Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-02-02

The State House, for about two
| hours this morning, was one continual
round of entertainment; the Governor
| the Attorney General and the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad were all under
fire, all at the same time and the last
in both houses.
Mr. Brewington stated in the Senate
that the Governor had Exceeded his
authority when he appointed Mr.
| Frank V. Rhodes on behalf of the
State 10 probe into the b. & o. scan
| dali Mr.. German declared that the
| Attorney General had subm tilted "an
insult to the Senate when, in re-
sponse to communication from the
Finance Committee. in effect, he told
| that body ii not satisfied with what
| he had told them to go to the courts
| for further information.
He further charged that the Attor-
ney General had neglected his duty
''in most shameful manner for two
years. that it was due the people of
Maryland that the Senate see TO it
that he did so no longer, and that he
was attempting to "blook the State"
in this b. q o. matter, and Mr.. Lee
rather favored new state lawyer.
In the House Delegate Bouchet intro
duced an order, the effect of which, if
adopted, will be to open the books of
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad to
an investigation on behalf of the State
by the legislature.
In point of actual time the racket
began in the House shortly after the
opening of the days session at 10
O'Clock, when Mr.. Bouchet introduced
ihs resolution but in point of import
auce it opened with the beginning of
business half an hour later in the Sen.
ate, when a long report from the FL
nance Committee was read. This, in
brief, was a detailed statement of
cause for complaint, which the COM
mittee thinks the Senate directly, but
the State in particular. has against
the Attorney General, Mr.. William
Shepard Bryan, for his course with
regard to the Baltimore and Ohio scan.
dial.
The Senate is not satisfied with his
course in the suit instituted in 1900,
but more Immediately not satisfied
with the answers which he gave to
questions put to him several days ago.
After explaining at great length why
he did not give more detailed iufor-
nation and bringing in the name of
Mr.. Frank V. Rhodes great many
times, the Attorney General in the
letters quoted in the report, ends with
the announcement that information
from Mr.. Rhodes is now on its way
to the Senate, and that If this is not
enough the Senate can go to the
courts itself for anything it wants.
At the conclusion of the report of the
Finance Committee is an order
directing the Attorney General to
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airy o., copy of the bill of COM
plaint filed in the original suit
against the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road, and which the Senate has yet
to see.
1t was in addressing this order that
Mr. German spoke Mt considerable
length, aud in the course of these re.
marks, that the charges already men
toned against the Attorney General
occurred. THAT reply of the Attor-
| ney General to a request of this Sem
ate, - MIR. German declared, "is
an insult to this body, and should be
resented as such. -
Senator Blair Lee, of Montgomery,
replied to Mr.. German at length in q
| strong, at times witty and rather sen.
sational vein. He deplored the evi-
| dence of jealousy in Mr. German 4
remarks, begged for team play" in
| this all important matter thought
that the question was vital one and
did not think the present the proper
| time to mix with it side issues an6
phases of the discussion, which die
not seem to him Of chief magnitude
Mr.. German had made an especia
point of the fact that Mr.. Rhodes in
formation not being official, and Mr.
Rhodes not having had any real Off
cial connection with the matter, ht
would not favor receiving the report
at all. Mr. Lee wanted information
from whatever source What haC
principally caused Mr.. German
discomfort. he thought, must have beer
the "hopeless tone Of the Attorney
Generals original report. 1t did no
recommend anything very forcefully