Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-24
FURIOUS LEGISLATIVE DAYS.
SENATE AND HOUSE QUARREL
TO A CLOSE.
B. & o. Enabling Act Passed Senate
This Morning-Gre De-
bate Last Night.
LEGISLATURE WILL Re GRAVE
YARD FOR GOOD BILLS.

The Senate adjourned at twenty
minutes before three this afternoon
after q session two hours and forty
minutes long, the most OF which was
given over 70 heated debates on minor
points
President Seth started the ball almost
Immediately after the TOl!.ca by ap-
pointing en- a conference committee,
called for by the non concurrence of
the House in the Senate amendments
10 the eight hour telegrapherS' bill,
Nessrs Lee, Moore and Brewington.
Mr. Lee protested against this selec.
tioD, making the point that a confer
enoe committee should reflect the
wishes OF the Senate, which in this
case is q Small majority of the Sen
ate, rather. than the minority. Mr..
Lee pointed out that as a friend of the
bill he was in the minority, 3ud that
the result of the deliberations of the
conference committee are not open TO
amen dment
The President withdrew his appoint
ments in order to allew Mr.. Lee to
present an order that the committee
be appointed by ballot, practically an
appeal from the decision Of the chair.
Tins was lost by a tie vote after a most
heated speech from Mr.. Brewington.
in which he attacked Mr. Lee and re-
sentcd the Insults which had been
heaped upon himself The chair then
did the proper thing, however, by ap.
pOiutiDg in place of Mr.. Lee. Mr..
BiGdisOn, the Senator whom Mr.. Lee
wanted.
Immediately after the settlement Of
this dispute Mr.. Lee offered an order
that the elections committee be direct
ed to report not later than Monday
uight his primary election bill for
Montgomery county Mr.. BrewingtOn
again took the floor for a heart ap-
pealing speech Ordinarily he works
himself into a rage as he talks, but
this time his elCquenCe had just the
opposite effect Not three minutes
after he had been 'Tesenting' the
"insults' of the gentleman from
Montgomery, be was promising TO
ride by night in order to report the
same gentleman $ bill, and further
taking the entire Senate into his con-
hdence by stating that he absolutely
loved Mr. Lee
The r. & o. bill, to enable the
Board of Public Works to sell the
Branch at s. 500, 600 passed the Senate
"
practice act of Mr. German
was the last measure considered before
This with all the other
corrupt practice acts, went over until
Monday night
The greatest debate Of the session
took place in the Senate last night
over the b. & 0. enabling act The
bill had already gone to its third read
ing, but on motion of Mr.. Linthicum
was recalled in order that it might be
subject to amendment, the Senators
who oppose it khaving allowed it to
pass to its third reading the previous
night unintentionaily Mr. Linthi-
cum opened the fight against the pas
sage of the act with q speech in which
he explained why he thinks the stock
is wOl tia So, 600, 600 Mr Brew ington
replied. Mr.. Lee then took the floor
aud made a graceful, powerful speech,
in which he cited figures to prove that
the stock is wurth at least $4. 600, 600,
aud probably more, but particularly
that the very purpose for which the
had been appointed to dis
cover the value Of this stock has not
been complied with He also dwelt
on the fact that the Pennsylvania Bal.
timore &5 Ohio merger means a dan
gerous situation for Maryland trade
and urged the defeat Of the bill on
that account MIR. Lancaster, Mr..
France, Mr.. German, Mr.. Seth and
others, spoke. after which Mr.. Lees
amendment was voted down, only two
Senators France and Lee) voting for
il. following which Linthicum
amendment was similarly treated,
only five protesting against the major
ity's course.
The Q. & ID. canal was then brought
into the Senate by motion from Mr.
Clagett to postpone the matter indefi-
nitely. Mr.. BrewinRtOn declared this
Was taking an unfair advantage of
aim, as several of bis friends were
away. He declared, however, that
il the bill s eremies persisted he was
prepared to speak for four hours in
opposition TO the measure. The Sen
ate called the bluff, voted down a
motion TO adjourn and waited for
the speech, which Mr.. Brewington
produced, long, aud closely tyTewrit-
ten There we're several speakers next
on various sides of the matter, notably
Mr. Clagett. who pointed out that ne
was taking sno advantage of anyone
His friends, too, were absent, he
said, and others were paired with
Mr.. RrewiDgton S cohorts. A question
of Mr.. Perkins having voted on a mo-
tion to adjourn although he was
paired with Sir. Beasman then came
up and drew an acrimonious speech
from Mr.. Perkins, who, however.
voted no mnTe on any matter which