The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-01-30
THE LEGISLATURE

The Prince Georges county del"ga-
ton to the House of Delegates. State
legislature, comprising C. M Roberts.
democrat Kent district; J. Alton
Harron. Republican, Hyattsyille dig
trict: William Noble Fisher, Republican
Seat Pleasant; William J. Wacthter,
Republican, Laurel district, have been
assigned to committees by the Speaker
of the House as follows: Federal Rela-
tions Mr.. Roberts chairman; elections,
Mr.. Fisher; Ways and Means, j. Alton
Harron; Judiciary, MIR. Roberts and
MIR. Fisher; Corporation, Mr.. Roberts;
Public record, Mr. Wachter; Library,
Mr.. Wacthler; amendments to the Con-
stitutior, Mr.. Roberts, chairman; gam e
and fl IN, Mr.. Harron, and Ches apeake
BAY and tributaries, Mr.. Harron.
Senator Sproesser has prepared and
introduce bill amending
the Sunday law. This cuts out all
OF the various articles now prohibited
and which it is permissible to sell, ana
provides that Eothi G may be SOLD
.'otber than necessities" This leaves
to the discretion of the court the de-
termination of what may be necessaries.
Long and loud was the applause
which greet d the reading OF
kilograms in the House from Columbls,
S. c., and Atlanta, Ga, announcing
that the legislatures of these two states
had rejected the pending amendment
to the Federal Constitution giving
women the right to vote. Maryland
WAS asked to follow the example OF
South Carolina ami Georgia in standing
for states rights.
It's now proposed to have the tenure
of the sheriff be the same in the coun
ties as in Baltimore city. A bill pro-
yiding for the submission of an amend
ment to the constitution similar to that
adopted by Baltimore four years ago haa
been introduced by Senator Nuttie. l.
m axe the terms of the sheriff four in
stead of two years and renders him
eligible to succeed himself. Tn,
amendment is to be submitted at ths
next general election.
Mr.. Grymes, of Baltimore delegation.
believes that every affiliated vote
should participate in the primary cleo
tions and if he does not, be SHOULD
be deprived of the right to vote in tn
general election. Mr.. Grymes has in
troduced bill in the House embodying
his views. The bill reades: THAI
any voter duly registered as such who,
having affiliated himself with dull
recognized political party, fails to vote
at any primary election shall be held
disqualified from voting at the general
election next following after such pri
mary election, unless he should undo
oath show good and sufficient reason t.
the Judges of election fer not voting
these reasons being defined in the bi
as sickness of the voter or of member
of his family and absence from the city.
With only one dissenting vote, which
wss cast ibys Mr. Gorsuch, of Carroll,
the House adopted an order introduced
by Mr.. Caqlenz, by which each mem
Der of the House and the several desk
clerks will each receive postage stamps
to the value of $25. The stamps are
usually converted into case The order
did not provoke an attack of hysteria
on public economy. In years gone
by similar orders brought most violent
outbreaks against extravaganza nd
graft. 1t was rare opportunity for
the parsimonious to get red in the face
and TO yell himself hoarse against the
order, and after it was all over the
member who howled the loudest against
the practice was the first to cash in Oh
the stamps.
A bill introduced the House bv
Mr. Burke makes statewide law now
in force in Baltim IRE by which bills of
undertakers are paid within three
months from proceeds of estate of per-
son buried.
Other counties will join Somerset If
asking the relief from encampmenIs
of rowing gypsies who are proving to
be nuisances. Mr.. Hall, of Somerset
started the movement AGAINST the
bands by a bill to increase their an
nual license fee for staying in the coun.
ty from $50 to 81 900, the sum being
SO large as to be prohbitive. The
movement against the gyp5ies was
prompted by recent troubles in the
county for which they were in a way
responsible. In a trade in horses 3
coored man got the worst of it. An
gered by the dishonesty in the trans
actions and aided by hi colorcd neigh
bors he made an attack on the camp.
Shots were exchanged and two or three
gypsies were severely wounded. The
colored men were tried, convicted and
heavy prison sentences were given to
two of them. It is declared that the
gypsies in Somerset. who have no land
under cultivation, are accustomed to
ship three or four crates of chicken
daily from the nearest railroad station.
Klinger Out For Congress