The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-03-23

ACIIOH on LHlS amendment, winch
the League opposed bitterly in both
House and Senate and which, its
leaders hold, kills their bill, is primed
to produce one of the bitterest fights
in a branch which has already sat
until the hours of early morning
wrangling over disputed points. Eth
er that, or the amendment will be
concurred in or rejected with less ap-
parent emotion than that accorded
the passage of local bill.
1t will depend entirely on the line
up when the House reconvenes to
take up the consideration of the bill
as amended in the Senate. If the
League has votes enough to prevent
concurrence it will waste no time in
oratOry, while the same will be true
of the liberals. If, however, the de-
Gliding votes are still on the fence, or
if either side thinks a flow of impas-
stoned oratory will wean away from
the other enough votes to turn the
scale in its favor, the wells of ora
tory will be pumped to the deepest
depths for the healing waters of con-
viction, parliamentary practice will
be stretched to cover many disput-
ed point while dignifed Senators lin
ger in the galleries to watch such a
fight as only the House can stage.
In the ordinary course of legisla-
tive procedure the House would have
acted last week on the Senate amend
ment. 1t was decided, however, that
the liberals would have better
chance of adopting it and sending the
measure to the Governor with the
referendum attached if the Delegates
were allowed to return to their homes
for the eek-end-some said to be
away from the influence of the Anti
Saloon League while deciding what
their course would be.
In the Senate the racehorse will
hold the center Of the stage, for that
body is expected to act this week on
the anti-racetrack gambling bill in
troduced in the House by Delegate
Hall and passed by the lower branch
over two weeks ago.
knights of Pythias Notes of Interest.
Pythianism rampant! That's what
it was, and the hampers were the
"Reds"-the Garrett Lodge Reds,
mind YOU When the business Of the
lodge was finished Friday night they
took possession. In fact, they took
the place even earlier, as business was
entirely suspended once to permit the
grand entrance Of his porcine high
ness. A bugle sounded mess call and
he came with fanfare of trumpets. a
beating Of drums, supported by a ret
niue Of retainers which included even
an earl. Capt Kahl being occupied by
other duties, the festivities were pre-
sided over by Bro. J. c. Renninger,
who acted for him as master of GER
monies. Bro. Renninger's welcoming
speech was unusually felicitous and
put the audience in fine humor for
what followed. Here's what: The
well-known Browning Bros, Garrett
county's famous virtuosi of the
Strad furnished several highly appre-
ciated and much applauded numbers
Mr.. w. L. Gibson, we call him "Bill"
now, a pianist acrobat of exceeding
fexibility, played. He played every
thing, in every way, drawing vocif-
erous approval. Sometime he sang.
Whatver he did he did well, and if the
audience had prevailed upon him he
would be playing and singing yet. Bro.
F. f. Rathbun talked-well, as al
ways. Likewise Brothers Charles A..
Reams and Harvey j. Speicher. These
addresses were Pythian talks, right
from the shoulder, though humor was
not lacking. And then-oh, yes!
There was vocal quartet, a good one.
and of course Red one, which gave
US two splendid songs. More was
called for, but proceedings were in
terrupted by series of fiendish
squeals which stampeded the crowd
and caused momentary CONSERVATION.
An innocent and indignant piglet had
been slaughtered, roasted and carved
to make Pythian holiday. Did you
ever? And everybody fell on that
piglet, tooth and nail When the glut-
tonous carnival was over there re-
manned only one small curly tail,
around which was tied bit of yellow
ribbon, and this memento was unani-
mously voted to Captain Dave. The
crowd enthusiastically sang "Ameri-
ca" and one hundred and forty-five
members regretfully called it a night.
The committee having the coming
minstrel show in charge, is hard at
work. In answer to several inquiries
we emphatically state that the lay of
the minstrel is not performed in a
poultry house.
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