The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-04-26
GOVERNOR SIGNS
ONLY FIVE BILLS
Eifty-Nine Measures Vetoed by The
Executive-Pimlico to Have Rae
ing-Ten-Hour Law Not Amended

Annapolis, April 24.-Of the ga
hills that still awaited the consid-
GRAFTON of the Governor only five
were signed today, the remaining be-
ing vetoed. In other words, they
failed to become laws when the Ex-
ecutive refused to affiX his signature.
Of those signed, the most impor-
tant was that permitting racing at
Pimlico after the annexation act be-
came effective.
The other four are these: Ex-
tending the powers of the Annapolis
Water Company, the Budget Appro-
priation Bill, placing the States At
torney of Garrett county on a salary
basis instead of being paid from fees,
and enlarging the powers of the Mer-
camille Savings Bank of Baltimore
city.
Most of the bills turned down
were local measures, some of which,
like the Charles county bills, being
duplicates of others the, thhts,. .tlre been
signed.
Altogether the Na passeu
Is joint resolutions, which do not
require the Governors signature, and
4S9 bills, of which 43 became laws,
SO having been unsigned, and, there
fore, failed.
The most important resolution
adopted was that ratifying the Fed
eral Prohibiticr Amendment, and
the most important bill passed was
that extending the cityss limits.
Among the bills SvvGGd by the
Governor and to which he was in
clined to affix his signature, but
which he declared went entirely too
far, was the League Blacklisting Bill.
Had this measure been so framed as
TO provide for willful representation
instead of being general in its Ian
guage, it would have been signed.
The Governor said: Il believe in
the principle involved; namely, an
unfair method of barring persons
from employment, such as giving a
man a recommendation to considera-
ton and negativing this by writing
On blue paper, which would indicate
he was an undesirable. But in its
present shape, which imposes heavy
penalties, advantages could be taken
and employers be subject to black
mail.
Another bill that went too far in
the Governors judgment was the AL
| legany weights and measures bill.
This made an individual liable to
severe punishment, even ii no deceit
was intended, should his weighing
machine happen to be out of order
without his knowledge. The provi-
sion should have been more definite.
The bill providing employees injur-
cd should be entitled to compensa-
| ton from the date of injury, instead
of from two weeks thereafter, was
vetoed because the grant might be
abused and prove very expensive.
Had the measure applied to injuries
from accidents only, the Governor
! said he would have signed it.
| What is generally known as Bill
| SOL, and which was intended to
| pool the receipts of the courts and
! the register of wills in Baltimore
city, was turned down, notwithstand-
ing the pleas of Senators Campbell
! and Frick, who were given hearing
| earlier in the afternoon
The Governor maintained there
was nothing 30 be gained by this
| measure, inasmuch as the shortage
| ir every department is now made uI
| by the State. Both Senators Camp
bell and Frick cOntended that IN
principle the present system was
wrong, and that the State was not
entitled to any profit from judicla
offices at the expense of the munich
rality Their arguments were un
availing, however, and the bill, like
the others, went into the discard.
The bill amending the 10-hour law
| for women, so that cannerles shall
! b. entitled to exemption only si1
weeks in the year, was regarded a:
untimely, prevailing conditions max
ing such a change at this time I'M
practicable.
The reasons for vetoing the Prince
Georges racing bills were contained
in the statement made by the Gov
ernor last Thursday.
Following is list of the bills We
toed:
Chapter 80, H. B. 65-Limitin:
the liability of the city of Hagers
town for injuries TO persons ant
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