Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-02-02
GOVERNOR, ATTORNEY-GENERAL
AND B. 6 O. r. K. UNDER FIRE.
THIS MORNING PLAYS HAND IN
TIE ms MOKN1NU FLHTS 7UI UHWE.
BREWNG0N
BRYAN
NEW DEAL-DELEGATE BOUcHET WOULD B.

is member, will have greater inti-
uence aud direct bearing on this the
most important legislation in all
probability to come before the present
legislature.
In the House tie first business for
| consideration was the resolution
already mentioned as introduced by
Mr.. Bouchet, OF the Baltim lre city
delegation. It follows:
Whereas the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company has withheld from
the State of Maryland the dividends
on 5, 500 of its shares of stock in the
Washington branch Of said railroad.
and
"Whereas the claim has Eteen made
by said company that all Of its earn.
ings on said branch have been used
in bettermeDts and acquisition and
construction of terminals in Washing
ton city. and
Whereas it is the generals opinion
that the cost of said terminal should
be borne by the whole system, espee-
tally in view of the fact that the Met
ropolitau branch of said railroad is
practically the main road of said COM
pany and therefore should bear large
proportion of the cost Of said termi-
nal, and
Whereas no special itemized re-
ports have been made TO the State Of
Maryland on the earnings of said
Washington branch and
Whereas it is right and proper that
the people of Maryland should demand
and have full reports from all corp0-
ratiOns or companies in which the
State holds stock.
Therefore, be it resolved as the
sense of the House of Delegates of
Maryland that demand be and the
same is hereby made on the g. d o.
Railroad Company TO Teport TO this
House a full statement of its reeeipts
and disbursements from and about the
said Washington branch of said rail.
road company, from the time of its
first failure in 1896 to pay the divi.
dends TO the State of Maryland.
Resolved further, that the said
statements shall be verified from the
books of said company by expert ac-
countants to be selected by the House,
whose pay for such services shall be
borne by said railroad company.
Resolved further, that said com
pany be and it is hereby required "a
of terminals of Washington and ol
betternlents oD the said Washingto ton
branch.
Resolved further, that the said rail.
road company be and the same is
hereby required to make a statement
of Its full mileage and also of all
trains, freight and passenger which
60 to and come from Washington daily
and q relative statement of the mile
age tracks of said terminal used by
/ the Washington branch and the Metro
| politan branch and its through Yves.
| tern trains.
Resolved further. that in case oi
| failure to render said statement with
/ in twenty days from the passage oi
| this resolution, that this House re.
solve itself into a grand inquest ant
take the proper steps to gain the in.
| formation due by process which thil
House is authorized by law to tako
/ in such cases.
Mr. Murdock. of Anne Arundel
| moved the immediate adoution of thi
resolution. but Speaker Benson re
ferred it to the Committee on Sectiol
%, Article 3 of the Constitution s.
quickly that it was impossible 70
Mr.. Bouchet or anyone else TO get tn
floor IN explanation OF its intent an
his wishes on the subject. THE Speak
er ruled that his reference was correc
and refused to make other disposition
| of it.
A fight followed, most Of the cit
members uniting in favor of an i'm
mediate report. Messrs. LetmeyeI
Bouchet, Cleveland, Goodwin an
others speaking to that end, but afte
Messrs. Dawkins, Ray and others ha
spoken to the contrary, apparentl
with the support Of a majority Of tn
members, the city men fell back upo
position calling for a report Nor
day night or Tuesday morning. The
lost all along the line, and the matte
finally went over indefinitely wit
the understanding that the committe
will report it promptly.
The Senate and House adjourne
before noon over until Monday nigh