The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-02-27
GOVERNOR IS DETERMINE
Ed To CURB SOLONS.
formulating Plan to Prevent Graft
and Waste by The Assembly.
LARGE CROWD VISITED CAPITOL
Seven Hundred SaloOnists Call Upon
the General Assembly to Oppose
The Local Option Crothers'
View on "Contining Appropria-
tons

-NANANtAi Oi4l0, i e.. - NIOA tIIlDI NIO-
theirs is determined to put down legisla-
tive graft and the waste of the people s
money in needless expenditures, if it is
I possible to do so He is not able to
curb the expenditures Of the legislature,
but he will put it up to the General As
! sembly now in session to curb its sue
cessors and run the States affairs on a
more business-like basis than has been
done heretofore
/ The Governor has taken the first step
in this important movement by arrang-
ing for the drafting Of bill limiting
the number of employees of the legisla-
ture. AS the law now stands, only a
very few employees are provided for,
and these are far from enough.
In the bill to be drawn it is proposed
to provide enough employees.to carry
on the States work expenditiously and
pay them well; but there will be pro-
vision against the eXtra-pay grating
that has been feature of the legisla-
ture time after time. Those who work
will be paid so much day and:no more,
and their pay will not begin until after
they are sworn in and enter upon their
duties.
The 500 for extra engrossing clerks,
at the end Of the session, who never
engross will be abolished, and,the legis-
lature will be so hedged about, by law
that there viii be little opportunity for
waste
The State Of Maryland, according to
information received here, is now pay
ing something like $50, 600 a year on
what are known as continuing appropr-
ations made by past legislatures and so
framed as to continue on from year to
year indefinitely These appropriations
have grown from session to session of
the Legislature until they now aggregate
the sum mentioned.
Governor Crothers today said: "All
the continuing appropriations ought to
be repealed and shall advocate this.
The State should start over again with
clean sheet Then the people can see
each just where their money is going.
They have right to know No appro-
priations should be made for more than
two years
About 700 persons, representing5,he
liquor interests Of Baltimore city. de-
scended upon Annapolis today. They
came here on a train which left.Balti-
more at 1910 o'clock this afternoon to
protest against the passage of the local
option bill and also the high-license bin,
which are being advocated by the men,
bers Of the Anti-Saloon League. a The
excursion was under the.auspices of the
Retail Liquor Dealers Protective AS
sociation, and many members of the
organization were represented in the
crowd.
The protest made by the delegation
which came to the State Capitol today
is virtually reply to the arguments
which We're advanced by the Anti-Saloon
League delegates in favor of local
option last Tuesday On that day the
aforementioned organization ihad its
hearing before the Legislature, and
something like 1900 or 1900 people came
here to advocate the passage: of the
locol-option bill. The delegation from
the Retail Liquor Dealers Association,
while perhaps somewhat smaller .than
that of the Anti-Saloon League, made
just as determined fight, andiit did all
in its power to convince the members of
the Legislature of the soundness of its
policies.
The constitutional amendment bill re-
ceiYed the signature of Governor Gro
theirs today.
He also signed the local measure
amending the game law of Garrett
county.
In the Senate, a bill relating to local
option for Garrett county, introduced
by Mr.. Green in the House and passed
by that body, was amended and passed
and sent back to the House for it's con-
currence in the amendment made.
Mr.. Myers has introduced in the
House measure giving the Sheriff of
Garrett county power to appoint dep
uty, who shall also be warden to the
jail.
A fight against Mr.. Myers bill for
the repeal of the mortgage tax law
applying to Garrett county has been
inaugurated, but the heaviest tax payers
and those having an interest in the
development of the county are stand