The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-03-01
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
OF Local Interest.

The bill to sanction sundry be-
quests OF Elizabeth Switzer presented
by Senator Snader was PASSED 90
Monday.
Governor Goldsborough sent in to
the Senate for confirmation the name
of Bradley G. LeaherwoOd, OF Mount
Airy, H. notary public This district
il now without notary, the former
official having died recently. Since
the creation of the vacancy the resi-
dents of Mount Airy have been oblig-
cd to come to Westminster with pap
e. requiring . notary's signature.
The farmers association OF Fred
erick county has unanimously indors-
ed a new road law for that county.
Tt il the same a. the Caroline county
law and provides for road engineer
at a salary Of $1,000 annually. >. B.
King, president Of the Good Roads
Association Of Frederick, Carroll and
Montgomery counties explained the
law at meeting and 1t will D. drawn
up in bill and sent to the Legisla-
ture a clause provides for working
Jail convicts on the roads.
Governor Goldsborough has sent
the following names to the Senate to
b. confirmed for Justices Of the
Peace for Carroll county: Hampstead
district, Edward w. Belt and Ulysses
S. G. Butcher.
Delegate Wooden will so amend his
bill substituting electrocutiOn for
hangings by giving the condemned
prisoners an opportunity to be in
terviewed by newspaper reporters.
Delegate Wooden introduced bill
last week to prohibit man from
marrying his Wife's sons daughter,
his brothers daughter, his sisters
daughter, his mothers sons daughter,
his mothers brothers daughter, his
fathers sisters daughter, or his
fathers brothers daughter, and any
woman from marrying her mothers
sons son her mothers brothers son,
her fathers sons son or her fathers
brothers son."
Delegate Wooden introduced a bill
in the House to pay David ~. Walsh
for road building done in Carroll
county.
Senator Snader introduced a bill in
to the Senate yesterday to sanction a
beQuest of Margaret Bollinger.
Delegate Ely INTRODUCED bill in the
House yesterday to amend the road
laws of Carroll county.
To BE Acted Upon.
Only four more weeks of the ses-
sion of the Legislature remain and
much important business is still to be
accomplished.
The Public Service Commission has
relieved the Legislature Of vast a
mount of veXatiOus business, many
bills being brought forward by lob
byists who expected to be employed to
defeat them. 1t will also relieve the
law books of a lot OF trifing legis-
latiOn
Among the more important meas
ures to be threshed out and acted upon
during that time are:
The Local Option Bill advocated by
the Anti-SalOOn League.
Liquor-Selling Regulation Bill, ad
vocated by the Police Board of Balti-
more.
New charter for Baltimore.
Bill creating a racing commission
for Baltimore county to take over
duties heretofore performed by the
Circuit Court, which duties the court
is powerless to perform upder a recent
decision.
The Statewide Racing Commission
Bill, framed upon the Kentucky law
and introduced in the Senate by Mr.
Hammond.
New loan for State roads.
State Forestry Bill.
Bills to erect new State Normal
School and new armory for the
Fourth Maryland Regiment
Pil1 RI 1ouu an additional cont tho
revenues therefrom to BE- expended
in increasing the facilities and equip
ment at the Agricultural College.
Bill to bond the State for $1,500000
for a School of Technology, to be es-
tablished and conducted by the Johns
Hopkins University.
For bipartisan school boards in the
counties.
A series of bills relating to fish and
oysters.
Reduction in taxation of banks in
order to provide more banking CAPT
tai.