The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-03-29
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
WHAT The PEOPLES REPRESENTA-
TIVES HAVE BEEN DOING.
The following bills were passed:

The following bills were passed.
Senator Snader's, repeating the
mortgage tax in Carroll county
Mr.. Moleswortfl's to incorporate the
town DC Mount Airy, in Carroll coun-
ty.
Mr Wooden's, amending the charter
of Union Mills Savings Bank.
Mr.. Wooden's, to regulate storm in
surance in Carroll.
Mr.. Ely's. furthered regulating the
trade of plumbing.
Mr.. MoIesworth's, amending the
charter OF Mount Airy.
Senator Snader's tNo. 516), amend
Ing Chapter 642, making III unlawful
to catch black bass and brook trout
in the waters OF Frederick and Car
roll counties
Senator Snader NO. 349) requiring
the Western Maryland Railway Com
pany to erect safety gates and en-
ploy a fagman at Church street, LTD
New Windsor, Carroll county.
Senator Snader's INC. 434), author
izing the Mayor and Council of Union
Bridge Carroll county, to borrow
money for the purpose of erecting
lighting plant
Senator Snader's bill to refund a
sum OF money to Danel E Buckley and
others. executors of the late George
=. Buckley, a tax collector in Carroll
county; amendment proposed by Sen
ator Campbell as to certain names in
the bill was adopted and the bill was
ordered engrossed.
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the Temperance Committee OF MT.
Chew's bill to prohibit the sale OF
LIQUOR within one mile OF the Mount
Pleasant and the Providence Metno-
dist Episcopal Churches, and GER
tain schoolhouse in Carroll county,
and the motion OF Mr.. Chew to have
the bill substituted for the unfavor-
able report brought on warm de-
bate wherein the "wets' and "drys'
again lined up in skirmishing order.
After some debate participated in by
Messrs Marbury, Cook, Osborn, Chew,
Wooden and Maltbie the motion to
substitute the bill for the report was
carried by vote OF 65 to %, and the
bill ordered engrossed for third read
ing.
Senator Goslin's bill relating to con-
struction OF improved highways
through towns on the State road sys-
TEN passed the Senate.
Senator Matthias bill authorizing
the Governor to cede certain highways
to the United States Government on
and over which to erect memorial
to Abraham Lincoln, was favorably
reported.
Senator Harper's Presidential pri-
mary bill, which had it's final passage
i'm the Senate Tuesday night, was
sent on Wednesday to the House Com
mittee on Elections, and Chairman
Hopkins promised to report it out as
soon a. possible Chairman Hopkins
said that he advocated the bill, and it
is believed that a majority Of the
members of the Committee will join
with him in favorable report.
The Senate Committee on Educa-
tion reported favorably on Tuesday
the Beck bill, which deprives the
Governor of the appointment Of the
State Board Of Education and Incl
dentally retains in office the county
school superintendentS, all Of ' ON
are Democrats. The State Board of
Education is named in the bill, and
consists of Stevenson :. Williams, OF
Hartford; John G. Rogers. Of Howard;
Thomas I'll Beck, of Somerset; DIR.
Thomas H Lewis, of Carroll; Henry G.
Longnecker, Of Baltimore county, and
Clayton Purnell of Worcester county.
The bill also provides for bipartisan
boards of school commissioners in all
of the counties.
After a lengthy discussion and some
slight amendment, the bill providing
for the establishment of school Of
technology in connection with the
Johns Hopkins University was pass
ed last night by the Senate. 1t was
late at night when the Senate
took up the bill, which provides $780,
900 for the establishment Of the
school and a continuing annual ap-
Of $4,000 for support. In
consideration of these amounts 129
free scholarships are to be granted.
Judge Martin 4. keedy, OI HaSeFs-
town, Md, appeared before the House
Committee, Annapolis, Md, on Section
"a, article Of the Constitution, to face
an investigation of charges made
against his conduct by A. G. Fuss, Of
WilliamspOrt Fuss was after the
official scalp of Judge Keedy. Hu Ap-
pealed to Legislature by petition to
the judge, saying that fully
9S per cent Of the citizens Of Wash
ington county know that they cannot
get justice in his court. According to
the petition filed, Judge Keedy hau de-
MED justice to Fuss in case in his
court and among other things charg-
ed against the court IS that it is not
sufficiently dignif1ed and makes puns
of no high ordor and then laughs at
them more than does anyone else.
The charges were dismissed, after
Fuss had produced MS evidence and
it had been met by Judge Keedy- The
charges were not considered OF much
by the committee but
Judge Keedy himself, however, learn