Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1906-02-15
STATE HOUSE. Annapolis,
February 18th, 1906.

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general is not so prevalent as it was
q week ago in fact since this night
session last Monday, when letter
from the attorney general was read
in the senate, there has existed doubt
III the minds Of many Of th 9 members
OF that body. as to whether 1t would
not be punished by the attorney
general, instead of the attorney
general being punished by IL. The
letter was, to say the very least,
most independent creation it called
the senate down rather sharply for
it's nerve la daring to criticise him
in any way ii intimated that SO far
from having been discourteous, be
had actually. extended courtesies
when he answered questions at all !;
it informed the members 10 unmis
taxable terms that the writer was IL
no way subordinate to your honor
able BODY; and let it be known as
climax that the courts only. after
regular trial for neglect Of duty
can remove bin from Office. The
senate can try and impeach the Gov
ernor 0f this state, for cause, and
quite a number OF the senators still
think 1t can do the same by the at
torney general, The letter was re-
ferred tothe finance committee, since
when so many more important mat-
tiers have been before the senate,
i that it has not again been heard
from.
1,kn pal4f,,srvxe AL flt;al "a tixnoA
situation is the feature Of interest
here at present, and promises TO con-
tinue SO for the remainder Of the
session. On last Monday night,
three resolutions. all looing TO an in
vestjgation Of that corporation, were
introduced Ia the senate one by
State Senator German, one BY Mr..
Perkins and one by Mr. Baker, Gre
publican.) Three have similarly
been presented in the house. The
senate resolutions differ In scope and
form. The German paper is much
the more elaborate Of the three this
constitutes q committee OF ten mem
bers, six from the house and four
from the senate, president and speak
err, ex ofiicio members, to which all
the powers OF the General Assembly
are delegated, which is authorized
TO sit until the next session of the
legislature. to press suits, summon
witnesses, and In general, as just
said, do anything or everything that
the legislature itself can do. The
Perkins committee, would consist OF
but six members, three from each
house, which would merely invesGi-
gate and make a report within thirty
days. The Baker resolution is in
constitutional since IL appropriates
money with which to do the work,
which q resolution may not do.
Tuesday morning the German re-
solution was favOrably reported BY
the committee on finance, neither
Of the other two being acted upon al
all. After q heated debate and long
fight, Mr.. Lee OF Montgomery sue
ceeded In beating the report back
into the committee with instructions
to report all three resolution al an
early date. Since that time there
has been wrangiing aud wrangiing,
thinkers, trying to get the elements
together and neither German nor
Lee being willing 10 give In a sim
gle point German insists upon all
the principles Of his resolution, Lee
refusing 10 listen 10 any proposition
which takes the matter from the
hands Of the Legislature as whole.
IL is beginning to be felt here that
Lee has been oyer-rated. Such u
proposition as this b. Il O. matter
is too big and unwieldly for proper
treatment in an open house, any
more than ID would be practical TO
work on q no committee basis. A
plan looking 70 such a procedure,
on its face is not practical. Hence
it's probable, that before the end of
the present week. the Senate will
re-divIde Itself, and out Of this br0il
new lineup take shape The
Senate is composed Of more than the
usual number of Independents think
ers. 1t is said that last week Mr..
German offered Mr.. Bakerrepresen-
tation Oh his committee II he would
make the Republicans jump to his
side; this it Is understood the Hair
ford man declined. Should President
Seth, Mr.. Brewington, Mr.. Gadd,
Dir, Goldsb0rough, and a few more
of the strong Senators, however,
ask the assistance OF the Republican
on a non-partisan plans looking to
the cutting OF the present knot and
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