Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1914-02-12
PROVIDES FOR NAMING
4 COURT STEH0G3APHER
senator Watkins 0fiers Bin in the
Senate Today.
-omma u % Make FaycrabIa Report
On lI PeFlaiaiag To College
Creek Bridge.


a bin carrying provisions for the
appointment ~ q Court stenogrspher
for che Judges Of the local Circuit
Court, was introduced In the Senate
today ~ Senator Watkins. Under
tho I'D, the saiary o. the appointes
is fixed at Sl,200 per annum.
This opening Of the session Of the
Senate today vas marked by the cere-
nony of swesring n Orlando Harri-
son, who won out ia the contest for
tns seat from Worcester county, the
elections committee having deci1ed
that be was legally elected over
Ounce Ashburn, the Fusion candi-
date. The oath was administered by
President Price
Following the qualification Of Mr..
Harrison, the Senate adopted a res
olutioh offered by Senator Milboun.
of Somerset county, commenting the
services rendered by Mr. Ashburn,
who occupied the seat until yester-
DAY, and expressing regret that it
became necessary for him to sever
his connections with the body.
ASIDE from the bin providing for
Court stenographer, no other
measures OF local interest were offer
Ell in either House today Both
houses adopted suitable memorials IN
connection with the birthday anni-
versary Of Abraham Lincoln.
Orlando Harrison is now The Sen.
ator from Worcester county. BY o
vote Of 10 To 8, every negative vote
being cast by Republicans, Ounce
Ashburn, who had been returned as
elected and had occupied the seat
since the beginning Of the session,
was unseated but it necessitated con-
siderable argument and persuasion 70
bring all the Democrats into line.
The action was taken by the senate
late yesterday afternoon. To make
certain that the report of the commit
tee would be adopted a conference
was held before the Senate convened
and was attended by every Demo.
cratic Senator present No attention
whatver was pgid TO the Republicans
The Republican me mber of the com.
mites was not present when the re-
port was adopted. Indeed, he de-
clared he was politely invited out
while his couea CUES were considering
the matter. IL was assumed that this
was purely a Democratic matter.
While the Republicans agreed their
party was not dire city interested,
both contesta IT'S being Democrats, Mr..
Ashburn was entitled to a square
deal. They eliminated al feeling
and passed upon the question accord
ing to the evidence placed before
them, and to the last insisted that
the action taken was wholly due to
political pressure brought to bear on
the majority Of members.
What they resented, however.
most Of all. was the manner in
which Senator Speicher, the minority
member e the committee, was
ignored. 1t is possible that had all
the facts ia the case been submit
ted Go them, there might have heen
Republicans who would have been in
8uenced by the evidence 10 tax, a
different view; but they were never
given an opportunity to pass iudg-
msDt
Throughout il was a star chain
Der proceeding, excepting when The
ballots were being counted and argu.
meuts presented. The meeting Of the
committee at which the case was
discussed AMI finally disposed Of was
attended only by the Democratic
membrs Mr. II arrison was sworn in
when the Senate convened at noon to-
day.
The Highways Committee Of the
House will report favurably that
clause Of Mr. DuvalPs bill requiring
the State Roads Commissioners 20
take over the bridge over College
creek, which has been a subject az
/ contention for two years.
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