The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-02-17

ftp asses it will apply to every county
OF the State and to Baltimore City. A
bill very similar was introduced early
in the session two years ago, and had
good prospects of passing, and then
failing by lack of not more than half
a dozen votes to give it the necessary
CONSTITUTIONAL majority. The indi-
cations are that it will pass this session.
GARRETT COUNTY BILLS MOVING.
Not many new bills for Garrett
county have been introduced during the
past week, but most of those already in
have been making reasonable headway.
Delegate Hayden's bill amending the
charter of Loeb Lynn, Garrett county,
so as to revise the lines and limits of
the incorporated territory, and one for
bidding the killing of deer in Garrett
county, until October, 1922; also Dele
gate Fox's bill providing for payment
of bounty for fox and hawk scalps, have
passed the House and are now over in
the Senate.
Delegate Fox has introduced bill re-
pealing that portion of the Election
Law which requires resident to make
declaration of his intentions to be-
come resident of Maryland one year
prior to the election. before he can
register and vote.
REV. RUDISILL SAVES THE MORALS OF
THE SENATE.
Last Friday the officiating chaplain
of the Senate either did not know or
had forgotten that the Upper House
would convene at II O'Clock in the
morning, instead of at noon, as is GUS
tomary when the weekend adjourn
ment is due. Anyway, when the Senate
was ready to convene there was no
chaplain present to start the Senate off
with an opening prayer, and looked bad
Finally, just when matters were at
their worst, someone suggested that
Mr.. Rudisill, clerk to the minonity
Senators in 1914 and reappointed this
session, is an ordained minister and
fully equipped to conduct the religious
services of the Senate and perform the
marriage ceremony when necessary. A
messenger was dispatched post-haste
/ to Room No. 33 in the lower regions"
of the State House-and Mr.. Rudisill
very promptly, and, it was afterwards
said. very eloquently and impressvely,
offered the prayer which opened the
days proceedings and the morals of the
Senate Gf not the SENATOR'S were saved.
SLATED" FORJUsTICEs OF THE PEACE.
1t is understood that the following
have been slated for appointment as
Justices or the Peace for Oakland Dis
tricts in Garrett county. District No.
7, James D. Hamill, and Ed. Browning;
District No. IA, E. I. West and William
King.
NOTES AND PERSONALS.
Many ladies' from the counties are in
Annapolis this week and will attend the
Governors reception tonight.
Former Senator w. McCulloh Brown,
of Garrett county, was in Annapolis
last Friday, and called at the State
House.
Rev. L. A. Rudisill, Miss Ruth Rudi-
sill and Miss VERNE Schrock, of Mt.
Lake Park, attended the Governors
reception held in the Executive mansion
last night.
The fight of the session will take
place this week when the Speicher
Statewide Local Option bill comes up
in the Senate. Senator Speicher will
make the opening speech in favor of
the bill. He is untiring in his efforts to
secure the enactment of the measure
into law, and recognized everywhere
throughout the State as one of the
leaders in the temperance movement in
the present legislature.