The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-03-28
MARYLAND
LEGISLATURE

suffered uciedt III tHC llOunt Nhis a.
ton OF the Senate finally disposes OF
the measure. until the next Legislature,
when the friends OF local option prom
ise a renewal OF the contest. On the
same day the gh-license bill for
Baltimore City was passed and sent to
the Governor for his signature. The
bill provides that saloons shall pay a
license OF $500 next year, $3.50 the year
following and $1,000 per year thereaf-
ter.
With the opening OF this weeks ses-
sion, many OF the most important
measures before the Legislature were
und sposed OF and a great host OF bills
were crying out for recognition.
FIVE MILLIONS FOR ROADS.
The Good Roads Bill was passed on
Monday in its amended form. 1t is
still the Benson bill, but with certain
concessions that made it more accept
able to the press and public opinion
which so vigorously opposed the ori-
ginal measure In the form in which
il was finally adopted. it met with
slight opposition, some OF the Repub-
lican Senators, only expressing fear
that the law would be used 10 build up
a political machine On the same day
the House passed the bill providing
for an appropriation by the Havre de
Grace council and the Hartford County
Commissioners toward the maintcn-
ance OF ioot-bridge over the Sus-
quchanna.
The bill to amend the charter OF
Chesapeake City, which had already
passed the House, passed the Senate
on Saturday.
The appropriation OF $1,000 for the
Union Hospital OF this town passed
both Houses.
Senator-elect John Walter SIN til
was elected To- fiji the uncxpircd term
of the late Senator Whytc, rs had
been generally iorccasted ever since
the latter's death The Republicans
declined 10 take part in the election,
but are wisely reiraining from making
any protest against Senator Smiths
being seated.
The bills designed To give Balti-
more City increased representation in
the Senate and House are expected to
die in the hands OF the Senate Com
mittee on Amendments where they are
now resting
PROTEST OF NO AVAIL.
Senator France made a hot fight,
Wednesday evening, aga nst the bill
which relieves the Pennsylvania Rail-
road from carrying passengers on local
trains between Perryvile and Havra
de Grace and its companion bill which
transfers the old bridge to a private
corporal on with permission 10 charge
toll The Senator reviewed the grave
objections to this bill objections
which have been cogently set forth in
the Pcaplc's Column OF the WHIG-I
but all TO no avail The Senate passed
the bill to rs third reading The bill
is said TO have had a powerful lobby
back OF it,
MORE PAY FOR JUDGES.
The bill increasing the salaries OF the
Maryland Judges has passed both
Houses By its provisions the Chief
Judge OF each Judicial c rcut will re-
ceivc $500 and each Associate Judge
will receive $1,000 per annum
NO SAMPLE BALLOTS.
The Democratic determination to
means, ia or unfair has gone the
limit at this session Mr.. Lchmayer's
bill, TO allow the ballot to count IL the
cross were within the square, though
the ends extended beyond it, looked
promising for n time, but the Machine
has smothered il in the Senatc's Com
mttce on Elections. Then came the
extension OF the scope OF the Wilson
law, several counties being dragged
under its ban. despite their protest;
and finally came the crowning bit OF
political indcccncy, when the House
passed the bill to stop the publicat on
OF the ballots in the Wilson counties.
In these counties, hereafter, il is not
only permissible to puzzle and con-
fuse the ticket as the Supervisors
please. but the voters are to have no
opportunity to Scrutn &c the ticket
before being called on to mark il, Mr..
Goodwin. OF Baltimore, declared with
great good sense, that such unfair tao
tics would prove boomerang for the
Democratic Machine, and said he re-
GREETED for the sake OF the fair name
OF Maryland that the State should be
so discreditcd abroad by reason of
dishonest election laws I'LL ng the stat
ute books.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SAL
ARIES.
Mr.. Squier's bill to increase the sal
aries OF the County Commissioners
from $500 to $1,000 per annum, after
passing the House, was referred in the
Senate to select committee OF which
Senator France was made chairman
The committee made an unfavorablc
report on the bill; whercupon Senator
Biddcson moved TO subst tutc the bill
for the uniavorablc report, which mo-
ton prevailed, and an hour was fixed
for the final consideration OF the bill
PRIMARY ELECTION BILL.
Senator Gorman's fake Primary
Election Bill is still not out OF the
woods Thursday afternoon the Demo-
cratic Senators had another confer
eucc with the Governor, in which the
latter spoke strongly for leg innate