asserting bis undying faith in Democracy.
was asked by Democrat of his own delegation
if he were not the same MI. Bose VINO nad ng-
yond the memory of man, as the Republican
Candidate for Congress against Harry Wells
and to add to the confusion the old lobbying
gang Is hard at work and moderately successful.
In the House. however. the confusion. works
find much smoother sailing In the Senate, where
almost any bill can be put through or beaten as
the case may 6e Dy the 3qdiciouS ~ seo
tors hardly hesitate an instant to take the floor
and speak out boldly for or against any sort OF
The attorneys in the Senate for the various
corporations, (by that it is not necessarily meant
Lawyers but the o0r p @ a06 sup I
terested, do not even hesitate to oppose meri-
torious measures for no other reason than the
sage After which enough Senators line up be-
hind the bill to slide it through, or enough go
the case may be. This week there has not even
been pretext, at times, of the peoples inter
ests, but the arguments of this lovely collection
Of Representatives of the people in defeating or
passing bills which should be unanimously
passed or killed has been that this, that or. the
wanted it and should therefore get it. The
compactnees of the body lends itself to any
thing Of TINS S SOFT H an1 t ssr
lions, but who this session have been given lit
tie opportunity to exercise them with bell
it Is said, have done fairly WELL but little money
has been distributed among the members.
What's the use If the committee can't be pre-
vailed on, or If the committees verdict Is set
aside why it only takes IL IA votes at the very
outside on the open floor to accomplish the
same result in the Senate, and for this reason.
for killing bills at least the Senate Is generally
used.
Oyster legislation is in bad snarl, two totally
different bills having passed the two houses, and
no arrangements as yet having been made to get
The omnibus appropriation bill is an entirely
different document from the bill introduced by
the committees, for these committees saw MT to
cut number of institutions out of their apprO-
priations altogether, or to make them smaller
than the MI fh0nQht warranted. and q
result every request made of the State Treasury
has been granted under cover of the lombard
The election bills at this time are all in the
House, where they will have some difficulty in
passing, and after which, 1t Is said, they must
still run the gauntlet of the Executives veto.
The Clerk to the Court of Appeals has the Poe
amendment, which has passed both houses, and
which will not be submitted to Gov. Warf1eld
for his signature.
At the Monday night session of the Senate the
bill for the incorporation of the Roland Park
Electric and Water Company passed.
The bill to prevent the spread of tuberculosis
likewise passed at the same session.
county already having passed the House passed
the Senate Monday night and now goes to the
Governor.
The same is true of the DILL to amend the char
ter of the Baltimore County Water and Electric
At the Saturday morning session of the House
the bill introduced in the Senate by Mr.. Biddi-
son, to reimburse Eugene Burke, deputy sheriff
of Baltimore county, for loss incurred by suit
for false imprisonment brought by George W.
Edgar, passed.
At Friday nights session the bill to provide
for the preservation Of plats in the office OF
the Baltimore County Clerk passed the Senate
and now goes over to the House.
At the close of the Friday morning session OF
the Senate, a message having come down from
the Governor that body went into executive
session. The nominations of the justices of the
peace for Baltimore county were confirmed,
with the exception of Richard w. Bevan, OF
Arlington, whose name was referred to the COM
mittee on executive nominations. The Balti-
more county justices were legislated out of
office by bill recently passed and had to be re-
appointed.
5aitimofe county in place OF James b. Ensor,
whose nomination was recently rejected by the
Senate. PAUL WINCHESTER.