The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-03-22
LEGISLATIVE Notes.
WHAT THE PEOPLES REPRESENTA-
TTVES HAVE BEEN DOING.
Of Local Interest.


the payment Of a sum OF money to
William Arthur, Register Of Wills of
Carroll county, enormously paid to the
State Comptroller; which was amend
ed by Senator Snader to read $199.22,
the amendment was adopted and the
bill ordered engrossed for third read
ing.
Senator Snader introduced into the
Senate a bill to empower the Mayor
and Common Council of Union Bridge,
to borrow money on credit OF said
town for the purpose of constructing
an electric light and power plant
The bill requiring w. wi. Railway to
erect gates and employ fiagman at two
streets in New Windsor, was passed
to third reading.
Bills Introduced.
Mr.. Ely-Authorizing the employ
ment OF unlicensed plumbers in Car
roll county. Delegation. Also Great
ing a new election district in Carroll
county.
Mr.. Molesworth- Appropriating $780,
900 for a union hospital at the bound
airy of Frederick, Montgomery, How
ard and Carroll counties
BY Senator Snader-To refund to
Daniel e. Buckley, and others, execu-
tors, taxes paid in error in Carroll
county.
Third reading: Senator Benson's
providing for scholarships in Western
Maryland College.
MI. Molesworth's amending the
charter of the town of Mount Airy.
Local Option Wins
The Local Option bill was passed
to it's third reading in the House of
Delegates by vote of 81 to As, the
vote being reached at 1.30 Wednesday
morning.
The debate that preceded it was the
bitterest and the session the stormiest
that Annapolis has known in many
years. Speaker Trippe was Kissed to
such an extent while he was speaking
that, On motion of Delegate Cummings,
Speaker Pro Tenn McQuade ordered
the galleries cleared. This order was
being put into effect, when it was res
cinded The most exciting feature OF
the debate occurred at night, when
Speaker Trippe charged Delegate Cliff
with perjury, and produced number
OF afidavits to substantIate his charge.
The Local Option bill was brought
in early Tuesday afternoon with an
unfavorable report from q majority OF
the Temperance Committee, while a
minority of the committee reported it
favorably The fight was started when
Delegate Cliff made a speech in sup
port of his motion to substitute the
minority report for that of the ma
jority.
On Wednesday afternoon, the brib
cry charge bomb was exploded on the
floor of the House when Delegate w.
R. Smallwood made the announce
ment that John F. O'Malley had off
cred him a bride of $4,000 to vote
against the local option bill. An in-
vestigating committee was named,
following the expose of the affair and
spent the greater part of Thursday
cross-examining Delegate SmallwOod.
Speaker Trippe is trying to see if
open hearings can be arranged.
W. TT. Anderson, superintendent Of
the Saloon League, said he had
been told by another member of an
offer to buy his vote. He will not
tell the members name, but the COM
mittee can learn it by summoning
him.
On the eve of its third reading in the
Senate, the friends of the 10-hour
law for working women are almost
certain that the measure will pass
Without any further amendments than
hose adopted in the House of Dele
gates.
One Of the most important bills for
constructive legislation which has
been proposed this session came to
5he Senate from the Finance Commit
tee. 1t was Senator Milbourne's bill
provides the method and machinery
for a general drainage system for re-
the swamp lands Of the
State. The funds are to come from
the beneficiaries of the work, but
provision il made for advancing the
sum Of $4,000 to start the machinery
into operation.
1t has been tentatively decided by
the Committees on Constitutional
to favOrably report the
Statewide Initiative and Referendum
bill, which was introduced by Delegate
Osborn, of Hartford County. This is
one of the real surprises of this ses
sion, because it represents, a. far a.
a committee report goes, breaking
away from the old lines Of Maryland
politics and introducing some Of the
political fashions of the West.
By an overwhelming vote, the House
passed to the third reading file the
bill to reduce the tax on bank stock
and deposits.
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