Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-16
STATE LAWMAKERS
GET DOWN TO WORK
RecOnvened Last Night For The
Third Week Of Session
BILLS ARE POURING IN
SOlOns Advised Of States Finances;
Also Get Annual Report Of
Land Commissioner.

Entering the third week Of the
session OF 1918. the members Of the
General Assembly have settled down
to their work with an earnestness
never witnessed at former legisla-
tive sessions. And they have their
work pretty well cut out for them
Already a number of bills have made
their appearance in both the Senate
and House, others came forward at
last nights session, and many more
viii be introduced before the close Of
the present week.
The committee assignments in both
Houses have previously been made,
and the appointments Of the working
forces also have been announced, so
that nothing now remains to be done
that would prove a check to the grind
OF the legislative machinery
Annexation, prohibition, and wo-
mans suffrage will have their innings
during the next few weeks, and the
election of a State Treasurer is soon
to be undertaken This Official win
necessarily be a Republican, as the
G. o. P. has majority of votes on
Joint ballot. and the indications point
to the election OF former United States
Senator William P. Jackson to sue
ceed Mr.. John NJ Dennis, the Demo-
cratic incumbent There have been
various reports that certain Republi-
cans would bolt and thus block the
election OF MIR. Jackson, but it IS not
thought there is any real sentiment
in that direction
Comptroller Hugh A McMullen's
report for the last fiscal year, which
ended September 80, was placed in
the hands of the members of the Leg
islature Tuesday night.
It shows total receipts Of S11, $751;
47143 and total disbursements of S11,-
450.66222. Counting in the balance
OF 1.624,095.23. which was on hand at
the beginning of the year. the bal
ance remaining in thasfreasry at the
end Of the year vas s1,S49, ,90444.
Adding to that s423.755.I7. which was
in the funds account, made the to-
ta leash IN me Treasury on September
80 $2.273.GI9.61.
Against that total Of cash on hand
there was due S1.6S3.1 1927 to "dedi-
cated' funds. such as sinking funds.
schools, etc, and $26S, S,895.31 to GER
tain general accounts, which left
balance in the general funds Of S371,-
524.5S.
Mr. McMullen's report is one of the
most comprehensive and thoroughly
prepared ever submitted by a Comp
troller Each of the various phases
OF the States finances is presented
with unusual clarity and faithfulness.
and Mr.. McAIulIen seems to have paid
unusual attention to the whole finan-
cial problem before the State.
Mayor Preston Host Today.
All the city's representative in the
Legislature were advised by Mayor
Preston OF the opening of the house
rented by him in this city as his leg
islative headquarters The members
were invited to make free use of the
house at any and all times for the dis
cussion Of matters relating to Balti-
more.
The Mayor gave a luncheon this
afternoon after which there was a
hearing before the Judiciary Commit
tee of the House of Delegates on the
bill to extend Baltimore's limits. The
meeting was to have been held Tues
day afternoon. but was postponed
For Meeting On Suffrage.
The use Of the House Chamber has
been granted to the members of the
Woman's Suffrage Party on the eve
ming Of January %. William Dudley
Malone. former collector of the port
of New York, win be the principal
speaker