The citizen., 1914-04-03
ANNAPOLIS LETTER.
Annapolis, Md, March goth, 1914

Ths Batimoreans in attendance at the
Legislative sessions during the past
week, were not in the best of humor
The great spectacular struggle of the
Legislature was reserved for the show
down on the Road Fund Bills, when
Senator Price forced his bill upon the
House as a substitute to the Wilkinson
Bill. Old d.time observers have said that
the oyster fight held the record for sup
pressed excitement in the closing hours
of its passage This can no longer be
said The State machine was on its
mettle in the Road Fund fight, and with
Senators Price and Benson sitting among
the delegates on the House side when
the motion to substitute the Price Bill
came up. it went through with mechan-
ical, bone breaking precision. The CITY
Of Baltimore was ruthessly denied any
voicein the councils of the State House,
and a million dollar appropriation to
build bridge wholly beyond the city
limits was coolly considered as for Ba Iii
more street improvement.
| 1t is currently rumored that even the
| staunchest pro-county politicians living
| in Baltimore have been unable 20 rejoice
| in this factional victory that robs Bati
more Of its just proportion of the Road
| Fund. These people hope to soften the
| hearts of their county masters before the
| Price BillsIbecomes a law. and then 10
amend the law SO as to carry $500, 900 for
real city purposes. We wish them abun-
dant success, and justice to the city de-
mands that somebody alter the Price
| Bill along this line.
This session of the Legislature has
now started upon its last week of service.
| Speaker Trippe's Home Rule Bill was
sent away from the House to the Senate
with unanimous approval. Among
| the bills passed on to the Governor for
| his approval this week are the following
which show strictly local interest and
would be affected by the new Home Rule
| Bill as such if it meet the approval OF the
people:
Concrete Baltimore and Washington
| Turnpike.
Prohibiting sale of cigarettes to minors
| in Garrett county.
Building of a road from the Wheaton
road to the town OF Kensngton, Mont
| gomery county.
| Forbiddng fishing with gill nets or set
traps OF any kind or haul seines in the
Middle River, Baltimore county.
To pay city laborers in Cumberland 81
| per day.
| Taxation in Frederick county.
Retirement of police in Hagerstown.
| Assessing taxes in Frostburg.
Tax collections in Washington county
| Removing brush from the public roads
| in Montgomery county
| Land records IN Montgomery county
| Powers of Board of Estimates in Balti-
more City.
| 70 >, IL
| Amend charter of Goucher College.
| Condemnation IN Cumberland.
| Qualification of teachers.
| Summer school for teachers.
Bonds for school IN Allegany county.
Many visitors from all sections of the
| State were in attendance at the session
| of the Legislature sFrederick county had
| large contingent who were opposing
the passage of the LeGore Bridge Bill,
| which, however, went to its third reading.
Governor Goldsborough signed several
| of the Baltimore Bar Associations Bills
Abolishng the distinction between
| sealed and unseaed writings as TO the
parties capable of suing and liable to a
suit thereon in actions at law.
Providing that no question as to the
sufficiency Of the pleatlings as stating a
| SduoC vi dltiOl VI n uClcllNC, dS Tic CdSG
may be, which might have been raised
by demurrer shall be raised by prayer or
instruction at the trial
Relating to the question Of variance
between the pleading aud evidence.
Providing that all judgments on YER
diets shall be so entered as to carry inter
est from the date of the rendering of such
verdict.
Renstatng cases where defendant
has failed to appear and plead, or fail
ure to file a sufficient plea.
Governor Vetoes Child Labor Bill
Governor Goldsborough Tuesday We
| toed the Mitchell bill reducing the age
limit of children who work in canneries
aud packinghouses outside of Baltimore
city from II 10 10 years.
In returning the bill with his veto Gov
ernor Goldsborough said:
II do not feel that the State can sane
ton the policy of the employment of chill
dren as young as 10 years OF age to work
during the heated months OF the year at
the boards, benches or tables of canning
houses, and again for the further reason
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