Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-03-22
A FIGHT ON WITH
LEE-ARCHER FORCES
TO Force State Democratic 0rga-
nizatiOn Into the Open On
Platform Pledges.
PUT GOVERNOR ON RECORD.
Called Upon to Submit TO Legislation
Full GOodHow Report Annexation
Shelved for Another d Hours
Local Bills.

s. Hsht which may assume serious
proportions was started iE the General
Assembly today by The Lec-Archer for
ces tJ force the State organization of
tue Democratic party into the open
and drive Governor Harrington on rec
oni upon the fun scope of the Good
now Commission recommendations for
redemption of party platform pledges
Delegate Tydings, of Hartford and
Senator Archer. OF the same county
/ onercd IN tleir respective branches OF
Assembly a resolution calling IN the
Governor ID submit TO the Legislature
al once the full Coodnow report
ZIP 10 the present time The Governor
has given no public reason for not
taking the lawmakers and the public
into his confidence upon the contents
of the GoodnoW report. which has been
aled with him for number of weeks.
I'm both the House and the Senate
state administration forces may bat
tie againts the passage of the resolu-
tion IL the Governor desires 20 CON
tiu1e TO withhold the full detail of the
Commissions report from the Gen
eral Assembly.
One administration measure includ
cd I'm the Goodnow Commission scheme
OF financial betterment of the State
completed it's legislative Journey this
morning. This was the bin introduc-
ed IN the Senate by Senator Cooper
designed TO do away with all contin-
uing appropriations II was passed
by the House under "a suspension OF
the rules and viii now go to tho Gov
eruor for his signature
Two other administration bills. not.
however, included in the Co0dnow
Commission plan passed the Ecdsc
These were the Statewide educational
reform bill. ami the measure chang
ing the administration of affairs at the
Maryland Agricultural College. and
creating tho state Board of Agricul-
ture. Both b.lls have yet to pass
The Senate
Annexation has, apparently been
sbelvcd for another Esnty-foIr hours
aud the friends uf the Baltnore city
plans for grabbing parts of Anne
Arundel and Baltimore counties ere
not at all cheerful over their prospects
today The Senate Judiciary Commit
tee. after having passed the buck
yesterday afternoon met tli5 morninr
and postponed consideration Of It's rec
concentrations on the proposition until
meeting 10 be held tomorrow Morn
ing.
I'm Che meantime The anneWtiouis's
are hoping chat Governor Harrington
viii have reached conclusion as to
whether on not be intends taking al
active hand q the situation, As things
stand now. the Governor stonds 7c-
tcgmucd not to Interfere but 10 let the
city dght its own Rattle without his
influence giving the mWnc.pa itv vote
from among the Eastern shore MON
bers OF the Assembly
Senator Duvall today introduced tive
local measures dealing with the waters
of the county. One changes the time
for taking oysters En- the Magothv
river. a present oysters may be taken
from this river between September Isl
and April 25th. The bin offered TO-DAY
would change this from October LIST
40 April lst. materially shortening the
season for this Anne Arundel count.
tributary of the Chesapeake
The other bin changes he tates on
which water fowl cen bo shot from
hooby blinds and brush blinds in the
Severn river. At present this may b.
done frcm May list TO October LIST. The
change IS 10 change the open season
from April lst to Novemhor 18th