The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-03-12
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n1SSlOnerS and Examiners for Baltl-
more, election supervisors for city and
all the counties, justices of the peace
TOR the city and counties, school COM
missioners for the counties, notaries
public, moving-picture censor, adjutaDt
general, land commissioner, librarian,
notor-vehicle commissioner and un-
paid board to manage the several state
hospitals for the insane and other in
stitutions.
State Appointments.
Adjutant General-Col. A. M. Reck-
lord, Hartford county.
Custodian of Works of Record
Mrs Alice Tate Williams.
Motor-vehicle Commissioner Il Col.
g. Austin Baughman, Frederick coun-
~ (reappointed).
Librarian-Miss Mary G. McCarty,
Baltimore City.
Land Commissioner-Jame S. Shep-
ierd Dorchester county (reappointed).
Chairman Board Prison Control
0gle Marbury.
City Appointments.
Police Commissioners-Key Comp
ton, Democrat; Charles H. Knapp,
Democrat; E. Clay Timanus, Repub-
tican.
Police Examiners-C. Ross Coppage,
Democrat; John T. Doyle, Democrat;
| William B. Kines, Republican.
Election Supervis William Cur
can, Democrat; Max Ways, Democrat;
R. Frank Smith, Republican.
Moving-picture Censor-Dr. George
Heller, Democrat.
Advisory Parole Board-Philip L.
Sykes.
1 The administration bill for State
-oad construction was introduced in
The Senate by Senator Harrison. 1t is
3 twoyear program.
The bill provides for bond issue of
100000, of which approximately
1850, 600 in each of the next succeeding
years will be used to construct post
,oads, matching an equal appropriation
rom the United States Government.
The balance of $650,000 each year,
with an additional 100000 from the
automobile license fund, will be used
20 match an appropriation Of $75O,0O0
from the counties to construct lateral
| roads.
Governor Richie, who had the bill
arawn, in explaining the measure.
said:
"Thfs is the plan outlined by me at
.he time of my Inauguration, and was
referred to at the time presented the
budget to the Legislature.
'sThe bill, as drawn, provides that
both classes of roads are to be divided
among the counties on the basis OF
their road mileage. The duty OF meet
ing the State appropriation is made
mandatory on each county; the meth
ID of raising the money to meet this
appropriation is left to the discretion
,f the county authorities, and they are
| given ample authority to raise 1t IN
any manner which suits their local
conditions.
eff this bill is enacted, 1t means Tor
ZACH dollar spent by county for i'm
proved roads that So will be spent by
.he State and Federal Governments. l
nope that it's provisions will be very
mlIv discussed and considered in order
that the members Of the Legislature
will have all possible suggestions be-
| tore them of the best method to con-
tinue the building of permanent roads
throughout the State"
The two wet resolutions, one to re-
gcind ratification of the Eighteenth
amendment, and the other to make the
State a party to the Rhode Island NULL
6cation suit in the Supreme Court,
were introduced in both Houses. III
the House the resolutions were Of
fered by Mr. Iverson and all members
of the city delegation and six county
members. They were referred to the
Committee on Temperance without
comment or discussion.
In the Senate identical resolutions
were offered by President Norris anu
nine other Senators. There was some
objection to the resolutions taxing the
usual course. Senator Nuttle, OF caro-
line one of the dry Senators, as soon
as the clerk finished reading the title,
and before President Norris could Oh
fer the usual reference, moved that Tie
matter be indefinitely postponed. he
was ruled out of order and Senator
Metzerott questioned the ruling, con-
tending that such motion was always
in order. There was discussion as
to the rule by Senators Frick and
Metzerott, at the end OF which Presl-
dent Norris stuck to his ruling and re-
ferred the matter to the Committee on
Federal Relations.
A new racing commission for Anne
Arundel county was provided in bill
introduced in the Senate by Senator
Brady of that county. The new com
mission would have supervision over
the Laurel track which, contrary to the
general idea that it is in Prince
Georges county, really is in Anne
Arundel.
The bill names a commission con-
sisting of B. Allen Welch, Micnaei
Carter and Joseph Wilkinson. The
members are to serve four years and
receive an annual salary OF $1,ooo
each The commission is to be al
lowed $4,000 a year for expenses. Ine
bill also provides tax OF s5'ooo d
day on the track.
A strong delegation made up OF
nbvsicians and nurses appeared be
fore the Senate Committee on san
itation and Hygiene to protest against
the Biggs bill, which would give GER
tificates to nurses who had not under
gone the required training, but hao
served six months in military hos
nital, The protestants were represent
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