The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-01-23
JUST 4 LITTLE MORE
THAN IS NECESSARY
Democratic Senators Agree 10 Cui
Germans Appropriation Bill to
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VERY BUSY PLACE HUNTERS
Mr.. Jasper n. Wilson Wants 10 be
Commissioner of the Land Office
Tlr. Browning Would Like to Be
Fish Commissioner.

ANNAPOLIS, Jan. q. The Democratic
Senators after a long conference this
! afternoon agreed to cut Senator Cor
mans appropriation bill to $40, 200.
| The Senators We're closeted for two
hours with Governor Crothers, who ad-
vocated reduction from the original
amount. Senator Linthicum spoke for
an extreme reduction, while Senator
German advocated the original 5000, 900
on the view of the Finance Committee.
The first move to put an end to the
endless stream Of proposed legislation
relating to the real and special subjects
was made today by Mr.. Girdwood, who
offered an order providing as follows
THE Speaker shall be authorized to
appoint a committee Of nine, with him
self as eX-officio member, to consider
the number of special and local bills and
devise means to limit the number. The
committee will also report why much of
the legislation of this kind should not be
made general.
During the last 10 years the laws or
a local nature have amounted to G,398.
and during the last session there were
82G Of these measuresput on the statute
books.
The Court of Appeals was, Mr. Grid
/ yUOOJ cold 1.-Two, o,,+ Jo.;-;~,,-- , . - ~.
rate Of $50 year on the mass of legis-
lation that's constantly increasing. Bal
timore city was, he said, as much of an
offender in this respect as any of the
/ counties, and.if the grind continued the
statute books would be swamped with
it. He advocated the adoption of some
plan whereby a stop could be put to it.
The laws of Maryland were, he said,
four times as.voluminous as those adopt
ed for Illinois, a State many times as
large. Much of the legislation should,
he said, be made general.
Among those who called in person at
the executive office today to apply for
appointment was Oregon Milton Dennis
of Baltimore, who wants to serve the
State for another term as State Game
Warden. He presented long list of
Endorsements. This Office and that Of
State Fire Marshal are the two places
that are most sought after, Judging by
the number of applications.
Jasper n. Wilson Of Cumberland,
has applied for appointment as Commits
sioner of the Land Office. This place
is now held by E. Stanley Toadvine of
Wicomico county.
James S. Keagle Of Baltimore has
applied for appointment as Inspector of
Hay and Straw and DR. John Aiken
head of Easton, wants to be member
of the State LIVE Stock Sanitary Board.
Richard T. Browning of Garrett coun-
ty, and j. Lee Simmons of Frederick
county, are candidates for the Fish
Commissionership of the Western
Shore.
l. Dorsey Jones of Frederick county
has filed application for appointment as
a tobacco Inspector
In the debate in the Legislature late
this afternoon, the president of the
Senate, Gen. J. B. Seth, by series of
questions, in effect charged that in the
campaign of 1903 Hon. Edwin Warfeld,
in return for financial support, made
certain pledges to the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad and to other corporations.
General Seth charged by inuendo that
the governor had misapplied the public
funds and had used the states money to
pay for flowers at his daughters party.
He also charged that the Ex-Governor
had endeavored to sell state securities
for less than their value, and that he
had used his influence to keep a relative
on the states payroll, who performed
no service.
General Seth used the most insulting
language with regard to the eX-Gover-
nor, comparing him to "a Percheror
stallion with red bride at q county
fair.
Ex-Governor Warfeld, when told OF
the charges said that they were toe
preposterous to merit any reply. Never.
theless, he refuted them, and Mr.. Hugh
l.. Bond, president and general counse
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
made denial of the statements which
had reference to his company.