The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-02-15
DOINGS At ANNAPOLIS,
THE SEAT Of GOVERNMENT
The Jacob MosSer Church Fund
Measure Introduced.

Lawton and Long, of Garrett county
spent the Legislative recess at theil
I homes. Delegate Long has been suffer
ing with a severe cold the past two
weeks and had not been home for some
time. Delegate Weimer spent the time
Of the vacation" in Annapolis and
Washington
Senator Zihlman, Of Aieg&ny county,
on Tuesday afternoon daiivcred a most
eloquent speech during the memorial
exercises upon the death Of the late
Senator Louis Mex. Griffith, of Calvert
county. A number Of other appropriate
addresses were delivered on this occa-
sion, but Senator Zihlman paid one of
! the most eloquent and affecting tributes
ever heard in the State House upon the
death of former legislator. The Sen
ate chamber and galleries were crowded,
and many congratulations and merited
compliments were showered upon him
when he took his seat His address will
be spread upon the Senate Journal
Delegate Charles B. Wagner, of the
Washington county delegation, few
days ago distributed small paste board
box to each member and employe of
both House and Senate, and also the
newspaper men. The boxes contained
two large, plump red apples from Mr..
Wagner's Good Luck orchard near
Hagerstown. 1t was most pleasant
and happy thought, and Delegate
Wagner has been receiving the thanks
Of the recipients ever since.
Senator Speicher has introduced bill
sanctioning the bequest of nearly 81, 600
to the Trustees of the Jacob Mosser
Church Fund in Garrett county" The
bill in tull is as follows:
A Bill, entitled, An Act to sanction
the bequest of Sc, ST.. OF to The Trus-
tees of the Jacob Mosser Church Fund
in Garrett County," corporation or
gained under the General Corporation
Laws Of Maryland, in accordance with
the directions contained in the Last
VIII and Testament Of Jacob Mosser,
late of Garrett county. State of Mary
land, said VIII and Testament record
ed in Liber B, Folio 175, in the office
of the Register of Wills OF Garrett
County.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That the
sanction and consent Of the General
Assembly of Maryland, be, and the same
are hereby given and declared to the be-
quest of Jacob Mosser, deceased, late
of Garrett County, OF $6,97l.07 to the
Trustees of the Jacob Mosser Church
Fund of Garrett County, a corporation,
incorporated under the General Corpor-
alton Law Of MARYLAND, and the princi-
pal thereof to be held BY the said cor
pOration and to be invested and re-
invested in interest-bearing bonds or
first mortgages on improved real-estate.
and the interest therefrom to be used
according to said corporation S direction
under such rules, regulations and by
laws as it may enact for the purpose Of
improving and keeping in repair the
church Cdifice, The Bear Creek Con
gregatiOn of the Germani Baptist
Brethren Church" near Accident, Car
rctt County, Maryland, and tor the pur-
pose OF meeting and providing for other
ordinary expenses connected with the
management or government of lsaid
church
Section ?. And be it further encated,
That this Act shall take effect from the
date of its passage.
Amongst other legislation of interest
to the miners of Allegany and Garrett
counties will be bill shortly to be in
troduced by Delegate Wittig tomake the
Mine Inspector an elective in instead of
an appointiXe office. This bill was in
troduced by Mr. Wittig two years ago,
but it was charged that it was an at
tempt on the part of Republican to
| take away an appointive office from the
hands of Democratic Governor. As
the Governor is now Republican this
charge cannot be made against Dele
gate Wittig's motive The bill will
probably be introduced this week.
Delegate Lawton has introduced a
bill providing for the levying and col
lecting of special school tax to make
up the deficiency now found in the
State appointments, to enable the
schools of Garrett county to remain
open for full nine months. The full
text of the bill is as follows:
A Bill, entitled, An Act to authorizing
! the County Commissioners of Garrett
county to levy annually a sum of
money for the support of the Public
Schools of said county,
Section l. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That the
County Commissioners of Garrett coun-
ty, be, and they are hereby authorized
and empowered, directed and required
to levy and collect such a tax upon
the assessable property of such county
as the Board of County School Commits
sioners shall designate to make good the
deficiency of the State School tax AMI
free school book fund as apportioned to
said Garrett county; provided, that the
said tax shall not exceed thirty cents on
the hundred dollars, unless the County
! Commissioners shall approve and sane
ton an additional tax. Taxes so levied
and collected shall be paid quarterly, on
! the day fixed for payment of the State
school tax to the several counties (but
the proceeds from special taxes may be
paid oftener upon the order OF the Board
of County School Commissioners in or