Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-23
SMITHS SHORT TERM
Maryland Legislature Wants
Him to Serve.
QUESTION OF LEGALITY
It May Be Put Up to Congress to
Pass On.
GOOD ROAD LAW A PROBLEM
Rule for Cheap Fares on the Electric
Line of Vital Interest to
Washingtonians.
GOOD ROAD LAW A PROBLEM

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS. Md. March 3.-Both
branches of the general assembly were
dition of the bill files. to hold sessions
Saturday to make Roadway with their
work. and it is expected that the remain
ing days of the session. which under law
must come to an end Monday. March 30
will be of very strenuous character
Election of United States Senator to
succeed William Pinkney Whyte is the
program for Tuesday. despite the opinions
that it will not be In compliance with
law although the official steps to hold
such an election have not yet been taken
There is no disposition to have con-
test for the honor which is universally
conceded 10 be due to John Walter Smith,
elected senator for the long term. and
Mr. Smiths friends hope that Congress
will not raise any technical objections to
his credentials because there will be no
one to press the objections. If his cleo
ton is declared illegal they hope that
appointment by the governor will be rec
oxnized If this falls they hold that
Maryland can better afford to do without
a senator than 1t can afford to hold an
extra session for the express purpose OF
electing one. The validity Of an election
next Tuesday is upheld by Attorney Cen
eral Stratus. and unless a sudden change
occurs in the plans of democratic leaders
here such an election will be question
left for Congress to decide or pass up,
as 1t sees fit.
Good Road Law.
The gooS roads question and politics
became badly mixed Friday evening.
when democratic senator from Balti-
more city. J Charles Linthicum, was
checked In an effort to pass an amend
ment in the interests of Baltimore city
simply by reason of the fact that one
other democratic senator. Arthur +. COR
man, jr. opposed It, The democrats mao
agreed in conference not to support any
amendments to the bill providing for a
state roads commission and $o.OO0.OoO
bond issue that met the objection Of any
one Of them. and all efforts TO induce
Senator German to relent ralled he
commended that Baltimore's interests are
protected in the bill and that the amend
ment was unnecessary. The question
raised is the right of the city to enforce
its park tax against any street railways
that may operate on roads to be acquired
from the state. and Senator Linthicum
Senator Lee was one Of Senator Linthi-
GUMS supporters, and exclaimed during
the debate: Are we bound like narrow
minded slaves not to remedy a defect be-
cause we have been in conference?' The
democrats by a party vote rejected a
proposition coming from the republican
side to put the names Of the commission
ers In the BILL and the plan remains as
agreed upon in conference.-the have the
commission consist of the governor. three
paid members to be appointed by him
and two representatives Of the geological
survey, a plan which Is the result OF
compromise effected in the conference OF
democratic senators.
Electric Line Fares.
If a bill introduced in the house this
week by Mr.. Metzerott is passed electric
railway companies running out OF Wash
ington may not charge more than cents
for each Ave miles they carry a passen-
ger in the adjoining counties Of Maryland.