The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-04-06
SENATORS SING As THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY CLOSES
Sessions Immediately Preceding Ad-
tournament Are Comparatively Tame

memory. At 1921 this morning the
speakers gavel fell in the House for
the last time, while a hearty cheer
rang through the chamber, but the
Senate did not conclude its labors I'M
til 5:O4 o'clock. During the last min
utes following an executive session the
senators grouped around President
Campbell and sang Aud Lang Syne.
The ending was tame in both houses.
I Excepting for few minutes when pre-
/ sensations were made to the presiding
and floor officers, the legislators worked
steadily and without emotion, their sole
efforts being to wind up the current
business and get home.
This afternoon the members of the
I Assembly are scattered throughout the
state. MANY of the city people left
Immediately after adjournment, while
the county people for the most part got
away before noon.
A few members will remain here for
several days 70 watch bills which they
are anxious to see receive the Executive
signature or veto. The ceremonies
winding up the Assembly were perhaps
the most orderly seen in Annapolis in
many years. The crowd was smaller
than in previous years and was kept in
order in the corridors by company Of
Baltimore police in charge Of Marshal
Carter and Deputy Marshal House.
a force Of headquarters detectives
were also present. headed by Lieuten.
ants Bradley and Porter. who have
been in the State House for over
week. lncidently, the presence Of the
bluecoats and plaiuclothes men result
ed m a lack Of pillaging Of committee
rooms. which has occurred al many
past sessions.
IT. the two chambers the members
behaved decorously and seriously The
House chamber near the adjournment
hour is usually mass Of waste paper
bat Speaker Laird kept his forces IN
check as well as strict schoolmas.er
could have managed a class lau of
bows.
Today is cleanup day throughou, the
legislative chambers Of the state. house
In the executive Offices score OF
lawyers. headed by Attorney General
Richie and Secretary Of State Sim
mons. are already going over the great
mass Of bills which must be signed
during the next two weeks
The revenue bills proposed by the
administration that were passed will
bring in not less than $780, co.. a year.
according 10 the Governor. and In tue
latter's estimation. 500. 0Uo Of this IN
crease will cover the increased ap-
preparations.
Another point most pleasing TO the
Governor was the economical standard
set by this Assembly. The Executive
stated that the total Legislative ap-
preparations Of the session will be
covered by Sl25. 90 TO $4,000 and
this in face Of maximum expense 81
$50, 90 set by the Goodnow EtFicieney
Commission. The session Of 1914 cost
the State $2ls. oc0. This means a say
ing IN this session OF nearly 100000
over two years ago
Taking the program as a whole the
State. while il has probably legis-
lated 50 that greater efficiency may be
attained in the administration o. It's
affairs has, in reality. added 10 It's ad-
illustrative expenses and created
more Offices than il abolished Indeed.
it is rather hard to discover where any
of the faithful have lost out IN the
economy program.
The administration measures which
went through and which were pointed
out by the Governor today as strong
accomplishments are headed by the
constitutional amendment proposing a
budget system for making all appro-
priations by the chief executive. An.
other is the bill abolishing continuing
appropriations. Other measures that
succeeded and which were OF especial
interest to the Governor were the Gre
ating the conservation commission and
Transferring the duties Of many existing
state Offices to this body: the Penal
Reform bill abolishing contract labor
and creating the Board Of Prison Con
troll, the consolidation bill bringing
together number Of existing state
social and labor Offices under the re-
organized Bureau Of Labor and Sta.
tlstlcs; establishment of a law de-
partment and abolition of the offices
of most of the existing special counsels
to state boards: the bill placing the
tobacco inspector, the Live Stock
Sanitary Board and all other boards
having to do with the agricultural in
terests of the state. under the Mary
land Agricultural College measure;
transfer of the duties of the state
vaccine agent to the State Board of
Health; reorganization of the education
al interests of the state under the edu-
catIonal survey measure; establishment
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