The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-04-09
ADDRESS At CLOSE Of
SESSION BY Mr.. SAVAGE
He Paid A High Compliment To His
Fellow Members.
Annapolis, April 6, 1914.

Annapolis, April 6, 1914.
Saturday the following Garrett coun-
ty bills, having passed the House of
Delegates were passed by the Senate
and sent to the Governor for his sigma
tune:
House bill $40, ShartZer, requiring the
payment of license for dogs. Any con-
stable failing to perform the duty of
collecting this tax or killing a dog for
which tax is refused to be paid, will be
removed from office.
House bill 761, amending the game
laws of the county, providing a license
fee of S. from each nonresident who
desires to hunt or fish in the county.
This bill will increase the revenue of
Garrett county considerable.
The House passed the following bills
of Senator Speicher and they went to
the Governor for his signature.
Senate bill 400, relating to the draw
ing Of juries. This bill was introduced
by the Senator by the unanimous vote
of the Oakland Bar Association, and Of
Judge Henderson, who had % CONVEX
sation with the Senator on the subject.
This bill will reduce the court expenses
no little
Senate bill 25l, relating to the hunt
ing of foxes, etc.
Senate bill GIG, authorizing the com
muniiy Of Mountain Lake Park to col
lect license from livery stables, all
kinds Of vehicles for carrying passen-
gers or baggage, and to license stores.
Senate bill 81. conferiug authority
upon the Mayor and Town Council of
Loeb Lynn to collect license from hack
men, liverymen, automobiles, trans
fers, etc.
Senate bill 531, to amend the Charter
of the Youghiogheny Power Company.
Senate bill 675, to refund A. E.
Weimer a sum of money paid errone-
ously to the Comptroller of the State
On Saturday night Senator Speicher' S
cigarette bill was laid on the table,
] owing to a misunderstanding. 1t had
! passed the Senate and was up in the
House for final passage. A number of
the Delegates thought it was a State
wide bill and voted to table it, but on
hearing that it was a Garrett county
bill proposed to have the vote recon-
sidered, which was done and the bill
passed.
A number of Garrett county bills were
consigned to the junk heap, at a con-
siderable expense to the State, as they
cost 81. % per pagelto print them,
Delegate Savage Monday in a very
short address thanked the Speaker and
his fellow members for the courteous
treatment and favors allotted to HIM and
his colleagues during the session. His
remarks were ordered engrossed in the
Journal OF the Heuse. 1t was one of
the pleasant moments of the closing
hours of the legislature. Mr.. Savage
said:
Mr. Speaker AMI Fellow Members of
the House of Delegates. In the closing
hours of the session of this body desire
to express The pleasure have had in
associating with you the past ninety
days. My words may seem strange to
you, but nevertheless they are true.
During the campaign my entire
thought and aim was to be elected.
Neverldid feel any responsibility until
after the election returns came in from
my county declaring my election. Then
| began to feel a weight of RESPONSE
bility resting upon me, responsibility
due the great State of Maryland, as
we'll as to the citizens of Garrett county.
The election returns began to come IN
from all over the State Many counties
that had always been Republican had
gone Democratic. My Democratic as
we'll as Republican friends, began saying
to me you may as well stay home, you
few Republicans cannot do anything. l
replied, will go to Annapolis and see
the boys this winter, anyway.
Mr. Speaker, directing my remarks
to both Republicans and especially to
the Democrats, because of their large
majority. | want to say that | never in
Oil INV nv ilICI 81 hiilby SOOO ICal lCd
and intelligent body of men-men who
seemed to lay politics aside, and were
always ready to assist fellow delegate
in the transaction of business.
MIR. Speaker, my falling into the
hands of so fair and honorable a body
of men has brought relief to me, enabl-
ing the Garrett Senator and Delegates
to carry back to our constituents the
greatest piece of legislation placed upon
the statute books for Garrett county:
Namely, countrywide vote upon the
liQuor question.
MIR. Speaker, want to say in con-
clusion that this body of 102 men whose
names are enrolled here, both Demo-
Gratis and Republicans, who have
answered to the roll call by order of the
Speaker day after day. will probably
never be so situated again upon this
earth, not one of US knowing whether
we will again return here to answer to
a roll call. but let each and every one
try to so live that we may be able to
sn5wer to the final roll call of the