The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-03-08

was amended in committee, but even
then it was reported unfavorably and
The report adopted.
Proposed changes in the election law
promise TO occupy time in the legisla-
tlre this week.
The eight-hour bill for railroad tele-
graphers was the subjects Of hearings
last week before corporations commit
tees.
Our old, old Observation-Disclosures
friend has reappeared at the State
House, ringing the bell as usual on the
United Railways Of Baltimore.
It is said that 200 more bills have been
introduced this session than have ever
been introduced before in correspond
ing time.
The Senate finance committee will
give no more hearings after March 10th.
1t takes too much time Of which the
committee even now has too little.
There is being made a very deter
mined effort by a strong element in
Baltimore city to have enacted at this
session of the legislature, an anti-smoke
law. Delegations, pro and con, have
made life miserable for the House ju-
dietary committee.
The legislature is considering a propo-
sition to spend 500, OO0 for tuberculo-
sis hospital, presumably to be located
in the mountainous western part of the
State, although the bill as introduced
provides that it shall be accessible both
by rail and water
A bill has been introduced in the Sen
ate, which if passed, will make it mis-
demeanor for anyone to dredge S., I'd
away from river bottoms in front of the
property of others.
A measure has been introduced in the
House requiring fagmen at all railroad
crossings. This is a bell-ringer pure and
simple, and is not by any manner. of
means new or originate will hardly
pass.
1t was predicted, the very day that a
legislative investigation of the B. & O.
became probable, that President Murray
would be conveniently too i'll to testify
at any meeting to which he might be
summoned-it appears now that the
poor man has broken his leg!
Of the three men who were, wear
ago, the great life insurance kings of
the world, Mccall is dead while McCur-
dy and Alexander, broken in health
have left the country directly as re-
suit Of the insurance investigation in
New York. A year ago they were f.
nancial giants today their names are
deep in disgrace. 1t is firmly believed
here that conditions with which the
Maryland legislature has to deal, while
possibly on smaller scale, are equally
as rotten as those brought to light in
New York. If the Benson committee
but accomplishes the half which the
Armstrong committee already has ac-
I compished the State will be well repaid
for what it will cost.
The consensus of unprecedented opinion
here at Annapolis seems to be that the
so-called Chinese Wall' labor exclu-
sion bills, are really good things. APP
parently the bills insure, and insure
only, that the laborers and not the con-
tractors shall receive the full amount of
the city of Baltimore's good pay. con
the ewers and other improvement
work. The bills do not prevent in anv
way the importation of outside labor
by individuals and corporations there
fore how in the world is the matter to
become corner? 1t only makes GER
tam that some of our Maryland tax
payers, who will help to pay the bills,
shall DO the work and earn the wages.
Where is the unfailness? The bills are
likely to pass.
In this connection, Baltimore organ
lied labor is calling attention 10 the
fact, that after the fire, when land
owners, landlords and everyone else in
position to do so were squeezing the
public and The city for all they were
worth, organized labor alone, although
as hard-hit as anyone else, refused to