The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1922-03-03
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Annapolis
Reports here are to the effect that
the long-considered proposal for a
State Office building will be pushed
sion of the General Assembly. Sen
ator Brady, of Anne Arundel county,
introduced into the Senate two weeks
ago two measures-one providing for
the erection of such a structure and
the other providing for s1,000,000
bond issue for the buildings construc.
tion.
The measures are now before the
Finance Committee.
The conflicting claims of Annapolis,
ttmore as the States metropolis, arc
held largely responsible for the failure
of the State Office building PROPOSE
tion previously to materialize.
A fight for the passage of the pres
ent bills will, it is said, be made, and
If the bills cannot be passed in their
present form there are those who say
that amendments will be made SO as
to- strike out the State capital and to
substitute Baltimore rs the site for
the structure.
Adjutant General Milton A. Reckord
and Colonel Washington Bowie, COM
manding officer of the Fifth Maryland
Regiment, expressed opposite views
when they appeared at joint hearing
by the Senate Finance and House
Ways and Means Committees on two
bills authorizing the sale of the lot at
Maryland and North avenues, Balti-
more, originally intended as site for
a new armory for the Fourth Maryland
Regiment.
One of the bills authorizes the ex-
penditure of the money derived from
the sale of the lot for the erection
and equipment Of armories in vari-
Gus sections Of the State. The other
spent for the repair equipment and
maintenance of armories for the
militia forces of Baltimore.
Colonel Bowie urged the passage of
the latter bill and General Reckord
recommended the former. Both de-
clared they disagreed personally, but
in an entirely friendly spirit, on the
matter of a policy for spending the
money derived from the sale of the
lot.
Giving the Governor of the State the
power to appoint IL members of the
Board of Governors of Washington
College, at Chestertown, thereby prac-
tically placing the Institution under
State control, bill was introduced in
the Senate by Senator Russell, of
Kent county amending the charter of
the college.
Senator Russell, explaining the pro-
posed change, said he understood the
present board of governors were in
sympathy with the provisions Of the
bill
Under the amended charter the
Alumni Association of Washington
College would have the right also to
name II members of the governing
board and the president would be Sc
lected by these "a members.
The bill also stipulates that the Gov
ernor shall have the right to name one
member from each Of the nine Eastern
Shore counties in selecting the ap-
pointments made by him, while the
Alumni Association must also choose
a. member from each of the Eastern
Shore counties.
Both the Governor and the Alumni
Association then choose. under the
provision of the bill, three additional
members each, these to be selected at
large, either residents of the State or
otherwise.
Preceded by an animated debate in
which the twin stars-Gambrill, the
majority floor leader. and Hall, the
untrammeled- glittered in opposition,
supported by contending galaxies of
lesser lights, an amendment making
jury service by women optional in
stead of compulsory, was passed by
the House. The vote was 79 to %.
In explaining her vote Of AYE"
Miss Risteau, of Hartford, the only
woman in the Assembly, made what
was her maiden speech in two-fold
sense.
In the vote on the amendment party
lines were loosened, though the meas
ure itself was introduced as Demo
cratic platform bill.
Kemp Bartlett, Jr., and delegation
Of practical nurses appeared before the
House Hygiene Committee in favor
of House bill No. 144, introduced by
Delegate Gorsuch, which provides for
"State registration of licensed prac-
tical nurses for the sick"
The closed season on deer is extend
ed to November, 1925, by a bill intro
duced in the House by Delegate Nay
lor, of Garrett county. The present
law expires June 1, of this year. An
open season is provided for from NO
venber 10 to 20, 1926.
A large delegation of Baltimore In
surante men appeared before the
House Committee on Insurance and
Loans to protest against House bills
Nos. IS and 167, one requiring liability
insurance companies to post guaran-
tees and the other investment of funds
in Maryland securities.
Arthur NJ Siegk, actuary of the
State Insurance Commissioner office,
supported the views Of members of the
delegation, which included former
Judge Jacob M. Moses, former Judge
Alfred S. Niles and Jonathan K. Vos-
hell
The power of the Commissioner OF
Motor Vehicles to suspend operators
license pending an appeal is taken
from him in a bill re-enacting to auto