Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-03-03
Annapolis GIeanings.

After an earnest battle Of several days
duration, on Wednesday the dry" forces
in the Legislature defeated the amend
ment to the Statewide Prohibition bill ex-
emptine Baltimore city from the provisions
Of the act.
The Senate voted down the exemption
proposition by 20 to 7. Senator Jones
voted no.
II was defeated in the House Of Dele
gates by 81 to SO. Monteomery's entire
delegation voted with the majority.
The Senate adjourned until Thursday
after taking its vote, but the House re-
manned in session and Delegate Lee. Of
Baltimore. Immediately offered an amend
ment to give the city a separate vote on
the proposition and providing that unless
the city itself votes dry" it shall not be
made dry" by the votes Of the counties.
A similar amendment will be offered In
the Senate.
II adopted. this will give Baltimore the
opportunity Of deciding the question for
itself. II is believed that a number Of
Senators and Delegates who voted against
exemptine Baltimore altogether will stand
by the local option principle embodied in
the amendment and support it.
Speaker Laird has introduced in the
House a bill that. il adopted. win make
State taxes due and payable on and after
July LIST in the year in which they are
levied. and that il they are not paid by
September LIST that they shall bear inter-
est at the rate Of 6 per cent. from that
date. Under the provisions Of the bill tax
collectors and county treasurers must
make monthly returns and remittances to
the State Comptroller Of the amounts COL
lected. and further that taxes should be
considered in arrears on and after January
LIST Of the year succeeding the levy.
Under the present practice county treas
urers make returns and remittances to the
Comptroller as they please. Some Of the
counties have not made any returns Of
taxes for the current year for a long time
past. II is said that some Of the county
treasurers return certain amount in order
to obtain the discount. which they retain.
and collect the taxes afterward for the
full amount. II their collections exceed
this amount. no further taxes are turned
in to the Comptroller in about cases out
Of 10. and either the county or the treasurer
secures the benefit Of the taxes. II there is
any excess.
The fioodeates Of oratory were loosed in
the House Of Delegates on Thursday OF
last week when the woman suffrage amend
ment came before 1t on a motion to sub
stitute the bill for the unfavorable report
Men and women who packed the galleries
even to the steps and suffrage workers who
sat complacently on the sidelines watch
ing the fruits Of their labors of month
shook the House chamber with applause
when pro-suffrage delegate made point
The motion to substitute being lost by
vote Of 81 to 36. the unfavorable report
was adopted. Motion was made to re.
consider the vote and lay that motion or
the table. which would kill the bill for THU
session. II was adopted. Messrs. Laird
Waters and Gardner voted with the ma
jority.
Senator Jones-An act requiring tn,
State Roads Commission Of Maryland Il
take over and maintain the public roat
leading from Browns Corner, on the Coles
ville-Ashton Pike. in Montgomery county
to Laurel. in Prince Georges county.
Senator Jones-An act providing for tn
encouragement Of the keeping Of honey
bees by the suppression Of bee diseases
through inspection and the acquisition an,
dissemination Of knowledge Of bees. unde
the direction Of the State Board of Agri
culture. by adding nine new sections L
Article 48. Of the Annotated Code Of Mary
land. to follow Section "a. Of said Article
and be known as Sections 74a. Tab. 74C
Tad. 74e. TAI. Tag. 74h and Tai.
Gardner-To authorize the Monteomer
County Commissioners to issue 1900
bonds to improve the road from barnes
town to Seneca Mills.