The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-01-30
MARYLAND
LEGISLATURE.

MANY IMPORTANT BILLS UP FOR CON-
SHERATON BY SENATE AND HOUSE
Delegate Wooden Will Introduce a Local
Option Bill for Carroll County.
The man giving a check knowing he
has not sufficient funds i'm bank to
cover it will be punished IL the bill
introduced in the Legislature Wednes-
day passes.
A bill designed to increase the
salaries Of the judges was introduced
in the Legislature Tuesday by Sena-
tor Maloy. This gives to the judges
Of the Court of Appeals and of the Su-
preme Bench in Baltimore city, $500
per annum, and to the associate judges
in the counties, $4,000.
To make railroad companies respon-
sible for all milk cans they carry Is
the purpose of bill introduced by
Delegate Letter, Of Cecil county. The
measure provides that the raill Dads
give receipts for every can shipped
either to the cities or back to the
dairyman, and If they are lost, the
roads viii have to pay.
The Statewide Woman Suffrage
Bill has been introduced in the House
by Delegate Charles v. McNabb, of
Hartford county. Senator William +.
Holmead, OF Prince Georges county,
will sponsor the bill in the Senate. Al
though Senator Holmead has not ex-
pressed his opinion with regard to
Woman Suffrage he believes the ques-
ton should be referred to the voters
for decision.
In the near future, Delegate Herb
ert R. Wooden expects to introduce in
the House of Delegates, local option
bill for Carroll county. This bill will
be drawn along the same lines as the
Anti-Saloon League State Wide Bill,
with the necessary notifications to
make it apply to Carroll county only.
The representatives in Annapolis from
from any who desires to make sug-
gestions, or to express his views on
the subject.
Delegate Catch, of Baltimore Uoun-
ty, introduced by request Wednesday
bill making obligatory the reading
Of the Bible in public schools as part
of the daily exercises Teachers and
principals are required to have some
portion Of the Bible read each morn
ing, and if they fail to do this they
will, If the bill passes, be deemed
guilty Of misdemeanor and subject
to fine of from 81 to $40 for the Sec
ond offense, the bill provides the de-
linquent teacher must be dismissed
from service.
Other measures proposed are: A
mandatory statewide compulsory
school attendance law; Requiring
newly appointed teachers, after June
/, 1915, to have pedagogic training at
least the equivalent Of a summer
school course; Requiring the State
school tax of 16 cents to be devoted
entirely to elementary schools; Per
mitting school boards to send a per-
centage of the number of their teach
ers to an approved summer school i'm
lieu Of holding teachers institute;
Providing for the establishment of
teachers training course as an cleo
tive in one approved high school Of
each county; An amendment to the
present law removing all doubt ~ to
the authority Of county school boards
to consolidate schools; An amend
ment to the Child Labor Law which
will relieve the county superintendent
of the duty of issuing labor permits.
A bill introduced on Tuesday by
Senator Archer would have armories
provided for all of the companies at
tached to the FIRST Regiment, Mary
land National Guard. One is to be
constructed and equipped each year,
the companies having been longest in
existence having the first call. Con-
ditions are imposed, however. "A
company must have at least two Off
GERS and so enlisted men available for
duty, and at least 75 per cent have
fired the prescribed course in rife
practice during the year for which
the appropriation II made or the year
previous, and must have at least so
per cent. of its enlisted strength in
attendance on drills. 100000 is ap-
propriated for an armory in a town
having less than 5000 inhabitants,
$35, 900 when it contains 5000 or more
and $4,000 when 10000 or more. Pro
vision is made for commissions to
manage the construction of each ar
mory and also for construction pro-
ceedings.
1T Is probable that the Legislature
will be asked to give attention at an
early date to the alleged abuses which
arresting, trying and committing those
caught stealing rides on railroads,
and to the dangers to life and prop
erty which are claimed by the rail-
roads to result from train-riding. 1t
was charged some time ago that mag
istrates at Brunswick and other points
in Carroll and Frederick counties have
been In collusion with special officers
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company; that men arrested for lrain-
riding have been sent to the House OF
Correction without proper trial and
that there have been divisions of
fees between the special officers OF the
railroad and the State officers. At
the direction of Governor Goldsbor-
ough an investigation was made by
Poe. In his report
he rather severely scored some Of the
vestigation was made by Duncan X.
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