Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-02-08
Smoked Out - Admission Of
Guilt Poor Judgment
Views Expressed On
Action.
BUT STATE WILL PROBABLY GET
ALL THAT'S COMING To IT
AT LAST.
Penniman, Of B. & o., Ordered
From Floor Of House.

It was brought out in the remarks
of Mr.. Lee, Immediately after the
opening of the Senate session this
morning, in speaking TO an order
which he introduced asking the Board
Of Public Works TO transmit to the
Senate at once the information sub.
mitted to it yesterday by President
Murray. of the b. & .. railway.
that the Washington Branch of that
road earned % l-2 per cent. for its
stock last year, on the sum of nearly
half million dollars, and that for the
last three years its earnings have
averaged over $400, 600.
The sensation of the day Yesterday.
far out. ranking in importance the re-
ceipt of the Murray report, was the
news which came here late in the
afternoon to the effect that the B. q
o. directors had declared a dividend
of 6 per cent. on the Washington
Branch. This, in view of last year S
earnings, Mr.. Lee suggests harmo-
niously, must be intended for a quar-
terly dividend. The actions of the
b. & 0. directors in this matter is
variously regarded.
The following orders, a beautiful
evidence of the dignity of the Senate,
introduced by Mr. Brewington, testi-
fes to one view:
Ordered that the Senate of Mary
land congratulate the taxpayers of the
State on the fact that the Baltimore
aud Ohio railroad has declared divi.
dend of per cent. on the stock of the
Washington Branch road for the past
six months, which is an indication
that the State will in the future re-.
ceive at least small part of tire diyi.
dend earned in this great property. -
Another is that the directors must
have gone raving crazy to do such a
thing at this time; still another, that
it is confession of guilt. Mr.. Lee
does not agree with either view. II
take it, he said, ''that these men
are responsible gentlemen until proved
otherwise, at the same time l think
that Maryland, from the exhibits in
the possession of the Board of Public
Works, is in extremely prosperous con-
dton; also, in view of the fact that
the net earnings OF last yeaI, CAPITAL
lied at 3 per cent. would make the
States stock worth rather better than
5000 a share, that the b 81 o. offer of
$3.50 is a most conservative one. "
What a world of cynicism and sarcasm
that and conservative" conveyed
The B. e. o. matter will probably
not be pushed on before next week.
There is a disposition on the part of
the organiztion men to be courteous
after their disastrous tilt on Tues.
day. On the part of the other faction
there is hesitanoy through lack of con.
fidence of strength. This attitude on
both sides will possibly result in a
compromise. Representative of all
three resolutions, it is said, will get
together on tsingle one, embodying
the best features in all
A great deal of routine business
was transacted in the Senate, after
which, following a short executive
session, the Upper House adjourned
until 10. 30 o'clock tomorrow morning.
The House held long session, trans
acting a large amount of important
business.
The sensational feature of the day
was the fact that Speaker Benson or
dered from the floor Of the House Mr..
George Dobbin PennimaD, a promi-
nent lawyer of Baltimore. and one OF
the attorneys for the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company. Mr.. Penni.
man was talking with Delegate Leh.
meyer, when Speaker Benson told the
Sergeant Arms to order him from
the floor. Mr.. Penniman, apparently,
did not understand the order, as he
has been accustomed for many years
to appear on the floor almost daily dur.
ing the sittings of the House. Finally
be undertook TO explain his presence,
after which he walked out. He was
very indignant.
Speaker Benson says that it is his
intention to keep the floors clear OF
lobbyists of all sorts, including attor
neys and others.
Mr. Fenton's resolution about the
b. g o. railroad TO appoint a commit
tee with the names of the committee
in the resoIution) came up on a mo
tion to suspend the rules, but was de-
feated. The Democrats all voted
against the motion to suspend che
rules and were reinforced by the votes
of two Republicans, one Of whom was
Delegate Murdoch, of Annapolis.
AT ?. Is the House adjourned TO Fri
day at 10 a. N.