The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-03-07
STATE CAPITAL NEWS
A Resume of the Proceedings of
House and Senate


met p. m, on Tuesday. In the House
, there were numerous petitions present
ed against Sunday base ball and race
track gambling, and many urging the
passage of the Statewide prohibition
bill. At this session there were quite a
number of local bills introduced by
members from their respective counties.
Delegate Tenney. of Washington
county. introduced bill exempting agri-
cultural fairs from taxation, which was
referred to the WAYS and Means Com
mittee.
The following house bills, which will
possibly be of interest to the citizens
of Garrett county passed the third
reading and sent to the Senate.
No. 4, to provide home rule for the
counties.
No. go, to forbid blacklisting of en-
pIoyees by employer.
No. SO, prohibiting gypsies from
camping IN the state of Maryland.
No. 103, to prohibit the granting of
commercial licenses to unaturalized
aliens.
If this bill should pass the Senate it
will be necessary for those who de-
sire to enter any line of business IN the
state to first take out their naturaliza-
ton papers.
Senator Bennett, of Wicomico county,
introduced a bill which fixes the pay of
the members of the legislature at $1,000
each for the session instead of So. 90 per
day, which they now receive. The bill
also provides that when they meet in
extra session the pay shall be IS per
day, and when absent during the regular
session they shall forfeit $40 per day. 1t
also abolishes the 90-day time limit and
provides that the General Assembly
may convene as long as necessary to
dispose of the business.
Senator Metzerott has introduced a
bill which seeks to compel all coal
dealers throughout the state to sell coal
by weight In Baltimore there is an
ordinance to this effect; therefore this
bill will apply more to the counties.
On Wednesday the Senate and House
convened at u noon, and at this session
there was again numerous petitions pre-
sented urging the passage of the State
wide prohibition bill, protesting against
Sunday base ball and race track gambl-
ing.
The bill compelling teachers in public
schools to read at least six verses of the
Bible each day, was passed to the third
reading file by vote of 81 to 80 late in
the afternoon, after having been the
subject of debate from the time the
House met until 2 80, when recess was
taken until 800 D. m, at which time
the bill was again taken up and amend
ments were offered, exempting Anne
Arundel, st. Mary's, Charles, Price
Georges. Montgomery counties and
the First Legislative District of Baltl-
more City. There were also other
amendments offered until the author
of the bill would hardly know that he
had ever introduced such a bill.
At last the dog bill has appeared on
the scene, being a State wide measure,
and introduced by Delegate Willis of
Kent county. There is quite demand
for such law, but to pass legislation
that will suit all in this particular will
indeed be proposition. This bill has
been referred to the Agriculture Com
mittee, and will In all probabilities be
reported favorable.
The mothers pension bill was report
ed favorable by the WAYS and Means
Committee and passed to the third read
ing by an almost UNANIMOUS vote only a
few voting in the negative.
Delegate Werner, of Garrett, has in
troduced bill aboIishing the law which
requires the treasurer of Garrett county
to make trip over the county each
year for the collection of taxes.
Among the many bills introduced in
the Senate on Wednesday the following
will be of interest to many in Garrett.
Senator Speicher is entitled to a great
deal of credit for the way in which he
is looking out for the interests of his
county, he having secured an appropria-
ton of $4,000 for the schools of the
county. also has introduced a bill re-
quring the State to appropriate $1,000
for the schools for the past year IN
Garrett county. In addition to this.
these two bills mean much to the
citizens of Garrett: To appropriate
$50, 900 to complete the State road from
Oakland to connect with the West Va,
highway near Hutton, Md, also to ap-
propriate SIS, 600 to build road from
Friendsville to connect with the main
State highway near Accident
Woman's Suffrage received a ter
rife shock, at the hands of Miss Char
lotte E. Rowe, OF New York City, when
she finished her address in the House
chamber on Wednesday evening. 1t
was freely predicted that il the General