The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-02-17
MILLER DISTILLERY BILL
PASSED HOUSE TUESDAY
To Put The Only DistiIlery In The
County Out of Business.

STATE HOUSE, ANNAPOLIS, FEB, 10
Starters bill. prohibiting the manu-
facture of intoxicants in Garrett
county, and aimed directly at the
Miller DistillerY at Accident, passed
the House yesterday after a stormy
session. The bill came up after the
regular business had been disposed
of, as a special order of the day
being on its passage in the House.
Shartzer Immediately took the floor
and asked the members of the House to
stand by Garrett county on the bill, as
surfing them that the entire representa-
ton, including Senator Speicher, is for
the bill, and telling them how badly the
people of his section wanted the
distillery removed.
Delegate League, of Baltimore, a
member of the Temperance Committee,
spoke against the bill and said it is only
political scheme" to help somebody
politically in Garrett county.
THREATENED TO Get MILLER NEXT
TIME"
Chairman Herpich, of the Allegany
Delegation, took the floor in opposition
to the bill and declared that it is a
personal matter with Shartzer, and
said that at the close of the 1914 ses-
sion, similar bill having been introduce
ed and failed, Shartzer had threatened
to ''get Bill Miller next time Mr..
Herpich, referring to Starters remark
that miller is not the white-winged
angel the opponents of the bill would
try to make him." said there are
others from Garrett county who are
not white-winged angels. He said
the bill was a medium for personal
spite and he hoped the House would not
pass it.
Delegates Wilkinson, of Baltimore
City, and Winsborow, of Worcester,
spoke in favor of the bill, and Delegate
Tydings, of Ha.-,.,, oso.nst 1t.
PREVIOUS QUESTIONS" CALLED FOR.
AS the debate proceeded it became
more and more acrimonious and heated,
and the hot shot" of oratory was
kept going at lively rate. When the
talkfest was at its height and there
were some indications of the severing
Of diplomatic relations between some
Of the members, majority Floor Leader
Bryant, of Baltimore county made a
motion to take a recess until 5 O'Clock,
but the motion went under beneath a
flood of "Noesr'
Delegate Shartzer moved 'the
previous question:" and that stopped
all the eloquence and most of the noise.
The bill was then read and put upon
its passage.
The roll-call proceeded quietly, now
and then one member and another tax
ing occasion to explain his vote. Z"
either for or against the bill, and at
last 1.-The returns" were all in, and the
bill passed by the vote of So to SO.
1t will now go to the Senate, where
the fight to defeat 1t is expected to be
renewed.
TO CREATE A POLL-TAX IN MARYLAND.
Sbartzer has introduced a bill pro-
posing two amendments-one to the
Constitution, and one to the Bill of
Rights-providing for the creation of a
poll-tax in this State, and no voter can
cast his ballot under that law unless he
can produce his poll-tax receipt for the
year previous to and the year of the
election.
WoRKMEN' S COMPENSATION LAW AMEND
MENT.
Senator Zihlman's bill amending the
Workmen's Compensation Law or
Employees Liability Act, or whatever
it is called, has been favorably reported
by the Senate Committee on Insurance
and Loans, and 1t has gone to the third
reading file in that branch. This bill,
as was explained at the time it was
introduced, makes eligible for compen-
sation, in the event of accident any
miner or mine employee who may be
hurt or killed while at work under
ground, although the place where the
accident occurs may be across the line
and in another State. provided that the
entrance, or mouth of the mine be
located in Maryland This feature was
overlooked when the Compensation Act
was passed, and several suits in 'litiga-
ton have taken place, the occasion for
which will be obviated by the passage
of the Zlhlman bill.
TO AMEND THE ANTI-BLUE LAWS.
Chairman Herpich, of the Allegany
Delegation. last Friday introduced in
the House bill amending what is
known as the "old Blue Laws" under
which it is claimed. great inconvenience
to the public results when they are
rigidly enforced, as they are in some
localities, especially in Allegany county.
The bill just offered will permit the
sale on Sunday of ice cream, soda
water, mineral water, medicines, Gig
ars, tobacco and newspapers, and lub-
ricating oil and gasoline by bona fide
garages. 1t was Mr.. Herpich's inten-