The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1929-01-17

in order" Mr.. Cobourn attacked the
personnel of the committee on grand
inquest as appointed by Mr.. Lee, and
charged that the whole thing would be
made an affair to whitewash all those
connected with the administration
and others involved.
When it came down to vote on
Mr.. Cobourn's appeal from the chair
| in reference of his resolution to COM
mittee, the chair was sustained, many
of the Republican members refusing
to vote on the ground that the ques-
ton involved matter of dissension
in the Democratic ranks.
The report of the Grand Inquest
committee, which was presented Del
egate Francis P Curtis, Baltimore
City Democrat, said that a competent
investigation of the affairs of the
Maryland State Roads Commission"
Charles McHenry Howard, Joseph c.
France and Alexander Armstrong
rere appointed as counsel for the in
quest committee.
Embraced in the resolution was a
clause providing for as many meet
ings of the committee as prove nee
essary to conduct the investigation,
and saying that the committee would
take all necessary steps to secure fl
nancial support for the vigorous con-
duct of the counsel appointed and of
the committee.
While the House was having this
stormy time, which, so far this ses-
sion seems to be the only kind the
lower House can have, the Senate was
moving serenely on across the hall,
and was adjourned before the house
was well under way, the members of
the upper body appearing in the low
er chamber to watch the proceedings.
Dry Bill Introduced.
The prohibition question, one of
the outstanding ones at the sessions
of 1922 and 1924, when enforcement
bills were defeated, was again
brought into the legislative limelight
when BILL sponsored by the Anti
Saloon League of Maryland, was in
troduced in both branches. In the
House, Delegate Horace Davis, Dem
ocrat, Worcester county, brought
forth the measure, and like action
was taken in the Senate by Senator
George P. B. Englar, Republican, Of
Carroll county.
One of the most bitter battles of
the 1922 session of the Assembly,
more fiery than that Of the 1924 SEES
| sion, when like measure was also
defeated, was precipitated over SIM
liar measure. The present bill is
sponsored by the Anti-Saloon League
of Maryland, whose superintendent,
| George w. Crabbe, has said that it
has the backing of other dry organi-
cations of the State.
The Association Against the Prohi-
bition Amendment and the Liberty
Defense League has also said that a
vigorous fight would be carried on
against it.
In the Senate bill was introduced
by Senator Levin to provide for a
State debt of 100000 to furnish the
necessary funds for the erection of a
training school for Negro insane, i'm
beetle and other detectives.
Administration Measures In
The administration bills asked for
$5,0O0,000 for institutional and de-
partmental construction work, post
road and bridge building were also
shot into the hopper in the House.
The largest of these, of which there
were three, provides for S3,300,000
for institutional and departmental
work. The next largest, $1,500,O00,
to be matched by a like sum in Fed
eral aid, is for post road construc-
ton and the last for $1,000,0O0 for the
construction of bridges throughout
the State.
Delegate Francis A. Michael, Dem
ocrat, of Baltimore City, intoduced a
bill aimed at the use of the injunction
in labor disputes, which would pre-
vent the issuance of an injunction
against an offense which by statute
is already punishable by fine or i'm
prisonment. Mr.. Michael said that in
many cases, prosecution under con-
tempt of court proceedings brought
forth penalties more severe than
those provided under laws covering
the same offense when committed in
other circumstances.
Several other bills, relating to To-
cal laws of Baltimore City and the
counties were also introduced in the
House and referred to the delega-
tions of those districts.
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