The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-04-02
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Annapolis
Fathered by all four city senators
and by the city delegation, another
bill providing increased representa-
ton for Baltimore city was' offered in
both branches of the Assembly. The
pill, which was referred to the Commit
lee Of Constitutional Amendments, pro-
vides for SIX legislative districts, each
to have onessenator, and representa-
ton in the House identical with the
representation OF the largest county In
the state, upon the basis of population
as established by the national census
of 1920
The bill is the first to appear with
the backing Of the administration.
Shortly after its introduction, Gov
ernor Richie sent to the members
of the two Houses of Assembly the fol
4 lowing message urging its passage:
| There is to be introduced today in
the Senate and the House of Delegates
by the delegations from Baltimore city
! bill submitting an amendment to the
| Constitution, providing for six legisia-
tive districts in the city, instead OF
four; as at present. This means, OF
course, an increase Of two senators and
u delegates.
1.-THE bill provides that the vote on
the proposed amendment shall take
place at the next election for mem
bers of the General Assembly. If il
is adopted, the legislator of 1922 can
deal with the question of the proper
redistr:cting of the city to meet the
increased representation and the adj
ditional senator's and delegates will be
elected in November, 1923.
MAY be permitted to urge upon
your honorable body the necessity OF
giving immediate and serious consid-
Grafton to this bill? The growth in
population of Baltimore, the recent ex-
tension of its territory and many 9TH
er considerations entitle the city to
increased representation in both
houses of the General Assembly. The
addition of two legislative districts is,
in my opinion, under all the circun-
stances, fair both to the counties and
to the city. 1 do not believe that the
people of Baltimore will be satisfied
with less, nor do fear that the coun-
ties will decline to deal justly on this
question"
The anti-rent proiteering bill intro
duced in the House by Delegate 10
seph will be amended, its drafter Cor
don Gambrill, said. to include the en-
tire state instead of combining the
benefits Of the measure to Baltimore
city.
Delegate McDaniels introduced in
the House bill forbidding the use OF
any juice or pulp other than that OF
tomatoes in canning tomatoes, that
was introduced in the Senate.
A bill introduced in the Senate SO
amend the road law as to exempt
from the provisions in the section
defining the kind of motor vehicles
from using the state roads, tractors
or traction engines whose driving
wheels are equipped with standard
cleats used exclusively for agricultural
purposes or for hauling threshing out
ats. clover hullers, hay balers, binders
and other farming implements.
Regulation of boxing and other pro
fessioEal sports in the state through. a
boxing commission of three men to
| be named by the Governor, with the
consent of the Senate, is provided in
bill which Senator Norris will offer
In the Senate, and which is SO de.
signed to increase in some measure
the revenues of the state through tax
ing the promoters of such contests A
tax of 10 per cent. of the gross re-
ceipts of the fight is to be levied and
from the fund thus created secre'
tary to the boxing commission is to
receive salary of $1,000 and the 9TH
or expenses of the commission will be
paid.
The bill provides heavy penalties for
fake contests, limits the bouts to ~
rounds with six-ounce gloves and pro-
vides for suspension of boxers and
boxing-promoting agencies guilty OF
staging fake affairs. 1t is also pro
vided that no fighter shall be allowed
to participate in bout until he has
been passed upon physically by ply
stefan selected by the commission. A
somewhat similar bill offered by Dele
gate Burns has been passed by the
House after being amended.
A special road tax assessed against
not only the property that abuts upon
but also against all property especial
ly benefited by improved roads in the
state is proposed in a bill introduced
In the Senate by President Norris.
The plan of Senator Norris is to have
the tax so assessed and, collected by