The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-03-01

cure an appropriation of 500, 900 for
Maryland's exhibition at the jamestown
Exposition.
The Senate and House of Delegates
celebrated Washington birthday after
fashion on February 22nd, but both
Houses held sessions.
Maryland and Virginia committees
have recommended to their respective
legislatures the closing Of the Potomac
to dredgers for two years.
Bills which have been introduced in the
House by Mr.. Cunningham and Mr..
Orem to exempt 5000 and $500 worth of
property, respectively from taxation,
been unfavorrbIy reported, and the re
ports adopted.
There is less interest taken in the
Haman bill and probably less chance for
its passage this session. than there has
been at any session in a great many
years past.
The two-cents-a-mile bill has passed
the House and will doubtless go whoop-
ing through the Senate. Mr.. Shellman
Brown Of the Annapolis Short Line rail
road says that such measures as this
will drive the small roads of the State
into receiverships and allow the B. & O.
to gobble them up under its tax-exemp-
ton blanket.
The Senate judiciary committee has
favorably reported the Bryan anti-nar-
cote or anti-drug bill
Baltimore county and Baltimore city
are dickering together over a question
of increasing the city S water supply.
The bill to repeal the judges pension
law has received an unfavorable report
in the Senate, and will probably fail of
passage.
A measure introduced in the House by
Mr.. Murphy of Baltimore, to provide
for the retention in reformatory institu-
tons of juvenile female inmates until
the 2lst year has been killed in the
Senate
There is more chance this session for
anti-railroad legislation, that is, legisla-
ton intended for the purpose of treating.
railway corporations as individuals are
treated, than there has been during
many years past. The railroads have
few if any friends of influence or i'm
portance in court.
The Dorton child-labor bill is having
its usual hard times. Gentlemen who
have made large fortunes by the en-
pIoyment of child lnbor oppose the bill
because it will work injury to women
and children. And the gentlemen
who have spoken against it did not look
part ;nlarly soft-hearted philantropists
either.
Mr.. Selby of Garrett county, has in
troduced in the House bill changing
the system of purchasing textbooks for
public schools. Instead of having the
school boards Of the counties make the
purchases, the measures authorizes the
, State Board of Education to make all
! such purchase of books and to distribute
the books to the several counties as
needed. Mr. Selby's bill prohibits a
change in textbooks within five years.
The Senate has confirmed the civil
appointments submitted by the Cover
nor for Garrett county.
Mr.. Ashby last Wednesday introduced
in the house bill to prevent the pollu-
ton of streams in Garrett and to punish
violators.
Mr.. Ashby last Thursday introduced
in the House bill to provide for an
index of Garrett county records.
Mr.. G. s. Hamill, of Garrett county,
recommended to the Governor Mr..
Chisholm for game warden. Mr. Viii
liam Miller also endorsed Mr.. Chisholm.
The game warden has not vet been
appointed.
The Senate Finance Committee re-
Gently listened to an argument by a
delegation from Oakland in support of
the appropriation of $4,000 to the public
schools Of Garrett county, in addition to
the regular apportionment of that coun-
ty. The delegation was headed by Sen