The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1917-06-29
, Friday. June 10Th, 1917
LEGISLATURE ADJOURNS

The deadlock between the
Senate and the House of Dele
gates, which had been on since
Friday last. was broken Wednes
day afternoon by the final ad
journment of both houses attel
being in session since June II.
Because of the failure of the
two houses to get together alb
sent soldiers and sailors are
denied the right to vote at the
November election. The bill tt
repeal the Wilson Ballot Law
which was attached as an amend.
ment to the Absent Vote bill
failed to pass also.
Wednesday morning it looked
for time as if tie session would
run until the end of the 80 days,
to which extra sessions are limit
ed under the Constitution.
But about noon signs of weak.
ening appeared. Senator John
son, of Howard, and others went
to work at once to see if an
agreement could not be reached
and early in the afternoon the
combination leaders sent word tc
the administration people that
they were willing to quit, let
ting both the Vote bill and the
repeater go.
The Republicans were glad to
quit. They had got in between
the Soldiers Vote bill and the
Wilson law repeater in such a
way that, in the last few days.
they were playing a sure win
nlng game. They won if the
vote bill were dropped, or if the
repeater were passed. The de-
feat of the former deprives more
Democrats than Republicans of
their votes: the passage of the
latter would have made it easies
for Southern Maryland illiterate1
to vote, and there are more
negro than white illiterates.
Following is partial list OF
the bills passed and which are
now laws:
Camp Site Bill.
Maryland Council of National
Defense Bill.
One Million Dollar Appropria.
ton Bill.
Maryland State Guard Bill.
Amendments to Militia Laws.
State Farm for Prison Labor
Bill.
Authorizing Governor to de-
clare successive legal holidays.
Authorizing volunteer firemen
to act as county guards.
Suspending legal proceedings
In favor of persons in military
service.
Suspending Judgment, etc.,
against persons unable to pay on
account of war. (Amended SO
as to apply only to soldiers and
sailors.)
Suspending statues of limita-
lions in favor of persons absent
on account of the war.
Authorizing prisoners to be
worked on public highways.
Providing adequate penalties
for malicious destruction of prop
erty.
Providing adequate penalties
for communicating waters and
foods.
Authorizing building and loan
associations to purchase federal
and state bonds.
Authorizing investment of
trust funds in farm-loan bonds.
ia Appropriating $23, 200 to cover
expenses of special session.
EAuthorizlng M otor-vehicle
Commissioner to appoint five adj
ditional motorcycle deputies.
Authorizing State Board of
Agriculture to fix the pay of the
state tobacco inspector and en-
ployes under him.
Amending health laws so as to
enable State Board of Health to
make Annapolis Junction camp
site sanitary.
Automobile Headlight Bill.
Authorizing boys Is years of
age to be licensed to operate
motorvehicles.
Prohibiting the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors in Prince Georges
County after November LIST.
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