Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-13
OYSTER BILL PASSES SENATE
Interesting Sessions In Both Bran
ehes Of Legislature

The Senate, after q very busy sss-
sion of two hours this morning recess
Ell at ? o'ciock until O'Clock tonight
SIR. Lee introduced an order looking
TO the full taxation of institutions
| throughout the State, but particular
ly in Montgomery county, which now
escape or pay only a portion of what
Mr.. Lee claims they should pay The
bill primarily appears to be aimed at
the bank of which ex. President of tie
Senate Spencer q. Jones is the presl.
dent.
Mr.. Beasman's bill 10 permit men
chasers from any county TO go into
any other county or Baltimore city
after criminals or alleged criminals
in the serving of warrant, amended
in tritiing form, was passed to its third
| reading. having been brought back
from that condition in order that
these amendments might be added.
Perkins Annotated Reports au old
friends of several sessions standing,
figured in the days proceedings Ii
is proposition TO pay about $l1, 900
for 80 sets of this work A long
wrangle followed an unfavorable re-
port by the Finance Committee The
bill was substituted for the report, but
after repeated amendments had been
offered by Mr.. Moore who seemed os.
pecially hostile To the measure, and
all had been voted down Mr.. Brew
ington offered Que to reduce tie price
10 be paid per volume, from $i TO So,
which was adopted. The bill went
on to is third reading.
The DaWk kins labor bill, which was
TO have come up this morning, had to
go Eover until tonight, because the
amendments which had been agreed
upon by the committee have been
lost. These will be duplicated aud
the bill fought out tonight.
The oyster bill passed the Senate
with only one negative vote. AS far
as any one may judge from a reading
of the compromise oyster bill itself,
it appears that the oyster county SEN
ators, confronted with the irrefutabIe
argument of rs votes against their 4 l.,
had to accept the leasing principles.
provided thoy be given in exchange
the right to exempt all the bottoms of
the bay on which oysters will pos
sihly grow. 1t is thought that if the
bloated corporation, believed to have
been behind the Haman oyster bill for
a good many years past. will only
drive piles in tile mud holes which
will be leased, the succulenG bivalve
may be afforded an excellent founda-
tion upon which to grow and live and
move and have their being, so 10
speak 1t is doubtful if the plan works
we'll, otherwise. Figuratively speak.
lug, it is probable that the oyster
county senators in voting for the bill
this morning, each one had his tongue
in his cheek aud wink on the other
eye.
The session of the House was inter
esting from the fact that many bills
of Importance we're reported or acted
upon.
The bill to repeal the judges pension
law was passed by a vote of 81 to 81.
As a similar measure has been defeat :
ed in the Senate, the present bill will
doubtless meet the same fate when it
gets aoros the hall.
Mr.. Lehmayer's important insur-
auce bill was reported without recon-
mendation, but after some discussion
was placed OH the second reading file.
The bill to postpone general reg
istration throughout the counties to
1910 was reported fayorably. 1t has
already passed the Senate.
Mr.. Russell presented a petition ask.
ing the passage of a law to require
6aCn ulSITlCb III ADD6 Afunu6l county
| to pay for its own policemen.
Mr. Murdoch introduced the follow.
ing bills:
To divide the Third district into
| two road districts and to require Ger
tain taxes to be paid into the loca
road fund.
To appropriate $500 to mark the
graves of the French soldiers ant
sailors whose remains are inferred in
Annapolis and who served in the wal
of the Revolution.
To amend the law as to stationary
| engines so as to make t general in its
application instead of local to Balti
more city.
Mr. Duvall's local fish bill was re
ported unfavorably.
/ Mr. Shipley's bill to raise by taxa
tion 81 500 to build a school house il
the Fifth district was reported favor
ably.
The county delegation will heal
both those who favor and those whC
oppose the new charter for Annap9lii
| next Tuesday at y. 10. in the recep
tion room of the House of Delegates
| They will be glad to hear all thos
who may have anything to say on tn,
subject.
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