Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1914-02-27
.ANTI-PLANTERS WIN
AND LOSE THE FIGHT
Foes Of Oyster Culture Practically
Talk Bill to Death.
HAD EVERYTHING SAFE
Another Measure Offered as Amend
ment, and Then House Adjourns
TIL Monday Night.


Although they gained every advaut-
age during the fight that occupied
the whole OF yesterdays session of
the House, the opponents OF oyster
culture. in the end apparently lost
ground, and the Haman law is still
very much alive.
- There was bitterness during the
debate on the Anderson repeater
bill that would wipe out the Haman
law, AID abolish the Shell Fish
Commission, but the fight was pro-
longed to such an extent that il grew
tiresome to some of the friends " hO
had joined the camp of the anti
planters. IL was nearly 1880 O'Clock
this morning when the House finally
adjourned.
Then the Shepherd bill. which
makes radical changes in the Haman
law, but which recognizes the geneta
principles of oyster culture, and re-
tains the Shell Fish Board, had been
offered as an amendment TO the An
derson repeater and the question was
made the special order for next Non
Nhy Atb AN DuN AhN itlhA uukNulilt IS
a matter of guess.
The offering Of the Shepherd bill
did not meet the approval OF the .radi.
al Iepealers, but was urged as a com
promise by representatives from the
inland counties, who had voted with
the repealers. Thus the forces ar
rayed against the Hannah law ore
split. Anything may happen. Ger
tain, it seems, that the repealers must
accept the Shepherd bill Of the pres
ent Haman law. Cy Cummings, their
leader, accepted the postponement uu-
til Monday night, though be did not
pledge himself TO vote for the Shep-
herd bill.
The repealers aided in bringing
about their own discontinue They
got off long. winded speeches which
tired the crowds and gave the friends
Of the Haman law time to recover
their breath and reform their forces.
The change in favor Of the Hannah
law came after midnight, following
long, bitter and tiIesome fight, which
began at O'Clock yesterday afternoon
and which continued, with a recess Of
one hour. for seven hours, during
which time there were frequent re-
sorts to filibustering tactics.
1t looked early in the evening as
though the Hannah law was doomed.
Spurred on by United States Senator
John Walter Smith and Frank Kelly.
of Baltimore; State Comptroller
Harrington and other Democratic
leaders and by Re publican leaders in
tidewater counties, the repealers
carried everything before them.
While the foes of oyster culture
drew first blood in the fight they
have not yet scored complete VIC
tory. Before the work becomes
effe ctive, the repeal bin must be
passed on it's third reading. must
then run the gauntlet OF the Senate,
and then receive the approval of Gov.
ernor Goldsborough.
On its third reding in the House,
the bill promises to encounter the
most serious obstacles in its career.
IL was aided last night by the acqui.
sition of Ia votes from Baltimore.
These votes are only temporarily in
the camp of the repealers Acting on
the advice of Senator Smith and
Frank Kelly. dozen city delegates
agreed to aid the repealers In passing
their bill up 90 the third reading fle.
They are under no promise or obli-
cations to extend aid TO the bill when
il reaches the final passage stage.
The rtpealers, however, are expected
to come to the assistance of Balti-
mora in securing a state loan Of ST.
GOO, 600 for the construction Of new
Light. street bridge.
An adjourned meeting Of the Dem
ocratie caucus will be held Monday or
Tuesday night of next week. AT
thi caucuss the Democratic members
from the tidewater counties will
have an cppc rtunity to demonstrate
their gratitude for the assistance
Ieuds red. So, too, on the mass
vote proposition. Here again the
tidewater Democrats can show. and
must show, their affection for Balti-
more city by putting a vote In Balti-
more on par with a vote ID the
counties on the nomination of candi.
dates for United States senators IN
the direct primaries.