Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-04-02
last DAY OF LEGISLATURE.
THE OYSTER BILL PASSED THE
HOUSE FINALLY.
Bedlam Reigns As The Closing
Hours Approach Rough
House Tonight.
B. & O. FINDINGS GO TO COM.
MERGE COMMISSION.

The Senate adjourned at , O'Clock
this afternoon, finishing the first seS-
sion Of the day, which began at TO-
| Nothing of especial general interest
| was done during that time, however,
| except the passage of multitude Of
| bills, and the suspension of rules 90
| advance others.
Mr. Shannn, toward the close of the
] fourth hour, presented a resolution,
which is intended to put the whole
| Baltimore q Ohio railroad iDvestiga-
tion matter up 10 tae Interstate Com
nerce Commission since its injuries
Of the Attorney General If the evil
dence brought out at the investigation
does not in his opinion constitute q
violation of the law with regard to
mergers. Mr.. Lee succeeded in amend
ing the resolution so as to provide for
the Attorney Generals opinion being
submitted TO the Board OF Public
Works within three months, as well as
TO the Senate at the next session.
A bill. which Mr. Shipley presented
to the House to reduce the fare from
Baltimore to Curtis Bay from s 20 3
cents, was favoTably reported and pass
ed to its third reading Mr.. Devil
bliss, of frederick, moved the suspen-
sion of the rules, under some misap-
prehension of whose county was effect
ed, in order that the measure should
pass at once and go to the Governor,
as dozens OF other bills were doing.
Mr.. Gadd's attention was called to
the bill, but the Colonel did not ash
for a suspension of the rules, so there
the matter rests. All the Colonel has
to do, however. TO pass the bill is to
ask that it be done.
Governor Warfeld gave a hearing
on the cutoff and other railroad prop.
ositions this morning, listening to
reasons set forth as to why he should
and should not approve them
The State House is a bedlam. There
is neither order nor system Of any sort
nor description. Every Senator who
has anything still ON the files is edg.
ing it in the House aud every member
Of the House who has anything he es-
peoially wants PASSED is doing the
same thing in the Senate. The stu
alton is rendered the more serious by
reason of the fact that Governor War
field has announced his positive de-
termination to sign no bills after mid
nigh tonight, except the appropriation
bill. Such a stand is Unprecedented
and it's wisdom does not seem clear.
What good il can do no one clearly
sees. while the harm TO hundreds of
people is apparent 10 anyone. IL the
Governor persists in his resolution he
will probably be extremely gratidod
by the train loads of interested persons
who will be extremely anxious all at
once to make his acquaintance.
gThe House devoted the entire morn
ing session from / a. m. TO p. m. 10
the HamalI Oyster bill, which was
finally passed by a vote of 63 to 81.
| after the opponents Of the measure
had used all the dilatory tactics pos
sible to delay or defeat it.
rhe most prominent opponents of
the bill were Delegates Murdoch and
Russell, both Of whom were on their
feet making motions or speeches
against it, all TO no purpose. Mr..
MuIdock tried TO have several amend
ments adopted, but failed. He and
Mr.. Russell made sstrong and impas-
stoned speeches against the bill, AID
showed themselves orators Of great
ability in discussing the question.
They were ruled out of order several
times by the Speaker, but went on
| fighting, until Speaker Benson refused
TO entertain any more dilatory mo-
| tions, the bill was voted upon and
passed as it came from the Senate.
| ALI the Anne Arundel delegates voted
/ against it.