The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-04-12

change in the election law made at this
session. There have been no changes,
the Crescent Club bill was not introGuc-
ed. The Murphy bill was not intro
cueed by strict party man. The stu
alton toward the end seemed to justify
the Democrats in considering the advis-
ability of breaking the election law
promise, but at last the promise was
kept for them.
As whole the session was creditable,
and with few exceptions the members
of both Houses were faithful to their
constituents and the trust reposed in
them.
Governor Wariield today signedlthe
cutoff bill prohibiting the Pennsylvania
railroad, or any other railroad from
building a freight cutoff around the
city of Baltimore within the territory
bounded on the north by Timonium and
Owings Mills. He vetoed the Girdle
bill, having for it's alleged object the
building Of an electric railway around
the city of Baltimore.
These were the two measures of the
greatest public interest that came be-
fore the Governor today, which under
the law is the last day upon which he
can act on bills passed by the General
Assembly of Maryland, which adjourned
last Monday night.
The Governor acted on about 60 bills.
the majority of which he signed. He
vetoed the bill requiring railroads to
make a two-cent-a-mile rate, and also
vetoed the bill providing for the free
transportation of certain state officials.
In explaining his disapproval of the
measure, he said: 81 veto this bill be-
cause | don't think the railroads should
haul me or any other state officials free.
| have no favors to ask of corporations,
and l am willing to pay my fare. p"
The Governor also disapproved the
$40, 1876 included in the general apprc-
priation bill for state expenses which
was passed by the Legislature for the
additional expense of that body. Il
sign this appropriation bill, " he said,
"but with my disapproval of this one
item"
In speaking OF the two-cent-a-miIe,
hil, the Governor said:
II investigated this bill very thor
oughly, and in my judgment, its pas
sage would have worked hardship on
great many poor people. 1t would
not apply to big roads like the Balti-
more and Ohio as it would to smaller
roads ike the Maryland and Pennsyl-
vania. Had the bill passed, l was as
sured that the railroads would have
been compelled to raise the rate on the
commuters, and would have been pre-
vented from issuing cheap excursion
tickets on special occasions. If two
cents a mile had been the maximum
charge, it would also have been the
minimum. Under the circumstances, |
thought it wise to veto the bill. "
The cost of the session was about
$lS0,000 of which sum $3.50, 900 was APP
propriated by the General Assembly.
The deficiency is about $4,000, which
is provided for in the General Defcien-
cy Bill carrying an appropriation of
$4,000.
1t is expected that 500, 900 of this sum
will be turned back into the state treas
ury. Governor Warfield vetoed this
deficiency bill, but it was passed over
his veto.
AS compared with former legisla-
lures, there was a saving of over $10,-
900, If Governor Warield' S recomnen-
dations to the General Assembly had
been strictly adhered to the expense of
the Legislature would have been kept
within the original appropriation of
$3.50, 900.
Each day Of the 80 days of the session |
cost the state $1,000. This includes
Sundays and the many days when the |
Legislature was not in session. There |
were about 60 days when the two houses
were in session. The cost for each /.
working day was, therefore, $4,000. /.
The average days work was five hours. |
The cost was, therefore, 5000 per hour,
or SIC minute
This sum was expended in paying
the salaries of members, amounting to
s. per deim: the salaries of large
number Of clerks, doorkeepers, messen-
gers and mileage.
An idea of the itemized expenditures
is conveyed by the legislative appropri-
alton bill. These items follow:
President of the Senate, SIS per day, !
$72O 26 senators, at SIS per day, SILL
700.
Secretary of the Senate, at $40 per
day, 5000.
Sergeant-at-arms, IS per day, $3.50;
doorkeeper to the Senate, S. per day;
one assistant doorkeeper, So per day:
one engrossing clerk of the Senate, 81
per day; four committee clerks at So per
day; one folder, at SIS per day; two
pages of the Senate, at $3.50 per day;
janitor of the Senate, S. per day.
Postmaster of the Senate, IS per day;
one messenger to the printer and mail
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