The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-02-27


night. 1t provides that mothers with
out means Of support shall be allow
ed the following sums: For children
under fourteen years Of age, one child,
$12 per month; for second child, $40
per month; for each additional child,
Sc. The total to any mother, now
ever, shall not exceed $40 per month.
MIR. Thomas introduced bill pro-
posing the following amendment to
the law relating to insurance agents
In reference to licenses OF agents. Five
dollars for each and every agent au-
thorized to sign policies and for each
solicitor So. The solicitor is to have
no power to sign any paper obligating
the company for which he shall have
a solicitors license. The insurance
commissioner in issuing such licenses
shall define ON the face of such license
what ii authorizes said agent TO do
in this state.
A decided change In the, for years
accepted, arrangement OF running the
State government, is proposed in
bill offered in the House BY Duvall, Of
Anne Arundel county. Duvall OPP
posed the plan of most of the big
State boards and governmental bodies
in having Offices in Baltimore while
the legal seat of government is in An
Inapolis. He therefore provides a
$685. bond issue to buy ground and
erect a State Office building in An
napolis and move every department or
the government to this city. Under
the present arrangement thousands
OF dollars are spent annually for
office rent for these boards in Balti-
more.
Y Senator Hammond offered series
of bills dealing not only with automo-
bile licenses and automobile traffic,
but with all types of traffic, not only
\ in incorporated towns, but through
out the rural sections OF the whole
State as well The most sweeping or
these bills, prepared by Governor
\ Goldsborough's Statewide Traffic
Commission, applies regulations, IN
the case Of highways, which will
supersede any regulations made by
towns, cities, villages or counties. The
regulations, applying to- everything
| from high-powered autos to ox-carts, b
will be effective to every highway
used or laid out for the use OF Veh1- I;
cles, whether dedicated to the public
or not. Another Of the bills is the
Traffic Commissions reciprocity
license measure, giving auto owners
from adjoining States the same rights !,
In Maryland that Maryland car own
ers enjoy when crossing into them ,
from this State.
Hon. G. H. f. Mearns, delegate from
Cecil county, has introduced in the 4
House a Constitutional Amendment I
to be submitted to the people for
state wide prohibition. The bill has
been referred to the Committee on \
Constitutional Amendments. The
same measure will be introduced in i
the Senate shortly. Hearings will be
held at Annapolis on this bill on
March 10th.
Senator Snader,' of this county, on
Wednesday introduced in the Senate
the Anti-Saloon Leagues Statewide
prohibition amendment, which was in
PRODUCED in the House last Friday by
Delegate Mearns, OF Cecil county.
Thus ends successfully the long hunt
the representatives Of the league nave
been making for man who would :
help them to start their measure on
its legislative career.
The Federal Government got into
the Maryland oyster culture fight
when the Legislature reassembled |
Monday night. The appearance Of the
Federal factor in the tangle came
through letter to Governor Colds
borough, which the Executive trans
mitted to the House. The letter was
from William G.. Redfeld, Secretary
Of Commerce, who pointed out that, as
the United States, through the coop
GRAFTON of the coast and Geodetic
Survey with the Shell Fish Commits
sion photographic survey has invested
approximately $400. 600 in the work
already done, it had an equity in |
oyster culture in this State which
entitled it to be heard before any
final action is taken looking to the 4
absolute repeal of the culture law.
The paper was referred to the Cnesa-
peake Bay Tributaries Committee and
will play an important part in the
arguments of the culturists.
DIR. John 5. Fulton, secretary Of the I
State Board Of Health, and DR.. Ma
than r. Gorter, Health Commissioner
OF Baltimore, appeared before the
Senate Committee on Sanitary Con-
ditions of the State in support of
bill giving the State Board of Health
supervision over the sanitary condi-
ton of all factories, canneries, baker
les, confectioneries, creameries, dair
les, hotels, restaurants, packing
houses and other places where food
products are manufactured, stored,
packed or sold. So far no opposition .
whatsoever has developed to the
measure, which is one of a series of
bills introduced at the request of the |
State Board of Health. On the con-
trary the packing and canning houses
are said to be advocates of the bill.
For nearly two hours Wednesday |
afternoon the House fought over MT.
Mitchell's bill revising the Child La
Dor law. The purpose of the measure |
is to permit the employment of chill !.
dren in canning factories outside of \
Baltimore city, and it was amended !
to allow only the employment of those |
over 10 years old. The bill is to ap-
ply only to the counties, but was
fought hard by part of the city dele |
cation. Amendment after amendment |
was offered, and several roll calls