Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-09-20
STATE LAWMAKERS
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ness interests. particularly the hotels
boarding houses and restaurants. and
along other lines, and the proprietors
OF such places have made all prepare
tions to meet tho extra rush.
Executive officials Busy
Governor Richie. Secretary of State
Perlman and others connected with
the executive Offices here are spending
busy day here today adjusting GER
tain minor details preparatory to con-
vening of the Assembly, and every
thing will be ready by the hour named
Senator William l. Norris, of Balti-
more city, and Willard #. Tydings, OF
Hartford county. will again preside
ever the deliberations of the Senate
and House, respectively, and there
will be the same corps Of desk officials
in both branches There will. there
fore. be no delay in the organization
of both houses. and it is planned to
expedite matters as far as possible.
IL
and House reached the city on fore
noon cars, and it is expected that the
full complement OF both houses will be
On hand when the gayel falls tonight.
Republicans Have Bills
The Republicans, it is said, have
prepared a number of bills, most of
-, xs~ftt
Gratis The list includes:
To ratify the Federal Suffrage
Amendment
To repeal the Declaration Of IEten-
ton law. as applying both to women
and men in the future.
To repeal the Affidavit OF Removal
law.
To provide for such additional days
of registration as are deemed essen
tial for full registration of~women.
To provide in thorough and COM
prehensive way for the simplidcation
of the ballot
To provide such increase OF polling
facilities and improvement CT voting
conditions as will prevent overcrowd-
ing at the polls and serve the convent
ence of women voters. including the
uso. where possible. OF schooihouses
and the public buildings.
To pass such other legislation as
may be necessary TO establish and
guarantee for women their full pc
Iitical and legal rights.
Except on details of the administra-
ton bill there are no important
clashes in sight on legislation for wo-
men voters.
Other bills than those on the Re-
publican program are in the making.
The Anti-Saloon League will back a
bill applying the volstead Act to
Maryland. and the Just Government
League wants several bills passed, the
foremost among them being one for
he establishing of a registration DAY
in baltimore city preceding primaries.
The Federation OF Labor may pre-
sent several bills, including one for
higher compensation for injuries.
John r. Riggles. Progressive Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress in the
Fifth Maryland district, has directed
communication TO Governor Richie
and to the members of the Maryland
Legislature urging a change in the
present registration system of Mary
land. Voters will be enabled to de-
clare their intentions and register by
mail If Riggles' recommendations are
adopted.
If the fiood-gates. are opened there
will pc rush of bills that will con-
sumo more than 80 days. the Constitu-
tional limit of the session.
Look Fer Sun. Ratification
Leaders of the National Woman's
Party are looking to the Legislature
to ratify the suffrage amendment. thus
making 3S States to approve that add
dition to the Federal Constitution.
Replies received from members of the
Legislature in answer to queries sent
out by the legislative department of
the Woman's Party show many men
who formerly voted against the
amendment are now ready to sup
port it.
Miss Anita Pollitzer. legislative
secretary of the Woman's Party. is
now in Maryland interviewing politi-
cal leaders, assisting Mrs. Donald
Hooker, State chairman of Maryland,
and her organization in a final can
vass of political leaders and legisla-
tors