Evening star., 1922-02-08
TO GAIN
BY DRYS' BARGAIN
Increase in Representation
to Be Supported With En-
f0rcement Bill.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 Inc star
ANNAPOLIS. February SIT IS
thought that the threat of opposition
to the bill proposing increased rep
resentation in the Maryland legisia-
ture for Baltimore city. by the cham
pions of the bill providing concurrent
state enforcement Of the eighteenth
amendment. has been averted oy an
agreement to report the latter Dill IN
the house of delegates on wednesday
Of next week.
The report. it is believed. Will De
unfavorable, but no particular excep-
ton is taken to that. The chairman
and four other members Of the COM
mittee. the membership being nlne
in all, are from Baltimore city: Iness
and one other member are UNDERSTOOD
to be for an unfavorable report ..
Advocates Of the bill. believed ~
be in substantial majority IN Ia
house Of delegates. are not ootnelsu
nv the probable unfavorable report;
hut they did fear that the bill Wo9Ia
NOT be reported at all. or that tne :.
mort would be delayed so long tnat J..
would be out of the question 10 nave
it considered by both branches.
County Members' Threat.
The matter reached the point tnat
the county members, the ldise
iority Of whom favor the enlotce
menf hill. and who are not more mar
i,,San,srn for increased representa-
tinn for Baltimore city, threateneo
that the latter measure would not De
nassed until fair treatment o! !ne
forcement act was assured. rms Has
been accomplished through q pre p',i, Se
Of the committee that the Dill Will os
reported Wednesday. Su,
nosinR the submission OF constitu.
tionai amendment for an increase O.
the legislative representation OF pal.
timore city will have the rlgnt o'
way. and the democratic leaders pc
lieve that it will pass the mouse ehls
week, It is claimed that many o,
thnss counted against the measure
have had their doubts removed ano
will support it. 1t is stated ina,
three Of the four recalcitrants IRON
Anne Arundel will now support ehe
bill. A.r,
as a whole. will abide by their paLs
pledge and support the proposed con:
stitutionai amendment. nearly All OF
them state openly that they will dc
all they can to defeat 1t when II
comes before the voters. Experience
has shown that similar measures ere
by no means supported unanimousiy
in the city itself. Many Will vote
against the proposition. claiming ina,
it will give more power TO CITY
bosses. with q nearly solid county
vote to be cast against the PROPOSE
tion, its opponents are conhdent OF It's
ultimate defeat.
CHANGES in Record Once.
One of the first bills to pass botf
branches this session was Senator
Sasscer's COT Prince Georges) bill pro,
papers at the land office In Annapolis
Heretofore abstracts Of all deeds
mortgages, releases. etc. had to bt
forwarded to Annapolis for fling as
| reserve guaranty Of title. The Sasscel
bill makes 1t necessary to fle alb
stracts Of deeds only. It Is claimed
| that q large sum OF money will b'
! saved annually and that all esSentta
+! information will be preserved.
A large part of yesterday AFTERNOON
| was occupied by the hearing on tn
| race track bin before the senate com
| mittee on finance. The bill was re
ferred to this committee. in view o
| the large amount Of revenue derives
| and enemies OF the bill were heard.
! Tho best speech Of the afternoon
! was that Of Rev. Charles e. McAllis
! ter Of Hyattsvtlle. a young Episco
palian minister. who opposed the bill
F.! He called attention to the $4,000, ,00
! which was bet at tho Maryland track
i, last year and the economic vast
which he claimed was involved. H
| called upon the legislators to driv
such q demoralizing influence from
the state and was warmly applauded