Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-02-08
ECONOMY TO THE FORE
On STATE HOUSE HILL
Delegates Fight for An Hour Over
Additional Proof Readers.
BILL TO MUFFLE MOTOR BOATS
The Go1dnow Commission Budget
Oyster Legislation---The Sixth
Week of General Assembly and
Nothing Dome.

Nothing Done.
Economy came to the fore in the
House of Delegates again this morning
when there was fight for over an
hour over the appointment of two adj
ditional proof-readers to take care of
this end of the legislative work
The appointments of the additional
men was recommended by the Rules
Committee and the Efficiency Commit
Tee after consul tation with the Print
ed Bills Committee The fight against
the naming of the two additional en-
ployes was started by McCusker. OF
Baltimore city but was later taken up
by Minority Floor Leader Metzerott
and Winbrow. of Worcester. one of the
Peoples" party members from Sen
ator Smit his county.
The recommendation was finally
adopted end the appointment of the
two competent proof-readers placed in
the hands Of the chairman of the Print
ed Bills Committee. Delegate Hall. of
Baltimore city
Anne Arundel county came to the
front with "A bill this morning. the de-
mand for which has been voiced pretty
lodly and oft en-, the question having
been agitated in the Evening Capitals
news columns and backed by this pa
per editorially. The bill was put in by
Senator Duvall by request and under
its provisions the owners of motor
boats are in for some tall alterations
and changes in their craft
If the bill becomes a law. motor
boat owners viii be compelled TO put
ON underwater exhausts or mufners to
stop creating such racket in the neigh
bOrhood of their engines It is
measure which is looked to TO create
no little kick from the motor boat
owners, particularly among the fisher
men and others whose gasoline driven
vessels are used in the pursuit of their
livelihood
Opponents and runaway matches
are to get a black eye. and the skip
ping young Cor Old couple seeking to
enter wedlock, without too much pub
licity getting back to their relatives.
are going to find this hard if bill
offered in the House by Bouchelle, of
of Baltimore county, this morning. is
passed The measure provides that
where couples come to Maryland from
outside this State and secure a mar
rage license. the license cannot be
used nor the ceremony performed for
forty-eight hours after the time the IL
cense is issued to them
In the Senate this morning Delegate
Linthicum's bill providing a bond issue
for the construction of a school house
midway between Shipley Station and
Linthicum Heights was favorably re-
ported and ordered engrossed for a
third reading.
BY a vote of Sc TO "a. Delegate
4 Shartzer of Garrett county, last night
won his fight for the life of his bill
designed to put Miller's distillery at
Accident out of business and incident
ally brought out some very interesting
discussion which may or may not have
had a real bearing upon the vote of
both city and county members of the
House upon the Statewide local op-
ton fight still TO come.
Numbers of the city members voted
with Mr. Shartzer in his fight. but
these. as well as many of the county
members who supported him in his
successful fight to have the bill substi-
tuted for the unfavorable report of the
Temperance Committee, contended that
they were doing so entirely upon the
theory of home rule"
With economy in employees and legis-
lative expenses already partially ac-
complished fact. with the Goodnow
Commission budget bill already on its
way through the legislative mill. and
word coming from Baltimore that 9th
er bills which are designed to slice OFF
large bits of the usual pork" in prep
aration, the legislators are dazedly
wondering what is to be end of all the
economy howl since there was added
to their other troubles a report from
the Educational Survey Commission
which wants laws enacted absolutely
taking out of the hands of politicians
the public school jobs.
From the hills of Allegany and Car
rett, clear through to Worcester. and
from Hartford to ST Mary's. the poll
ticians are chewing their cuds and fig
uring on just what will happen if the
changes advocated by the Educationa,
Survey Commission are really made
legislative enactment.
The report of the commission, which
is body appointed by the last General
Assembly, pays tribute to Maryland in
a way, and says that while the State is
spending plenty of money to get excel
lent results from its administration OF
school affairs. is theoretically cor
| rect Maryland remains twenty-third
in illiteracy, largely because of poll
tics and political influence in the ap-
pointment of the school authorities.
AS a cure for this condition the com
mission recommended that in place Of
J the State Board of Education being q
bipartisan body with minority repre-.
setation, the Governor appoint the
members without regard to politics
and without recommendation from
: politicians. In other words, it would
have the politicians denied the right oil
Suggesting" to his Excellency. the