Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-03-22
ANNEXATION
GRAB PASSES.
City, Backed By Eastern Shore
Democrats And Republican
Majority, Wins.
AMENDMENTS KILLED.
Standing Out Against ANY I'm
provement To The Bill The
Hosts Back OF City Stood
SolidlV.'

Hosts Back Of City Stood
Solidly.
Backed by a majority which got its
real strength from the small coterie
OF Eastern Shore Democrats, several
OF whom had fatty promised Senator
Duyall to vote with him in lighting
for justice for Anne Arundel County,
| annexation was forced through the
Senate late last night
The majorities against the counties
ranged at different time on the differ
ent amendments, all the way from 6
Ito 10, the final vote on passage of the
bill being IS to 8.
The detail vote was Yeas for the
city and regardless of the good of the
counties -Messrs. President, Andrews.
Bartlett. Bennett, Bomberger. Croth-
ers, Eppler, Frick, Harrison, Meter
OFT, Mitchell, Norris, Nuttle, Parsons,
Speicher, Sproesser, WarhCld, Will
iams-1S.
Those who were with Anne Arundel
and Baltimore Counties and who re-
mained loyal. not only in their votes,
but aided materially in debate, were:
! Messrs. Allen. Brown, Duvall, Gray
son, Johnson, JOY, kaufman, Legg.
SUfner-9.
Amendment followed amendment
and Senators Duvall and Allen tried
in every way possible to meet the
citys determination TO have annexa-
tiOn. but nj the same time put up
worthy fight to save what they could
out OF the wreck when ii became evil
dent that the bill was going to be
jammed through.
Even Senator Norris. who led the
fight of the city. near the close of the
fight complimented these two for
their loyalty to the interests of their
constituents.
The antis played their trump card
when the plan was submitted to make
the whole city dry, as was forecasted
they would do in yesterdays Capital,
The dry Senators, however, dodged
the question and claimed they thought
this a trick to defeat the bill. Some
of them loudly declared their willing
ness TO vote for a separate dry bill for
the city. which every one knew would
have no chance of passage but they
questioned the wisdom" of putting
such a rider on the annexation meas
ure.
When this amendment was lost, the
opposition leaders practically gave up
the fight They offered several more
and then subsided During the en-
tire discussion the City Senator'S. fol-
lowing the injunction of Senator Nor
| ys. VINO led the anneXa ionisJs, did
! not participate.
On several occasions Mr.. Norris
raised points of order, which were
! backed by Senator Frick
Immediately after the result was
announced the Senate adjourned. The
/ bill will be returned TO the House to-
day. and It's presentation to the Gov
/ ernor will follow He will have six
days in which to sign or veto.
! Should he fail to sign within that
time the bill will become a law with
out his signature.
/ Then the counties will be left with
/ but a single recourse. This viii be an
appeal to the Courts of the State, and
/ it is very generally conceded they
have a good chance to get the meas
/ ure out of the way because Of its
probable unconstitutionality, particu-
larly in its sections taking a part OF
Anne Arundel County.
1t remained. however, for Senator
Metzerott to furnish the real sensa-
ton of the day. He had never told
anyone what his attitude was on this
proposition, though it had been re
ported he would favor certain amend
ments to the bill. No one was pre-
pared. howevr, TO hear him give his
party. or rather that element in his
party that was instrumental in plac-
ing the extension plank in the plat
form. a backhanded blow by declar-
ing it TO be unfair, but that mas
much as it had been adopted he
would consider himself bound TO vote
for it.
His attitude created a great deal OF
comment because. while he frankly
admitted the unfairness of the city
bill and for the most part talked
lagainst it and strongly in favor of the
several amendments. he almost ali the
way through voted against the coun.
ties.
The only time that some Of tht
Anne Arundel supporters left that side
of the fight was when the dry amend
ment was offered.
Senator Grayson, of St. Mary's, was
one of these. He said:
Both parties have been flirting witt
Ann Exation. but I don't propose tc
have my friends Crabbe and Bibt
Mills MIXED up with her at which
there was long and continued laugh
ter. After Senator kaufman haC
called for an old Methodist expert
ence meeting to make the city dry and
Senator Harrison had claimed tina
,ba amendment was intended 10 defea
the bill the Senate voted down th'
amendment. Nearly every dry Senator
with the exception Of Allen and Kauf
man. voted in the negative. Th'
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