Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-01-23
PROCEEDINGS OF
THE LEGISLATURE
House Of Delegates Bars ALI Lobby
lists From Chamber
DURING IT'S SESSION
What Vas Done in The Senate Last
Kighg-EiIls Intro
duced.

over four days.
The House met at S p. NJ. speaker
in the chair.
Prinz introduced an order to print
500 extra copies OF Annexation bill.
Passed.
Fisher. OF Prince Georges, intro
dueed an order TO bar from the cham
Der during sessions Of the House all
persons except those entitled to the
noor or by law or by invitation Of the
Speaker Passed.
The following bills were introduced:
By BIelpin-To increase the salaries
OF school teachers in Anne Arundel
/ County: Anne Arundel Delegation To
I provide for one form OF action In suits
ex-contractu; Judiciary For simple
hcation Of pleading and practice;
judiciary. To amend law Of evil
dence; Judiciary. Amendment OF
Constitution relating to removal Of
civil causes; Committee on Amend
ments to Constitution.
BY Rodgers-To provide for build-
/ ing Of q high school in the lower sec
ton Of Anne Arundel County; Anne
Arundel Delegation.
BY League TO make the blacklist
ing OF discharged employee crime
and providing penalty of $4,000 fine;
Labor. To prohibit pool and billiard
parlors being open between midnight
and A, NJ; Judiciary To compel
public service corporations which em-
ploy spoilers" TO give an employee
discharge on evidence Of such spot
ter notice OF the charge and a chance
to refute it; Labor.
BY Cornthwaite- TO amend the law
relating 10 Justices Of the Peace in
Baltimore City; Baltimore City Dele
Cation
BY Yourtee To provide for build
ing a school at Rohrersville; wash
lngton County Delegation. no an-
thorize the municipal electric plant
Of Hagerstown to sell current to citi-
zens OF Washington County; wash
ington County Delegation.
BY Tenney Authorizing City Of
Hagerstown to acquire certain prop
erty for municipal purposes; Wash
ington County Delegation To amend
law relating to claims for damages
against City Of Hagerstown so that
persons or corporations responsible
for accidents be primarily liable at
law; washington County Delegation.
To refund certain fees to Harry G.
Traver: Ways and Means. To have
Washington County pay g proportion
of tho proceeds Of taxes for roads to
the City Of Hagerstown; washington
County Delegation. To increase sal
airy of Mayor of Hagerstown from
$500 to $500; Washington County
Delegation
BY Fisher Of Allegany-To provide
for two additional deputy sheriffs for
Allegany County; Allegany County
Delegation.
BY FOX To sanction deed Of Karel
NJ Rupert to Madison Avenue Pres
byterian Church, Baltimore; Judici-
airy. Tor licensing concerns dealing
ntrading stamps; Judiciary. Amend
ing fish law: Fish and Game. To reg
ulate hours Of work in Offices, etc,
TO forbid night work after employ
ment during the day; Labor
BY Willis-To forbid Gamers sell
ing vegetable and fruit seed for
planting; Agriculture.
BY Bryant-To increase the mum
her Of assistant Attorneys General
from three to four; Ways and Means.
BY Norris-To create q commission
to investigate the question OF work
mems healfh insurance; Insurance
and Loans.
BY I4ildebrand-To prohibit the kill
ing Of hogs and cattle under certain
weight; Agriculture.
Reports OF Standing Committees:
Chairman Connolly reported from
the Committee on Organization tho
following appointments: Cbaplains.
the Revs. Charles 2 Ely, Arthur =.
slagle and Or. F. T. Tagg; stenogra-
pher to the Currency Committee
minority, Miss Anna L. Poist; ma
iron to the ladies' room, Mrs. Lille
Purdy Adopted
House Bill No. 6-RepeaI Of Wilson
ballot and declaration Of intention law
was reported favorably from the
Election Committee by Fisher, Prince
Georges
After debate by. Fisher, Benson,
Bryant, Dowell. Clagett, phoebus.
Hildebrand and Norris, Delegate
Clagett moved to amend the report
SO that only the declaration Of inten-
ton provision be repealed. The
Clagett amendment was lost, 35 to %,
and the Fisher repeal bill passed to
its third reading without division.
The House adjourned at 1910 p. NJ
until noon today
In The Senate.
The Senate met at 6 o'clock with q
members present. The session was
opened with prayer by the Rev.
George J. Carl
Petitions were offered as follows:
From tho Jewish Board Of Welfare.
urging an allowance Of SO a month
TO eli Maryland soldiers and sailors.
Finance Committee.
From the Woman's Christian TEN
perance Union. urging passage Of pro-
hibition legislation.
From the Personal Liberty League.
calling attention to an article in
Baltimore paper suggesting the leas-
ing Of oyster beds as a means Of rails
ing revenue probably to be lost from
liquor fees
From number Of Maryland farm
ers opposing prohibition legislation.
Bills we're offered and referred as
follows.