The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-04-16
E ANNAPOLIS NEWS :

Ending the hopes of Maryland vets
for any legislative relief at this ses-
sion, the Senate by vote Of Is to III
killed the so-called Jones 3A Per
Cent. Beer bill.
The bill to permit Sunday moving
picture shows in Baltimore was also
killed by the Senate, IA to 10.
The vote to Indefinitely postpone
was:
Yeas-Bartlett, Burdette, Croth-
ers, Disharoon, Gibson, Goodell,
Harrison, Legg, Metzerott, Nuttle,
Parran, Robins, Russell, Snader,
Speicher, Wolfe-16.
Nays-Norris, Brady, Biggs, Ep-
pier, Frick, Grason, Mcintosh,
Mish, Mitchell, sproesser, Stifer-
II.
AS first introduced the Jones bill
provided that the State of Maryland
should consider nothing as low in al.
coholic content as 3h per cent. should
be considered Intoxicating under
the Eighteenth Amendment. That
meant a contest between Maryland
and the United States as to their rel
ative authority under the concurrent
Jurisdiction" clause. In the House,
however, an amendment made the bill
imperative unless or until the Federal
Volstead act be declared invalid.
There were other amendments making
the Jones Beer bill still more innocu-
Gus. Even the little left was thrown
overheard by the Senate. The bill was
favorably reported from the Tempera-
ance Committee and then the motion
to indefinitely postpone, which was
carried as stated.
Two city Senators, beat the bill
which would have given Baltimore the
opportunity to have moving pictures
on Sunday, provided majority OF the
people wanted them.
Annapolis
The State Roads Loan bill was f.
naIly passed by the House by vote
of 81 to 5, after Mr.. Gambrill, of How
ard county, had made losing fight
to strike out the provision which
makes it mandatory in the counties to
provide part of the money to pay for
lateral roads.
Mr.. Gambrill was incensed because
the administration put on pressure to
rush the bill through, and by vote
of the House to limit arguments to
Is minutes. The motion to limit de-
bate was made by Democratic Floor
Leader Coblentz and was carried by
43 to 80.
Mr.. Gambrill scored the administra-
tion for what he termed its railroading
methods, and gave notice that he
would take issue before the people OF
the State. After two speakers had
followed, debate was shut off by
call for the previous question. The
amendment was voted down, II to IL.
After a long and somewhat heated
debate. the Senate by a vote of IL to
9 passed the Nuttle Anti-racetrack
Betting Bill, which would submit the
whole question of regulated racing
or mo regulated racing" to the votes
Of the people next fall.
The measure was attacked as to its
legality by Senator Biggs, and 1t was
also opposed by Senator Mcintosh,
who recalled the old days Of the out
law tracks and thought it unwise to
submit the question to the mass OF
voters unfamiliar with It.
Senator Metzerott defended the bill
and there was quite passage at arms
between him and Senator Mcintosh.
1t is thought that there is small
chance for the measure in the House
After long and heated fight in the
Senate the so-called miners bill was
virtually killed by striking out all ex
cept the provision for a commission
to study mining laws. Senator Epplel
made another impassioned plea tol
the bill and was supported by Sen
ators Mish and Metzerott. Senator
Wolfe offered the emasculatine
amendment and made an address, bu
the cleyerest and most effective
speech was made by Senator Biggs.
The roll call on the Wolfe amend
ment. which virtually killed the bill
was as follows:
Yeas-Brady, Biggs, Burdette,
Disharoon, Frick, Grason. Harri-
son. Legg, Mcintosh, Nuttle. Snad-
er. Sproesser, Sitter, Wolfe-l4.
Nays-Norris, Bartlett, Croth-
ers, Eppler, Gibson, Goodell, Met
zerott, Mish, Mitchell, Parran,
Robins, Russell, Speicher-13.
The third reading Of the emascu
lated bill was passed by the same vote
except that Senator Parran voted fol
It.
The whole bill is virtually dead, al
the House is not likely to pass 1t II
its masculated form.
The Curry bill calling for an eight
hour work day for women was report
ed unfavorably by the Judiciary Com
mittee and killed. The bill to regu
late the marriage laws by making non
residents secure licenses 96 hours be
fore the ceremony, introduced by Sen
ator Eppler, was laid on the table.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
Bv Mr.. Gibson-Authorizing thu
Cambridge Female Seminary to sci
a piece of land.
By Mr.. Disharoon-Amendin thu
bird and game laws of the State.