Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-04-05
Maryland legislature.

The 1912 Session Of the Maryland Leg
islature adjourned on Monday night last
and in the last few days of the session
large number Of very important bills were
passed
After adopting one amendment provid-
ing that 81 of the 1923 free scholarships
which the Johns Hopkins University tech
is to award TO Maryland boys are to have
5000 allowances for board and expenses
attached to them, the House of Delegates
finally passed on Saturday night last the
bill appropriatine 100000 for the initia
tion of the plan. The amended bill was
sent to the Senate, which promptly passed
il.
LOCAL OPTION BILL KILLED.
By vote of IA to 10 last Friday after
noon the Senate gently strangled the Local
Option bill. The result came about on an
amendment exempting from the provisions |
of the bill the wet territory Of the State
with the exception Of Havre de Grace. AS
the measure was intended to get at the wet |
territory and not the present prohibition |
counties, it will be seen that the bill as
amended would not prove of much service
TO the cause.
Last Saturday night the House killed the
much-amended Local Option bill of the
Anti-Saloon League The amended bill
when received by the House of Delegates,
was Immediately laid on the table by a
unanimous vote The members who were
pledged to support the Local Option bill
contended that the measure had been so
emasculated as to prevent it from being
effective. and they joined with the "wets"
in its defeat.
RIGGS AND McKIM Our.
The Senate in executive session Mon
day night unanimously rejected the ap-
pointment of Gen. Lawrason Riggs as the
Democratic member of the Police Board
for Baltimore city and by vote IS to IL |
rejected the appointment of Mr.. Sterett
Mckim as member Of the Board of Liquor
Licenses Commissioners.
The Governors other appointments on |
the four big city boards as well as others
for Baltimore city were confirmed.
When Governor Goldsborough was off
cially notified Of the rejection Of General
Riggs and Mr.. McKim he held a confer |
ence with a number of friends and party |
workers. after which he announced the ap-
pointment of former Judge Alfred S. Niles
as the Democratic member of the Police
Board and Mr.. Joseph A. Buck as the third
member of the Board of Liquor License
Commissioners. Mr.. Buck is well-known
Republican of South Baltimore.
The executive session lasted for several
hours and, although a large majority Of
the appointments for the counties were
confirmed. several Senators asked that no
action be taken on some of them, thus
allowing the incumbents to hold over for
the next two years.
The appointment of General Riggs was
the first to be taken up and Senator Maloy
declared that under the law providing for
minority representation on the Police Board
party adherents must be considered. The
law was read by Senator Maloy and closely
studied by the other Senators. Then Sena-
tor Maloy charged that Gen. Riggs had
admitted that at the last election he voted
against Senator A. P. German for Governor
and also that he would not state that he
had voted for former Governor Austin L,
Crothers four years ago.
II a precedent was to be established re-
gardine minority representation on the
board. Senator Maloy felt that the Gov
ernor should have named man satisfac-
tory to the Democratic party.
JUDGES SALARY INCREASE BILL DEFEATED
The Baltimore city delegation succeeded
in killing the Judges Salary Increase bill
in the House on Monday. Republican Floor
Leader Warburton led the fight against the
measure and motion to kill il was car
ried, so to 46. Had the seven city men
voted the other way they could have
turned this to a complete victory for the
bill
NORMAL SCHOOL
The 100000 appropriation bill for the
new State Normal School went through
the House on Monday after the Senate
amendments had been concurred in and
the bill is now up to the Governor to sign.
SIGNS The DEFICIENCY Bill.
Governor GoldsbOroush signed Monday
night the Deficiency bill. which carries an
appropriation Of $4,000. The Governor
had the bill under consideration for sew
eral days and after making full investi-
cation of the expenses Of the Legislature
decided to sign it.
With this bill the total appropriation for
expenses for the session is 100000. In
signing it the Governor did not make any
comment The estimates that have been
compiled by Delegate McQuade. chairman
of the Committee of Claims, indicate that
the session will cost in the neiehborhood |
Of $i85. 900. or SIS, 900 less than the last
two sessions.
LOCAL BILLS PASSED.
MIR, Cummings new charter of Chevy
Chase; amending the charter of the Chevy
Chase and Great Falls Railway Company
regulating fares on the Washington and
Rockville Railway.
Mr.. Bentley Providing a justice of the
peace at large for Montgomery county.
Mr.. Waters Authorizing employment of
unlicensed plumbers in Montgomery county.
Senator Lee-Relatine to purchase of
school house sites.
Takoma Park
Supreme Court Gusts Standard OIL