The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-02-13

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the state Constitution so as to provide
for a fiat salary of $1,000 for each
regular session of the Assembly. The
presiding officer of each branch is al
lowed an additional $500 for each reg.
ular session. In the case of an extra
session being called the members
would be allowed SO per day, with
an additional allowance Of SIS per day
for the presiding officers. At present
each member is paid SIS per day only
during each session amounting to $3.50
for the 90-day regular session, while
the presiding officer receives So per
day, totalling s72O session.
Senator Frick introduced two bills,
one of which would give to the Judges
of the Court of Appeals the authority
to make rules, when and as they may
deem expedient, change, revise and
simplify the principles of pleading and
practice now in force in the courts OF
common law All such rules shall,
when made, have the force of law until
rescinded, changed or modified by the
said Judges or by the General Assem-
bly,. The second bill would amend the
provisions of the Maryland Code relat'
ing to abatement and revfvor."
The Senate, in executive session,
confirmed the appointments OF the fol-
lowing notaries public, whose names
were sent them by Governor Ritchie:
Charles H. Heintzeman, Elmer ]. Ham
mer and Miss M. G. Vandeleur, OF Bal
| timore, and L. Esta Simpson, Of Balti-
more county. A number of recess
minor appointees of the Governor were
also confirmed.
More thorough examination Of state
| banks is provided for in a measure
| fathered by the State Banking De
| partment and introduced in the House
of Delegates by Mr.. Coblenz at the
| request of the department. The
measure authorizes the appointment
| Of four more examiners, makes new
restrictions regarding the amount OF
capital necessary for banks to have
on starting and also provides new
limitations regarding the opening OF
branch banks. Examinatioes OF
banks, under the bill, are to be made
twice year instead of annually.
It is said the bill has the support
Of the State Bankers Association and
| is intended solely to strengthen the
| standing of state banking institutions.
Senator Parran, of Calvert county,
introduced bill to compel the state
tobacco inspector, when the inspection
and storage warehouses are flled, to
| rent at once additional space. At
present the rental Of space to take
I care of the tobacco is optional with
the inspector. This condition, togeth-
er with the alleged refusal Of the In
spector to rent the necessary space,
| led to an embargo being placed upon
| tobacco shipments from Southern
| Maryland during the past two years.
| The market broke" and many farm
ers lost thousands of dollars and the
tobacco warehouse question raised Q
| furore among the tobacco growers.
The first step in the threatened fight
against the primary system in Mary
land was taken in the General As
sembly,, when Delegate Calvin T. Glad
i den. Republican, of Somerset county,
introduced bill abolishing the state
/ primaries II the bill is passed it will
mean the return to the old convention
system of nominating party candi-
| dates. The method of nomination by
| direct primaries was adopted In order
to throw off the power Of political
bosses instead of this being done. said
| Mr.. GLADDEN., the primary system has
encouraged bossism and made It
stronger.
The Anti-Saloon League, the Anti
| Prohibition League and all similar or
ganizations have got to stop pestering
candidates for office with pledges"
and missionaries. The whole sys-
tenn of tying candidates for public Of
fee to the cart tail Of every fanatfcal
organization that wants to hold him
up for pledge for or against this or
that cause is given wallop In
| bill introduced by Senator Frick.
The bill provides penalties for re.
ceiving promises or pledges to sup
port or not support any particular leg
islation or enactment, and provides
that where promises are made these
shall, in the case of statewide can
didates, be published In each county
and in Baltimore City papers for not
less than 40 days. In the case of local
Offices this publication is for 80 days.
] Safeguards are thrown around
pledges to support or not support
candidate party platform and the
right of the candidate to declare his
policies in an open political meeting
or to be questioned there about his
stand. The things so said, however,
"shall not be deemed a pledge" Fines
of $500 to $1,000 or year in Jail with
the disqualification of the offender for
public Office for period of four years
are the penalties provided.
| MISCELLANEOUS BILLS.
| In the House:
By Mr.. Jording- Granting pensdon
of $50 weekly for life to former Patrol.
man Iuke 7 Dyser. who lost an eye