The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-01-20

llChN anu olIOulucIS Vi Iile new
is the chairman of the committee on
printing. This committee may perform
some very important public duties be-
fore the session ends, but no one knows
what they will be. In any event Sena-
tor Lee is allowed plenty of time to de-
wise ways of getting the best of Sena-
tor Price Of Wicomico, who has been
designated by President German as the
Democratic floor leader.
Governor Crothers' nephew. Senator
Crothers of Cecil, has been named as
the chairman of the Committee on Ex-
ecutiye Nominations. This is the COM
mittee to which the nominations made
by the Governor are referred, and the
selection was no doubt intended as a
compliment to the Governor. Presi-
dent German is protected pretty well,
however, in the men he named to serve
with Senator Crothers.
While the House Committee on Tenn
perance looks pretty gloomy for dry"
legislation, the Senate Committee looks
much worse. Senator Coady is its
chairman. He comes from East Balti-
more which is not supposed to be espe-
cially friendly to the Legislative pro-
gram that William H. Anderson, the
agent Of the Anti-Saloon League, has
outlined. With him is Senator Sproes-
! ser of South Baltimore, which is not re-
garded as dry territory, and Senator
Wells Of Prince Georges and Senator
Miller Of Washington, who fought and
won as wet" candidates. and the re-
naming member of the committee is
Senator Boslev of Dorchester, who
may be wet or "dry." 1t really
makes no difference. He can outvote
four Senators.
President German looked after his
good friend Senator Biddison, of Balti-
more county, making him chairman of
the Committee on Judicial Proceedings
and also a member of the Committee on
Rules
Senator Campbell of Baltimore city,
received but few assignments of i'm
portance He said that was agreeable
to him. as the labor of looking after
legislation proposed for Baltimore city
occupied so much time that little was
left for other work. He had expressed
the wish, he SAID, to be relieved from
as much work as possible on general
committees
The Committee on Corporations is re
garded as good one Senator Moore
the chairman, is known to be very kind
H. disposed to corporations, and Senator
Sproesser. as City Councilman in Bal
timore, often showed decided disin-
clination to hurting them, but the other
members Of the Committee are not be-
lieved to be as considerate as either of
these Senator's.
Senator Speicher, of Garrett. was
placed on the following committees:
Civil Service and Election Reform.
Elections, Public Institutions, Library
and Printing
Provision for good roads in Garrett
count is contemplated by bin to be in
troduced by Mr. Boden. BY this the
County Commissioners are directed to
appoint one or more road supervisors
for each election district at a per diem
rate of not less than 81, each to give
bond for faithful performance of his
duties. Each supervisor shall set aside
10 per cent of all money intrusted to
him. to be used for emergency repairs
to roads or bridges. The County Com
missioners may levy regular road tax,
and an extra or special tax may be vot-
ed by the residents of any district.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. 10 Governor
Crothers has been overridden IN his
economy program. The House has
taken the bit in its teeth as far as
Legislative expenses are concerned,
fully prepared to back up the action of
the Committee on Organization, which
reported back to the House today
recommendation for the appointment
OF A additional employees. The report
was adopted after a short debate by
vote of 81 to 81.
The original report was for 81. This
is supplementary. Only 80 of the num-
Der originally authorized were sworn in
at once. Uncertainty exists as to
whether these u are inclusive or ex-
elusive of the A recommended, so the
whole number of employees so far pro-
vided for amounts to either SO or 95.
AS the pay of the employees averages
about $500, the expense is about $45, 500,
which, with the pay provided for the
members, amounts to S97, 600 for the
! House alone. The Senate has yet to be
heard from. Moreover, this $97, 900 is
exclusive of the pay for the force need
ed to clean up the corridors. These
men get only $3.50 a day. Authorized
in the report are additional employees to
be named by the Speaker Rush of
business toward the closing days of the
session is generally taken as a justifica-
ton for these additional men. AS the
last House of Delegates cost $l14,000,
and as provision has already been made
by the House for the expenditure of