Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-11-27
A DAY OF STATE AFFAIRS
STATES EXECUTIVE HAS A
BUSY MORNING
Board OF cansaSSerS Meet Board OF
Public Works Holds Session Also
Shellfish Commission
GOVERNOR HOLDS OFFICIAL
PARDON COURT


of Official bodies NJ the state House.
The State Board OF CanVasscrS, son
sisting OF Governor Wariield. Comp
traller Atkinson, Treasurer Nandiver,
Attorney General Bryan, Secretary of
State rilghnan, met and cauvassed
the vote OF the late election, the Board
OF Public Works and the ShellfiSh
Commission both met, and i'm addition
Governor Warlleld held a more largely
attended session OF his pardon court
then he had held for some time.
Two matters of importance were
brought before the Board of Public
Works, that OF the approval OF the
plans for the new bridge cf the Bal
tlmore & ohio - Railroad Company
across the Susqnohanna river, and
that connected with the acceptance OF
tho lease OF Fort Mollenry FROM the
United states Government.
The application of the Baltimore 4
Ohio RailrOad Company was made un-
der section 26l OF Article % of the
Code OF Public General Laws. The
Board passed the following order in
referonco 10 the matter;
"Ordored, by the Board Of Public
Works OF Mary land, that the plan and
character of the donhle-track rail-
road bridge To bo constructed 10y the
baltimore a. Ohio Railroad Company
for It's Philadelphia Branch, across
tho Tidewator Canal and the Susqpe-
hanna river, plan which was for
mally submitted to this Board with
tho application of said Railroad Conn
pany ON October :, 1907, be and the
Same arc hereby approved, with the
provlso and upon the condition, how
ever, that the location and plan of
bridge bc submitted 90 and approved
by the Chief OF Engineers and by the
Secretary OF War before construction
Is commenced, and that any modiiica-
tion cor change OF said plan required
on authorized by the Chief of Engi-
nccrs or Secretary of War be submit
ted for tho action of this Board before
construction Is commenced in accord
ancc thorewi It'll; and this approval OF
said plans Is upon the further condi-
ton that tho baltimore and Ohio
Railroad comply with the provisions
of chapter ss3 OF the Acts of 1882 and
With all the requirements and condi-
tions in regaFd TO the maiutcnauce and
uso OF tue OF tow boat az said bridge
SGT forth IN the approval OF the orig
inai plans for the original bridge there
built In the minutes of the meetings
oi the Board Of Public Works in 1883. y
The Board flnaliy accepted the lease
uf the Fort Mcllcnry reservation oN-
cculed by the War Department. The
term OF the lease II for ave years be-
ginning April !, 1907.
The Governor had number of
small eases before him, some of which,
however, contained elements Of intorS
est. The most notable OF these was
thc ease Of Samuel Cohen, convicted
og picking pockets at the Montgomery
County Fair aud sentenced To serve
ave years IN the pcnitoutiaIy. The
mother Of the young man was down
today as she had been number of
times before. aud toarfully begged tho
Governor TO let the young man out.
She said that she bad six small chill
dren aud that her husband was very
mn. cohen has only two months more
t0 serve and the Governor has repeat
cdlv told The mother that he would
not sntorfere with the sentence. lie
was compelled To roitorate Il today
though Mrs. Cohen seemed deter
mined not 10 take "no" for an an
swcr. She begged most pitifuiiy for
her son's release, but the Governor
| felt that he could not interfere in such
a ease aud - informed her.
Attorney William J.. Kennedy, oi
| baltimore. presented the case of Ciar-
once Tiliman, colorcd, 90 the cover.
nor. with him were Mrs. Belle Tall
man, mothcr of the young man, tive
y0nug calOrcd men and one young
| colorod woman. Tiliman had beer
| conN ivtod - an assault ~ which q
knife was used and Justice Friedcll
had sentenced him 20 serve six months
IA iail and pay a Emo of 500. the
sentence beginning october % last.
1 The Governor listened to state
lnont of the case. but told the pcti
/ tiouurs that be must refer ~ 90 bis
| committee ol magistrates FOR thcii
examination aud report before h'
| could No anything. While the mat
tor was helug discussed. the tw,
yoanp oolorcd men learned something
about the Governors idea % Ell
quctlu. They undertook 90 take seati
and were very decidedly told by ths
Governor a. remain standing until b,
luld them "a 81 down.
Attorney George kcck. OF Baltimore
| brought 10 the attention - the GOV
| cruof the oaso 81 Harry Kramer, q
| young man who Was convicted by tbs
Criminal Court ~ baltimore city 81
the larceny ~ some copper wire from
| the United Electric Railways Com
pauy. and sentenced to serve one yea
H. Jail. His mother also appeared
before tho Governor. The bows time
Is about half up. aud The Governor
Was Informed thai his brother was IN
gagged IN the oyster business IN Mis-
slsslppi. and - doing we'll. and wish
cd his brother 80 come there and woulf
| give him employment. The Cover
nor was interested Ia the case and or
dorad IL advertised for final hearing
on Ipcccm Der II next. lie told NIr
| kcckfio secure q letter IN the matte
from states Attorney owens.
The mother aud sister of Johr
CLARK, who was cOnyirted BY JuEticl
| Grammar ~ an assault upon John Nes
tor. and sentenced to six months II
jail and TO pay a fiue of 500. wers
before the Governor IN his interest
Tie Governor referred the matter 4
a crommitteo composed % justices &
be hereafter selected.
The Governor had consultation
| with DT. Graves aud Mr. Green. o
the ~hellnah Commission. in rexars
to an onicc for thai body this winter
| They are now occupy ing the room 81
the Committee on Finance of the Sen
ate. and will be compelled to mosi
when the Legislature convenes Th'