The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-02-03
DAILY GRIND At THE STATE
CAPITAL LEGISLATIVE MILL
Many Measures of Local Import
Through The HOppers.

OF good roads throughout this State
which has been so well managed fol
several years. The bill in Congress
carries an appropriation of several mil.
lions of dollars, and each State is to re.
celve a sum stipulated in the bill, which
is to be applied and used in the work OF
good road building here. Maryland
share, according to the apprortionment
in the bill, is $3.50, 600, and the Maryland
legislators are extremely anxious tC
have the Senate pass the bill, and t.
have the bill become effective before
the annual roads appropriations shall
have been made by the General AS
sembly now in session. With this ir
view, Delegate Fisher, Republican, Of
Prince Georges county, just before
adjournment for the week. end last Fri.
day, introduced Joint Resolution, call.
ing upon the Senate of the United
States to pass the Rural Post Roads
Bill as speedily as possible, and the
Resolution passed both Houses here
without dissent. Certified copies of the
Resolutions were Immediately for
warded to Washington.
MAKES ROADS COMMISSION SMALLER.
Along the line of the good roads move
ment also, Delegate Wimbrow, Repub-
lican, of Worcester county, has intro
duced bill in the House, reducing the
membership of the Good Roads Com
mission from five to three members.
Delegate Wlmbrow states that the
large amount of work already accom-
plished in the matter of good roads in
Maryland puts the system in condition
where the future work can be accom-
plished with three members of the board
quite as efficiently" and with con-
siderably more economy" as if FIVE
members are retained. He believes
the present stage and condition of the
good roads system fully justifes a de-
crease in the personnel of the Com
mission. and great many other men,
bers of the House think the same thing.
BIG DRY" DEMONSTRATION TOMORROW.
Tomorrow the State House will be in
possession of the Dry" faction of the
State-representative men and women
from every section of Maryland being
expected to attend and participate in
the hearing before the Senate and
House Temperance Committees, jointly,
in the House Chamber, and endeavor to
persuade those committees that they
ought to bring in the Statewide Pro
hibition Bills which each committee is
considering; and they will at the same
time try to:convince the members OF
the General Assembly, who are expect
ed to occupy seats iG the House during
the hearing, lthat they should pass the
bill and submit the question to a vote
of the people and let them determine
this important question for themselves.
Prof. Smith, of the Allegany Delega-
ton. who introducedithe bill in the
House, will make 10 minute speech
and introduce the speakers among
whom will be SenatoriSpeicher, of Gar
rett county, iwho introduced the Pro-
hibition Bill in the Senate, DR.. Thomas
M. Hare, of theiAnti Saloon league of
Maryland, and other speakers of note.
AFRAID OF BILLY" SUNDAY.
Activity upon the part of the liquor
interests is said to be due to the desire
of the ''wets'' to get the Prohibition
Bill out of the Committees and disposed
in both theiSenate and House as quick
ly as possible. 1t is claimed by the
representatives of the Liquor Dealers
Association that they have enough
votes to defeat the bill if the measure
can be gottenEouti and submitted to a
vote of the Legislaturemen now, as
they fear If action is postponed until
the "Billv'' Sunday campaign gets I'M
der way iniBaltimore, in two or three
weeks, stronger sentiment in favor
of the measure WILDE created and the
danger of the. bill passing will be ma
terially increased. 1t is believed the
BILLY" Sunday campaign will cause a
wave of temperance and prohibition
sentiment to sweep the State that will
be irresistible on the Epart OF certain
members of the Legislature who are
now on theifence" or openly opposed
to the!pending Prohibition Bill,
LEGISLATION FOR GARRETT COUNTY.
A bill carrying an appropriation from
the State of $50, 900, for the purpose of
providing protection against floods along
the banks of the Potomac River, at
Kitzmiller, lalong BearCreek, at Friends
vile, both in Garrett county, has been
introducedsby Chairman Fox, of the
Garrett Delegation. Of this money,
$40, 900 is to be spent at Kitzmiller, and
$40. 900 at Friendsville, for the purposes
stated, land two commissions of three
members are created to supervise the
work and carry out the provisions of
the bill. The commissions named in
the bill. will be composed of Messrs.
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