The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-12-12
Friday, December 18th 1913
Maryland In Congress.

session OF congress WHICH Degan
on Monday, If even half of the
measures directly affecting Bal
timore and State interests go
through. Already the calender
of the House and Senate is mark
ed with Maryland bills, while the
members Of the delegation have
been laying the foundation for
active work in the near future.
Perhaps the most important
legislative projects in which
Marylanders are directly concern
ed are those for great national
forest reserve and park between
Washington and Baltimore, the
armor-plate plant, the restora-
ton of the old National turnpike
and the several appropriation
measures.
Senator John Walter Smith
has before the Senate now his
forest reserve bill. He did not
seek to press it at the extra ses-
sion of Congress, knowing the
futility Of effort of that sort I'M
der the rules. The Baltimore
meeting, however has revised
interest in the subject and Sena-
tor Smith announces that he will
get behind the proposition forci-
bly,.
The armor-plate legislation is
yet to be framed, but it will come
to the front as soon as the Naval
Appropriation bill is up for con-
sideration in the House. The
National Turnpike idea is to be
considered by the newly formed
Committee on roads when general
highway legislation is proposed.
Among the bills now before
Congress or soon to be are the
following:
By Representative Linthicum:
Appropriating $3.50, 900 to re-
pair, remodel and improve gener-
ally the Baltimore postoffice build
ing.
To protect the food fish Of the
Chesapeake Bay and Potomac RI
yer against guano fisherman.
A appropriation of $500, 900
for the erection of Francis
Scott Key monument. a memorial
hall and flag staff at Fort Nc
Henry.
To place the supervision and
control Of Fort McHenry in
charge Of the city of Baltimore.
Appropriating $50, 900 for the
repair and overhauling of the
frigate Constellation and her sta
tioning at Baltimore.
By Representative Lewis:
Allowing Frederick 5000, 900
as a claim that arises out of the
occupancy of that city by the
Federal troops during the Civil
War.
To restore the Boonesboro
monument to George Washing
ton, carrying an appropriation Of
$4,000.
By Representative F. O. Smith:
Providing for a survey of a
post road between Washington
and the Naval Academy at An
noplis and another for a survey
from Washington to Indian Head,
Md.
There are many other measur-
es affecting the interests of the
State that may be revived dur
ing the coming session. For in
stance, the proposition for a
great boulevard between Wash
ington and Gettysburg, Pa, has
been repeatedly advocated in
Congress and will have strong
support if it is again pressed.
The Baltimore Congressman
want to deepen the harbor from
the basin to the main channel.
Representative Talbot desires
additional funds for the Susque-
hanna river and Representative
Covington will ask for an appro-
priation for the river and harbors
of the Eastern Shore.
Representative J. Hampton
Moore will press his bill for an
investigation of the Mccall Ferry
dam and for a waterway along
the Susquehanna river to trans
port coal from the anthraticite
fields to Baltimore. The Cape
Henry fortifcation appropriation
is particularly interesting to
Baltimore and Annapolis.
The movement for the purchase
of the Chesapeake and Delaware
canal, approved by the army en-
gineers, will be pushed with vi
gor and may assume definite
form in the Rivers and Harbors
Bill.