The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-02-25

que 10 the fact that Rasin has not in
truded in any way, shape or form,
leaving to the Governors own sense
OF fairness to see the wisdom of con
sulting him on some of the matters in
which he is most vitality concerned.
The Governors friends are anxious
that there may be no question of his
good taste.
The following appointments for
Garrett county were sent in last night
by the Governor
Justices of the Peace.-First Dis
trict-John L. Sharpless and Wade
H. Lohr.
Second District-Leon Hardie and
James Guard.
Third District-Peter Nathan and
Daniel w. Dorsey.
Fourth Marcus NJ. Fazen.
baker
Fifth District-Henry Kahl.
Sixth District-R. NJ. Alexander
and David H. Friend.
Seventh District-John R. kerfoot.
Eighth District-William A. Harvey
and George Mason.
Ninth Observation-Disclosures A. Murphy.
Tenth William d. Hove.
Twelfth District-George Ralston.
Fourteensh District Andrew b.
Gender.
Notaries Public-George A. Fraley,
John Felty, Jr., and Charles Deffen-
baugh, of Oakland; Edward NJ. Lis
ton, of Selbysport H. L. Bevans, of
Grantsville; H. c. Grusendorf, of
Hutton Edward Schlossnagle, of
F'riendsville, and Edward J. Hamill.
of Blaine
School Commissioner George E.
Bishoff.
Supervisors of Election-Charles NJ.
Miller and ID. M. Mason, to represent
the democratic party, and Edward E.
Sellers, to represent the republican
party.
Before confirmation of the above by
the Senate the Governor withdrew
the name of d. MAMason and substi-
tuted it by that of Edmund Jamison,
when the appointments as a whole
were confirmed.
Senator Belts, chairman of the SEN
ate Finance Committee, on Thursday
reported favorablv the two Western
Maryland Railroad bills, upon which
a hearing was given on Monday. One
gives the company authority to con-
tinue the construction of the bridge
across the Patapsco River, near the
iron plant of Lauer & Harper, and
the other gives it the privilege of lay
ing its tracks along the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal and the Potomac
River from Big Pool, in Washington
county, to Cumberland. For four
teen miles the Western Maryland will
either be exclusively or partially on
the land owned by the canal, and ad-
jacent to it on the side of the water
way opposite the towpath The West
ern Maryland demands possession of
this, after instituting condemnation
proceedings and settling the award.
1t is charged by Mr.. Hugh l.. Bond,
Jr., when he appeared before the
committee, that the construction of
the railroad would do great damage
to the canal
Some unimportant amendments
were offered with the bills by the FL
nance Committee. No trouble is an
ticipated with the Western Maryland
legislation in the Senate.
On last Wednesday the Committee
on Federal Relations in the House
reported favorably Mr.. Howard's res
olutions directing the attention of the
Federal government to Garrett coun-
ty as site for an army encampment
On the same day in the Senate the
bill some time ago introduced by Mr.
Palmer to prohibit the sale of liquor
in election district No 3, outside the
corporate limits of Grantsville, was
passed
The joint resolutions relating to an
army camp were also passed in the
Senate.
The bill which was introduced in
the Senate on last Wednesday, hay
ing passed the House, to require GER
tain corporations in Garrett county
to pay off semi-monthly, passed the
Senate on Friday.
The bill introduced earlier in the
session and passed in the House, to
reimburse the school commissioners
of Garrett county a sum of 81. 112.99,
has been introduced in the Senate by
Senator Palmer.
On Thursday Governor Warfeld
signed the bill to prohibit the sale of
liquor within three miles of Fairview
church in Garrett county.
Mr.. Harvey, during the brief session
on Friday morning introduced bill
prohibiting the carrying of fire arms
by persons under sixteen years of age
in Garrett county.
PAUL WINCHESTER.
CirclIit Court