Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-02-03

years for the making and the unmak-
ing of laws.
The desks aud committee rooms are
already filed with bills of all sorts
important and unimpor tant. local aud
general. Up to the present time with
! just four weeks of the session gone,
more bills have been introduced than
is usual, a large proportion of which
are amendments TO that wonderful
charter of Baltimore city, which was
expected to endure in its original
form for generations. But the ext
gencies of the passing years aud the
changes incident to the great fire have
shown that even charters must be
changed aud it will he a difficult
matter for its trainers TO tell which is
original and which is amendment
should all the proposed changes get
through there before the final ad.
journment. From present indications.
| however, about half the legislation
proposed will be purely local TO Balti.
more city, and the delegation from
the four legislative districts who make
up the city representation are kept
busy much of the time locking out for
their measures.
AS usual the business lobby is here
! in full force. Agents and attorneys.
politicians of both parties and others
on the make are here trying to catch
on and earn a few dollars out of the
various measures which are mp for
passage or defeat. Many of the old
time bell ringers to bring the corpora
tions to terms are on hand, and others
which have done service every session
since the war of 81 are expected to
appear in the near future, so that an
abundant harvest is expected, not
outstanding Governor Warfield' S
strong attack on the lobby. The mem.
hers of the third house are in good
spirits and are getting down to work
in serious earnest.
The usual colleges and other insti-
tutions which expect State aid are
we'll represented The State Board of
Charities has recommended liberal
appropriations for all these which are
really deserving and they will get it
as a matter of course. Others, private
! institU tions, not so recommended, are
also well represented heJ e and it is re-
/ ported tnat certain of them are offer.
ing as usual. a percentage of the
money TO those who may aid them in
| getting their bills through There is
much indignation expressed at the
assurance of the representatives of these
| people and it is very doubtful if their
bills pass.
A great deal of hostility is manifest
ed among country members at the law
| passed two years ago pensioning judges
who have reached the age of 20 years,
and bills have been introduced in both
| houses to repeal it, A warm fight is
| expected when the matter comes up,
| and it is difficult to foresee the result,
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| the question. The bill, however, will
probably be defeated in the House.
| One of the important measures
which will be introduced in the near
future is bill to place greater safe.
guards around primary elections
| throughout the State. This bill is
modelled on the precinct plan, which
has been for so many years a hobby
win the Crescent Club Of Baltimore
city. Year after year for more that
| 80 years, members of this club have
made biennial pilgrimage to the State
| House to impOrtune the legislature tC
| do something in favor of legalized
primary elections. The present law
is largely the result of their persist.
ence, and they hope to have it SC
amended that a primary in all parts
of Maryland will have as many safe.
guards around it as any other election
This week, as the State House was
crowded with large numbers of mel
from all parts of the State, looking
out for appointments either foi
themselve or friends, there has beer
more than the usual amount of discus
sion relative to the nominations mex
year. The talk seems to center sbout
the Governorship. and the only names
mentioned in that connection wer,
those of Ex-Governor Brown, Cover
nor WaTfield. General Baughman anC
Colonel Schley. The consensus O
opinion seemed TO be that one of thesr
four would be chosen to head thl
Democratic ticket Senator France
of Cecil, and Mr.. George r. Gather
seem to be the only men now consider
ed by the Republicans as likely 4
head their ticket next year.