The midland journal., 1916-05-12
SUNDAY LAWS PRESERVED.
The General Assembly OF 1910 And
The Lords Day Alliance.

the Lords Day Alliance Of Mary
land, furnishes the following, rela-
tive to efforts made to pass bills to
legalize the desecration of the Sab
bath:
The General Assembly Of Mary
land of 1916 had seven bills intro
duced proposing to modify our Sum
day law.
"a The Griebel and Distler
Bills, legalizing the general delivery
OF ice in Baltimore City on the
Lords Day. The legislature pro-
tected the hard worked ice men in
their right to Sunday as rest day
by defeating both bills.
(2) The Herpich Bill, legalizing
Sunday selling Of certain Injuries
by four classes of dealers, was intro
duced as statewide measure.
Every political unit in the state
asked to be exempted except Talbot
and Allegany Counties. By Mon
day, March 27, it was quite evident
,the Talbot delegation had heard
from 'sthe folks at home," and they
asked to have Talbot exempted.
Herpich's Bill then ceased to be
statewide and became local, apply
ing only to Allegany with Delegate
Smith against it. The House Ju-
dietary Committee, through Chair
man Hall, made an unfavorable re-
port. Mr.. Herpich moved to SUBJ
stitute his bill for the unfavorable
report.
Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Garrett
and Wicomico Counties voted solidly
against the Herpich Bill, while Bal
,timore, Charles, and Queen Anne
Counties voted solid1y to substitute
the Herpich Bill. All delegates
from Dorchester, Cecil, Howard and
Somerset voting were against the
bill. Notwithstanding the fact that
Leaders Bryant and Metzerott voted
to substitute the Herpich Bill yet
the majority of the delegates follow
ed the lead Of Speaker Laird and
Chairman Hall and defeated substi-
tuition by vote Of AZ to 3S.
(S) Delegate Duke. of Baltimore,
elected to the Legislature from the
First Legislative District, but living
in the Third, introduced three bills
to modify our Sunday law, but all
! three were defeated. They were as
follows:
(a) A bill to license Sunday
Moving Pictures. The Ways and
Means Committee, after hearing,
ordered an unfavorable report on
Tuesday, March 28, but it was never
reported to the House Of Delegates.
An interesting fact is that on March
80, Chairman Ogden, of the Senate
Judiciary, reported favorably iden
tically the same bill, which quietly
made its way until it passed the
Senate, April 1, by yea and nay
vote, with every one of the 27 re-
corded as voting for it..
The general secretary of the
Lords Day Alliance discovered the
surreptitous passage by the Senate
of this Sunday Moving Picture Bill
late Saturday afternoon, April /,
reported this fact to number of the
Senators who were indignant at what
had been done. It was agreed that
a message should be sent to the
House of Delegates asking for the
return OF Senator Ogden's Bill No.
,663. This message was introduced
by Senator Warfield late Saturday
night, and assented to by the Senate
without dissenting vote. Speaker
- - A1,n
Senate's message asking for it's re-
turn, had referred this bill to the
House Judiciary Committee, where
it remained until the end of the ses-
Ision. Thus died this legislative
SNAKE" Notwithstanding an active
lobby did its utmost to get it out of
the Committee.
OBJ A bill to license Sunday
business for those who keep as their
Sabbath some other day than the
Lords Day. The City Delegation,
through its chairman, Mr.. Lee, after
q hearing. reported this bill un-
sfavorably. The adoption of this re-
port by the House defeated the bill.
(c) Mr.. Dukes third bill, lega-
'lizing Sunday Brass Bands with
military organizations died in the
Senate Committee on Militia.
Besides the continued protection
given our Lords Day by defeating
these seven bills it will be Of interest
to know that the Baltimore County
Liquor License Law, by prohibiting
8 ON the Lords Day picnics, ETC.,
where intoxicants are drunk will,
If honestly enforced, mean great
things in the way Of a better Lords
Day in Baltimore County. States
Attorney Hartman deserves the
appreciation OF all lovers Of better
nhanruad I.nrd,s nay for nranaring