Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-06
MET HIS FIRST DEFEAT
SETBACK ron YOUNG aoRxAH
IN MARYLAND SENATE TODAY.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
STATE HOUSE, ANNAPOLIS Nd. Feb.
ruary 6.-Young Mr.. German met with his
first defeat in the senate today. when his
resolution for an investigation Of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad was recommitted
by vote OF Is to II. There was too much
German politics evident. and even demo-
Gratis baked at the German scheme
The finance committee Of the senate, of
which State Senator Arthur P. German, IT.,
is chairman. this morning reported favora-
bly, the joint resolution last night intro
duced by him. but did not make any report
at all on the other two resolutions then In
troduced. beyond a supplemental statement
of a few words explaining that in the judg-
ment Of this committee the German resolu-
ton was the best and should be adopted.
A Furious Debate.
Mr.. Lee of Montgomery moved a re-
committal for report In all three. which,
after furious debate, was adopted. Is to IL.
Young German lead OF with an explana-
ton Of his resolution and an analysis of its
advantages over the others. He was inter-
rupted by Mr.. Perkins of Baltimore city
once or twice. and later. In tho very midst
OF his closing argument. was again blocked
by Perkins, who called attention to a spe-
cial order for the time, made Friday night.
tempts made for delay" and then said that
while the chair had ruled that he had the
H6or. re would yIeld, If Perkins would not
move to adjourn the moment his special
order was concluded with.
The special order was gotten out Of the
way by a motion from Mr.. Perkins to carry
over until tomorrow, when the debate
went on.
Germans Explanation.
Mr.. German explained in the beginning
that the reason why the committee did not
report the two resolutions, on which no
action is taken. was because all three in
effect cover the same thing in the same
way, to report one favorably and two others
unfavorabiy would have been an inconsis-
tency in reports. He mentioned that poll
tics had been charged with playing part
In this matter. but denied 1t. declaring heat
edly that the subject under debate was too
great in magnitude to permit Of any such
thing.
Want Quick Action.
What we want" he said. land all that
we want is quickness and dispatch and ces-
sation of this hindrance"
The objections to Perkins resolution, he
said. is that it is limited to an investiga-
ton, and that 1t is limited to thirty days
which on the outset provides for an impos-
stbility. since no committee can deal with
the subject in that time. Bakers resolu-
ton carries $4,000. he explained. and was
unconstitutional. It was much in effect as
his own. he said, but was couched in gen.
eral terms.
He had worded his own resolution so that
by no possibility could the committee get
out of doing its full duty. He went into
the importance of being able to compel Wit.
nesses to testify. and punish them IL they
are recreant. and he pointed out that In
both the other resolutions. the only re-
course is to call in the general assembly
Senator Blair had very little idea, he said,
what the purport of any of the resolution is
and disagrees with Mr.. German in his idea
that Immediate legislation is imperative.
More haste. less speed" he declared was
applicable.