Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1916-02-15
FIGHT IS ON
70 STATE OFFICES
Baltimore City and Annapolis Lock
Horns in Contest Over State
Buildings Here.
EMERGENCY HoSPITALuONMITTEE
Asks State Aid Stiff Fight On This
Afternoon to Prohibit Manufactur-
ing of IntoxicaniS.


Annapolis and Baltimore city locked
horns at the State House this morn
ing over the bin providing for a $500
coo bond issue for the purpose Of erect
ing a State office building in this city
where shall be housed all the depart
meuts of State government. and in
which shall be conducted all of the
business Of Maryland
The contest was staged before the
Finance Committee of the Senate, and
the Ways and Means Committee of the
House. sitting i'm Joint session. Presi-
dent Campbell. of the Senate who was
chairman of the Finance Committee
that killed a similar bin two years ago
when he refused 10 bring il out of
| committee and let the Senate decide
upon the question after the House had
already acted favorably upon the plan,
was so interested that he, too attend
Ell the committee meeting and took an
aggressive part in the hearing.
Indeed il was the activities of Sem
ator Campbell and Delegate Wilk-
inson that led to a stiff passage at
| arms. with Senator Duvau. father of
| the bill. and in which the Anne Arun-
| delSenator had rather the better of the
argument One of the speakers advo-
eating the erection of the building in
Annapolis was Ennalls Waggaman
and Messrs. Wilkinson and Campbell
attempted to try and show that his
only interest in the matter was to gain
| commuters between Baltimore and An
! napolis for the Maryland Electric Rail-
| way, with which he is employed. This
| effort was resented by Senator Duvall
| who in characteristic manner. ex
| pressed his disapproval of the attack
and declared that Mr.. Waggaman, no
matter what his private business con-
nection had perfect right to appear
| rs a resident and taxpayer of Anne
! Arundel county without having his
/ motivec questioned.
Other speakers than Mr.. Waggaman
| were william l.. Marcy, of the State
Roads Commission office, c. c. Magru-
Ter. Clerk of the Court of Appeals,a and
Mr. Harry J. Hopkins, Chief Clerk Of
he office of the State Comptroller, as
well as president of the Farmers Ma
| tional Bank OF this city.
| Mr.. Marcy said that from his eXpe-
rience in the State Road office, where
] men come in constantly on trivial mat
/ ters, but then sit down and talk for an
| hour or more. he felt sure the efficien-
cy Of all State offices would be in
creased 25 per cent. if the Offices were
motives questioned.
| Mr.. Magruder as Stase office holder,
| with offices in Annapolis, endorsed the
| plan as in every way better for the
state while Mr.. Hopkins said there
| was not only no reason why all the
| State business could not be properly
| conducted in Annapolis, but that as all
Of the departments dove-tail into each
other, they should be under one roof.
Anothe local delegation before the
| Finance-W Ways and Means Committee
meeting this morning was that consist
| ing of the board of managers of the
! Annapolis Emergency Hospital ,togeth-
er with members of the advisory board
md members of the staff. DR.. J. j.
Murphy, Chief of Staff, and Mr.. Harry
| ]. Hopkins, chairman Of the advisory
committee. both spoke, urging that the
appropriation being asked by the hos
| pital be granted it.
The hospital is asking for $4,000,
and the Board of State Aids and Char
tiles is recommending that it be given
only $4,000 as a maximum. This was
the amount received from the State
last year.
The sessions of both the House and
| Senate were quiet during the early
portions. with the prospect of a stiff
fight in the House before the afternoon
is over. This fight is due to come over
| Delegate STARTERS bill to prohibit the
manufacture of intoxicants in his
county. The till is on the third read
ing file and is due to come up as a
special order of business.