The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1916-03-25
THE MARYLAND
LEGISLATURE

Bill Cecil County Court House Bill
Passed In House And Favorably Re-
ported In Senate
On Tuesday afternoon during the
discussion of the Budget Bill, Sena-
tor Williams took occasion to arralgn
the Democratic majority and Admin
istration for it's failure to take any
real steps toward fulfilling the pro-
gram of economy and efficiency" on
which they had secured their new
lease of power. The Baltimore Sun
reports the matter as follows:
After the report of the conference
committee had been adopted and just
before the bill as it has been amended
by the committees report was placed
on its final passage Senator Williams,
of Cecil county, delivered a terrific
arraignment of the Democratic party
for its failure to live up to its plat
form pledges.
He was explaining why he intended
to vote against the budget bill and
said that of all the reform measures
promised, it was the only one that has
come to its final passage; whereas,
other excellent measures of which it
was to be the central figure, were
quietly reposing in the committees to
which they were referred.
1t was about the worst verbal chas-
tising representative of one party
has given the representatives of the
opposite party in Annapolis for many
years. After saying that he would
oppose the bill because the Demo-
Gratis have failed to carry out the rest
of the program, Senator Williams
said:
"Where are the rest of the meas
ures that would give evidence of the
intention of the party in power to
carry out its promises to bring about
a new area of efficiency and economy
in this State? Many such measures
have been offered. and again l say
where are they? Quietly slumbering
in the committees to which they were
referred.
Only One Promised Measure. i
"The Assembly has worn away to
within two weeks of its close, and
submit to you that not single one of
those constructive measures which we
were told would be enacted has come
down to its final passage except this,
budget bill. The budget bill was not
intended, according to my interpreta-
ton OF the promises made, to stand
out alone. 1t was to be only the CEN
tire of new scheme that would wipe
cut useless offices. consolidated over
tapping boards and which would inau-
gurate a new area of economy and
efficiency in Maryland.
"Many excellent measures have been
offered to carry out the promises that
were made. There is the bill to abol-
ish the State Fire Marshal's office,
which would save $4,000 year.
Where is that bill? And there was the
till to wipe out the State Auditor and
have the auditing done by an expert
under the State Comptroller, an eX-
cellent measure, and where is it? 1t
is bill, the virtue of which | have
never heard called into question. and
yet it, like the other constructive
measures We were told would be pass
ed, reposes somewhere.
Says Economy Plan Fails.
81 am not going to run over the
long list of bills>that it was said would
be passed, but | ask you where is the
entire program. The same commits
sion that produced the budget bill was
to have produced system for the
abolition of the useless offices and for
otherwise revising the finances of the
State Now | am prepared to say in
great disappointment that we started
out on program of economy and eff
cheney that must have appealed to
every man who has the welfare of his
State at heart only to have it come to
naught. Not an iota of it has been
put through except this bill.
"Now, Mr.. President. if you want
our cooperation. show US that you
meant what you said. Show us that
you mean to carry through the pro-
gram that was promised in it's en-
tirety. The Governor on the platform
tod what economic changes would be
wrought if the Democratic party was
placed in power.
"That was a perfectly proper thing
for him to do, but if you are not pre-
pared to stand by the entire program,
this is nv station and here is where |
get off.
Votes "NO" As Protest.
"The budget bill was hooked up
with number of other most COM
mendable measures and after they
were so linked together in the holy
bonds of matrimony, so to speak. you
have no right to break the bonds and
expect support from US. am not
going to vote against the budget bill
tecause | think it good or bad, but |
do so as a method of protesting
against the failure of those respon-
sible to bring on the remainder of the
program"
When Senator Williams finished
speaking, no one attempted to reply.
Senator Archer has introduced a
bill amending the law regulating
licensing of horse racing and the
creation of the Hartford County Rae
ing Commission.
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