The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1914-03-19
ANNAPOLIS NEWS NOTES.
0aklands Bills Have Been Signed by
The Governor Matter.


l, Increasing the city limits; 2. Relat-
ing to sidewalks in the corporation.
The first bill will greatly increase the
taxable property of the city as well as
the population. The second bill en-
ables the Mayor and Council to greatly
improve the appearance of Oakland.
Senator Speicher's bill confering up
on the mayor and council of Loeb Lynn
Heights authority to license livery
stables. hacks, etc, has passed to the
third reading.
Senator Speicher is going to be put
on his metal to pass the House bill Civ
ing Garrett county "a, 900 for its school
fund. The State Board of Education
has filed a written protest against the
appropriation, and also appeared before
the Senate Committee and made an at
tack upon the bill. The county has
been receiving an appropriation for
this amount for many years, but the
Board of Education thinks it ought not
to be given any longer. The Senator is
making hard fight to win out, and We
believe he will win, but it will be hard
contested fight to do so. He remained
at Annapolis Saturday to look after the
passage of this bill The Board per-
mitted it to go through the House be-
cause it was easier to make the fight
in the Senate.
Last week Mr. Shartzer introduced
two more election bills, one relating to
the registration OF voters. This bill
was unfaYorably reported and the re-
port adopted, thus killing the bill The
tombstones in Mr.. Shartzer's grave
yard of defeated bills are becoming
quite numerous. Thus far he has Of
ferred about thirty bills and not one of
them has become law.
Friday morning Senator Speicher Of
ferred bill in the Senate appropriat-
ing Sl2, 800 each to protect Friendsville
and Kitzmiller from high waters. The
committees named in the bill are, for
Friendsville, ]. George Kolb, James w.
Friend and Orval A. WEIGH; Kitzmiller,
Ed. j. Hamill, Bert Pew and Stanley
M, Bender. This bill has been care
fully prepared by one of the best bill
LAWYERS in Annapolis and has back Of it
one of the most experienced and sue
cessful legislators in the State House.
If 1t does not become a law it will not
be his fault. The bill was inspected by
several Garrett countians and pronounc-
ed all right.
Former Delegate John A. Long, of
Kitzmiller, was in Annapolis the latter
part Of last week. While here he visit
ed the State House and called at Room
No. 80, Republican headquarters, and
made himself at home. He met a num-
Der of gentlemen who were in the House
of Delegates two years ago. He con-
suited the Garrett delegation on a num-
Der of bills of interest to Garrett county.
From here Mr. Long went to Washing
ton to take in the sights of the Nation
al capitol
Delegate Savage has introduced a bill
for the further protection of pheasants,
cartridges, quail, woodcock, wild tur-
KEYS and rabbits in Garrett county.
Non residents of Garrett county are re-
quired to take out a license to hunt, at
cost of SO. The bill was approved by
half a dozen citizens of the county who
were in Annapolis at the time of its
presentation to the House.
Attorney G. Semmes Hamill was here
the latter part of the past week trying
to have introduced a bill to have a bridge
built from the West Virginia Junction,
Mineral county, West Virginia, to Luke.
Allegany county. The State is asked
by this bill to contribute $4,000, Gar
rett county So, 900 and Allegany county
S., 600. Should this bill become law
Garrett county would have to build a
bridge to get into Mineral county The
Allegany county delegation would not
take hold of the bill, neither would
Senator Speicher 1t is a question if it
will find any one willing to introduce it.
Delegate Savage was called to Garrett
county last Friday, but was at his post
of duty Monday. Mr.. Savage is regard
ed as one of the sane and safe men in
the house. When he offers a bill it
means something and is clearly drawn.
Senator Price, President of the
Senate, has offered a bill making APP
preparations for Good Roads through
out the State. This bill allots to
Garrett county on mileage basis $114,-
900, and special appropriation, $175,-
400, total, 1890, 600 Of course when
the bill comes up for final passage these
figures may be changed. Senator
Speicher is greatly interested IN the
bill and looking earnestly after Garrett
countV's interests.
The County Commissioners as well as
the Board of School Commissioners of
Garrett County, will have to get busy
to hold the annual appropriation we
have been receiving from the State, viz.
$4, 600. The short school term will have
to be increased. These two items were
dwelt upon by the State Board of