The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-02-08
DOINGS At ANNAPOLIS,
THE SEAT Of GOVERNMENT
DELEGATE Weimer's Attachment OF
Wages Bill introduced.

during the past week mas Deell JLe bl-
Partisan School Board" bill, which was
offered in the Senate by the Senator
Bells, of Anne Arundel county, just
before adjournment last Thursday.
| This bill provides for the appointment
| of State Board of Education composed
| of an equal number of Republicans and
| Democrats, who shall select the State
| Superintendent of Schools and his as
| sistants; that the county school boards
| shall consist of two Republicans and
two Democrats, appointed by the Gov
ernor, and those county superintendent
now holding Office shall be displaced
| only for cause on charges being pre-
| ferred and after hearing in said charges,
| thus applying civil service rules to the
county school uperintendents, who are
now Democrats. This bill had been en-
trusted to Senator Lee, of Montgomery
county, but after mature deliberation
and consideration Of the matter, declined
to introduce it, and Senator Bells was
asked to do so. School Superintendent
A. C. Wilson, of Allegany county, as
chairman of the legislative committee
of the State Teachers Association, has
been active in the interest of this bill.
| There is considerable opposition to this
measure in both the Senate and House,
and it is thought the Governor will veto
it even should it pass the General As
sembly, which seems extremely doubt
full.
Another bill of more than general in
terest introduced in the House provides
for the creation of Statewide Dog
Commissioner, with an assistant COM
missioner in every county, and for the
licensing of dogs throughout Maryland.
The bill proposes a license of 81 year
for female and of 81 for every male dog
harbored, license to be required for dogs
four months old and over The State
Dog Commissioner will be appointed by
the Governor and shall serve four years
at an annual salary of 81, POO, and shall
have his main office in Baltimore City.
The assistant commissioners for each
county will be appointed by the Boards
of County Commissioners with the con-
sent of the State Commissioner. They
will receive fixed salary of S25 per
month, and 10 cents for every license
! issued. The assistant dog commission
ers, constables and game Wardens are
empowered to kill all unlicensed dogs,
and for each dog so killed they snail re-
ceive 81. A fine of not less than $40
nor more than $25 for refusal or declina-
ton to take out license for dogs under
this act. The salaries and fees are to
| come out of the license receipts Of the
State. The bill is Deing supported by
game preservation interests.
Delegate Osborn, of Howard county,
has introduced bill to amend the State
Constitution SO as to provided for the
initiative and referendum on all local
legislation as well as legislation Of
Statewide provisions.
A Board Of Game Commissioners is
provided for in a bill introduced in the
House, the commission to be composed
Of three members to be appointed by
| the Governor and to serve for four
years, without compensation. Another
bill provides for a shooting license in
every county in the State where a
license Is not noWrequired, these licenses
/ to be issued by the circuit courts and
endorsed by the State Game Warden
| NOn-residents are to pay a license Of
| $40 unless they own real estate to the
| amount Of $500, whereas the resident
| hunter license shall be 81 per year
In the House on Monday night Dele
gate Weimer, Of the Garrett county
delegation, introduced bill amending
the attachment law for his section, The
! full text of the bill is as follows:
A bill, entitled IAN Act to repeal
| Section 90 of Article 9. of the Code of
| Public General laws of the State of
Maryland, title, Attachments, sub
title, Attachment of Wages and Hire,
SO far as said section applies to Garrett
county and re-enacted the said section
with amendments, said section as
amended to apply to Garrett county
only.
"Section BE it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Section SO of Article 9, of the Code of
Public General Laws, title, Attach
ments,' sub title, Attachments of
Wages or Hire, is hereby so far and so
far only as said section applies to Gar
rett county, and the same is hereby re-
enacted so as to apply in its amended
form to Garrett county, and TO be
known as Section 149A of Article Num-
Der Z Of the Code CT Public Local Laws
title, Garrett County sub. title, 'EX-
emption Of Wages and Attachment, ,
said Section as re-enacted TO be and
read as follows:
Section 149A-N attachment of the
wages or hire Of any laborer or employee
in the hands of the employer, whether
| private individuals or bodies corporate
shall affect any salary or wages of the
debtor which are not actually due at the
date Of the attachment; and seventy
five (75) per centum of such wages or
hire due to any laborer or employee by
any employer or corporation shall al
ways be exempt from attachment by
any process whatever, provided such
exemptions shall not exceed one hun
bred dollars.
Sec. 2-And be it enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date of
its passage"
Senators Zihlman, of Allegany coun-
ty, and Speicher, of Garrett, together
with the Garrett delegation, have con-
ferred concerning Senator Zihlman' s
bill providing for the establishing of a
Bureau of Mines, and the appointment
of a Chief of the Bureau and two Depu-
ty Mine Inspectors. 1t has practically
been decided that one Of the deputy IT.
spec tors shall come from Garrett coun-
tY, and the bill will be amended so as
to provide that one of these officials to
be appointed by the Governor, shall be
a resident Of Garrett county, conform
ing to the other stipulatiOns in the bill,
The Bureau Of Mines, if established,
will have jurisdiction over all the mines