The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-04-02

IAe louise Judiciary Committee ha
| agreed to report favorably the work
ingmens compensation bill, which has
been Endorsed by the State Admins
tratien. The maximum weekly pay'
ment has been extended from S12 to
SIS per week and the minimum from
IS toss. The period when the dis
| ability becomes effective has been es-
+, tended from days in the original bill
to 5 days.
Speaker Tydings appointed Dele
gates Gambrili, Miles. McDanieis,
Jones and Simmons as members of
committee totinvestigate the methods :
of the Maryland Anti-saloon League to
| ascertain whether the State Corrupt
Practices act had been in any way VIC
lated by the league.
i. Delegate Collins, of Talbot county,
moved the appointment of the com
m;ttee after memorial from the Tai
bot County Anti-prohibition League
saying charges of corrupt practices
| had been made against the dry organ
;zation.
Gannbriil was made chairman of the
| committee. The task before the COM
| mittee is a big one and will require
many hearings and much work If car
ried out.
A large delegation of Prince Georges
county tobacco growers waited on
Governor Richie in advocacy of the
candidacy of w. Booth Bowie, OF
Mitchellsville, for tobacco inspector,
to succeed former Senator Charles
Frere, of Charles county. Mr.. Bowie,
who is a practical tobacco grower, is
son of former Governor Bowie.
Theatres will benefit through the
passage of bill introduced by Dele
gate Grymes, of Baltimore city, per-
hitting children, on presentation OF
certificates from other cities or states,
to appear in theatrical performances.
This applies to children travelling with
theatrical companies =
The city senators reported favorably
the Norris bill providing for reduction
of the police commissioners from three
to one member. The appointing pow
err will remain with the Governor, and.
becoming effective at once, will legis-
late out of Office the just recently
named board, composed of Charles
Knapp, Key Compton and E. Clay tt
manus.
The single commissioner will re-.
ceive salary of $4,000 instead of the
$4,000 each member of the three-map 3
board now receives. II
By joint resolution introduced in
the House by Speaker Tydings the
members of the Maryland delegation
in Congress are asked to endeavor to
have the Federal military authorities
permit the people to again fish in
Bush River, 10 miles of which has
been barred because of the operations
of the. Ordnance Department at Aber-
deem Proving Grounds.
Through bill offered by Senator
Mcintosh, something in the neigh~ VI.
hood of 100000 would be addeo to
state income from taxation of personal
property. The bill requires all per.
sons owning as much as 5000 worth
of personal property to make sworn
statement annual to the Appeal Tax
| Court and to the county collector OF
taxes in the several counties of the
state. At present there is tax ex-
emption on all personal property I'M
der minimum of $500 without any
sworn return such as is proposed by
Senator Mcintosh.
Opposing views regarding the meth
Cd of regulating the seafood industry
Of the state cropped up when 1t be-
came necessary for Floor Leader Cob
| lentz to move that bill, killed by an
unfavorable report of the Committee
on. Chesapeake Bay and Tributaries,
/ be recommitted to the committee so
| that the Conservation Commission
might have hearing and a chance to
present arguments in favor of it. The
bill provided tax on each barrel and
box of hard and soft shell crabs and
was opposed by crabbers.
| Mr.. Mcdaniel. of Talbot county, in
troduced bill in the House requiring
that in canning tomatoes only the pure
juice of the vegetable shall be used,
The object of the bill is to prohibit
the use of tomato skins and dele
terious substitutes.
Colonel Albert w. Sisk, of Caroline
county, and H. w. Robertson, OF Sails.
bury, have announced themselves can
! didates for the Democratic nomination
for Congress in the Eastern Shore dis
trict.
Conotor piooc iutr0duPnd a hill in.